<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the article is to conduct a literature review in relation to the psychological aspects of diving. The acquired knowledge can currently be qualified as belonging to various branches of applied psychology, as well as underwater medicine, sports medicine, psychiatry and psychotherapy. The literature on this subject matter raises two main issues of the psychological perspective: the degree of psychological adaptation of an individual to the underwater environment, and the psychophysical condition of a man involved in a specific type of diving and the resulting skills/competences to perform underwater tasks. The article presents selected reports from around the world related to diving psychology resulting from the applied structure/classification of psychological theories, explaining various mechanisms of psychological functioning underwater. The paper presents studies from the perspective of psychodynamics, psychology of health/stress, psychology of individual differences and personality. The main conclusions indicate that in addition to the main problem of an optimal/lack of adaptation of humans to the underwater environment, there is insufficient psychological knowledge (including Polish reports) in the area of personality differences between various types of divers, their social functioning, mental health and psychoeducation with regard to underwater exposures.</p></abstract>

The aim of the article is to conduct a literature review in relation to the psychological aspects of diving. The acquired knowledge can currently be qualified as belonging to various branches of applied psychology, as well as underwater medicine, sports medicine, psychiatry and psychotherapy. The literature on this subject matter raises two main issues of the psychological perspective: the degree of psychological adaptation of an individual to the underwater environment, and the psychophysical condition of a man involved in a specific type of diving and the resulting skills/competences to perform underwater tasks. The article presents selected reports from around the world related to diving psychology resulting from the applied structure/classification of psychological theories, explaining various mechanisms of psychological functioning underwater. The paper presents studies from the perspective of psychodynamics, psychology of health/stress, psychology of individual differences and personality. The main conclusions indicate that in addition to the main problem of an optimal/lack of adaptation of humans to the underwater environment, there is insufficient psychological knowledge (including Polish reports) in the area of personality differences between various types of divers, their social functioning, mental health and psychoeducation with regard to underwater exposures.

Psychological Aspects of Diving in Selected Theoretical and Research Perspectives

Department of Human Development Psychology

Department of Maritime and Hyperbaric Medicine, Military Medical Institute

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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The aim of the article is to conduct a literature review in relation to the psychological aspects of diving. The acquired knowledge can currently be qualified...

Psychological Aspects of Diving in Selected Theoretical and Research Perspectives

Pubblicato online: 07 lug 2018

Pagine: 43 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2018-0003

Parole chiave
diving psychology, psychological aspects of diving, psychological adaptation mechanisms in divers

© 2018 Dorota Niewiedział et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Psychological Aspects of Diving in Selected Theoretical and Research Perspectives

Pubblicato online: 07 lug 2018

Pagine: 43 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2018-0003

Parole chiavediving psychology, psychological aspects of diving, psychological adaptation mechanisms in divers

© 2018 Dorota Niewiedział et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
diving psychology, psychological aspects of diving, psychological adaptation mechanisms in divers