Center for Advanced Behavioral Research (CABR)
Center for Advanced Behavioral Research (CABR) activity is centered around the core themes of cutting-edge research in psychology, often interlinked with other academic disciplines.
Main areas of the research at PRC include:
- Child development Perceptions of otherness
- Posttraumatic stress and growth
- Comparative psychology
- Ecopsychology
- Social psychology
- Personality (e.g., prejudice, behavior towards others)
- Motivation and inhibition (e.g., preventing obesity)
- Music psychology – cognitive and therapeutic applications
- Positive psychology and wellness
- Neuroscience and mental health (e.g., Alzheimers)
People affiliated with this center
Research lead
Tereza Příhodová earned her Ph.D. from the 1st Faculty of Medicine of the Charles University in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology. Her main study topics focus on integrity and ethics in psychology, further she focuses on the topic of impulsivity in combination with general health problems, such as smoking, obesity, or drug use. Her clinical work emphases problems related to trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. She has experiences working with the elderly and medical helping staff and has taught different university courses.
Researchers
News
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Well-being rejects the need for personal change
Doc. Marek Preiss wrote an article focusing on the fact that, in the past centuries, our ancestors worked in difficult conditions for up to eighteen hours a day, and self-development or abundant rest was an unthinkable luxury for them. Today we live in relative affluence – at least in Western society – and personal we… Read more >
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Ukrainian Refugee Women in the Czech Republic
A recent collaboration with two UNYP faculty members, docent Marek Preiss and Dr. Edel Sanders – War and Women: An Analysis of Ukrainian Refugee Women Staying in the Czech Republic – has been published in the journal Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health. Revelations from this research are adapted from the abstract and impact statement, then combined… Read more >
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Interview with Tanu Muino
Ms. Nataliia Bogachova, a member of Association of European Journalists, published an interview with Tanu Muino, a well-known music video director, who has become an international phenomenon creating music videos for global music stars. Born in Odesa, Ukraine, Ms. Muino has received an MTV Video Music Award and was nominated for Grammy while working with… Read more >
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