Psychology in Education and Health V

The Department of Psychology of the University Leipzig, the Academy of Work and Health in Leipzig and the Department of Medical Sciences and Health and Department of Psychology of the University of Évora organized jointly the 5th Leipzig-Vera Scientific Meeting in Psychology, with the purpose of consolidating academic and scientific cooperation between our institutions, fostering mutual knowledge of scholars, scientists and students, broadening common scientific production and reinforcing institutional relations. The meeting was a forum of scientific discussion and interchange of information on the current research fields of the participants. During this scientific meeting, several papers on the application of Psychology in the fields were discussed. This volume contains the main contributions presented by scholars from the University Leipzig (Germany), Academy of Work and Health in Leipzig, University of Madeira (Portugal), Department of Medical Sciences and Health and Department of Psychology of the University of Évora, University of Yogyakarta (Indonesia), the IUPE Kiev (Ukraine), University Paradenia (Sri Lanka) and the Catholic University of Angola (Angola). We welcome guest speakers from High school of Applied Sciences Kehl and Saxony and from psychological practice. Papers on the application of Psychology in the fields of health, education, well-being, education, child development and Clinical Psychology were discussed. The main areas of research and application in modern Psychology are here represented. One main focus was the COVID 19 pandemic and psychological approaches for the understanding, prevention and treatment of the psychological burdens. The aim of this volume is to inform other scientists on the current developments of research.