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Drug Use among Full-Time Students at the Faculty of Health and Social Studies of the University of South Bohemia
MUŽÍK, Petr
This bachelor thesis presents findings of a research related to the usage of tobacco products, alcohol and drugs among full-time students at the Faculty of health and social studies of the University of South Bohemia. The aim of research was to find out whether the students use addictive substances, in which form and how often do they use them, what the negative effects are, what the prevalence of substances is, in which period of school year are the addictive substances used more, etc. The thesis also focused on some affiliated phenomena. These findings were provided by quantitative research covering 109 respondents. The questioning method was used. Whole research was anonymous.
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Evaluation of Primary Drug Prevention at Primary Schools in the City of Prachatice
ZŮNOVÁ, Petra
The title of the thesis is: Evaluation of Primary Drug Prevention at Primary Schools in the City of Prachatice. Primary prevention aims at discouraging from the first use of a habit-forming substance or at least at postponing the first contact therewith as far as possible. The foregoing is the task for the entire society. First and foremost, family, which is the most important integral part of a human being, should participate therein, together with the surrounding environment affecting the child (such as school. friends, peers), school, which aspires to be one of the subjects of primary prevention, and last but not least, general practitioner. He/She plays an important role in unrevealing symptoms of at-risk behaviour, e.g. during examinations. What is very important is the fact that if prevention comes from multiple sources, it has higher efficiency. Primary prevention should be implemented prior to the first experience with a habit-forming substance. The principles of effective and measurable primary prevention are based on systematic, long-term, active, adequate, explanatory and conscious character thereof. Within the framework of the foregoing, what pupils have opinions on preventive programs; when it is applied, what the pupils' attitudes to habit-forming substances are like, what knowledge they acquire from the realized programs, what their personal experiences and what the school methodologists' opinions concerning such anti-drug activities are like. To acquire data, the following methods were applied: quantitative research, survey and anonymous questionnaire based on own preparation, preset hypotheses are verified or falsified on the base of evaluation of the questionnaire. It follows from the research that experience with habit-forming substances is known at all primary schools in the City of Prachatice. The most widespread habit-forming substances are the legal ones, tolerated by the society. As it follows from the research, pupils attending primary schools are quite well-informed of drug issues due to the compulsory primary-prevention programs. Results of the thesis may be used in practice as a material for school drug-prevention methodologists and management of primary schools in Prachatice, which can be used as feedback from students on programs for. Last but not least, I believe that the thesis may be used for the needs of the follow-up research.
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RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUPILS AND ITS PREVENTION
JÁNKOVÁ, Michaela
Risk behaviour of children and adolescents is an up-to-date issue with an upward trend. Our society tries to prevent the negative behaviour occurrence and development by implementing primary prevention measures. This thesis deals with the incidence of risk behavior in basic school pupils. It focuses on the pupils´ experience in alcohol drinking, smoking tobacco and marijuana. The theoretical part defines the basic concepts of social pathology, describes the period of puberty, selected forms of risk behavior and its prevention. The aim of this study was to survey the incidence of risk behavior ? addictive substance abuse. Another objective was to describe the methods and forms of prevention. In order to meet the purposes, in the practical part the quantitative method of data collection by means of a questionnaire survey was used. The school concerned was ZŠ Pohůrecká in České Budejovice where both the survey and the analysis of internal school documents were carried out. The results were interpreted using graphs and tables. They were also compared with some surveys from previous years. The results show an increase in addictive substance use and the still declining age of the first experience with them. In terms of alcohol drinking pupils mentioned the first use as early as at the age of 9 years and the first cigarette at the age of 10 years. What I consider alarming is pupils´ high experience in drunkenness. The research also shows a high availability of tobacco products, as almost half of respondents say that they can get cigarettes easily in shops. The experience with marijuana has been proven in a quarter of pupils attending the second stage of the basic school. It was the school that was reported more frequently by pupils as the main source of prevention. The outcomes of the thesis could be used as a basis for pedagogical staff to get informed on the current occurrence of these forms of risk behavior, for teaching and a further research to be carried out to make prevention more effective.
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Life style of a rescuer
KABILKOVÁ, Radka
Process of the stressed situation and the following settlement with the given fact is given through the adaptation of the living conditions, surrounding and the types of tasks in the connection with human possibilities. Mainly in the sphere of helping professions inadequate stress can appear in the participation with the emotional, psychical and physical demandingness of the adequate activity. Administrative activity, ability to treat the ill clients in the time pressure during difficult circumstances is embodied in the work of the health worker. All these demands on the worker performance of the health worker are very demanding, often very exhausting on the man´s personality. This work is topically oriented on the mapping of the life style in the profession of a rescue worker. Research was taking place among the rescue workers in the North Moravian District in the from of the quantitative research. The aim of the work was also the problems solution analysis connected with the worker performance and the proposal of possibilities of psychically and physically demanding situations managing. The first hypothesis that should confirm the influence of the rescue worker profession on the life style was confirmed by 35 (62%) from 57 (100%) respondents. The following hypothesis that should verify deprecation of the problems on the rescue service workplaces connected with the worker performance of the rescue worker was also verified. For the right negotiation and behaviour in the demanding life saving situations it is, according to my opinion, necessary to appeal on the maintenance of the psychical and physical balance at very health worker in the rescue services.
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Selected Risk Behaviour at the Secondary Schools in the Region of Domažlice
ČERNÁ, Pavlína
The topic of this bachelor thesis is ?Selected Risky Behaviour at the Secondary Schools in the Region of Domažlice?. Risky behaviour is a phenomenon threatening societies across all cultures. Its negative consequences can be intensified even more if it occurs at the adolescent age. Healthy development of adolescents is at risk under its influence. It affects the biological, psychological and social features not only at the time when the adolescent behaves risky but also in future when the individual has to bear the consequences of such behaviour. The thesis compromises of a theoretical part, in which selected forms of risky behaviour along with the protective factors that significantly affect this type of behaviour are briefly characterized. The goals stated are defined and the research in question, including the comparison of the results ascertained with the findings of other authors that are presented in the theoretical part, is described in the practical part. The occurrence of risky behaviour cannot be entirely eliminated, however, it can be reduced at least or it is possible to postpone its beginning. Primary prevention is used for this purpose. Monitoring of risky behaviour on which the practical part of this thesis is focused can be used as one of the basic evaluation tools for prevention. The research was conducted at the secondary schools in the region of Domažlice. These were various types of schools differently orientated ? a grammar school, a business secondary school and an apprentice school. The data of the learners of these schools were gathered on a quantitative basis through questionnaire investigation. The questionnaires were distributed among the responders at schools. Great emphasis was put on anonymity of the questionnaires and assuring the responders that the questionnaires filled in by them will not get in hands of any of the close authorities. Therefore the authority was not present when the learners were filling in the questionnaires. The highest validity of data could have been ensured in this way. On the basis of the data gained the hypotheses stated before were confirmed. The goal of the research was to map the occurrence of the selected risky behaviour at the secondary schools in the region of Domažlice. Comparison of the responders? involvement in risky behaviour for boys and girls was defined as the first of the individual goals. The other individual goal was to compare the occurrence of risky behaviour at the individual types of schools. The research obviously suggests that it is not possible to comprehensively define whether it is boys or girls who behave more or less risky. It can be only said that some selected phenomena are more typical of males, others of females, occurrence of others is comparable for both of them. When observing risky behaviour at the individual types of schools, the occurrence of unwanted phenomena is significantly higher at the apprentice school compared to the other types of school. The number of adolescents behaving risky in the region of Domažlice corresponds to the average of the Republic. The results of the thesis can be used for implementation of effective primary prevention, for the needs of further researches, and, last but not least, as a theoretical framework for education in this area.
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The Importance of Self-help Groups during the Treatment of Addictive Substances Addictions.
SOUKALOVÁ, Veronika
This Bachelor paper addresses the subject of self-help groups established to facilitate the treatment of drug addictions. The practical section employs the qualitative method of research, namely the practice of data gathering with reliance on what is known as semi-structured interview. The interviews were held with the members of Alcoholics Anonymous selfhelp groups; the Better Life group in České Budějovice; the Fénix group in Brno; the Joy group in Ostrava, and the self-help group of Drug Addicts Anonymous within the NA Miracle group. To make the view of the self-help groups comprehensive, their therapeutists were interviewed as well. As also follows from the research, the Czech Republic still falls behind in the spread of addiction treatment through the self-help groups, despite the fact that this method is enormously effective in the subsequent care of the addicts. Most members were unaware of any other self-help groups apart from the 12-step communities. I would recommend that the specialists concentrate more on the subsequent care, since this stage emerges as most important for the addiction removal as well as for better awareness of the problem both in the general public and among the professionals. This Bachelor paper could serve the purpose.
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Nicotinism as a predisposition to the use of illegal addictive substances.
NOVÁ, Iveta
Nicotinism as a predisposition to the use of illegal addictive substances Bachelor Dissertation Abstract The goal of my Bachelor Dissertation is to map out and analyze how tobacco products and other addictive substances are used, to determine the dependence between the use of nicotine and other addictive substances and to identify the risk factors which lead to the use of these substances in the population of basic school pupils. In the theoretical part I address the concept of tobacco, its composition, dependence and the consequences of its use. I then describe the term drug addiction, its origin, development and stages. In the conclusion I characterise the period of adolescence and the risk factors and differences concerning addictive substances which are connected with it. To meet the set goals, quantitative research was chosen, a method of questioning, using anonymous questionnaires, which were employed to define pupils' experience with tobacco and other addictive drugs. Data was collected from the 9th years of basic shools and from the corresponding years of 8-year grammar schools. For the research, two assumed hypotheses were designated and opened. Hypothesis 1: The users of tobacco products have more extensive experience with illegal addictive substances than non-users of tobacco products. This hypothesis was verified. Hypothesis 2: Girls use more tobacco products than boys. This hypothesis was also verified. The results of my Bachelor Dissertation can be used for educational purposes, as part of preventive activity in educational institutions and for making this more effective, for further research and also as material for improving awareness of this issue.
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Monitoring of Socially Tolerated Addictive Substances in Students at the University
TEPLÁ, Simona
The Czech Republic is one of those countries where it is possible to monitor a trend of excessive hard drinking; and the alcohol consummation is quite common and tolerated phenomenon in this country, the same as smoking of tobacco products. The society toleration is high within this field. Experimenting with habit-forming substances is an integral part of this period; therefore just this became the target of my thesis. The theoretical part brings the knowledge of individual socially tolerated habit-forming substances (alcohol, tobacco, excessive use of medicines, caffeine and anabolic substances) and of the related problems. Furthermore, this part contains specifics of university population. The aim of this thesis was to map the problem of the socially tolerated habit-forming substances in university students in term of the students{\crq} preferences and attitudes towards such substances. Simultaneously, the thesis was to verify two forward hypotheses. This verification was followed by the chosen questioning method by means of questionnaires. The questionnaires were addressed to students of the South Bohemian University in České Budějovice. The research set to collect the questionnaire data is made up by 213 respondents as a whole. H1 Hypothesis supposed that university students use the socially tolerated habit-forming substances to a higher degree during the examination period. This hypothesis was not verified. H2 Hypothesis supposed that the student hostel life encourages and increases use of the socially tolerated habit-forming substances. The observed results brought the verification of such hypothesis. The attitude of the students towards the socially tolerated habit-forming substances is predominantly positive. The thesis brought new knowledge and mapped the situation within the socially tolerated habit-forming substances abuse in university students; hence it can serve to implementation of the effective prevention focused on this specific group.
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MONITORING OF SOCIALLY TOLERATED ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES USING BY CHILDREN AT BASIC SCHOOLS
TEPLÁ, Simona
The main goal of this bachelor thesis is to map the problems of using socially tolerated addictive substances (alcohol, tobacco, medicines misuse, caffeine, anabolic substances) by children at basic schools and to find out differences or similarities between children living in the countryside and children living in the town, in term of their preference and attitude to the addictive substances. This thesis also verifies two specified hypotheses. To collect data was used the questionnaire given pupils of the ninth grades in the basic schools. Nowadays the risk of using addictive substances is still increasing. This bachelor thesis can be used as an information source of the actual state of using addictive substances and can be also helpful for providing effective prevention.
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Prevention of the Rise of Dependency on Addictive Substances in Older Adult Women
ČMUGROVÁ, Žaneta
The dissertation contains the general nature of physical and psychological changes in older adult women, a brief definition of most commonly abused addictive substances within the given target group and the factors that influence the rise of dependency on addictive substances. The typical causes for the rise of dependency in older adult women are analyzed in detail. The final part of the dissertation is dedicated to current possibilities for prevention of the rise of dependency in women in the afore-mentioned age. Herewith new forms of timely prevention are offered in the area of health services, media and free time based on influence of individual women´s attitudes.
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