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Person-Centered Approach in clinical practice
Dizon, Adam ; Adámková, Jana (advisor) ; Goldmann, Petr (referee)
This thesis explores the position of Person-Centred Approach (PCA) in the practice of Czech clinical psychologists and psychiatrists who went through the PCA psychotherapy training and they use this approach in their current clinical practice. The main principles of PCA theory (1), principles of biomedical model in which clinical practice is rooted (2) and the new forms of person-centred psychopathology and psychodiagnosis (3) are the theoretical background of the following research. Based on the qualitative analysis of five recorded interviews (three clinical psychologists, two psychiatrists) the experience of the respondents is organised as comprehensive concepts concerning various areas and topics of the clinical practice (diagnosis, psychotherapy, dealing with PCA, dealing with biomedical model, therapeutic relationship, relation to the profession). Several common mechanisms are identified in the concept's dynamics. Through these mechanisms Person-Centred Approach is applied in areas and activities mentioned. The concepts based on experience and the PCA application mechanisms enrich the theories and ongoing research of PCA practice in the Western mental health care. Key words: Person-Centred Approach, Client-Centred Therapy, psychiatry, clinical psychology, psychotherapy, psychodiagnosis,...
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Observation in psychological diagnosis of anxiety disorders (approaches, options, limits and use)
Hourová, Barbora ; Niederlová, Markéta (advisor) ; Šivicová, Gabriela (referee)
This thesis deals with the observation as the primary method of psychology and its application in psychological diagnosis, specifically of anxiety disorders. It is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical one. In the theoretical part the observation is described as a primary method of psychology, its use and its role in psychodiagnostics is also described there, as well as its use in anxiety disorders diagnostics. In this section types of anxiety disorders are also being discussed, as well as the symptoms of anxiety disorders, which can be observed by an extrospection and introspection. Classification and the factors contributing to the development of anxiety disorders also makes one part of thesis. In the practical part of the thesis is proposed observation focused on symptoms of anxiety disorders, through which it would be possible to determine the type and degree of anxiety disorder. Research proposal works with both introspection and extrospection that were discussed in the theoretical part of the thesis.
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