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Assessment of Social Cognition and Object Realtions of Patients with Schizophrenia
Smolová, Alžběta ; Soukupová, Tereza (advisor) ; Goldmann, Petr (referee)
The thesis examines social cognition and object relations in patients with schizophrenia using Thematic Apperception Test evaluated by SCORS. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with schizophrenia, Thematic Apperception Test and its interpretation systems (especially Westen's SCORS). Attention is also paid to the theoretical background of social cognition and object relations in patients with schizophrenia. The aim of the study is to verify the assumption that patients with schizophrenia will reach pathological scores in SCORS. The study also explores the relationships between different dimensions of SCORS in this clinical population. The results indicate that patients with schizophrenia have numerous deficits in social cognition and object relations, as measured by SCORS. Significantly lower scores (that belong or are very close to pathology) were found in a total of five SCORS's dimensions. In the remaining three dimensions patients with schizophrenia achieved below-average results. Cross-correlations among SCORS's dimensions and factor analysis results which revealed a three component structure of SCORS in patients with schizophrenia are also discussed. Keywords: Schizophrenia, social cognition, object relations, SCORS, Thematic Apperception Test, correlation analysis, factor analysis.
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School Achievement Motivation
Smolová, Alžběta ; Pavelková, Isabella (advisor) ; Hříbková, Lenka (referee)
The thesis is focused on the issue of school achievement motivation. It is an empirical work. The theoretical part of thesis introduces the concept of school achievement motivation based on the general concept of achievement motivation (e.g. Atkinson's and Heckhausen's model of achievement motivation), which is introduced at the beginning of the theoretical part. Forming of school achievement needs is emphasized within the concept of school achievement motivation. The last chapter presents the previous research works on achievement needs creating a connection to the empirical part. The purpose of the empirical part of the thesis is to explore achievement needs of pupils of upper primary school and determine whether these needs are differentiated. The results of research indicate that in connection with the development of achievement motivation initially generalized achievement needs differentiate within the school subjects. The need to avoid failure differentiates less in comparison with the need to achieve success. Differences in the achievement needs related to the age, gender, English speaking and English non speaking classes are discussed as well. Keywords: school achievement motivation, differentiation, upper primary school, need to achieve success, need to avoid failure
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