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Alterations of self-experience in depression and schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Shtalman, Polina ; Rodriguez Manchola, Mabel Virginia (advisor) ; Krámská, Lenka (referee)
Alterations in self-experience is a relatively omitted topic in czech literature. For that reason, the following diploma thesis deals with this issue, in relation to unipolar depression and schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The thesis is divided into two parts - theoretical and practical part of the research. Each chapter of the theoretical part summarizes the crucial information about schizophrenia and other disorders from schizophrenia spectrum that later appears in the research sample - as well as depression. The chapter describes symptomatology, diagnostics, epidemiology, etiopathogenesis and the treatment of the abovementioned disorders. Hereafter, the subject of alterations in self-experience is introduced and the two main phenomenologically oriented approaches to this phenomena. After that, the concrete manifestations of alterations in self-experience in schizophrenic disorders and depression are outlined. The concluding chapter of the theoretical part provides a brief account of the most famous methods in the research that focuses on alterations in self-experience. The research part of the thesis includes two sections. The first one aims to compare the changes in the experience of self in schizophrenic disorders and depression. For this purpose, the newly developed Self-disturbances Scale....
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Heritage of Julian Jaynes and contemporary psychology
Shtalman, Polina ; Šípek, Jiří (advisor) ; Heller, Daniel (referee)
This bachelor thesis is concerned with the theory of bicameral mind established by Julian Jaynes in the 70s of the previous century - it describes the development and characteristics of human consciousness in the course of human history. Individual chapters aim, firstly, to provide a definition of the term consciousness in a traditional sense, subsequently, to clarify Jaynes' conception of consciousness, then introducing the readers to Jaynes' theories to later, give an account on the crucial topics in psychology that deal with his theory and its current studies. The research proposal for this bachelor thesis is focused on the comparison of auditory hallucinations of mentally healthy individuals and people with schizophrenia in the Czech Republic.
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