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Perception of death in preschool children
HNOJSKÁ, Michaela
My bachelor´s thesis focuses on the issue of children´a perception of death in preschool age. Specifically, it explores how children cope with death of their father and the support they received within the family. The theoretical part addresses loss within the family, delving deeper into the perception of death. It also the specifics of children´s grieving and the possibilities of supporing children going through grief. Additionally it briefly discusses the topis of death in children´s books. The practical part is a research probe mapping how six children met and coped with the death of their father in preschool age. It represents how mothers and children have communicated and how much their lives have changed since this event. It turned out that the manner of death played a role in the settlement; children whose fathers were dying of a serious illness witnessed a gradual deterioration in their physical condition and accepted death as a kind of natural outcome. On the contrary, in children whose father died a violent death (suicide and murder), they reacted more strongly. In one case, where the mother kept her daughter a secret during the time of her father's death, a more difficult grieving is evident. In the monitored families, the established order of the day is observed and the children remember their father with a watch or looking at their joint photos. They sometimes use children's literature to communicate - Lentilka for Grandpa Eda, Špunťa and me or a stuffed animal who is the mediator of these conversations. In some cases, children have developed certain rituals that help them overcome the absence of their father.
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The Importance of Spirituality for the Quality of Life of Seniors
HOLCOVÁ, Lenka
The present Bachelor's thesis focuses on the significance of spirituality for the quality of life of the elderly. The theoretical part discusses the primary concepts, using the relevant literature to facilitate understanding the topic of spirituality, quality of life and the elderly. The practical part of the thesis involves qualitative research relying on data collected by questionnaire method, using semi-structured interviews. The respondents were elderly people from the town of Dačice and its surroundings. The research focused on the influence of spirituality on the quality of life of the elderly and the importance of spirituality in coping with the loss of loved ones. After analysing the data, the results are evaluated. The last part of the thesis presents a discussion answering the research questions and a conclusion summarising the entire thesis.
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The relationship between self-help and professional help, illustrated by the example of the Plzenska zastavka association.
FENCLOVÁ, Ivana
My thesis focuses on the relationship between self-help and proffessional help by way of an example of Plzenska zastavka association. I assessed how this cooperation (connection) works, how the two forms of help comlpement each other and potential limits and restraints. Theoretical part is aimed at defining importatnt related terms and facts using reference literature. Individual forms of helping bereaved are described in this thesis. Individual chapter deals with formation, development and the present of Plzenska zastavka association. The theoretical part is followed by a research which aim is to find out how the connection between self-help and proffessional help within Plzenska zastavka association works. The methodology used is is qualitative research in a form of semi-structured interview.
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Late-Life Bereavement
DĚDOVÁ, Marta
This thesis is focused on senior citizens and their abillity of dealing with a loss of close relatives. In the theoretical part of the thesis I deal with evolutionary period of the elderly and its signs and process, that go in hand with phases and objectives of bereavement process. Also I mention its forms, uncomplicated and complicated bereavement process. Factors that affect them and reactions that can occur. Subsequently, I link together old-age and bereavement process and I mention the features, that manifest. In the end of the theoretical part I mention a ways of consultancy for the bereaved. In the practical part I present a research, that compare the knowledge from the theoretical part and its results. The research is carried out by narrative analysis, methodology is the interview with a respondent, who lost her father 2 years ago. Her bereavement process is recorded. The conclusion of this part and the thesis leads to the realization that theoretical knowledge agrees only partially with the results of research.
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The Phenomena of Death in a Social Worker's Job
Šurková, Diana ; Krahulcová, Beáta (advisor) ; Stretti, Sylvie (referee)
The death of a loved one is currently a very common topic, and it is important for a social worker to keep it in mind. This thesis is called "The Phenomena of Death in a Social Worker's Job". The theoretical part was made by using analysed relevant literature, chosen by snowballing sampling. This thesis is divided into three chapters. The first two chapters focus on the theory and definition of death, anticipation and sudden death, suicide, mourning and options to help the survivors. The third chapter contains the practical part, with research data, including charts and graphical interpretation. The goal of this empiric research is to use semi-structured online surveys to answer the main research question: "How do students of the second year of postgraduate study of major SACH at HTF UK feel about their readiness to handle death of their clients and confrontation with survivors during their work?" I was trying to find out whether students at our faculty are considering this topic and how they feel about it. The research shows that students do not feel prepared to encounter these topics during their work. The most important part of the thesis I consider a subchapter, which contains interviews with social workers who have already encountered deaths and survivors during their work. I am using these...
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School support for pupils suffering from the loss of relatives
Zemanová, Kateřina ; Machovcová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Kučírek, Jiří (referee)
This diploma thesis is dealing with the methods teachers and school psychologist may use to approach their pupils who have been affected by the death of their relative, particularly a family member. The theoretical part of the thesis is focusing on the existing research in the area of mourning of school-age children and pays special attention to the risks connected with insensitive approach of teachers in this matter. The thesis tries to introduce some principles of the teacher's sensitive approach during the lessons, while paying extra attention to the personal and moral development of the individual in the area of their perception of surroundings, specifically during Civic Education and Health Education. The next topic in the theoretical part is the cognitive development of pupils and their view on the death itself in general, as it is a part of life that we have to somehow prepare for and thus need to have some kind of knowledge about the difficulties that come with death. The empirical part consists mainly of individual interviews with teachers and one school psychologist. As for the part of the interviews, analysis of study materials was included in which both their advantages and possible risks were considered. The aim of this thesis is mainly to formulate principles of the sensitive...
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Psychological and ethical aspects of the last things of man
KÜMMELOVÁ, Magda
The thesis deals with the very last issues of a person from the psychologically-ethical view, however it doesn't neglect the social view. With the topic is worked also in a context of selected current ethical systems, mainly deontologism and utilitarianism, also regarding the topic of the thesis, the topic of bioethics is discussed as well. Regarding the field of psychology, the thesis elaborates more in detail on the existential psychotherapy, actually also on the logotherapy, which was shaped by an Austrian psychologist Viktor E. Frankl. There is also included the problematics of burial, the possibilities of giving a last farewell, also in a religious and an ethnical point of view. The key part of the thesis deals mainly with a needed psychosocial care for the terminally ill, the dying and also their close ones, in the times of pre finem, in finem and post finem by the prospective death of adults, it deals also with the influence of this care on the experiencing of the final period of life of the dying, and the following grieving of the survivors. In the thesis is also shortly mentioned the topic of palliative and hospice care. The thesis also follows the evaluation of the influence of the last farewell on the process of the survivors' grieving. The inspiration for writing the thesis were apart from professional literature and other professional sources also to a bigger extent the many years of work experience of the author, thanks to which is the work supplemented with many own cases.
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Teachers experiences with death topic in school.
PLACHÁ, Veronika
The dissertation addresses the issue of death education. It represents the concept of this education as it was created and is realized in the United States (Levinton, 1977; Wass, 2003; Doka 2015). The aim of qualitative research is to map the experiences of teachers with the theme of school death. It follows experiences of interventions in cases of death in the closest family of pupils or the death of a member of the school community, experience with topics related to death in teaching, as well as conditions for education related to death. The data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with ten teachers. Part of the work on based on teacher intervention in 11 cases, six of which were concerned with deaths in the pupil's family, in three a pupil died. In two cases, deaths were related to teachers. In the interviews, teachers paid much attention to the situation regarding the classroom reporting, usually choosing a factual announcement after which the pupils were recommended how to behave to the mournful classmate. In this recommendation, there was an emphasis on empathy or on the preservation of common behavior. If the event was communicated by a pupil or the teacher perceived their interest, a discussion in which the pupils communicated their reflections, experiences followed. No teacher noticed a strong emotional response from pupils. To the grieving pupil, teachers usually expressed their participation outside the classroom. In their further negotiations with him, they either sought to maintain the order or considered different options. These included both the demands on the pupil and the choice of topics in the classroom respecting the sensitivity to family issues or devoting attention to death issues (often through reading). Part of the work on the subject of death in teaching presents school subjects where teachers can deal with death related topics. It is the Czech language, Elementary studies, Natural sciences, History or Ethical and Dramatic Education. Although the themes of death in the curriculum appear, only some teachers are giving them attention. Most often it is then the case for a wide range of discussions or essay writing of pupils, which usually follows common reading. Teachers perceive pupils' interest in these topics. In some cases, teachers have sought to counterbalance the numbing impact of contemporary death mediation by making pupils feel through reading or film watching. The theme of death has sometimes been raised by the pupils themselves. Teachers perceived support from their personal experience (for five their parents died in childhood or adolescence). In their professional training, they perceived courses such as Critical Thinking or Philosophy for Children superior providing them with tools for work with demanding themes. Many teachers apply a personal approach to their pupils which naturally forms an appropriate framework for interventions as well as teaching on the theme of death.
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Social work with children terminally ill parents in hospice care.
NĚMEČKOVÁ, Michaela
This work is dealing with children and adolescents, who are going through a loss of their parent. It describes how the multidisciplinary team of home hospice care works approach this focus group. My work explains how death is perceived by children and adolescents, understanding of which is instrumental in handling communication with individuals suffering from the trauma of loss. We need to understand family as a unit where everyone influence each other. Therefore I point out the importance of open communication in the family which is the basis for strong life-long relationships and also helps coping with loss better. This work is enriched by interviews with home hospice care social workers and their hands-on experience working with children going through the loss of their parent.
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Depiction of existencial distressing life situations in selected works for children and youth and their didactic analysis
Haasová, Jana ; Klumparová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Hník, Ondřej (referee)
The aim of this postgraduate dissertation, entitled Depiction of Existentially Tense Life Situations in Selected Works of Children's and Youth Literature and Their Didactic Analysis, is to draw attention to two books for children and youth containing subject matter of a very delicate variety (domestic violence and parents' death) and to point out the possibility of using these literary works in literature or civics class. The first part of the dissertation is devoted to domestic violence and its portrayal in The Book of Everything. The second part deals with the death of a loved one and how it is portrayed in the book A Monster Calls. Chapters are further divided into several subchapters. In the first subchapter, the literature on the topic is reviewed. In the second one, the manifestations of the respective issues in the books are discussed, followed by a subchapter consisting of character analysis. Each final subchapter deals with the didactic potential of the selected extract. The product of the dissertation are two annotated handouts, as well as a summary of my experience with their realization in an elementary school setting. KEYWORDS children, death, domestic violence, hero, analysis, literature, civics
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