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The significance of symptoms of the conflict in close relationships of players in the diagnostics of online and offline gaming addiction
Kolitsch, Karel ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Vondráčková, Petra (referee)
BACKGROUND: Playing computer games is a favourite way to have fun since the end of the 20th century. The age of users rises together with the development of games and many gamers are nowadays middle-aged. Despite the growing number of research dealing with the issue of playing computer games, this phenomenon lacks a comprehensive definition and method of diagnosis. In some diagnostic tools, the conflict between gamers and a close person is the main and key criterion. AIM: The main aim of the research is to describe the symptoms of conflict in the close relationships of computer games players. A partial goal is to compare conflicts in close relationships in addicted or threatened by addiction gamers and non-addicted gamers. METHODS: The concept of the research is based on a qualitative research methodology. Respondents were recruited using the snow ball selection method and selected by targeted selection based on predefined criteria. The research sample consisted of 36 respondents. 18 were computer games players and 18 were close persons. All respondents took part in a semi- structured interview. The obtained data was analyzed using the pattern capture and comparison method. RESULTS: Symptoms of conflict in the close relationships of computer game players have been described by individual...
Influence of ex-user's experience on therapeutic work with clients in addiction treatment: a qualitative study
Kolitsch, Karel ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Libra, Jiří (referee)
In this thesis I deal with the influence of personal lived experience of ex-users on their therapeutic work with the clients in addiction treatment. The personal experience in this case is meant an experience with the substance abuse or playing on the slot machines which led to addiction. For this work it is also important the personal experience of following treatment of addictive behavior by ex-uers themself. In the theoretical part I address the former career of ex-user in addiction services, the role of ex-user in the therapeutic team, the motivation of ex-user to work with addicted clients, but also the opportunities of his education and anchoring the work of ex-user in the Standards of services for drug users and pathological players. As the goal of the practical part I set myself to describe how the ex-user's own experiences with addiction and its treatment participate when working with clients. Besides this main objective I am also dealing with ex-user's motivation for his work, the potential risks, the impact of education on the work of ex-users and also the relationship between ex- user and his colleagues. To answer the research questions I used a semi-structured interview. To analyze the text I used the techniques of text colouring and encoding, allowing the final analysis,...

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