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Mathesso: Board game as a diagnostic tool
Šimková, Zuzana ; Děchtěrenko, Filip (advisor) ; Pikola, Julie (referee)
This bachelor thesis explores the potential of using Mathesso, a board game, in the assessment of cognitive functions. The theoretical part includes an introduction to psychological testing, a summary of the limitations of classical testing, and an overview of emerging alternative methods. It also discusses the use of games in psychology and psychological assessment, describes previous research on board games in this context, and provides an overview of the directions of research on gamification in psychodiagnostics. The empirical section includes a description of the research in which 23 respondents were presented with a modified version of the game in digital form, along with three cognitive tests measuring intelligence, memory, and executive functions. The obtained data were analyzed using correlations. The results show a significant correlation with a large effect size for the intelligence test, but do not suggest the ability of this method to compete with the Trail Making Test used as a common measure of executive functions. For the measurement of memory, the procedure chosen for explaining the game instructions proved to be completely inappropriate, so the ability to measure this cognitive function needs to be retested. In general, the game does have a diagnostic potential, however, a lot...
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Self-compassion and Nonattachment to Self in Patients with Eating Disorder
Micková, Augustina ; Loneková, Katarína (advisor) ; Pikola, Julie (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the concepts of self-compassion and non-attachment to the self in the context of eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The literature review section begins with introduction of eating disorders and forms of maladaptive emotional experience in eating disordered patients, which according to international studies occur in the context of self-compassion. Then it describes theoretical background of the concepts of self-compassion and non-attachment to the self, as well as current scientific findings on the eating disorder connection. The empirical part of the bachelor thesis presents a research proposal, which aims to verify, whether the level of self-compassion is lower in patients with eating disorders in comparison to the general population. Furthermore, the aim is to determine what level of non-attachment to self these patients have compared to the general population. Data collection will be conducted by questionnaire survey using the Nonattachment to Self Scale (NTS; Whitehead et al., 2018; czech version Benda, 2020b).), the Sussex-Oxford Self-Compassion Scales (SOCS- S; Gu et al., 2019; czech version Benda, 2019c) and Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI; Garner, Olmstead, & Polivy, 1983; czech version Papežová, 2010). Research could provide...
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Experiencing Emotions by Highly Sensitive People
Zemanová, Anežka ; Pikola, Julie (advisor) ; Bosman, Dita (referee)
This bachelor thesis occupies with experiencing emotions by highly sensitive people. The main purpose of the theoretical part is to summarize current knowledge of the topic. The theoretical part focuses on symptoms of sensory processing sensitivity and high sensitivity, possibilities of measurement of high sensitivity and emotions of these individuals. The practical part describes the realized qualitative research. The purpose of the research is to present, by semi-structured interviews with eight highly sensitive individuals, their evaluation of high sensitivity, experiencing emotions and their effects on their life. By open coding, five topics are identified, such as symptoms of high sensitivity, relationship to the high sensitivity, high sensitivity in the relationship to others, emotions and regulation of emotions. According to results, respondents evaluate their emotions as intensive ones and causable even by tiny stimuli. Self-acceptance seems to be important in a life of highly sensitive people. Keywords High Sensitivity; Sensory Processing Sensitivity; Experiencing Emotions; Intensity of Emotions; Regulation of Emotions
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The effect of mindfulness training on self-compassion and resilience in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dušková, Lucie ; Niederlová, Markéta (advisor) ; Pikola, Julie (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with three psychological phenomena, which are mindfulness, self- compassion and resilience. The first chapter introduces the concept of mindfulness, its definition and historical sources, and the benefits of mindfulness as evidenced by contemporary research. Two subchapters are devoted to the links between mindfulness and self-compassion and mindfulness and resilience, which is complemented by research in these areas. The last subchapter deals with a description of mindfulness training, specifically mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). The second chapter is devoted to the phenomenon of self- compassion, first defining the concept, then introducing self-compassion in research, and finally describing methods for measuring self-compassion. The third chapter defines resilience, shows the areas of resilience research, then describes the relationship of resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the last two subchapters present methods for measuring resilience of adults, and of children and adolescents. The fourth chapter briefly describes the developmental stage of teenage period, particularly the period of adolescence (ages 15-18), as these individuals are also the target group in the research design, which is the second part of this thesis. In the second part of this...
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