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Biological determinations of cognitive disorders
Vítek, Petr ; Šivicová, Gabriela (advisor) ; Stehlík, Luděk (referee)
As a topic of my bachelor thesis I have chosen "Biological determinants of cognitive disorders". Because of the bachelor thesis' coverage I was forced to choose only two cognitive functions - memory and thinking. This work as a whole is an attempt to combine psychological theories with neurological and psychiatric knowledge which are now popular thanks to the rapid development of imaging techniques of brain. One chapter is specifically focused on their brief summary. In the beginning specific cognitive functions are circumscribed but only two of them are taken further - memory and thinking. More space is dedicated to memory because neurological research of memory is much more complex compared to thinking. My approach is similar in both cognitive functions - at first I focus on description of normal functioning and then I classify and describe specific disorders, trying to find their neurological correlations. The second part of my bachelor thesis proposes the research of episodic memory, in which I would compare differences in its distortions from both neurological and neuropsychological perspective. Patients with delusions, pseudologia fantastica and patients with often confabulations are the target group. I tried to create as realistic design as possible. However I realize its financial...
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Seniors and memory training
Perglová, Lenka ; Smékalová, Lucie (advisor) ; Kateřina, Kateřina (referee)
Bachelor thesis named Seniors and memory training is dealing with memory training and its meaning for senior's life. Theoretical part includes senior's characteristics and principles of aging process. It also presents general information about memory, including the influence of aging on memory and resulting risks. Memory training is presented here not just like a set of techniques and means of memory functions improvement, but also as an important element in fighting the negative effects of aging.
Practical part consists of inquiry research aimed on personal review of seniors' memory and their attitude towards possibilities of memory training. Respondents are members of senior club, who mostly never came into contact with memory training. Based on analysis and data comparison, the idea of seniors' memory quality is created, including their opinion on memory training efficiency and subjective experience from this field. Results are supplemented by qualified memory trainer's comments for clarification of some points of interest. Conclusion of the thesis is enriched by several information concerning specialist's experience, acquired in form of structured interview.
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Memory disorders in old age
KROUPOVÁ, Jitka
Memory changes or disorders are typical for old age. The ability to absorb new information, to store it in memory and the subsequent information processing decline in old age. The dividing line between memory impairment and dementia is very vague. Czech Alzheimer Society deals with people affected by dementia. The organisation was launched in June 2008 under a project called Days of memory, project of the early memory disorders detection promotion. The practical part of my thesis deals with the project Days of memory. The first goal of the practical part is to find the reasons why clients suffering from memory disorders seek help at the ČALS contact point {--} the Centre for the Elderly PATUP in ZSF JU. The second aim of the practical part is to compare experiences of the ČALS contact point workers who are involved in the Project of the early memory disorders detection promotion, "Days of Memory", in memory scanning. The data required for the practical part of the thesis were obtained by a combination of a qualitative and quantitative research.
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