The Psychology Festival in Friuli Venezia Giulia continues in Gorizia with the conference "Anton Trstenjak's Psychological Thought and Its Relevance: Meaning, Responsibility, and Relationships"

As part of the sixth edition of the Psychology Festival in Friuli Venezia Giulia, the conference titled "Anton Trstenjak's Psychological Thought and Its Relevance: Meaning, Responsibility, and Relationships" will be held on Friday, March 20, at 6:00 pm in the Aula Magna of the Department of Political and Social Sciences in Gorizia (Via d'Alviano 18).

The event's guest will be Katarina Babnik, psychologist, PhD in Psychological Sciences, and associate professor at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, University of Ljubljana.
Introducing the event will be Claudio Tonzar, scientific director of the Psychology Festival in Friuli Venezia Giulia (University of Urbino), and Tiziano Agostini, full professor of General Psychology at the University of Trieste.

The conference will then focus on Anton Trstenjak, a philosopher, theologian, and intellectual, among the main founders of Slovenian psychology in the post-World War II era. In the Slovenian scholar's view, psychology is seen as a science of personality, grounded in the interconnection between perception, emotion, thought, ethics, and the spiritual dimension. Central to his thinking, Trstenjak places the concept of meaning, while mental health is understood as the ability to act responsibly and in harmony with values. Trstenjak is also considered a pioneer of Slovenian clinical psychology and of many of the discipline's applied fields: he contributed to the development of the psychology of creativity, economics, ecology, and pastoral care, and conducted empirical research on perception and emotion. During the meeting, professor Katarina Babnik will offer an analysis of Trstenjak's work, focusing in particular on the relevance of his reflections for understanding the challenges of the individual and the community in contemporary technological and social transformations.

The 6th Psychology Festival in Friuli Venezia Giulia is organized by the Psicoattività Association in partnership with the University of Trieste, SASS - School of Advanced Social Studies of Nova Gorica, and the municipalities of Palmanova, Gorizia, Gradisca d'Isonzo, Cormons, and Tavagnacco.

For information: www.festivaldellapsicologiafvg.it  - eventi@psicoattivita.it