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Authorship as an effective factor in the stories of methamphetamine users
Krejčí, Josef ; Chrz, Vladimír (advisor) ; Onder, Jakub (referee)
Title: Authorship as an effective factor in the stories of methamphetamine users. Abstract: Submitted thesis tries to show experience of ex-users of drugs (mainly methamphetamine) thru narrative interview. Period of drug using is shown as a part of life, which led to specific changes in life of these people. Thru focusing on these subjective changes author tries to take into account factors and situations leading to quit the drug using. Four interviews (3 male, 1 female) are analyzed thru qualitative approach. This constructs two models. First is schematic model of generalized scenario, which emphasize similarities across interviewed sample. Second is model of authorship attitude, which is, according to analyzed data, accounted for central and effective factor. At the end, author tries to contextualize results according to related research literature. Author also contemplate on future data collection and conversion of research design into longitudinal. Keywords: methamphetamine, authorship, responsibility, narrative approach
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Self-knowledge in art expression
Kubíčková, Kateřina ; Chrz, Vladimír (advisor) ; Lhotová, Marie (referee)
This qualitative thesis deals self-knowledge in art expression. The work examines how the creator understands to his or her art product, what happens in the dialogue over the product and this understanding impacts to self-knowledge and self-transformation. The work represents the principle of expression and expressiveness as a phenomenon and mandala as a specific instrument of art expression, which is set in professional framework through its origin and tradition of use in therapeutic practice. The work is dedicated to process in which the meaning is explored and constitutes three stages, the first one is expression, second one is reflection and the third is analysis. Theory of expression, dynamic art therapy and hermeneutic approach are presented as three basic theoretical approaches in this work. The work describes three case reports in a dynamic process and interprets them through formal and thematic analysis, respectively which strategies are used to find meaning in picture and what is the character of the main topics. Keywords: Art expression, mandalas, self-knowledge, early adulthood, theory of expression, dynamic art therapy, hermeneutics.
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Strategies of successful women with children and career
Horká, Kristýna ; Smetáčková, Irena (advisor) ; Chrz, Vladimír (referee)
My diploma thesis is focused on a qualitative research on relationship between personal and work life and the life strategies of successful women with children. The objective of this paper is to find out what is the actual life stage and the ideal stage of the women's life they strive to achieve. There will be a particular focus taken on a context of their professional career and the space that has been created between their family and personal live. Therefore, it will be about their identity strategies and how do they practice it in combination of both of their life spheres. The research is conducted by narrative- biographical interviews that are completed by a Life axis method that works well as a guide for managing the interviews, the topics of the main interest of women in particular. All research findings are confronted by professional literature. Keywords: Work/life balance, strategies for combining work and family, gender identity of women, family and labour negotiations. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Depression as an escape from burden of life: Analysis of interviews
Bartošková, Magda ; Chrz, Vladimír (advisor) ; Klusák, Miroslav (referee)
In this paper I will be mapping an inner world of thought and experience lived by individuals suffering from depression. Based on differently experienced narratives I will try to reveal common features, which could help with better understanding "depressive mode of life experience". Research took place in Prague Psychiatric Centre. It consisted of narrative analysis of four 90 minute long autobiogaphic interviews. Four respondents were of both sexes and 17 - 59 years old. In these interviews was emphasized formation of structure in their life narrative. The result of this analysis was formlation of theory of Depressive mode of organizing the experience. This theory is expanded with mode of escape mechanism describing tightening of depletion of external purpose loop and causal mechanism of reluctance to pursue introspection, which leads to deficit of authorship and need for understanding and acting other, who would compensate described deficit. These models have been compared with other theories and research of C. G. Jung and Erich Fromm. Ideas of both authors complete each other and expand findings of this research.
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Artist's journey: a biographical analysis of the development of students of art
Botková, Mariana ; Mudrák, Jiří (advisor) ; Chrz, Vladimír (referee)
The goal of the bachelor thesis is to analyze the development of the artistic talent. First, the thesis deals with the psychological and historical aspects of art and the world of the artist. Second, the thesis reflects current theories concerned with talent using two multidimensional models of the talent. After studying these concepts, the topic of the art and talent is connected through one of the multidimensional models which is further used as theoretical framework for the practical part. In the practical part of the bachelor thesis the case studies of four young artists are introduces and analyzed. The most important finding is that in the life of the artist, impact of family is very essential. It has been shown that the ideal conditions for developing artistic talent is in the early childhood. Parents should support their children while providing them with freedom in the environment build on values rather than strict rules. Key words: artistic talent, art, talent, development, talent factors.
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Ninth stage of human development: narrative analysis of autobiographical interviews
Bartáková, Martina ; Chrz, Vladimír (advisor) ; Veselá, Ivana (referee)
The ninth stage of human development: narrative analysis of autobiographical interview Abstract The goal of the work is understanding how seniors give meaning to their experience. Theoretical and methodological bases are formed by the hermeneutic- narrative approach. Thesis is concentrated to the identity and a method how is the identity constructed in life stories. The empirical material consists of three autobiographical narratives collected by the method od narrative interview. For narrative analysis of the interview there are three different interpretive perspective used: Live motives, Ideological setting and Imagoes. The results of analysis are confronted with the concept of "The ninth stage of human development" whose authors are J. M. Erikson and E. H. Erikson. Keywords: narrative analysis, life story, old age, identity
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Flow experience in video-game genres
Hrabec, Ondřej ; Chrz, Vladimír (advisor) ; Klusák, Miroslav (referee)
FLOW EXPERIENCE IN VIDEOGAME GENRES ABSTRACT: The thesis Flow experience in videogame genres focuses on the critical dialogue with Csikszentmihalyi's concept of the flow phenomenon. The flow is a standard term for the optimal mental state during playing videogames. The author of this text discusses the original conception of flow as a universal state in all types of activities. He acknowledges a high probability of various ways of experiencing that occurs in relation to different genres and types of activities. With help of qualitative research inspired by the narrative methodology based on eight interviews with videogame journalists, he aims to present a revised dimensional model of flow experience. This thesis indicates three basic types of flow - climax, ilinx and ludic trance - that can be examined on the basis of the ten dimensions of flow (interactivity, intentionality, challenge, exploration, time urgency of executive operations, attention, level of consciousness, experience of power, source of stimul ation and value). The author opines that the revised model of flow is the first step towards a deeper understanding of the diversity of involvement in videogaming which can serve a further research of the optimal experience and categorization of playing styles corresponding with these three different...
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Popularity of television series House, M.D.
Petrů, Vít ; Chrz, Vladimír (advisor) ; Smetáčková, Irena (referee)
The object in this thesis is to investigate why a television series House M.D. is so popular. Television series is conceived as a widely shared pop-culture artefact, which is a major proof how the human mind is shaped by and expressed through culture in terms of cultural psychology. The question of mechanisms, offers or content that are causing the popularity of this series is examined from the perspective of several psychological concepts. The popularity of the series was examined by the analysis of the artefact itself and additionally from the perspective of the viewers. This examination led to the conclusion that the popularity of the series House M.D. lies in several different aspects. The first aspect is seen in innovations this series brings to the viewer due to the traditional established form of medical drama. The second aspect is based on identifying, describing patterns and representing certain offers for various components of viewer ("products for the mind"). The third aspect lies in interpretation of the series as "sociodrama" that solves certain imaginary opposites. The fourth aspect is loosely based on Bamberg's theory of narrative positioning that on three levels shows how the character of doctor House is attractive to the viewer, what it provides and how the series reflects the...
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Literary work of transgenders at community websites
Šťastná, Jarmila ; Smetáčková, Irena (advisor) ; Chrz, Vladimír (referee)
Bachelor thesis deals with the literary work of people diagnosed with transsexuality, specifically texts that are published on the website for transsexuals, their families and closest friends. The aim of my study was to determine what these contributions reveal, and what the predominant theme in them, trying to map the subjective experience of the individual authors and I have also focused on the responses of readers, who, under various texts can contribute their comments. In analyzing the texts I used content analysis to determine the form, content and theme of each cell and in addition to this I used the narrative analysis, in which I determined the narrative category focused on the topic, the way the topic tell to whom the text is addressed to and what events it writing prior to and at the end, as the text was accepted by readers who visit the community website. In terms of content analysis, I focused on stylistics published articles, essays procedures used in determining the content I am content categories separately disassembling article content category separately comments. The research group consisted of twenty prose texts which thematically prevailed back in time through which to identify themselves and which demonstrate that their feelings that they belong to the opposite sex are...
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