V.M.Bechterew and fundamentals of health psychology

Authors

KORYČÁNKOVÁ Simona

Year of publication 2011
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference SCHOOL AND HEALTH 21 Health Education: Initiatives for Educational Areas
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Education

Citation
Field Psychology
Keywords V.M. Bechtěrev health psychology child psychology and hygiene hypnosis
Description The author analyzes the research and examines the results of research of Russian psychologist and physician Bechterew V.M., who played an important role in laying of the foundation and propagating of good hygiene habits and health psychology in the later period of Imperial Russia and at the beginning of the Soviet era. Bechtrew was concerned with the study of the brain and its morphology, and also conducted significant research in the field of social psychology and good hygiene practices and health regarding children as well as adult population. He tried to deal with the problem of alcoholism in Russia, among other means, also trough treatment using hypnosis.
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