Psychological Interpretation Research Articles

Predictive Processing and the Post-Resurrection Christophanies and Angelophanies: Implications for Psychological Interpretations of the Resurrection of Jesus

ABSTRACT The article concerns psychological approaches to the Resurrection of Christ, specifically whether the post-Resurrection Christophanies and angelophanies can be explained naturalistically using a relatively new theory of perception, Predictive Processing (PP). Applied to the angelophanies, a case is made for visual illusions. Explaining the Christophanies on PP as hallucinations is theoretically and practically problematic, and reasons for this are discussed. A better case can be made for the phenomenon of Sense of Presence. Along with other newer theories from the psychology of grief and psychological anthropology, PP has the potential to re-invigorate discussion of naturalistic approaches to the Resurrection.

Interaction Between Gender and Space: A Study on the Genealogy of Feminist Architecture

The exploration and advancement of feminism are vital for addressing critical issues such as social progress, equitable education, and healthcare access. This paper comprehensively examines the feminist movement’s impact on architecture over the past century, identifying key trends and significant areas to establish an academic foundation for feminist architecture. A literature review on feminism in urban planning, architecture, landscape design, and urban safety highlights the current research focus on feminist architectural development. Furthermore, this paper traces the evolution of feminist architecture through both purpose-driven and process-oriented approaches, exploring the interplay between feminist and modern architectural practices. It specifically examines the development of feminist architecture within the Chinese context from two perspectives: the influence of feminist thought on architecture and the evolution of gendered spaces within the “Residence and Courtyard” model. By comparing the internal logic of feminist architectural development in China and the West, this study investigates how geopolitical culture and regional differences shape the future trajectory of this field. Unlike traditional feminist architectural research, which often emphasizes women’s practices within specific feminist ideologies or focuses on visual culture and psychological interpretations of gendered spaces, this paper redefines the scope of feminist architectural studies through a comparative analysis of historical and contemporary contexts, and Eastern and Western perspectives, employing a systematic genealogical approach.

Romantic Hermeneutic Schleiermacher and Relevance with Existence of Radio Broadcasting

Hermeneutics is defined as the process of interpreting a text. One of hermeneutics school is romantic hermeneutics. Romantic hermeneutics have inquiry to recapturing the truth from the text, which was intended for the writing purpose of the artist. To achieve a genuine, definitive comprehension of a text, it is necessary to provide a psychological interpretation that is a projection into the creative process and the author's subjectivity, thereby bringing the grammatical interpretation of the text closer to a meanings framework based on selected words. The current investigation will concentrate on the romantic hermeneutic and its correlation with the existence of radio. This research is a philosophical reflection approach to library research. The result is in the context of listen radio, the listener interprets a spoken word that is generated by a broadcaster, which is characterized by grammatical arrangement, linguistics, and principles. In the process of intrepretation, the text presented by the broadcaster was interpreted by the listener in the social and cultural context.

Наркотики в армии: постановка вопроса и попытка переосмысления данной проблемы в мировом масштабе. Часть I

The purpose of the study is to study the determinants (social, moral, behavioral, psychophysiological, purely pathological, etc.) that can motivate military personnel to consume illegal psychoactive substances. An additional goal is the desire to give an objective assessment of the attempts of Western politicians to create a “universal soldier”, and in fact, a kamikaze of the 21st century (“suicide bomber-drug addict”). Research methods: the theoretical and methodological basis of the work is a set of philosophical, criminological, socio-psychological, medical-biological and political science approaches through which the problem of drug addiction in the military environment is studied. The criminological concept of causality and the interdisciplinary approach to the study of drug crime were most widely used in the process of writing this article. Conclusions: despite the fact that military personnel are an organic part of society, drug addiction in the army should be considered as a rather specific social phenomenon. Drug consumption in the military environment (at the micro level) shows an upward trend only in cases where the psychological and pedagogical support of personnel is not carried out professionally enough, and the discipline and microclimate in the team “leave much to be desired.” In general (already at the macro level), the determination of drug use by military personnel is determined by the influence of social, socio-economic, political, cultural (subcultural), psychological (including ethnopsychological) and medical and biological factors. The problems of drug addiction among personnel are more relevant for NATO countries than for Russia (which over many centuries has developed its own, unique approach to educating defenders of the Fatherland). The experiments of Western specialists on “mind control” of military personnel using all kinds of drugs (stimulants) and neurochips deserve close attention. Such activities (directed to harm people) should be recognized as inhumane and illegal. Scientific and practical significance of the study: The scientific novelty and theoretical significance of the research results lies in the fact that it provides a clinical and psychological interpretation of the aggressive and violent behavior of military personnel who abuse psychotropic substances and narcotic drugs (using the example of personnel of the armies of foreign states). The practical significance of this article lies in the fact that the conclusions and recommendations formulated in it can contribute to the development of measures to optimize educational and psychological-pedagogical work with military personnel of the Russian army, for the early identification of persons both distributing prohibited psychoactive substances among colleagues and regularly using them.

Rethinking Contradictions and Inconsistencies in Teachers’ Sensemaking and Actions

Teacher education research, by and large, has been profoundly influenced by psychological interpretations of beliefs, particularly the assumption that teachers attempt to reconcile, rationalize, minimize, or avoid contradictions. Building on research across multiple disciplines, which demonstrates that people live harmoniously with contradictions in many situations, we argue that suppositions that people feel compelled to address contradictions have obscured the multitude of inconsistencies that teachers navigate without notice in their everyday lives. Through a multisited, in-depth analysis of a teacher across planning, teaching, debrief and interview contexts, we show that what appears to be contradictory from the perspective of researchers is not necessarily inconsistent for teachers. We explore the theoretical, methodological, and professional learning implications of this shift in interpreting teacher contradictions and inconsistencies.

Организационно-правовые и психологические факторы обеспечения режима исполнения пожизненного лишения свободы

The purpose of the study was to study the legal, organizational and psychological factors of ensuring the regime of execution of life imprisonment. Identification of the features of regime requirements implemented in strict, ordinary and facilitated conditions of serving sentences in the IC OR, their legal, organizational and psychological interpretation. Analytical and statistical methods were used to achieve it. The content analysis of definitions contained in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, departmental legal acts, and literary sources on the topic was used. The main directions of studying the regime in modern domestic penitentiary science are determined. The emphasis is placed on the study of regime requirements in conditions of execution of life imprisonment. The organizational, legal and psychological factors of life imprisonment, common in domestic penitentiary practice, are considered and analyzed. Their role and significance, their interrelationship in the legal institution under consideration are indicated. The results of the study were discussed at international scientific and practical conferences held in 2023 and 2024. in educational organizations of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. The main directions of the organization of the penitentiary activity under consideration are listed. The approaches of modernization of modern criminal and penal enforcement legislation regulating the execution of life imprisonment are proposed. Attention is focused on the legal regulation of the procedure for submitting the specified category of convicted persons to parole. The debatable issue of the abolition of the moratorium on the death penalty in the Russian Federation, the execution of art. 59 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in the context of substantiating the economic, psychological, moral and ethical expediency of widespread use of life imprisonment. The conclusion is made about the scientific and applied importance of legal, organizational and psychological factors in the execution of the considered type of punishment in modern conditions.

The puzzle of loneliness: A sociostructural and transnational analysis of International Chinese Students' networks in Germany

AbstractThe experience of loneliness is common among international students who study in a foreign country, away from their home. Loneliness refers to the difference between the actual and desired social relationships highlighting not only the quantity but also the quality of relationships. We argue for a perspective on loneliness that emphasizes its social context rather than relying mainly on individualistic or psychological interpretations prevalent thus far. In this article, we explore network predictors of loneliness among Chinese international students in Germany. Through our analysis of a unique data set, we show that when compared to the local students, international students tend to feel lonelier. Surprisingly, when we discover that when international students have the same network size, those with more emotionally supportive ties tend to experience more loneliness compared to those with fewer emotionally supportive ties. Not surprisingly, having a romantic partner is associated with lower levels of loneliness, especially when they also live in the country of education. Additionally, we find that international Chinese students who struggle to form cross‐national friendships report higher levels of loneliness. By delving into these findings, our research offers a sociological account of loneliness among international Chinese and local students in Germany.

“A heart crushed into a thousand pieces, yet full of joy”: the hybrid emotional ideal for approaching suffering and grief in the Hasidic commentary to the Zohar

ABSTRACT This study examines the Hasidic interpretation of the Zohar, focusing specifically on the genre of Hasidic commentaries to the Zohar. Hasidic interpreters positioned themselves within the Kabbalistic continuum, drawing upon earlier commentaries while infusing modern Hasidic hermeneutics. However, the classification of these commentaries as distinctly “Hasidic” remains underexplored in academic scholarship. This article addresses this gap by analysing a lesser-known Hasidic commentary on the Zohar: Damesek Eliezer, authored by Eliezer Zvi Safrin (1830-1898), the third Rebbe of the Kamarno dynasty. Despite its significance, this seven-volume commentary has received limited attention in academic discourse. The study delves into the motivation and methods in writing the commentary, and its hermeneutical approach, focusing on a unique emotional ideal imparted to Hasidim: the fusion of a broken heart with joy. This emotional hermeneutics, offering psychological interpretations of Lurianic Kabbalah, is a defining characteristic of Hasidic texts. The elevation of suffering, sorrow, and affliction as a means to commune with the Shekhinah in her state of suffering is exemplified by a recommendation for nightly ritualistic performance. Through an analysis of Damesek Eliezer, this study sheds light on the emotional dimensions of Hasidic interpretation within the broader context of Kabbalistic tradition.

The Dynamic Nature of the Self: Exploring the Similarities between Philosophical and Psychological Interpretations

The Dynamic Nature of the Self: Exploring the Similarities between Philosophical and Psychological Interpretations

Interpretasi Psikologis Lirik Lagu Album “Naura & Genk Juara” Karya Mhala dan Tantra Numata

Songs can be a means of communication that singers and songwriters want to convey to listeners about what they feel. In songs, there are song lyrics which are part of literary works which contain outpourings of personal feelings, emotions, and expressions of soul experiences in the form of an arrangement of words. One of them is the song lyrics on the album Naura & Genk Juara. The lyrics on the album contain many implied meanings, so analysis is needed using Schleimacher's Hermeneutics theory which is used to understand the meaning of the song from the psychology of the song writer. The aim of the research is to describe, analyze and interpret the psychology of the song lyrics on the album Naura & Genk Juara. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Data collection techniques include (1) listening to the song carefully, (2) noting the song lyrics carefully, (3) understanding the psychological aspects of the song. Data analysis uses Schleirmacher's hermeneutical approach. The results of the research show that Schleilmacher's psychological interpretation on the album song Naura & Genk Juara describes enthusiasm and never giving up on being a champion, parents' anxiety about their children, preserving nature, annoyance with friends, motivation for having dreams, regrets for children who don't listen to their parents' advice, optimism about being a winner, and friendship. At the psychological interpretation stage, it can be seen that the lyrics he wrote were created from phenomena that were occurring at that time, many Indonesian children were not mentally strong enough to face challenges in achieving their dreams, so lyrics emerged that provided motivation, besides that, many Indonesian children who do not want to listen to advice from their parents, causing regret.

The shift from lament to praise in the psalms: A psychodynamic phenomenon

This article returns to the long-standing problem of the so-called ‘sudden shift of mood’ in the lament psalms, revisiting this shift from petition to praise from the perspective of contemporary psychoanalytic depth psychology, especially via insights offered by object relations psychology. In this light, the movement from lament to praise may be seen as a psychodynamic phenomenon related to, and witnessed in, the therapeutic processes of illumination, subtraction, and addition. This understanding of how the lament psalms work underscores how crucial the expression of mourning is to psychological health. To borrow terms from Walter Brueggemann, the psychological interpretation offered here demonstrates once again ‘the costly loss of lament’, but the high price in question extends beyond that identified by Brueggemann insofar as the subtractive therapeutic action at work in the grieving process is precisely what facilitates the restoration of psychological well-being.

Connecting process models to response times through Bayesian hierarchical regression analysis

Process models specify a series of mental operations necessary to complete a task. We demonstrate how to use process models to analyze response-time data and obtain parameter estimates that have a clear psychological interpretation. A prerequisite for our analysis is a process model that generates a count of elementary information processing steps (EIP steps) for each trial of an experiment. We can estimate the duration of an EIP step by assuming that every EIP step is of random duration, modeled as draws from a gamma distribution. A natural effect of summing several random EIP steps is that the expected spread of the overall response time increases with a higher EIP step count. With modern probabilistic programming tools, it becomes relatively easy to fit Bayesian hierarchical models to data and thus estimate the duration of a step for each individual participant. We present two examples in this paper: The first example is children’s performance on simple addition tasks, where the response time is often well predicted by the smaller of the two addends. The second example is response times in a Sudoku task. Here, the process model contains some random decisions and the EIP step count thus becomes latent. We show how our EIP regression model can be extended to such a case. We believe this approach can be used to bridge the gap between classical cognitive modeling and statistical inference and will be easily applicable to many use cases.

Inquiry, value, and some peculiarities of the Pyrrhonist’s psychology

This paper offers a new psychological reading of the Pyrrhonian Skeptic and their way of life (the so-called Skeptic Way). The Pyrrhonist, I suggest, has three peculiar psychological hallmarks: (1) she is psychologically compelled to inquire after the truth, (2) she is persistently and repeatedly disturbed by anomaly in the facts, and (3) she is able to achieve tranquility (ataraxia) as a result of suspension of judgment (epochē). This new psychological interpretation has two payoffs. First, it helps us resolve the “inquiry problem”—how can the Pyrrhonist possibly engage in genuine inquiry into the truth, when it also seems to the Pyrrhonist that holding beliefs of any kind, but particularly evaluative beliefs, causes psychological disturbance? Second, it allows us to appreciate a new kind of value for Pyrrhonism, what I term psychological value. We can discern two distinct types of ataraxia, both a moderate type resulting from the simple, temporary cessation of inquiry and a more significant, enduring type achieved by failing to hold any evaluative beliefs. On the whole, the Pyrrhonist fares better than the non-Pyrrhonist by acquiring both forms of ataraxia more regularly.

ПРИНЦИП СОЗНАТЕЛЬНОСТИ В ПРОЦЕССЕ ОБУЧЕНИЯ ИНОСТРАННЫМ ЯЗЫКАМ

The article examines the principle of consciousness and the psychological interpretation of this principle in the conditions of proficiency and mastery of a foreign language

“Recasting sorcery as critical psycho-social commentary, moral discourse, and local psychotherapy”

This article critically reflects on future directions in cross-cultural psychiatry and cultural psychology by engaging the challenges of interpreting psycho-social theories of causation and evidence in what is conventionally called “sorcery” in anthropology. This anthropologist argues that sorcery, notwithstanding its status as an older, classic topic in the history of anthropology and its seemingly “exotic” reputation, has continuing value in recent efforts to de-colonize the study of local ontology and moral personhood, in particular, in contexts of transcultural encounters. The focus here is on an incident in a Saharan Tuareg community that is locally-defined as “sorcery” (called ark echaghel in Tamajaq, their Amazigh language). Many Tuareg, predominantly Muslim, traditionally semi-nomadic, and socially-ranked, have experienced socio-economic and ecological upheavals, armed conflicts, and settled life in towns. This analysis examines a case of sorcery practice and its social context—of a transcultural encounter between a smith/artisan and a tourist and its aftermath—of diagnosis and commentary by an Islamic scholar—as moral discourse and local psycho-social treatment as critical commentary on and resistance to transcultural inequalities. The broader goal here is to suggest avenues to pursue by showing how sorcery reveals local ontology, moral discourse on evil, and culture theory. Thus, sorcery, rather than a “retrograde” or irrelevant topic, offers rich insights into local ontology’s psycho-social and political implications, thereby contributing to current concerns in transcultural psychiatry with social and political power asymmetries, critical epistemologies, and indigenous critiques that question universalizing absolutist psychological interpretations in cultural encounters.

Institutional Gaslighting: How Institutions Distort our Reality

Prince Charles' allegations of institutional gaslighting against Buckingham Palace in 2022 sparked an extensive discussion around a phenomenon that, until this event, was considered predominantly psychological in academia. The authors of this article, relying mostly on socio-cultural and institutional approaches, also abandon the strictly psychological interpretation of gaslighting as a form of violence in favor of an interdisciplinary approach. This made it possible to identify the foundations and features of institutional gaslighting, studied by scientists in economics and management, healthcare, science and education, politics, etc. The article also reveals the tools for implementing institutional gaslighting in various spheres of social life. As a result, the authors conclude that the key feature of institutional gaslighting is the ability of the institutions themselves to change the mental environment and influence the perception of reality. This was actually ruled out, for example, by D. North, who denied institutions independent existence. In addition, the authors consider gaslighting not just as an institutional betrayal, but as a dysfunction of any institution, one of the most important functions of which is to limit and control violence in society.

An Analysis of Psychological Conflicts in Khaled Hosseini’s Novel The Kite Runner

The research analyses the psychological conflicts in the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. It analyses how a man contradicts in narrating his experience with his father and a close friend, observing till the end of his actions. The structural and psychological approach is used to analyze the intrinsic and extrinsic elements. The structural approach is used to analyze the character, conflict, setting, and plot. The narrator describes a series of contradictory viewpoints and states of mind throughout the whole novel. The paper shows a psychological interpretation of how emotional traumas affect the self-perception, moral development, and planned behaviour of the main character by the pot, conflicts, and point of view. The gathered details are analyzed through Sigmund Freud's Theory. Thus the research brings out how the narrator tells a story that shows the psychological conflicts within the characters. The thematic analysis of the novel helps the arguments to be put forth.

Territorial Government Communications Agencies Military Personnel Professional Motivation Specifics

The article presents the results of an empirical study of the military personnel professional activity specifics. The relevance of this work is determined. Its purpose, hypothesis, theoretical and practical significance, as well as theoretical and methodological justifications are indicated. The theory of self-determination (SDT) by E. Desi and R. Ryan is briefly described. The base and sample of the study are described. The used psychodiagnostics techniques are presented, the methods of mathematical and statistical processing of the obtained data are listed. The significant differences and interrelations found during the study are listed, statistical data, their psychological interpretation and possible explanation are presented. Conclusions are drawn about the possible prospects for further empirical research in this area.

Can virtue be unified? An Aristotelian justification on “unity of virtue”

This article explores two contrasting theories of virtue ethics, namely the unity theory of virtue and the disunity theory of virtue. The unity thesis asserts that virtues are unified in some sense, or that possession of one virtue is inextricably related to the possession of all others. Meanwhile, the disunity thesis argues that virtues are disunited, or that there is a lack of unity among the virtues. But still, there are many empirical observations that seem to contradict these two theses at every turn. Thus, this article offers a moral-psychological analysis of the plausibility of the unity of virtues, and argues that the unity among the virtues is possible only if we seriously consider the integration of moral and intellectual virtues as a condition of unification. In conclusion, it suggests a way of unification which is in accord with Aristotle’s moral psychological interpretation of the division of the soul and practical wisdom, or phronesis, which is often overlooked in virtue epistemology.

“OS LAÇOS DE FAMÍLIA” AND THE INTERDISCIPLINAR MEDIATIONS

The present work is grounded in the research field of Law and Literature, aiming to explore the boundaries between both subjects to enrich the legal discourse. The attempt is made to demonstrate, through the psychological interpretation of Clarice Lispector's short story "Os laços de família", how the complexity of family relationships is imminent and needs to be considered when attempting to resolve family and marital conflicts, especially in cases already undergoing legal proceedings. The characters Catarina, Severina, and Antônio play significant roles in this journey, revealing themselves in their essential rawness and uninhibitedly transmitting characteristics to future generations, unaware of the numerous challenges that arise along the way. It gets evident, then, that the very complexity of the relationships and transmissions among them is the factor that intensifies discussions brought to the Judiciary, leading to the hyper-judicialization of psychological conflicts and difficulties in resolving cases productively. In conclusion, it is essential to give voice to interdisciplinary mediation mechanisms (involving both judicial and extrajudicial hearings, parenting workshops, etc) as a means of effectively empowering family members and, consequently, reducing the number of cases reaching the Judiciary.