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Humor as a protective factor of the occupational stress of teachers
Vertelmanová, Hedvika ; Štětovská, Iva (advisor) ; Morávková Krejčová, Lenka (referee)
This bachelor's thesis offers a brief overview of theories and surveys made in the areas of occupational stress, defence mechanisms and humor. The author is trying to find and indicate the connections between these areas. This paper goes from the general issue of stress to the posibilities of defending against it. Furthermore, it focuses specifically on humor. It offers an overview of the general theories of humor, and it concentrates on the possible uses of humor as a way of dealing with mental overload. The goal of the practical part of this thesis is to examine the ways in which university teachers use humor. The purpose of this examination is to find ways for improving the mechanisms through which teachers deal with stress.
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Humor as a protective factor of the occupational stress of teachers
Vertelmanová, Hedvika ; Štětovská, Iva (advisor) ; Morávková Krejčová, Lenka (referee)
This bachelor's thesis offers a brief overview of theories and surveys made in the areas of occupational stress, defence mechanisms and humor. The author is trying to find and indicate the connections between these areas. This paper goes from the general issue of stress to the posibilities of defending against it. Furthermore, it focuses specifically on humor. It offers an overview of the general theories of humor, and it concentrates on the possible uses of humor as a way of dealing with mental overload. The goal of the practical part of this thesis is to examine the ways in which university teachers use humor. The purpose of this examination is to find ways for improving the mechanisms through which teachers deal with stress.
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Occupational stress and coping strategies
Beranová, Michaela ; Gruber, Jan (advisor) ; Záškodná, Helena (referee)
The theoretical part of the bachelor thesis focuses on the general concept of stress and its biological and psychological aspects. There are defined the specific signs of occupational stress, operating stressors and other context. Attention is also paid to coping strategies; the thesis presents some well-known theories of coping and their description. The thesis also deals with methods of research in the field of stress and coping strategies and it also presents basic information about the target group of assistants, who play an important role in the practical part of the thesis. The practical part of the thesis consists of case studies of workers on assistant positions. The case studies investigate the nature of their work and following stressors, subjective assessment of work-related stress and preference of coping strategies. In the final discussion, there are defined common features identified in case studies and they are confronted with theoretical background. Key words stress, occupational stress, coping strategies, stress research methods, assistants
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Stress Management in Conference Interpreting
Přibylová, Marie ; Čeňková, Ivana (advisor) ; Rejšková, Jana (referee)
The present thesis focuses on stress management in conference interpreting. It explains the biological purpose of stress, stressors - aspects inducing a stress reaction, and the physiological, behavioral, emotional and cognitive symptoms and effects. Special attention is paid to occupational stress, namely in relation to interpreting, to the requirements on an interpreter's personality, and to stressors interpreters generally face. The thesis presents a detailed dscription of stress management- and coping styles, strategies and techniques. The empirical part explores the positive and negative expectations of interpreting students in the earliest stage of their studies in terms of stress, and aims at discovering whether students of interpreting as well as professional interpreters consider interpreting a stressful activity, whether they feel that stress management- and coping strategies and techniques should constitute an integral part of interpreter training, and whether this is or is not the case. The research concerned university institutes and departments of selected universities in the Czech Republic and abroad. On the basis of the outcomes of this research recommendations for practice concerning stress management, especially in terms of interpreter training, are outlined. Keywords: stress,...
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Occupational stress of special education teachers
FIKAROVÁ, Klára
The profession of special pedagogue belongs to the very high demanding occupations. These demands reduce rest time and increase risk of stress. Special pedagogue should have balanced personality equipped with capabilities and knowledge to handle the stress. The theme of this bachelor thesis is ?Professional Stress of Special Pedagogues?. The thesis focuses on special pedagogue?s personality. Also it finds main sources of loading related with his profession. Theoretical part of thesis, first chapter, involves general assumptions of associate in assisting professions as well as personal disposition of special pedagogue and his competences. Next chapter deals with institutional requirements for a job of special pedagogue, where are described facilities, in which works respondents of this research. Following chapter focuses on description workload of teachers and special pedagogues and also strategies of getting it under control. Very important part of thesis is chapter ?Sources and causes of workload in special pedagogue profession?, where are described anticipated sources of teachers and special pedagogues workload. Final chapter in particular describes burnout, because cumulated working stress, high demands and exhausting personal sources together may lead to a total exhausting. The chapter deals with prevention. The tools of prevention may be assertiveness and super vision, which respondents mentioned in research very often. General aims of research are defined as three research?s questions: 1) What special pedagogues consider for main sources workload? 2) How special pedagogues put up with workload? 3) What helps them workload to get under control? Research part of thesis is based on qualitative analysis. Semi-structured interviews, which I conducted with special pedagogues of manifold facilities and manifold phases of their careers, gave me data for research. Before interview with respondents was defined range of issues and answers were recorded. Obtained data were assessed by procedures of thematic content analysis. Of respondent withdrawals result, responsibility is the most burdening for them. Special pedagogue, provides diagnostic, has a responsibility for diagnose, which is determined to pupil. In advance, when he is also manager, he has a responsibility for his team, administration tasks and he has to know about legislation changes, which are updated very often nowadays. In contrast of teachers in common primary schools, special pedagogues workload is multiplied by disability pupils related with less feedback. Sometimes for special pedagogue is difficult to see perspective and future behind working with them. In advance he has to be more careful to avoid he fall into the stereotype. For special pedagogues is very difficult to do not bring working tasks to home. Sometimes happens, he must make aids for a next day at home. Respondents also stated, their responsibilities are very wide and general and they must do something, what is out of their responsibility. From my research results, within getting stress under control is the most important for respondents to know themselves and learn to work with themselves. Next acquirement (courses, self-study etc.) and assertive behavior helps them to achieve it. As expected they mention importance of relaxation. Somebody of them rather prefer active relax and somebody of them prefer passive relax. For most of them is also very important time spent with their families and friends.
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Professional Burden on Members of Crews Emergency Medical Service
VELDA, Jakub
Professional load of the Emergency medical service (EMS) workers is the topic of this bachelor?s work, and one of those so far not deeply-mapped themes. The aim of the work was to reveal the crucial factors arousing the professional load, their individual experiencing and handling by the EMS workers. Another goal was to find out about the rescuers? opinions and experience with the psychological help and its modifications. The research was realized qualitatively, using the semi-structured interviews with the members of the EMS rescue crews ? paramedics ? coming from the Central and Southern Bohemian Regions.The research proved the rescuers? personal experience with the critical events which the rescuers felt considerably influenced and distressed by, for a period of time. The respondents also perceive the psychological support provided by the regional EMS as highly-important factor, influencing their psychic stamina; one of the crucial premises for the rescuers? effective and flawless working. The psychological support is sensed as important in both, prevention and intervention. To improve the psychological comfort of the EMS workers, there might be the legislative duty of the employers, who should be obligatory to take care of the psychological side and comfort of their employees with the hazardous occupation.
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