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Resilience and protective factors of children in refugee camps
Miková, Michaela ; Šporclová, Veronika (advisor) ; Červinková, Monika (referee)
This thesis is reaching for a better understanding of resilience and protective factors of children in refugee camps. The first two chapters of literature review are presenting the basic geopolitical context of migration and the refugee camp environment, including the psychosocial challenges of this environment and discussion about the mental health of refugee children. The third chapter defines the general concept of resilience and protective factors, setting the initial framework for the fourth chapter, which describes these phenomena specifically for children in refugee camps. For a wholesome description of the topic, a bioecological model that divides resilience and its factors into four levels: individual, family, community, and institutional/political, is used. Similarly, the research project is based on this model. The project is carried out qualitatively through interviews with psychologists who have had professional or volunteer experience with children in the refugee camp. The project offers more comprehensive description of resilience and protective factors and provides guidance on how these findings can be supported in psychological interventions. The research data were analysed using the grounded theory method. Beside checking the occurrence of the protective factors from the literature review...
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The connection between the ability of guided imagery and the personality characteristics of an individual
Krejčí, Kateřina ; Červinková, Monika (advisor) ; Javůrková, Alena (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the connection between personality characteristics and the ability to visualize. The literature review section contains an overview of informations about guided imagery, their types and differences from other mind-body interventions (e.g. hypnosis or meditation). Furthermore, studies are summarized discussing the possibilities of using guided imagery and the effect of individual differences in the effectiveness of this technique. The research part builts on the previous research summary. The experimental study deals with the question of what personality characteristics are related to the ability to visualize mental images. Participants were asked to listen to a short relaxing guided imagery, followed by the completion of a questionnaire to evaluate the entire experience and also to complete the NEO-FFI personality questionnaire. Keywords Guided Imagery; Mind-Body Interventions; Personality Traits; Five-factor Model; NEO-FFI
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Estimation of the election results by respondents and its usage
Červinková, Monika ; Tuček, Milan (advisor) ; Hendl, Jan (referee)
The diploma thesis "Estimation of the election results by respondents and its usage" discuss the methods of predicting the election results based on election expectations of individuals and shows how people form their expectations and how exact these expectations are. First short summary of existing methods of election results predictions and its limitations is presented - it also deals with pre-election surveys and its ambitions to predict the election results. The rest of the thesis focuses only on the prediction of the election results based on election expectations of individuals: prediction markets and aggregated estimations of respondents. Concept Wisdom of Crowds, from which both approaches originate, is presented together with concrete examples of application of the predictions based on opinions of prediction markets participants and respondents of the pre-election surveys. Results of the foreign studies confirm that the prediction markets predict the election results very well and with higher accuracy than the pre-election surveys. Current studies also positively evaluate the estimation of the election results done by respondents. Respondents are usually able to predict the election results, even several weeks before the elections. Last part of the thesis is based on my own quantitative...
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Self-esteem amongst people with diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis
Lukešová, Marie ; Červinková, Monika (advisor) ; Raudenská, Jaroslava (referee)
The presented bachelor thesis deals with the connection between self-esteem and rheumatoid arthritis. The content of the literary-overview part is the definition of the concept of self- evaluation, development, specification of individual sources and changes in self-evaluation and takes into account possible gender differences. The second part of the literature review is dedicated to the specification of rheumatoid arthritis, the effects of stress and associated mental disorders. Research proposal, which aims to determine the relationship between self-esteem and rheumatoid arthritis activity in the Czech Republic. Another goal is to identify individual factors that affect the sources of self-esteem. The results of the research could contribute to revealing how self-assessment affects rheumatoid arthritis and serve as a theoretical basis for the development of adequate psychological interventions.
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Chronic stress as a contemporary phenomenon and its impact on quality of life of the individual
Kretinina, Julie ; Červinková, Monika (advisor) ; Zajícová, Markéta (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the topic of chronic stress in the context of present times and its impact on quality of life of an individual. The literature review focuses on explaining mechanisms of chronic stress, placing chronic stress in the context of 21st century, discuses its impact on health and quality of life of an individual and offers ways for reducing chronic stress and ways for its prevention. Based on the theoretical part a research project was designed in the framework of which was, trough mapping study, examined the issue of chronic stress of working and non-working university students. The PSS-10 questionnaire examines the prevalence of chronic stress levels and the differences in perceived stress levels between these two groups.
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Biological mechanisms playing a role in origin in stress
Sákrová, Anna ; Červinková, Monika (advisor) ; Javůrková, Alena (referee)
The main topic of the bachelor's thesis are the biological mechanisms taking place in the body of an individual under the influence of stress or during an ongoing stressful situation. The research project proposal is preceded by a literature review, focusing on stress as a separate concept and the individual biological mechanisms involved in its origin, as well as nervous and humoral mechanisms, including stress hormones. This part is also focused on a brief introduction to post-traumatic stress disorder. Within the design of the research project, the work is focused on the possibility of increased depressive symptoms in people diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. The aim of the research is to revel whether increased symptomatology is related with diagnosed post - traumatic stress disorder and if so, what relationship it is. The data will then be analyzed and compared with control group, with the possibility of expanding knowledge in this area through further research.
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The meaning of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) use in romantic relationships
Tenglerová, Hana ; Kočárová, Rita (advisor) ; Červinková, Monika (referee)
In recent decades, researchers' focus has returned to investigation of MDMA (3,4-Methylene- dioxymethamphetamine) effects and its possible psychotherapeutic applications including its use in context of conjoint psychotherapy. This bachelor thesis summarizes both studies of MDMA, "ecstasy" respectively, effects on interpersonal relationships and use of this substance in narrower context of couple relationships. The thesis also discusses possible overlaps between factors included in quality of couple relationship and effects of MDMA or "ecstasy". Based on the presented knowledge the thesis proposes a qualitative study aimed to examine the role of "ecstasy" use in couple relationships and it also suggests the possibilities of future research.
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Microbiome and its role in the etiopathogenesis of mental disorders
Krejčí, Kateřina ; Červinková, Monika (advisor) ; Rodriguez Manchola, Mabel Virginia (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the role of gut microbiome in the etiopathogenesis of mental disorders. It describes the communication axis between the brain, intestine and its microbiome, the so-called microbiome-gut-brain axis. The thesis also mentions important signaling agents that mediate this communication, the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, its connection with the immune system and stress. The other part of the thesis describes the role of intestinal microbiome in the etiopathogenesis of selected mental disorders. The impact of dysbalanced microbiome on mental health is presented. Part of the thesis is also dedicated to new approaches to the treatment of these disorders using knowledge of intestinal microbiome, especially the potential benefit of probiotics. The proposed research would address the effectiveness of probiotics in the treatment of depression. Keywords Gut microbiome; Microbiome-gut-brain axis; Mental Disorders; Depression; Probiotic
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Pornography consumption and partner sexual activity
Lexová, Eliška ; Weiss, Petr (advisor) ; Červinková, Monika (referee)
The topic of this thesis is the effect of pornography consumption on the partner sexual activity. The content of the theoretical part is the definition of pornography, history of pornography and psychological view on pornography. Furthermore, the work deals with the current psychological research concerning the influence on individual areas of sexual activity. The empirical part aims to discover the connection between the pornography consumption and sexual activity in relationships, such as frequency of sexual activities, sexual satisfaction, sexual communication and openness or repertoire and frequency of using partner sexual practices. The research was carried out using an anonymous online questionnaire, in which respondents were selected by the method of self-selection. The outcomes of the thesis could be used in relationship and sexuology counseling as a tool for deeper understanding of sexuality in relationships and for more accurate targeting of help in this area of problems. Keywords pornography consumption, relationship, sexual activity, sexual satisfaction, sexual communication
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Visualisations as a possibility to influence biological processes
Červinková, Monika ; Bahbouh, Radvan (advisor) ; Kulišťák, Petr (referee)
(English) Guided imagery is not so far frequently used method, also there is not existing more extensive research in this field. Nevertheless, some papers showing potential of this technique can be found. This thesis deals with the use of guided imagery to influence biological (immune) processes. So far there is only a very small number of studies dealing with this topic. This is a pilot study in this particular application. The study included 38 participants. The effect of guided imagery on immunological parameters was monitored, as well as other factors that can be related to the effectiveness of the intervention (ease of process visualization, level of stress). The study also dealt with the possible influence of the metaphor in visualization content on its effectiveness. Although there is not clear result of this study on global level, there is a number of interesting partial results. Particularly, interesting observations significant in view of further research direction in this field have emerged from this work. In particular, the influence of stress, or more precisely its association with the guided imagery effect could be a promising area for further research. Based on this work, it is not possible to comment on the possible effect on guided imagery effect, because probands were not...
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