Psychology
Bits and Bytes of Psychology: Cyberpsychology
A two part article about Dr. Birgit U. Stetina's work with virtual reality therapy has been published in the Vienna Review. Dr. Stetina is an expert in "Cyberpsychology" and is teaching classes in the subject at Webster Vienna. Besides her academic work, Birgit U. Stetina offers counseling, intervention and supervision in private practice and works as a forensic psychologist with criminal offenders and prisoners.
The article is written by Mag. Krista Rothschild.
Job Vacancy: Developmental Psychology Instructor
Webster University in Vienna is searching a qualified psychology instructor for teaching undergraduate and graduate classes in the area of human development (e.g., Child Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Lifespan Development, Psychology of Adulthood and Aging, Advanced Developmental Psychology) .
Qualifications:
Complete the Propädeutikum at Webster
Complete the Propädeutikum together with your MA in Counseling Psychology at Webster
The first English-language Propädeutikum recognized by the Austrian Ministry of Health will be offered at Webster University Vienna alongside the academic MA in Counseling Psychology program. The Propädeutikum is the first of two official parts of psychotherapy training in Austria.
Celebrating 40 years of Sigmund Freud Museum
„The address Berggasse 19 is well known far and wide beyond the boundaries of our country, for Sigmund Freud opened the doors for research and writings on psychoanalysis no one before him had been willing to open,” federal chancellor Werner Faymann said during his speech on the occasion of Sigmund Freud Museum’s 40th birthday and continued by emphasizing that “Freud – without doubt – is one of the most significant personalities of Austria and Vienna is often referred to as the city of Sigmund Freud.
"AIDS Affects Us All" - Aids Hilfe Wien
Up until now – since the pandemic began in the early 1980s - more than 60 million people worldwide became infected with HIV, of which approximately 33 million died of Aids. It is estimated that 33.3 million people worldwide live with HIV/AIDS. Every year, 2 million people throughout the world – ca. 5000 every day - die as a result of HIV/AIDS. AIDS is the leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, after lower respiratory infections, coronary heart diseases, and diarrhoeal diseases, according to World Health Organization.
Zimbardo: “My Journey from Evil to Heroism”
The talk “My Journey from Evil to Heroism” by Dr. Philip Zimbardo on the 31st of May in Vienna can be summarized in one word; “Inspirational”. We were taken on a fascinating journey filled with examples of Dr. Zimbardo’s research as well as examples from events of the past where ordinary people have done evil things. Gruesome photos of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse in Iraq where shown, but Zimbardo managed to give the audience hope and trust in humanity.
Body and Mind are Intertwined
The Importance and Necessity of Learning about Physiological Psychology
Phineas Gage was an American railway construction foreman who in 1848, at the age of 25, sustained an accident in the performance of his duties, whereby the tamping iron he was working with penetrated his left cheek and exited through the top of his head. Gage survived the terrible accident, however with serious consequences to the most advanced part of the brain – the frontal lobes: he underwent radical personality changes resulting in a complete loss of appropriate social behavior.
A Voyage of Discovery into Penal Institution Wien-Simmering
When Webster Psychology Club participants arrived at Brühlgasse 2 in the Viennese district of Simmering, on a day with plenty of sunshine and summer-like temperatures, we embarked upon a new journey which surpassed all our expectations and ideas of what a classic penal institution should look like.
Zimbardo Scholarship
a 50% scholarship, supported by distinguished psychologist Philip Zimbardo, is available for the new accredited Webster MA in Psychology with an Emphasis in Counseling Psychology, starting in Fall 2012.
Webster University’s Master of Arts (MA) in Counseling Psychology is an advanced, international program in English which has been designed to meet the growing demand for qualified professionals assisting those in emotional distress in today’s intercultural society.
New Psychology Program Accredited
MA in Psychology with an Emphasis in Counseling Psychology
Counseling Psychology, one of the largest specialty areas within psychology, focuses on providing psychological treatment to clients experiencing a wide variety of problems and/or symptoms.
