Национальный психологический журнал / npj-no04-2010

S. N. Enikolopov, A. A. Mkrtchyan. Psychological consequences of terrorism and the role of mass media in the process of their formation

The problems of interconnection between mass media and the negative effects of terrorism are analyzed, as well as the media’s role in the process of their monitoring and reduction. It is shown that to counter terrorism effectively it is not enough to have knowledge only about the differentiation of terrorism and its purposes. It is needed to consider this type of crime in terms of its psychological and social consequences for individuals and society.

Keywords: terrorism, mass media, the reaction to the terrorist attack.

V. A. Emelin. Terrorism as a radical response to the global crisis of identity

The article examines the relationship between the spread of terrorism and the transformation processes of self"identity in contemporary society. On the example of comparing the post"modern world and fundamentalist ideology shows the contradictory nature of changing patterns of identification.

Keywords: identity, self"identity, migration, information technology, terrorism, postmodernism.

V. A. Sosnin. Modern terrorism and the problem of motivation of suicide bombers

The socio"economic, socio"cultural, socio"psychological, religious and ethnic determinants of modern terrorism are discussed. The results of studies of social psychologists of the Institute of Psychology of Russian Academy of Sciences are presented. Search of a new positive personal identity is considered an important motive of the suicide bombers.

Keywords: socio"psychological research on the causes of terrorism, prevention of terrorism, the motivation of suicide, personal identity, traditional Islam and Wahhabism.

A. Sh. Tkhostov. Psychological ambiguity of the concept of violence

Concepts of "violence" and "effort" in the context of the development of the child are discussed. Nature, importance and relation of these concepts in modern psychology are shown. The idea of "humanistic" nonviolent pedagogy is analyzed. The value of "effort" for the normal development of personality is shown.

Keywords: violence, effort, nonviolent pedagogy, personality development, socialization

L. E. Maligina. TV announcement: information or manipulation?

The article deals with the problem of incorporation, decoding of precedent phenomena in TV announcement offscreen commentary as well as the problem of Russian pressmen linguistic mind stereotyping; analyses linguistic"ethic problems connected with intervention into communicative space of addressee; undertakes an attempt to discover the main reasons of communicative failures.

Keywords: linguistic play, aggression, repetition, precedent"relation, decoding, incorporation, repetition, communicative failure, linguistic"ethic problems

Yu. P. Zinchenko, G. Ya. Menshikova, Yu. M. Bayakovsky, A. M. Chernorizov, A. E. Voiskunsky. Virtual reality technology in the context of world and national psychology: methodological aspects, achievements and prospects

In the article specific experimental studies, performed with the use of virtual reality systems are described, Promising directions of modification of research paradigms in cognitive, organizational, social and clinical psychology are introduced. The possibility of using new technology to address educational psychology, psychotherapy and psychological rehabilitation is analyzed.

Keywords: technology of virtual reality, experimental psychology, innovative education, psychophysiology, psychotherapy, modeling, perception, communication, impact.

S. E. Oganesyan. Tattle telling phenomenon in primary school age

The research object of the presented article is the psychological analysis of a phenomenon "tattle"telling" in primary school age. The subject of research is moral judgment of primary school students. The methodical toolkit used in experiment is presented by interview, questioning, the technique of moral dilemmas describing six situations of "tattle"telling". It is shown that "tattle"telling" is caused by historical and socio"cultural reasons. This phenomenon possesses age dynamics and is connected with the level of moral development.

Keywords: tattle"telling, level of moral development.

M. M. Abdullaeva, O. S. Kienya. Features of motivational orientation of hospice health professionals

In the article the psychological study of specific motivational sphere of health workers at hospice " special institutions providing care to patients who are at an incurable stage of disease is described. The results showed that two "qualitatively" different groups of workers on the degree of satisfaction with their work can be singled out, for which different motivating factors are functioning.

Keywords: health care workers, hospice, occupational activities, motivational orientation, job satisfaction, emotional burnout, personality characteristics.

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Yu. K. Strelkov. Temporality of work activities

Synchronizing the processes of the accomplishing of dual tasks, the duration of the expectations of events and experience of the present, the mental conscious work on preparation for the job and analyzing its results, bodily movement and change in the outside world – attention to such temporary categories allows the psychologist to build an accurate description of human labor in various forms of transport, to outline methods of formation of specialists’ professional skills.

Keywords: timing, duration, temporal synthesis, work activity.

E. D. Schechter, A. M. Chernorizov, D. F. Gadelshina. Modular organization mechanisms of achromatic vision: from human to simple nervous systems

Work is devoted to testing the hypothesis that such modular principle of organization of mechanisms of sensations of brightness is universal in a wide range of animals, including invertebrates. The article presents the results of an experimental study of achromatic vision of snail Helix lucorum, obtained by recording the total electrical activity of the retina (electroretinogram, ERG) and optic nerve.

Keywords: achromatic vision, invertebrates, sensation of brightness, electroretinogram, optic nerve, on"and off " the system of vision, "luminance" and "dark" neuron modules.

A. G. Asmolov. Social effects of educational policy

The role of education as a social institution in society is shown. The tasks of national education system at the present stage of rapid change in social consciousness are analyzed. The ways of modernization of national education with the aim of turning it into a resource to reduce social risks and social conflicts motivated by xenophobia, migrant"phobia, social aggression and intolerance are discussed. The necessity of introducing a system of education programs to ensure the development of tolerance, religious tolerance, civic patriotism and social identity among younger generation is shown.

Keywords: education as a social institution, the modernization of education, social risks, social conflicts, xenophobia, migrant" phobia, social identity, tolerance and moral development of future generations, the formation of solidarity in Russian society.

I. V. Dubrovina. Afterword to the Year of the Teacher

One of the pressing problems of practical psychology at the present stage of development of education is to find ways to justify an individual approach to every child in the context of realization of resource of creativity in the educational institutions of various types and levels.

Keywords: child development, age, personality, individual approach, ability, "zone of proximal development", "social situation of development".

A. S. Chernyshev, K. M. Gaidar. Social self determination of actors in the system of modern education

The socio"psychological maturity and self"determination of individual and group subjects is investigated. Subjectness both of the group and its participants is developed in social enriched sphere.

Keywords: individual subject, group subject, socio"psychological maturity, social self"determination, social oasis.

Yu. P. Zinchenko, G. N. Plahtienko. Open competition for the best scientific work of students in the natural, technical sciences and humanities in higher educational establishments of the Russian Federation. Analysis. Results

Report is devoted to the Open competition for the best scientific work of students in the natural, technical and humanitarian sciences in universities of Russia. The organization and features of the competition are described. The competitive works are described and the results are analyzed.

Keywords: competition, students’ scientific works.

T. V. Folomeeva. Consumer attitudes dynamics in terms of socio economic changes

The importance of studying consumer behavior at the present stage of economic development of society is revealed; a brief review of studies of consumers and their preferences is presented; a new discipline " social psychology of consumer behavior " that combines knowledge of several sciences: psychology, sociology, economics, etc. is described; the results of original research of consumer social attitudes in relation to advanced mobile phone system and Internet services in terms of socio"economic changes undertaken in the Moscow region are discussed.

Keywords: consumer behavior, consumer attitudes, social psychology of consumer behavior, consumer theory.

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V. V. Barabanshikova, N. V. Kuzmina. The analysis of bank employees’ job stress during the adaptation to organizational changes

This article presents a research on the specifics of bank employees’ job stress during adaptation to organizational changes driven by the bank’s economical instability and changes in the management system of the bank. The results shows that all bank employees demonstrate a high level of job stress, which manifests itself in subjective feeling of tension. On the basis of the results we propose some recommendations, including interventions oriented to the reduction of the organizational changes’ negative influence on the bank employees’ job stress level.

Keywords: job stress, organizational changes, adaptation.

A. N. Veraksa, A. E. Gorovaya. Effect of imagination on the results of sport activity of novice football players

This article describes the connections between the use of types of mental imagery by athletes and the level of their imagination. Basing on the model of imagery use proposed by K.Martin, S. Moritz and C.Hall the authors used a Russian version of "The Sport Imagery Questionnaire" (SIQ) with soccer players 8, 10 and 14 years old. The data shows that subjects with a higher level of imagination are more inclined to use mental imagery in their practice; the age differences in types of imagery usage are shown.

Keywords: mental imagery, level of athlete’s imagination, SIQ, tests of movement skill

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