SCIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Emphasis on Psychology March 20th 2021
Science of Psychology, Selvira Draganović, PhD. 20.03.2021 at 10.00
A Research Career in Psychology, Orkun Aydın, MD. 20.03.2021 at 11.00
Clinical Psychology: through the eyes of a psychiatrist, Pınar Ünal-Aydın, MD. 20.03.2021 at 13.00
Scientific education and behavioral science strike global attention in the recent decades and continue to grow enormously! Psychology is a unique field of science in this respect. It enables innovative and comprehensive tools to investigate people in a complex world. A lot of different branches in science have subcategorical fields where psychology comes into play from neuroscience to behavioral economics. Following empirical and experimental methodology, psychology gathers and analyzes research data to better understand and offer solutions for some of society’s most challenging problems.
Increasing number of research keep discovering large range of intervention techniques involving behavior and brain, enabling mental health professionals to benefit society and improve lives of people. As science keeps growing, there are different trends and patterns in behavior that needs to be addressed by which we can prevent psychological problems in our daily life.
Students are invited to get an in-depth understanding of psychological interventions through the eyes of mental health professionals on a brief journey into science of psychology and psychological well-being. On top of that, students will be offered with the basic facts about a research career!
Seminars will be held as a virtual event via Zoom meetings.
- Understand basic notions in science and how psychology is connected,
- Acquire basic knowledge about the subfields of Psychology,
- Comprehend basic concepts in Psychology (e.g., well-being, behavior, clinical psychology),
- Acquire a basic understanding of what mental health professionals do,
- Know alternative career paths in Psychology, predominantly in the research and clinical field.
Highschool Students interested in Psychology concerning behavior, well-being, clinical psychology and scientific research.
Bosnian and English
13.03.2021
Free for students at their final year of high school.
PSY - SCIENCE : psyscience@ius.edu.ba
Coordinator:
Dr. Pınar Ünal-Aydın, Assistant Professor – paydin@ius.edu.ba