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Methods of developmental psychodiagnostics for children under the age of 3
Benešová, Klára ; Šulová, Lenka (advisor) ; Šturma, Jaroslav (referee)
Thesis focuses on methods of developmental psychodiagnostics for children under the age of 3. Characteristics of early childhood considering the general developmental patterns are introduced in the beginning. Then the focus is moved to the developmental psychodiagnostics, its specific situation, its demands from the examinator's point of view, as well as the specifics of infants and toddlers that can affect the process of making a developmental diagnosis. The essence of this thesis presents particular methods of developmental diagnostics, its development, description, use, advantages and possible disadvantages. For better demonstraion of the administration process, each method is supplemented with a brief example of an possible examination. In the end of the thesis a research project is being proposed. That is a project of concurrent validity of the parent- completed "Ages and Stages Questionnaires" with the Gesell scales. Keywords: early developmental diagnosis, early childhood, developmental examination
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Tthe personality of foster parent in the system of the substitute family care in the Czech Republic
Charyparová, Michaela ; Šulová, Lenka (advisor) ; Šturma, Jaroslav (referee)
Thesis deals with the personality of foster parents in the current systém of the substitute family care in the Czech republic. The theoretical part describes the current substitute care system in our country, the specifics of foster care and the role of psychologists in the mediation process and subsequent implementation of foster care for children. All of these topics are presented based on the study of professional domestic and foreign sources and are contextualized topic personality of foster parent. The second parent presents the research design proposal empirical investigation related to the topic of the thesis. Keywords: Foster care, foster parent, personality, demands, stress.
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Risk factors during the prenatal period
Krátká, Michaela ; Šulová, Lenka (advisor) ; Šivicová, Gabriela (referee)
This bachelor's thesis is focused on risk factors during the prenatal period and is divided into two main parts: a theoretical section, which is the principal part of the thesis, and a practical section. The theoretical section is primarily a literature overview and aims to present the main group of risk factors that may already affect the child in the prenatal period. The conclusion of this theoretical section is concerning with ways of monitoring the effects of these risk factors, especially genetic ones. The practical section is focused on designing a research project aimed at monitoring the relationship between prenatal maternal stress and any subsequent occurrence of infantile colic of the infant. Keywords: risk factors, prenatal period, infantile colic, prenatal stress
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Rating Health-Related Quality of Life after Menopause
Moravcová, Markéta ; Mareš, Jiří (advisor) ; Koukola, Bohumil (referee) ; Šulová, Lenka (referee)
Rating Health-Related Quality of Life after Menopause Introduction: Quality of life of individual and its evaluation is increasingly important in clinical practice. Specifically, women in the period associated with menopause often suffer from symptoms which do not directly threaten health, respectively life, but they can reduce the quality of life. With the general aging of our population is increasing the number of women in this period. The care these women must be comprehensive and focused on their subjective perception of women's lives. Clinical practice in the Czech Republic needs specific instrument to assess quality of life of menopausal women. Therefore, the authors created the Czech versions of specific instruments assessing the health related quality of life (HRQL) in postmenopausal women - Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and Utian Quality of Life Scale (UQOL). Objectives: The theoretical aim of this work was to describe the period associated with menopause, characterize the quality of life and methods of its evaluation and also provide an overview of assessment tools for quality of life for women in the period associated with menopause. We mapped the situation in diagnosing and treating of estrogen deficiency symptoms in Czech clinical practice. The empiric aim of the work was to develop...
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Home Literacy Environment of Children of Different Lingual-Cognitive Profiles
Franke, Helena ; Štech, Stanislav (advisor) ; Kesselová, Jana (referee) ; Šulová, Lenka (referee)
TITLE: Home Literacy Environment of Children of Different Lingual-Cognitive Profiles AUTHOR: Helena Franke DEPARTMENT: Department of Psychology SUPERVISOR: Prof. PhDr. Stanislav Štech, CSc. CONSULTANT: Prof. PhDr. Marína Mikulajová, CSc. ABSTRACT: The thesis deals with the home literacy environment of 87 Slovak speaking children (41 with typical language development, 31 SLI children and 15 children at family risk of dyslexia) at the age of 5 to 7 years and their parents. Their home environment was monitored by means of questionnaires while their abilities were studied via a test battery. The aim of the study was to describe the home literacy environment of the two groups of children at risk of dyslexia as indicated by their linguistic-cognitive profiles. The data show that both at risk groups of children live in a poorer literacy environment and that their parents perform less direct literacy activities then those in the control group. The caregivers' daily hassles in families with dyslexia were affected by their own ADHD. The richness of the literacy environment of both clinical groups correlates with children's phonological awareness and in families with dyslexia with children's reading and writing performance. At the end of the first grade, poor readers of all three groups lag behind in language,...
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Sex Education at Schools in Czech Republic Previously and Nowadays
Šindelářová, Karolína ; Šulová, Lenka (advisor) ; Heller, Daniel (referee)
This thesis focuses on the development of sex education in schools in the Czech Republic since the early twentieth century to the present. The first part is devoted to the definition of sex education and its goals, principles, concepts and purpose. Another chapter describes the evolution of sex education in our country during the twentieth century. For this historic probe, theoretical materials about methods for the current time period were used. Next chapter deals with the current state of sex education. It offers an overview of actual approaches, trends and researches. Comprehensive view of sex education provides a chapter about actual situation of sex education in other European countries. The research proposal, which focuses on the effectiveness of systematic sex education, is included (in the final part of) this bachelor thesis. Keywords: sexuality, sex education, methods of education, primary school
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Mental changes in women due to the use of hormonal contraception
Ottová, Barbora ; Šulová, Lenka (advisor) ; Weiss, Petr (referee)
The study investigates physical, mental and sexual changes in women at the beginning of use or after discontinuation of a combined hormonal contraception. Thirty women were interviewed at least 3 months and at most 2 years after the start of use or discontinuation of combined hormonal contraception. Semi-structured interviews were supplemented by 16- symptom rating scale on which women assessed the results of an imaginary study of side effects of hormonal contraception. Both methods identically demonstrated pronounced effect of combined hormonal contraception on decline in sexual desire and painful menstruation. No clear difference was found in psychical symptoms, although qualitative analysis indicated possible changes. Further research is needed to test subsequent hypothesis.
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Early Communication: The Role of Oxytocin in Sharing Emotions with Mother during the First Year of Life
Šipošová, Barbora ; Marková, Gabriela (advisor) ; Šulová, Lenka (referee)
Recent studies support the hypothesis that oxytocin plays an important role in mother-infant interactions. The aim of the present research was to investigate the connection between Maternal Affect Attunement and levels of oxytocin in mothers and infants during early mother-infant communication, and to explore the relationship between maternal and infants' oxytocin levels. Forty three mother-infant dyads participated in the present study when infants were four months. They were observed in three conditions: 1) Baseline - where no communication took place, 2) Natural Interaction between mother and infant and 3) Modified Interactions - where natural interaction between mothers and infants was disrupted in various ways. During this procedure four saliva samples from mothers and their infants were collected to determine their levels of oxytocin at different time points. To assess individual maternal interactive style Maternal Affect Attunement (Maintaining Attention, Warm Sensitivity) was coded during the Natural Interaction. Results indicated that maternal and infants' oxytocin levels were stable at the four collection points. Maternal oxytocin levels at all collection points as well as overall mean oxytocin level were negatively related to her Warm Sensitivity. Significant positive synchronized as...
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The positive influence of learning and activating methods, applied in a adulthood as a prequisite for active aging
Hušinová, Irena ; Šulová, Lenka (referee) ; Mertin, Václav (referee)
My thesis focuses on the education of adults, with view to peculiarities of their development and with accent to the senior population. It deals with the impact of physiological changes in the period of interevium and senium, which significantly affect the level of learning and education, and subsequently also self confidence of an individual, activity of their approach towards old age and their perception of well-being. The author projects to her thesis her own feelings, attitudes, opinions and experiences. She works with mnemonics, which facilitate long-term memory and support healthy activity of an individual. She considers current needs of the senior population and has tried to depict them graphically in the form of a treetop. A survey in the form of a simple questionnaire was carried out among senior citizens in order to identify their interest in education and their understanding of learning as a prevention of active and healthy life in old age. The survey was participated in by 150 responders, mostly women, from the Center for Social and Nursing Services in Prague 10 and within the activities of the Civic Association Život 90. Key words interevium, senium, mnemonics, prevention, educational programs
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Comparison of Intercultural Competence of Czech and Japanese University Students.
Škrábová, Michala ; Šulová, Lenka (advisor) ; Soukup, Václav (referee) ; Bahbouh, Radvan (referee)
Theoretical part of this Ph.D. thesis deals with the latest findings about intercultural communication and with important intercultural theories focused on two examined countries: the Czech Republic and Japan. It compares Czech and Japanese ways of thinking and behaviors using theory of cultural standards. An overview of current intercultural competence theories is followed by a description of specifics of intercultural competence and of possible ways of developing it. The theoretical part of the thesis is concluded by an overview of benefits and risks of intercultural research in general. The empirical part of the thesis compares intercultural competence of Czech and Japanese university students. The main aim of the study is to construct a questionnaire of intercultural competence, to design an observed situation measuring intercultural competence and to determinate a relationship between components of the questionnaire and the observation criteria. Next aims of the study are to determine differences in intercultural competence of Czech and Japanese university students, to compare them and to find out whether these differences can be explained by the components of the questionnaire. We were interested to what extent is the intercultural competence related to intracultural competence and whether...
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