Cel pracyOcena poziomu wymiarów osobowości nerwicowej w grupie chorych na nadciśnienie tętnicze w porównaniu do osób zdrowych. Weryfikacja stopnia zależności między ogólnym wynikiem osobowości nerwicowej a satysfakcją z życia oraz tendencją do zauważania i przywiązywania wagi do pozytywnych aspektów życia, doświadczeń i samego siebie wśród grupy klinicznej.MetodaKwestionariusz Osobowości Nerwicowej (KON-2006) autorstwa Aleksandrowicza, Klasy, Sobańskiego i Stolarskiej (2007), Skala Satysfakcji z Życia (SWLS) autorstwa Dienera i wsp. oraz Skala P autorstwa Caprary (2009).WynikiOsoby z nadciśnieniem tętniczym (N=81) wyróżniają się istotnie wyższym poziomem dwudziestu (z puli dwudziestu czterech) wymiarów osobowości nerwicowej aniżeli osoby bez nadciśnienia tętniczego z grupy kontrolnej (N=88). Istnieje negatywna korelacja pomiędzy ogólnym wynikiem osobowości nerwicowej a satysfakcją z życia i oceną pozytywnych aspektów życia.WnioskiPoziom osobowości nerwicowej wiąże się z oceną satysfakcji z życia. Badanie własne wskazuje kierunek ewentualnych modyfikacji z postępowaniu terapeutycznym, nastawionym na poprawę zadowolenia z życia pacjentów. Badanie własne wzbogaca wiedzę z zakresu psychospołecznych aspektów funkcjonowania osób chorych, oraz wyznacza kierunki pracy multidyscyplinarnych zespołów nastawionych na poprawę jakości życia osób chorych.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly influenced the area of education, in terms of both teaching and learning effectiveness. The aim of the study was to compare groups of high school graduates and graduate students. The Coping Inventory in Stressful Situations (CISS), State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Hope for Success Questionnaire (KNS), and our own questionnaire were used in the study. The results of the research show that the group of high school graduates, compared to the graduate students, was characterized by a higher level of anxiety, a style focused on emotions and a lower level of hope for success. People who passed the exam in the online form were characterized by a higher level of anxiety compared to the respondents who passed the exam in the stationary form. According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that the styles of coping and the level of hope for success may be both protective and risk factors related to the level of anxiety during distance learning.

In 2019, mass infections caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the disease caused by it became the reason for global social, economic and health crises. This situation required changes, also in the field of psychotherapeutic practice and the implementation of new solutions. One of the possibilities of continuing services provision was to start the Internet usage Aim: The purpose of this paper is to review the latest research related to the experiences of psychotherapists working online during the pandemic. An additional goal is to present the broadest possible analysis of the literature based on research conducted in various countries around the world. Materials: Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus and PsycNet were searched for a review. From among the search results that met the general criteria, those related to psychotherapeutic practice in the given countries were selected. Conclusions: Online psychotherapy has become a significant component of psychotherapeutic practice during a pandemic. Earlier expectations and concerns could be verified. The presented results of selected studies create a picture of the functioning of psychotherapists in many countries and constitute the basis for future research and forecasts for the development of psychotherapy after the pandemic.

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Aim of the studyAim: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between temperament and addiction to psychoactive substances in young adults.Subject or material and methodsMethods: 74 young adults participated in the study: 37 with substance use disorder and 37 controls, aged 18-28 years. They completed Rothbart’s Adult Temperament Questionnaire (ATQ) and a socio-demographic survey. The study was conducted in the Center for Treatment, Therapy and Rehabilitation, run by the MONAR Association.ResultsResults: Our results indicate significant differences between the test group and the control group in the following temperamental traits (p <0.05): Endogenous Sadness, Visual Discomfort, Inhibitory Control, Attentional Shifting, Sociability and Intense Environmental Pleasure. Compared to controls, persons with substance use disorder scored higher on endogenous sadness and intense environmental pleasure. Greater endogenous sadness suggests they experience more negative emotions and lower mood as a result of disappointment or loss, which promotes development of addiction.DiscussionDiscussion: This study demonstrates differences in the severity of some temperamental traits between persons with substance use disorder and control group.ConclusionsIt is suggesting that temperament can be a risk factor for addiction to psychoactive substances.

Psychopathy is theoretical construct of personality disorder, commonly defined as a social maladjustment and emotional deficits (Strickland, 2013). In historical theories, the psychopath was described in a different ways. According to the integrative, contemporary modeltriarchic model -psychopathy is treated as a three distinct but interrelated components: boldness, meanness and disinhibition. Boldness is described as a tendency for social dominance, which is accompanied by low anxiety and emotional resiliency. Meanness is a phenotypic manifestation of the lack of empathy, exploitativeness, cruelty, callousness, and thrill seeking. Disinhibition is related to irresponsibility, impulsiveness and hostility (Patric, 2009). The discussed model has been supported by many empirical evidence since the publication of the construct. Including the evidence supporting the relationship between neurobehavioral and cerebral functioning, which can be found in the areas covered by the triarchic theory of psychopathy (Patrick, Durbin, Moser, 2012). On the basis of the theory, the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriMP) was created, i.e. a psychometric tool that satisfactorily measures three factors included in the model. (Patrick, 2010). A lot of research is focused on mental health among medical professions, for example burnout syndrome, however, not much research concerns mental traits shown by employees of selected medical professions.

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