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Phenomenology of 5-MeO-DMT and connection with aspects of mental health
Živnůstka, Miroslav ; Lukavský, Jiří (advisor) ; Pešout, Ondřej (referee)
Given the increasing knowledge of psychedelic compounds in the field of mental health care provided by scientific research in recent decades, the aftereffects of 5-MeO-DMT on aspects of mental health are relatively unexplored. Its unique acute subjective effects can be observed within phenomenology. Studies to date suggest that the experience of ego dissolution and mystical experience are significantly related to improvements in mental health. This work has two objectives. The first intention is to explore the immediate experience with this substance. The second intention is to map the connection between the effect of this substance and aspects of mental health in the period after the use of the substance. In the theoretical part, mental health, psychedelics and 5-MeO-DMT are defined. It primarily presents current findings on the phenomenology of 5-MeO-DMT and empirical work focused on the connection between that substance and mental health. The empirical part describes the research, which included the semi-structured interviews with healthy users of 5-MeO-DMT, processed by thematic analysis. The phenomenology of 5-MeO-DMT was shown to consist of a death experience and an essence of being experience in this research. Finally, I identified the following positive aspects of mental health related to...
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Neuropsychological profile in idiopatic generalized epilepsy (IGE)
Živnůstka, Miroslav ; Javůrková, Alena (advisor) ; Rolederová, Iva (referee)
Title: Neuropsychological profile in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy Author: Miroslav Živnůska Thesis supervisor: PhDr. Alena Javůrková, Ph.D. Consultant: PhDr. Jaroslava Raudenská, Ph.D. Pages: 60 Number of resources: 56 Idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) is an epilepsy of genetic or unknown origin. It is divided into four syndromes: childhood absences (CAE), juvenile absences (JAE), juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS). Some studies have suggested that patients with IGE may exhibit deficits in cognitive domains such as intelligence, attention, memory, executive function, motor function, and speech function. The most affected area appeared to be the domain of execution, specifically the ability of verbal fluency. Medications, depression, impaired quality of life and other risk factors can also contribute significantly to cognitive impairment. Moreover, the siblings of these patients may also show a slight decrease in performance in neuropsychological tests. In addition, significant brain changes were found in patients with IGE, especially in the thalamus. This work sought to map the neuropsychological profile and affectivity in patients with IGE and their siblings, that was compared with a healthy control group. Furthermore,...
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Neuropsychological profile in idiopatic generalized epilepsy (IGE)
Živnůstka, Miroslav ; Javůrková, Alena (advisor) ; Rolederová, Iva (referee)
Title: Neuropsychological profile in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy Author: Miroslav Živnůska Thesis supervisor: PhDr. Alena Javůrková, Ph.D. Consultant: PhDr. Jaroslava Raudenská, Ph.D. Pages: 60 Number of resources: 56 Idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) is an epilepsy of genetic or unknown origin. It is divided into four syndromes: childhood absences (CAE), juvenile absences (JAE), juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS). Some studies have suggested that patients with IGE may exhibit deficits in cognitive domains such as intelligence, attention, memory, executive function, motor function, and speech function. The most affected area appeared to be the domain of execution, specifically the ability of verbal fluency. Medications, depression, impaired quality of life and other risk factors can also contribute significantly to cognitive impairment. Moreover, the siblings of these patients may also show a slight decrease in performance in neuropsychological tests. In addition, significant brain changes were found in patients with IGE, especially in the thalamus. This work sought to map the neuropsychological profile and affectivity in patients with IGE and their siblings, that was compared with a healthy control group. Furthermore,...
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