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Valentina NikolaevaPsychologist, Doctor of Psychological Sciences (1992), Professor (1993) of the Department of Neuro- and Pathopsychology of the Faculty of Psychology of Moscow State University
Date of Birth: 20.12.1937
Country:  Russia |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- - Earned a Doctor of Psychology degree (1992)
- - Earned the title of Distinguished Professor at MSU (2003)
- Research Contributions:
- Mentorship and Impact:
Early Life and Education
Birth and Early Years:- Born on December 20, 1937
Academic Achievements:
- Graduated from the Department of Psychology, Philosophy Faculty of Moscow State University (1960)
- Earned a Doctor of Psychology degree (1992)
- Awarded the title of Professor (1993)Academic Career
Teaching and Research:
- Professor of Neuro- and Pathopsychology at Moscow State University (MSU)
- Earned the title of Distinguished Professor at MSU (2003)
- Member of the Commission on Medical Psychology at the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
- Areas of research: clinical psychology, pathopsychology, psychosomatics
Research Contributions:
- Pioneered the application of Lev Vygotsky's cultural-historical concept of mind to the analysis of illness perception and personality changes in chronic somatic diseases
- Described the psychological phenomena, dynamics, and mechanisms of personality changes in such diseases
- Formulated principles for the psychological diagnosis and treatment of these changes
- Advanced methods for the university preparation of clinical psychologists
Mentorship and Impact:
- Supervised 10 doctoral dissertations- Continued the traditions of the Russian school of pathopsychology established by Professor Bluma V. Zeigarnik
