心理中心前身是学生心理咨询中心，成立于1992年5月。经过30余年的发展、建设，现已形成集教学、科研、咨询、培训工作为一体的校级直属机构。目前，中心有本校专兼职教师8名，校外特聘专家、顾问15名，系统内兼职人员12名。心理中心在担负学校心理教育和心理咨询工作的基础上，还面向机关单位开展心理教育、心理测评、咨询辅导等工作。

一、心理教育和心理服务工作

心理中心面向全校本科生和心理学方向研究生开设《心理学概论》、《社会心理学》、《大学生心理学》、《跨文化心理学》、《大学生心理健康》、《心理学研究方法》、《心理测量与应用统计》、《情绪心理学》、《决策心理学》等10余门课程；面向本科、研究生的系列心理健康讲座；常年开通心理咨询热线电话，预约学生心理咨询服务，定期组织团体心理素质训练。

二、专题学术研讨和国际学术交流

积极参与国际国内学术交流活动，定期召开学生研讨活动。目前，心理中心已邀请了来自美国、香港、新加坡、日本等地的心理专家为本科生和研究生开设讲座或专题课程，推广和传授国际前沿心理学的理念和技术。心理中心与国内外心理学界开展广泛合作，将探讨心理工作与国际政治的结合作为特色研究方向进行研究和探索。

三、对国家机关的心理支持工作

为服务国家机关及相关单位对心理学知识和心理健康支持的需求，从2005年起，心理中心组织力量，深入到29个省市自治区的机关单位，开展心理需求调研和心理培训工作；参与了奥运会、亚运会、大运会等大型活动的心理辅导工作，通过举办心理讲座、心理压力管理工作坊，为机关干部提供心理疏导服务；面向主管系统，多次开办心理学知识和心理技术运用培训班。

四、 实验室建设与设备设施

心理研究方面的设备配备丰富全面，已建成包括心理行为观察、认知相关脑电位、减压训练、沙盘治疗、心理测量、个体与团体心理咨询等9个专业实验室，配备了具备国际先进水平的心理实验设备（EEG脑电采集放大设备、眼动扫描设备、面部表情识别系统等）。心理学实验室既能保证学校本科和研究生心理咨询、心理教育和教学实践需要，也是系统心理服务、心理技术运用于业务工作的示范研究基地。

The Research Institution of Psychology

Founded in May, 1992, the Research Institution of Psychology evolved from UIR’s Psychological Counseling Center. Since that time, the center has become a university department that combines psychological teaching, researching, counseling, and training. The center now has six full- and -part-time instructors, 15 external specialists and counselors, as well as a part-time staff of 12 people. In addition to taking care of the university’s psychological education and counseling, the center also helps the university’s academic units with related work.

The major responsibilities of the Research Institution of Psychology include the following:

1. Psychological education and services

The institution offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Principles of Psychology, Social Psychology, Psychology for University Students，Cross Cultural Psychology, Mental Health for University Students，Research Methods for Psychology, Psychology Of Emotion, Psychometrics and Statistics，and Psychology of Decision Making. As well the institution organizes mental health seminars for both undergraduates and postgraduates. A psychological counseling hotline has been operating throughout the year, and students can access counseling services via appointments. Group psychological training has been organized regularly.

2. Academic Seminars and International academic exchanges

The institution is actively involved in domestic and international academic exchanges. The center has invited experts from the US, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan to give lectures and courses where these experts share the latest thinking and technologies in the field. In collaboration with domestic and foreign institutes, the center is also working on projects to combine psychology with international politics. As well, academic workshops are regularly held for students.

3. Psychological support for national governments offices

The institution provides psychological knowledge and counseling services for national government offices and units. Psychological needs survey and related training program the center developed in 2005 is now used in 29 provinces and regions. The center has also been involved in providing psychological counseling services for the Olympic Games, the Asiade, the Universiade, and other major international events. In addition, the center provides government functionaries with counseling through psychology seminars and stress management workshops. Further, the institution offers superior department ongoing training courses in psychological theoretical and practices.

4. Laboratory construction and professional facilities

The institution operates nine laboratories, including those for the observation of psychological behaviors, event-related potentials, training in stress relief, play therapy, psychological measurement, and individual and group counseling etc. These laboratories are equipped with international -standard experimental instruments, such as EEG amplifier, eye tracker, a facial expression recognition system. These labs are used not only for psychological counseling, education, and practice, but also serve as an experimental site for internal psychological services and techniques.