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Mental hygiene as a burnout prevention of counseling staff
Šípová, Zuzana ; Štětovská, Iva (advisor) ; Mertin, Václav (referee)
The thesis deals with the issue of mental hygiene as a burnout prevention of counselling staff working in counselling for family, marriage and human relations. It is focused on psychologists and social workers. The first part deals with the issues related to the counselling and requirements for counselling staff, as well as the specifics and risks associated with the profession, and the clientele that comes to counselling. Furthermore, the thesis deals with the issues of burnout syndrome and mental hygiene related to the profession of counselling staff. The second part of the diploma thesis is processed in the form of empirical explorative research which aim was to map the issue of mental hygiene as a prevention of burnout syndrome among counselling staff, specifically psychologists and social workers working in the counselling for the family, marriage and human relations. It was found out that the counseling staff perceive as the most burdensome administrative and organizational components of their work and unmotivated or difficult clients. On the contrary they are most enriched with the diversity and variety of client stories, meeting with clients and feeling of their meaningfulness. Regarding mental hygiene strategies and techniques that counseling staff use the most, in the foreground figure...
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The Phenomenon of Addiction to Social Networks
Rynešová, Klára ; Boukalová, Hedvika (advisor) ; Štětovská, Iva (referee)
and key words Rynešová, K. (2016). The Phenomenon of Addiction to Social Networks. Bachelor thesis (BA). Prague: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Department of psychology. This bachelor's thesis dedicated to the topic of social networks sites (SNS) as the still relatively new social phenomenon and type of communication. It is primarily focused on issues of potential dependence on social networks sites as a specific form of addiction in the context of Internet addiction. Theoretical part discusses of the addiction, using social networks sites, motivation of users and potential risks that are associated with their use, such as loneliness, isolation or physiological problems. It is primarily focused on the social network site Facebook, which is a relatively new social platform, where more and more people spend their leisure time. It examines the place of this platform within social relationships and interpersonal communication. In the empirical part, there is submitted a proposal quantitative research associated with qualitative part, which focuses on any withdrawal symptoms among users of social network who are showing signs of potential abuse. Key words: Addiction, Social Networks Sites, Facebook, Cyberspace, Internet, Interpersonal Communication
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Psychological analysis and comparsion of classical and modern fairy tales
Šinkner, Filip ; Šírová, Eva (advisor) ; Štětovská, Iva (referee)
This thesis deals with the psychological analysis of modern and classic fairy tales and their role in children's mental development, especially in children of preschool age. In the literature-survey section it is focused on the definition of the concepts of modern and classic fairy tales and on the presentation of the theories of the analysts who have studied this topic, such as e. g. Bruno Bettelheim and Marie-Louise von Franz. Furthermore, this work provides a brief overview of areas which are important for preschool children and offers several perspectives on why fairy tales are important at this stage for the optimal development of the child, and which conflicts they can help them solve. The research proposal covers the benefits and practical use of modern and classic fairy tales in educating and working with preschool children. The opinions of three samples of experts on this group - parents, educators working in nursery schools and educational psychologists - are explored using semi-structured interviews.
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Adaptation of Czech and German managers during long-term working stays abroad
Alföldy-Zscheile, Šárka ; Rymeš, Milan (advisor) ; Štětovská, Iva (referee) ; Pauknerová, Daniela (referee)
dtto Disertační práce: Adaptace českých a německých manažerů při dlouhodobých pracovních pobytech v zahraničí PhDr. Šárka Alföldy-Zscheile FF UK, Katedra psychologie, Praha 2014 Abstract The objective of this thesis is an in-depth examination of the topic of professional and social adaptation of Czech and German executives during long-term secondments abroad. The target group is the employees seconded abroad by international companies, away from their home cultures - the Czech Republic and Germany. Load and support factors that affect the seconded executives and influence the process of their adaptation will be reviewed and analysed in detail. The theoretical part summarises the insights of both Czech and international authors on the topics of adapting to different national cultures, burnout syndrome, enthusiasm toward the job, management of culturally mixed teams, and the cultural specifics of the Czech and German cultures that the paper builds on. The empirical part presents the qualitative and the subsequent quantitative research. The qualitative research will use the in-depth structured interview with open-ended questions, combined with narrative elements as the tool for determining the load and supportive factors in the course of adaptation. The extensive statements of a total of 18 executives will be...
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Resilience and perceived life purpose
Švarcová, Tereza ; Kebza, Vladimír (advisor) ; Štětovská, Iva (referee)
Resilience and perceived life purpose are phenomena which have been getting more and more attention in foreign literature recently. The results of resilience and life purpose research has its own place in psychotherapy, psychological consultancy and preventive care. The purpose of the theoretical part of diploma thesis was first to present the concepts of resilience and perceived life purpose as separate areas, and then to connect them into an interacting unit. The theoretical part of the thesis refers to the age - related specifics of resilience in connection to developmental tasks of each stage. The aim of the empirical part of diploma thesis was to prove the relationship between resilience and perceived life purpose using a research sample (N = 231), which was being measured by three questionnaire methods - Connor - Davidson Resilience Scale (CD - RISC), Life Engagement Test (LET) a LOGO - test. Another step in the empirical part was to find out if there are differences in grades of resilience and perceived life purpose between two groups (age 18 - 30 and 31 - 65). The results of the empirical part have proven a significant relationship between both variables. The LOGO - test shows considerable differences between the groups in the grades of perceived existential frustration. The results of the...
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Sensitivity to rejection and its influence on the romantic relationship.
Křišťanová, Lenka ; Šulová, Lenka (advisor) ; Štětovská, Iva (referee)
Sensitivity to rejection is a tendency to anxiously or angrily expect, readily perceive, and then overreact to rejection in interpersonal relationships (Downey & Feldman, 1996). This thesis examined the potential associations between rejection sensitivity and romantic relationships in an adult population. I hypothesized that rejection sensitivity will negatively influence perceived quality of romantic relationship, including these relational factors: viability, intimacy, passion, care, satisfaction, conflict, maintenance and commitment. In the research participated 296 respondents (i.e. 148 couples), which individually completed Sensitivity to rejection scale and Relationship rating form (both measures used in Czech translation). On the basis of individual analysis of all respondents (i.e. the whole sample) were found most significant negative correlations with the viability factor and care factor. Furthermore, also the low negative correlation between sensitivity to rejection and satisfaction and commitment factors. At the level of couples were not confirmed either one statistically significant result. Although hypothesis about the influence of sensitivity to rejection on the romantic relationship were confirmed only at the individuals, and not at the individual couples, this study suggest the...
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Burnout Syndrome in University Teachers - International Comparative Study
Černíková, Barbora ; Kebza, Vladimír (advisor) ; Štětovská, Iva (referee)
This thesis is concerned with the phenomenon of burnout in university teachers, who have been previously rather neglected in connection with this topic. The theoretical part provides an analysis of current knowledge regarding the development of the concept of burnout from the very early interest in this issue in the 1970s to the present, with emphasis being placed on the teaching profession, especially in the tertiary education sector. In the empirical part of the research, the assumption of different levels of burnout in university teachers in the former Eastern Bloc and Western European country was tested. This international study compares the burnout level in teachers from the philosophy faculties of Czech Charles University and German Universität Regensburg. In order to achieve a more holistic view of this topic, the levels of life engagement and depression have been studied as well. The data were collected with the help of Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, Life Engagement Test, Beck Depression Inventory and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Basic research assumption predicting differences in levels of burnout, life engagement and depression in Czech and German university teachers was confirmed in only one burnout subscale, namely the subscale of student-related burnout. Additionally, the...
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Self-acceptance and its role in romantic relationships
Rolederová, Iva ; Šulová, Lenka (advisor) ; Štětovská, Iva (referee)
This thesis examines the role of self-acceptance in romantic relationships and the relationship between self-acceptance and individuals' adulthood attachment style. The theoretical part describes self-acceptance mainly in context of Person Centered Approach (PCA) and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), investigates methods of measuring self-acceptance, and puts it in relation to self-esteem, self- compassion, mindfulness, well-being and psychological health. Romantic relationships, adult attachment and their link to self-acceptance are also described. The empirical quantitative research was conducted on a sample of 155 respondents using Czech translation of the Unconditional Positive Self-Regard Scale (UPSRS), the Unconditional Self-Acceptance Questionnaire (USAQ) and Experience in Close Relationships - Relationship Structures (ECR-RS). The results show negative correlation of attachment Anxiety and partial negative correlation of attachment Avoidance and self-acceptance. Significantly higher scores of self-acceptance were found in individuals with a secure adult attachment style than in those with fearful and preoccupied adult attachment style. Based on empirical findings the similarity of self-acceptance and model of the self in adult attachment was proposed and self-acceptance was...
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Gender and social cognition
Schneiderová, Magdalena ; Boukalová, Hedvika (advisor) ; Štětovská, Iva (referee)
The aim of this thesis was to present a comprehensive overview of current knowledge in the field of gender research and social cognition as well as to contribute with results of my own research. The biggest emphasis of the theoretical part lies on stereotypes and gender differences in personality characteristics, topics that are closely related to the research part of this paper. The empirical part answers the question whether information about the sex of a person has impact on how we assess this person's personality. After reading a short biography of a fictitious person, respondents described this person on 30 items of the Bem Sex Role Inventory (Bem, 1974). Results showed that respondents rated some characteristics differently for the male figure than the woman figure. Respondents of both sexes perceived the described man as significantly less Forceful and less Defending his own believes than the described woman. Although not always significantly, all 10 items satiating the BSRI masculinity score showed the same tendency to evaluate the figure of the man as less masculine than the figure of the woman. Part of the Discussion is dedicated to possible interpretations of these results. To obtain a deeper understanding, further research is required.
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Happiness at work in organizations-causes, contributors and consequences
Macháček, Martin ; Höschlová, Eva (advisor) ; Štětovská, Iva (referee)
The theoretical part of the thesis is focused on the topic of happiness at work and organizations. First part shortly illustrates the importance of the happiness for a relatively new discipline of positive psychology. The happiness is presented as an interculturally valuable emotion. Several definitions are further summarised as well as compared with the similar terms such as well-being or satisfaction. Moreover, some of the methods used for the happiness measurement are described. In the main part of the thesis, the happiness at work is presented as part of the current approach focussing on the positive aspects of the work environment. The next three subsections discuss the causes, contributors and consequences of happiness at work. Briefly, the related topic of employee engagement is mentioned as well. The last part of the thesis concludes how to measure happiness at work and organizations. The empirical part presents a research proposal which compares the levels of experienced happiness between the sport professionals and general population.
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