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Traumatic Stress, Dissociation and Schizophrenia: Psychopathological and Psychophysiological Charakteristics
Gláslová, Kateřina ; Bob, Petr (advisor) ; Kukleta, Miloslav (referee) ; Kostroň, Lubomír (referee)
Results support the hypothesis that epileptogenic phenomena are related to traumatic stress in pathogenesis of dissociative states in schizophrenia because of significant correlations of traumatic stress, dissociation, and complex partial seizure-like symptoms. This is in accord with recent findings that schizophrenia as well as epilepsy is related to a loss of physiological balance between excitation and inhibition. Epilepsy is linked to over-excitation while on the other hand schizophrenia is connected to over-inhibition in the nuclei of the limbic system, hypothalamus and their projection sites (Stevens, 1999). In epilepsy the normal equilibrium between excitation and inhibition is permanently altered by repeated focal excitation or kindling, resulting in a permanent state of excessive focal excitability and spontaneous seizures (Stevens 1999; Goddard, McIntyre, Leech, 1969). Similar "kindling" or sensitization may be induced in inhibitory systems in response to focal physiological pulsed discharges of limbic and hypothalamic neurons and this excess of inhibitory factors may then be manifested as a psychosis (Stevens, 1992, 1999). This might correspond to intracranial (stereo-tactic) EEG studies in schizophrenia patients which reported epileptic discharges in limbic structures (Heath, 1962, 1975; Monroe,...
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Specifics of managerial communication in an intercultural environment
Srncová, Jaroslava ; Janoušek, Jaromír (advisor) ; Rymeš, Milan (referee) ; Kostroň, Lubomír (referee)
We have decided to get involved into the research project "managerial communication specifics within multicultural environment" due to two reasons. Firstly, this topic has been widely discussed since the 90s boom of foreign investments in the Czech republic, secondly, multicultural compames deal more and more with the issue of communication misunderstandings due to different styles in leading and motivating people. Czech and German cultures have become particularly attractive, though. There are many historical links, we live next to each other and there is a lively business cooperation. Corporate culture represents a large range of individua! aspects that are to be taken into consideration: national culture, communication pattems, manners and cultural habits, history, intercultural relations and key persona! characterics and skills of mangers. We appreciate a kind and open contribution of top managers working within Czech and German companies that were involved into the project. Our research involves three stages: I. 74 managers on middle and top positions from different companies were asked about the most frequent critical situations in intercultural communication. Their resposes were transfered into final questionnaires and cartoon situations and that is why represented key criteria for the next research....
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