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Terrorism is a multi dimensional phenomenon and this publication aims at comprehending it. It includes a comprehensive focus on the conceptualization of terrorism and understanding of it. It explains the concept and addresses the important issues which can help us to understand why and how individuals commit such an act

Purpose: Family firms appear to be an attractive topic in a number of research areas. Probably the most important topic is still the succession process combined with possible hurdles and gaps. This paper aims to focus on the special variable of the psychological dimension. It attempts to summarize findings and implications as well as suggestions for where potential research gaps are. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on a two-stage research design. The first step is a literature review. All articles published in the Family Business Review (FBR) between 1997 and 2011 were collected and analysed regarding their topics, findings, and implications. As a second step, this knowledge has been applied to conduct a thorough literature analysis on psychological aspects of succession. Findings: Psychological aspects are often used together with other constructs. The authors strongly recommend handling them as an individualized, highly complex topic, even if social, political, and other aspects are often mixed with psychological aspects and therefore difficult to discuss and separate. A separation of these factors will help researchers present findings in a much clearer way. Research limitations/implications: The main limitation of the article lies in the methodology itself, as the literature review solely concentrates on empirical papers that exclusively investigate psychological aspects with regard to succession. Nevertheless, the aim was to elaborate a focused psychological field model in terms of succession. Likewise, critical aspects considering the family business system have been taken into consideration. Finally, a literature review is commonly seen as a post-work "dead body". However, the implications show a clear, directed focus within family business research. The authors recommend an increase in the number of concisely formulated research questions instead of generic approaches. Practical implications: Businesses should closely heed three imperative problem areas (individual, interpersonal and organizational) as well as the stage in which conflicts arise (preparation, transfer/takeover, and continuation), if they want to be successful in the succession process. Originality/value: The paper offers an overview of the limited number of existing articles and their implications that address the psychological aspects of the succession process. Furthermore, the psychological issues identified that cause conflicts during succession are consolidated and categorized.

The study of colour attracts researchers from a wide range of disciplines from both the sciences and the arts. Along with its companion volume, Progress in Colour Studies 1: Language and Culture, this book offers a fascinating insight into current issues and research into colour. Most of the papers originated in a 2004 conference entitled 'Progress in Colour Studies' held in the University of Glasgow, U.K. Some additional invited papers are included from investigators exploring new and exciting avenues of colour research. The contributions to both books represent reviews of state-of-the-art co

Psychologische Aspekte der genetischen Beratung werden erörtert. Einleitend wird darauf hingewiesen, dass genetische Beratung ein Kommunikationsprozess zwischen Berater und Klient bzw. Patient ist, in dem Probleme behandelt werden, die mit dem Auftreten oder der Befürchtung einer angeborenen und/oder genetisch bedingten Erkrankung oder Behinderung zusammenhängen. Dieser Prozess beinhaltet das Bemühen einer oder mehrerer entsprechend qualifizierter Personen, einem einzelnen oder einer Familie zum Verständnis medizinisch-genetischer Fakten zu verhelfen, Entscheidungsalternativen zu bedenken und individuell angemessene Verhaltensweisen zu wählen. Genetische Beratung erfolgt auf der Grundlage umfassender Anamneseerhebung und Befundbewertung, die deshalb als untrennbarer Bestandteil genetischer Beratung angesehen werden. Ein erstes Beratungsgespräch dauert in der Regel etwa eine Stunde, bei Bedarf werden wiederholt Gespräche angeboten. Bestandteil der genetischen Beratung ist in jedem Fall eine schriftliche Zusammenfassung für die Klienten bzw. Patienten, in der alle für die jeweilige Situation wichtigen Informationen allgemein verständnlich zusammengefasst sind. - Dem Beitrag folgen kritische Anmerkungen von R. Kollek zu Wolffs am klientenzentrierten Konzept orientierten Beratungsmodell.

In this article the formation of new «market psychology» in the conditions of pyramidal globalization and liberalization, as a general precondition of the current crisis, is considered. Basic elements of this psychology - shift of US households from saving up behavior to credit-dependent consumption, transition of large American corporations under the control of financial hawks, creation of the system of global capital inflow to the USA. On this basis a quasi-keynesian model of unstable equilibrium at the stage of growth generated by external credits is put forward. The conclusion is made that psychological disbalance of ruling elites of the USA, on the one hand, and Western Europe and Japan - on another interferes with maintaining global economy stability.

AbstractGreat diversity - racial and cultural as well as in terms of quality of life - in the United States forces versatility of electoral activities, pushing them to a certain level of generality, as specific, defined solutions may turn out too narrow for a broad electorate. In specific campaigns, psychological mechanisms become particularly important, especially those which in many ways provide a sense of closeness to the preferred candidate and build a relationship that leads to support and casting a vote in the elections. The present study focuses on three important - from a psychological point of view - issues, which are perfectly represented in the American elections - the narrative of the political image; communities created on the Internet thanks to management of specific electoral groups by politicians, and the presence of humor and satire in the campaign.

The paper is aimed at identifying the influence of socio-psychological factors on the formation of subjective wellbeing of a married person. The following methods were used: questionnaire, psycho diagnostic techniques for investigating satisfaction with marriage, personal self-fulfillment in the family (on the operational level and the level of values and role sets), socio-psychological adaptation, conformity of family values and role expectations in marriage. The data about the content, structural components (cognitive and evaluation, value and motivational, emotional and behavioral) and functions (regulatory, prognostic, developmental) of subjective well-being of a married person have been presented. Socio-psychological factors of subjective well-being of a married person have been specified