Research Fields
Cognitive and general psychology
Guarantor
PhDr. Olga Pechová, Ph.D.
Characteristic of research field
General and cognitive psychology has long tradition on research related to various aspects of circadian rhythms, the issue of sleep and dreaming. An another important area of research is focused on human cognitive functions, currently being studied in particular the relationship between intelligence and creativity, domain-specific creativity and autobiographical memory. Within this area are also addressed transdisciplionary topics, which currently represents research on the relationship between spirituality and attitudes to death.
Research teams
Developmental Psychology and Psychology of Family
Guarantor
PhDr. Veronika Šmahajová, Ph.D.
Characteristic of research fields
In the long term we focus on research relating to various aspects of partnerships and family life: problems of relationships, processes, personal experiences and meanings, life satisfaction, family stress and coping, family resilience, family memory and substitute family care.
Research teams
Psychological Exploration of the Human Personality and Psychopathology
Guarantor
prof. PhDr. Panajotis Cakirpaloglu, DrSc.
Characteristic of research field
The general research plan aims to important aspects of personality psychology in society, especially in the field of psychological assessment, development and value growth, traffic culture, dynamics of work teams, experiencing peer pressure, bullying in the workplace.
Research teams
Counseling, School and Educational Psychology
Guarantor
PhDr. Marek Kolařík, Ph.D.
Characteristic of research field
Within our area we strike to make our research, teaching and other activities useful for practice. We focus on diagnostic and intervention areas in the school environment – our research relates to the current topics of school and educational psychology. It is for example prevention of risky behavior, personality of the gifted students, personality features and self concept od school age children, the postponement of schooling phenomenon or benefits of assistant teachers for children with special educational needs. At the same time we are examining the personal characteristics and attitudes of teachers and school psychologists.
Research teams
Exploring Factors in Treatment of Mental Disorders and Psychotherapy
Guarantor
Mgr. Martin Kupka, Ph.D.
Characteristic of research field
In our area we realize research in clinical psychology. The focus of our research reflects to some extent the diversity and richness of the discipline. In the study of psychopathology we focus on the relation between the various factors of mental health and personality structure. In research of psychodiagnostics methods we look for ways to innovate the traditional methods and developing new methods. Our research in the field of psychotherapy focuses on identifying and validation of alternative and yet experimental treatments for mental disorders.
Research teams
Psychology of Work, Organization and Traffic Psychology
Guarantor
PhDr. Martin Seitl, Ph.D.
Characteristics of the research field
Mission:
Our mission is the development of work and organizational psychology at the Department of psychology, Philosophical Faculty, Palacký University in Olomouc. The development is realized through our research, teaching and cooperation with other Czech or foreign institutions in the academic field as well as in practice. The important part of our role consists in providing expert service to other departments of the Philosophical Faculty.
Vision:
We are fulfilling our mission when:
- We realize further development of the research, which is based on inter-institutional cooperation on the national and international level.
- We strengthen the cooperation with applied field of psychology on the basic and applied research.
- We generate the new psychological diagnostic methods and enlarge the current methods.
- We raise the quality of teaching in the case of the teaching support materials and in the case of the teaching methods.
- We introduce standards for the consulting and service.
Research teams
Traffic Psychology
Work and Organizational Psychology
Methodology, Statistics and Experimental Psychology
Guarantor
Mgr. Miroslav Charvát, Ph.D.
Members
PhDr. Martin Dolejš, Ph.D., PhDr. Daniel Dostál, Ph.D. & Mgr. Lucie Viktorová, Ph.D.
Long term objectives
- Develop methodological knowledge, skills and competencies of undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics also through improving the teaching of methodology, statistics and experimental psychology and organizing workshops and conferences.
- Provide methodological consultations
- Develop good practice in the creation or transfer of foreign psychological tests and other psycho-diagnostic and research tools