On Friday, 9th December, the class of psychology of emotion conducted a mini-research exhibition in the form of posters related for their final research project. The exhibition was held at Hall D Faculty of Psychology UGM and it was hosted by Galang Lufityanto, Ph. D. There are various topics of the poster with the main theme of an individual’s emotion. The titles consist of ‘The Correlation between Loneliness and Jealousy: Comparing Dutch and Indonesian Culture’, ‘The Relationship between Nostalgia, Emotions, and Songs for Indonesians’, ‘Guilt as an Indicator of Pro-Environmental Behavior in Indonesian Students’, and ‘Frustration and Goal Proximity.’ read more

On Friday, 25th of November, the class on Mental Disorder conducted a field study at Grhasia Mental Hospital. The activities consist of several sessions, including an introduction to the mental hospital, learning materials, and real-time observation of the mental hospital patients. The first session was the mental hospital’s introduction by the Grhasia Mental Hospital representative. The session mainly tells about the history and general information of the hospital, its vision and mission, and the various services they provide. The mental hospital offers various services, including a psychological clinic, rehabilitation clinic, mental health service, counseling, physiotherapy, and psychoeducation. read more

On Friday, 18th of November, students from the Psychology of Emotion class conducted a field study on ‘mindfulness’. During the session, the students joined a mindfulness workshop by a community named MyndfulAct. This workshop aimed to focus on what’s going on in an individual’s self and being relaxed when facing any situation. The people from MyndfulAct are experienced in teaching mindfulness as they deliver their ideas about mindfulness in this activity. The first session consisted of a journaling activity where participants wrote about what they would do if their friends needed help and what they would do if they needed help. read more

On the 30th of September, in Qualitative Research class, the lecture was delivered by Student Wellbeing Specialization Leader, Dr. Annie Gowing, a guest lecturer from the University of Melbourne. The lecture was about well-being in conducting research since Dr Annie Gowing is an expert when it comes to students’ well-being. During the lecture, Dr. Annie was very interactive towards the students, she engaged the class with various opening questions, leaving the students with a fruitful idea about their learning materials and enhancing their knowledge with research related topics. read more

In the new academic year of 2022/2023 during the odd semester, IUP Psychology has successfully opened their gates to welcome exchange students from outside of the country. The students are mostly from countries such as the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and Australia. The exchange students are capable of joining several courses that are offered alongside with the other IUP students in accordance with their interests. To welcome the exchange students, our faculty were preparing a welcome event for them in order to shape their knowledge regarding the culture in Indonesia, especially in Yogyakarta and the rules and regulations in the Faculty of Psychology, Gadjah Mada University. The first event was held on 10th & 12th August 2022 through Zoom meeting with the main topic of discussing the Introduction to IUP and Explanation of the Academic Regulation. On the second day, 12th of August, the topic of Cultural Values in Indonesia was discussed with Ms. Metta and Ms. Nuning. There are several cultural values that were presented, including important phrases that can be used on daily basis, sexual violence, and local traditions. The event ended with the hope that the exchange students will be able to adapt with the new environment and enjoy their stay in Yogyakarta, especially in conducting their study in IUP Psychology, Gadjah Mada University. read more