This week, Soso Dolidze from Ilia State University (Georgia) carried out his mobility at the Faculty of Arts and Letters (Department of Psychology). During his visit, Soso Dolidze, a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, addressed current issues.

The first main topic was lectures focused on "Meditation and Psychotherapy – two different approaches, similarities and differences," where Soso Dolidze offered a clinical psychologist's perspective on how meditation approaches and psychotherapy can complement each other. He discussed how meditation and psychotherapy differ, where their approaches overlap, and what benefits they can bring to people seeking a balance between mental health, self-awareness, and spiritual life.

The second main topic was "Narcissism in the 21st Century – individual psychopathology and collective narcissism." The discussion focused on the fact that "narcissism" today does not only mean self-love or vanity, but represents a broader set of phenomena – from personality traits and possible disorders at the individual level to collective beliefs such as "our group is exceptional and underappreciated." It was also emphasized that this phenomenon is significantly reinforced by the environment of social networks, the culture of performance, the market, and constant self-presentation, where the pressure to project a "perfect image" intersects with issues of identity, relationships, and mental health.