Psychological Issues in Education and Health. Proceedings of 1st Scientific Meeting University of Evora and University of Leipzig

Abstract

Mental Health, Stress, Learning, Emotional Intelligence & Resilience are important topics of current clinical and pedagogical Research in many universities of the world. In the frame of the collaboration agreement between the University of Evora (Portugal) and the University of Leipzig (Germany) in the field of Psychology, a group of Psychologists of both institutions and guests from the United States and Indonesia met in Evora on 13th May, 2016, in order to explain each other their current research interests and present results in the above mentioned topics of research. The goal was to exchange points of views on Psychology, science and society. During this scientific meeting, several papers on the application of Psychology in the fields of education, public health, clinical disorders, child development and social issues were discussed. Thirteen of them have been selected to be part of the present volume, which contains the results of those fruitful discussions. The main issues that are matter of concern in modern societies are here represented, like • drug consumption, • healthy habits of living, • learning at school and at the university, • depression, • teachers health • health in the retirement phase of life, • personal resilience, • stress in different populations and groups & • citizenship and media. All participants were aware of the existence of common mental health and education problems at an international level and of the important role of Psychology to make a contribution for the solution of those problems in the present world. The aim of this volume is to give a glance on current developments of research on such topics in different countries (Portugal, USA, Indonesia, Sri Lanka & Germany).