Zbigniew Pleszewski

Adjunct Professor
Department of Psychology
 

Department of Psychology, McGill University
Stewart Biological Science Building
1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue
Room# W7/3M
Montreal, QC
H3A 1B1
 

Douglas Mental Health Institute
Phone: (514) 761-6131 ext. 2231
E-mail: zbigniew.pleszewski at mcgill.ca

Formation

M.A. in clinical psychology, Poznan University
Ph.D. in clinical psychology and psychosomatic medicine, Poznan University
Post-doctoral fellowship (Humboldt Foundation)  in psychosomatic medicine, Hamburg University
Visiting Professor, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kyushu University, Japan

Teaching Experience

Adjunct professor, University of Poznan, Poland
Research and teaching at Hamburg University, Germany
1986 - 2005  Part Time Faculty, Concordia University, Montreal
1994 - 2015  Adjunct professor, McGill University, Montreal

Research Areas

Psychosomatics, Personality, Clinical Psychology, History of Psychology

Research Summary

Dr. Pleszewski, based at the Douglas Hospital (Institute), works within the Diagnostic and Crisis Intervention Team. In the past (while in Poland and Germany), he developed his research interests  around stress mechanisms, pain, psychosomatic aspects of the coronary heart disease and (while in Canada) the immunocompetence in the depressed patients. His recent focus is on the particularities of abusive behaviour and its perception.

He also studies and teaches on the modern psychology in the historical perspective.

Selected References

Pleszewski, Z., A. Pauna (2012). Clinical and Methodological Issues in the Research on the Rape Myth. In The Proceedings of the International Conference of Applied Psychology, Paris, June 2012.

Pleszewski, Z. (2008). Psychology in Historical Perspective. Pearson Custom Publishing. New York, Toronto. 

Pleszewski, Z. (1999).  Model replication as a mechanism of decompensation in crisis. In M. De Clercq, A. Andreoli & S. Lamarre (Eds.), Emergency Psychiatry in a Changing World, Elsevier Science B.V. Amsterdam.

Pleszewski, Z. (1985). Imagination in psychotherapy and psychosomatics. In G. Guantieri, (Ed.) Hypnosis in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine. Edizioni Post-Universitarie, Il Segno, Editrice, Verona.

Pleszewski, Z. (1984). Psychosomatic factors in illness behavior. The comparatively estimated sense of well-being. Swedish Journal of Experimental & Clinical Hypnosis vol. XI, No.2.                                 

Pleszewski, Z. (1983). Psychosomatics and hypnotherapy. In A.J. Krakowski, & C.P. Kimball (Eds.) Psychosomatic Medicine. Theoretical, Clinical and Transcultural Aspects. Plenum Publishing Corp. New York. 

Pleszewski, Z. (1982). Psychosomatics. The Holistic Approach to Illness; its Genesis, Course and Therapy. Svensk Tidskrift for Hypnos. No 1. 

Pleszewski, Z. (1980). Dislocation and reinterpretation of symptoms during hypnotherapy. In M. Pajntar (Ed.) Hypnosis in Psychosomatic Medicine. Ljubljana University Press. 

Pleszewski, Z. (1979).  Pain sensitivity, biological timidity and psychosomatic disorders. In G.D. Burrows, & L. Denersetein (Eds.) Hypnosis. Elsevier N. Holland Biomedical Press Amsterdam, Oxford, New York. 

Pleszewski, Z. (1977). Emotional functioning of cardiac patients. In Y. Ikemi (Ed.) The Forth Congress of the International College of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kyoto. Kyushu University Press.

Updated: March 2015
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