Abstract The aim of the study was to describe and explain the problematic gaming behavior and the relationship between the digital gaming behavior (gaming time, medium, genres and motives), health (psychological, social and physical) and problematic gaming behavior among young people aged from 13 to 24 years. Information received can be used for developing practices to identify individuals with problematic gaming behavior, promote their lifestyle change and subsequently to increase knowledge of the nature of the condition within healthcare education. In this study, digital games means electronic games that can be played through console, computer, network and mobile devices. In the first sub-study, a systematic literature review with synthesis from previous empirical studies (n = 50) about the health outcomes related to problematic gaming behavior was conducted. In the second sub-study, cross-sectional and national survey design with a randomly selected sample (N = 3 000) was used to identify problematic gaming behavior and to examine its associations with the digital gaming behavior (gaming time, genres and motives) and health (psychological, social and physical) among Finnish adolescents and young adults (n = 293). In the third sub-study, a descriptive, regional cross-sectional study was conducted to examine adolescents’ (n = 560) digital gaming behavior and its relationship to problematic gaming behavior symptoms. The data from empirical studies two and three were collected by using an internet-based survey. Statistical methods were used to analyse the data. The findings of the systematic review and empirical study showed that problematic gaming behavior was especially related to adverse psychosocial health outcomes, namely, anxiety, depression and a preference for online social interaction. Problematic gaming behavior was also linked to the use of a cluster of games-characterized features of role playing, action, progression and strategy. Moreover, the gaming motives, such as entertainment achievement, social and escapism, correlated significantly to problematic gaming behavior. Among the sample of adolescents, the blended family structure might predict problematic gaming behavior symptoms. The study significantly added understanding of gaming and health characteristics in the role of problematic gaming behavior among young people. The findings may help to advance in the areas of screening and counselling for PGB. / Tiivistelmä Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli kuvata ja selittää 13–24-vuotiaiden nuorten ongelmallisen digipelaamiskäyttäytymisen yhteyksiä psyykkiseen, sosiaaliseen ja fyysiseen terveyteen. Tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli tuottaa uutta tietoa ongelmallisesta digipelaamisesta, helpottaa ilmiön tunnistamista ja edistää terveyskasvatusta. Digipeleillä tarkoitetaan tässä tutkimuksessa tietokone-, konsoli-, verkko- ja mobiililaitteilla pelattavia pelejä. Ensimmäisessä osatutkimuksessa arvioitiin ja tiivistettiin systemaattisen kirjallisuuskatsauksen avulla tämän hetkinen tutkimustieto (n = 50) ongelmallisen digipelaamisen ja terveyden välisistä yhteyksistä. Toisessa osatutkimuksessa tutkittiin ositettuna satunnaisotantana (N = 3 000) kerätyn aineiston avulla suomalaisten nuorten (n = 293) digipelaamista, ongelmallisen digipelaamisen esiintyvyyttä sekä ongelmallisen digipelaamisen yhteyksiä nuorten pelaamiskäyttäytymiseen ja terveyteen. Kolmannessa osatutkimuksessa kuvattiin alueellisen poikkileikkaustutkimuksen avulla nuorten (n = 560) digipelaamiskäyttäytymistä ja sen yhteyksiä ongelmalliseen digipelaamiseen. Empiiristen osatutkimusten aineisto kerättiin verkkopohjaisen kyselyn avulla, ja saatu aineisto analysoitiin tilastollisilla menetelmillä. Katsauksen ja empiirisen tutkimuksen tulokset osoittivat, että ongelmallinen digipelaaminen oli erityisesti yhteydessä psykologisiin ja sosiaalisiin oireisiin, kuten masennukseen ja ahdistukseen, sekä korostuneeseen mieltymykseen olla vuorovaikutuksessa verkkoympäristön välityksellä. Ongelmallisen digipelaamisen riski-ryhmään kuuluneet henkilöt suosivat digipelityyppejä, jotka sisälsivät rooli-, toiminta- ja strategiapelaamisen ominaisuuksia. Digipelaamisen motiiveista edistymispyrkimys, sosiaalisuus ja todellisuuspako olivat yhteydessä ongelmalliseen digipelaamiseen. Nuorilla uusioperhetilanne saattoi lisätä ongelmallisen pelaa-misen oireita. Tutkimus lisäsi tietoperustaa nuorten ongelmallisesta digipelaamisesta, pelaamiskäyttäytymisestä ja terveysominaisuuksien merkityksestä. Tuloksia voidaan hyödyntää ongelmallisen digipelaamisen seulonnan ja ilmiöön liittyvän ohjauksen kehittämisessä.

The diploma thesis deals with anorexia nervosa as one of the basic forms of eating disorders, with emphasis on the very common chronic progression of this serious psychiatric illness. This thesis is based on the scientific fact, that conspicuous eating habits, constant control of thinking and behavior, as well as self-perception disorders, are observed in most cases, even in already cured patients. Long-term stress in common with a prone personality, can result in the acute phase of anorexia nervosa. The diploma thesis is qualitatively focused. The chosen methods of data collection are a questionnaire survey and a following semi-structured interview. The condition for participation in the research is the past experience with anorexia nervosa, without the current presence of the acute phase of this disease. The main goal of the diploma thesis is to map the burning issues of individuals who have gone through the acute phase of anorexia nervosa in the past, their current feelings and needs. The output of the diploma thesis are the specific recommendations, coming from the results of research survey, which would help to reduce the probability of relapse of the acute phase of mental anorexia in stressful situations. KEYWORDS Anorexia nervosa, eating disorders, chronicity, relapse prevention, addictive...

This dissertation called "Influence of adult addictions and addictive behavior on children and adolescents" is divided into two parts: theoretical one and a practical one. In the theoretical part, there will be defined the addiction and the addictive behavior, after they will be put into the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. Then we will analyse concrete psychoactive substances that causes the addiction, types of addictive behavior, factors that encourage genesis of addiction and addictive behavior, influence of addictions and addictive behavior on children and adolescents. The last chapter of theoretical part occupies with possibilities of therapy of addiction and addictive behavior. The practical part proceeds from anonymous questionnaire survey that took place at an elementary school and at a high school. In the end there is a discussion about influence of adult addictions and addictive behavior on children and adolescents.

anglicky This thesis deals with one of the most important issues of our time. Trying to look for personality structure of individuals dependent on alcohol, psychoactive substances and pathological gamblers. Describes differences in personality structure between the user and the differences between men and women. It is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is devoted to the present the accessible knowledge in the field of personality-dependent individuals. The empirical part of the work deals with a research carried out at the pavilions of addictions in a psychiatric hospital Prague Bohnice. In the empirical part of the research hypotheses and set goals that are subsequently evaluated. This thesis provides insight into the personality of addicted individuals and their own research conclusions are largely consistent with findings from the literature.

Pour appréhender l'ensemble du problème addictif et proposer une prise en charge appropriée, une évaluation multifactorielle est nécessaire. Les données récentes soulignent que le champ des addictions aux substances doit être étendu au champ des addictions comportementales. Une des lacunes dans la compréhension des troubles addictifs et de leur prise en charge pourrait être due à un manque d'outils d'évaluation standardisés qui évaluent l'ensemble des composantes de l'addiction et leurs répercussions dans différents domaines de la vie du sujet. Dans le champ des addictions aux substances, l'Addiction Severity Index (ASI) est l'outil le plus utilisé mondialement. L'ASI est un instrument qui évaluent les sujets pour la clinique ou la recherche. En France, notre groupe de recherche utilise l'ASI depuis 1992 pour la clinique et la recherche. Nous avons décidé de modifier l'ASI en y ajoutant de nouvelles sections. Depuis 2006, la version française modifiée de l'ASI présente donc des items évaluant l'usage de tabac (Section Tabac) et également des items permettant l'évaluation des comportements addictifs sans substance comme le jeu, le jeu d'argent et de hasard et les troubles du comportement alimentaire. L'objectif général de cette thèse était d'étudier la validité de la version française modifiée de l'Addiction Severity Index (ASI) chez des sujets pris en charge pour au moins une addiction dans des centres de soins spécialisés en addictologie. Les résultats montraient une très bonne validité des données de consommations de substances rapportées par les sujets. Les sections Tabac et Jeu / Jeu d'argent et de hasard avaient été montrées comme valides. La version modifiée de l'ASI semble être un bon outil permettant l'évaluation de la sévérité de l'ensemble des comportements addictifs. Cette adaptation fait de l'ASI modifié le premier outil qui permet d'évaluer l'ensemble des troubles addictifs et qui ne mesure pas uniquement la quantité, la durée et l'intensité de ces troubles. Elle va permettre d'aider le clinicien à mettre en place une prise en charge la plus adaptée et aux chercheurs de caractériser et de comparer les différentes addictions afin de dégager des différences et des similitudes. / A multidimensional assessment is key to understand the addiction problem and to develop an appropriate treatment plan. Recent findings support the scope that addictive disorders should include non-substance use disorders. A significant problem in understanding and managing the addictive disorders may be related to the lack of standardized instruments for assessing problems or other aspects of life that are affected by these pathologies. For the assessment of substance users exists a widely used instrument, the Addiction Severity Index (ASI). The ASI is an instrument that assesses subjects for both clinical and research purposes. In France, our research group used the ASI since 1992 for both clinical and research purposes. We decided to modify the French translation of the ASI and added some new items. Since 2006, the French modified ASI includes items to assess tobacco use but also non-substance addictive behaviors including gaming, gambling and eating disorders. The overall objective of this dissertation was to assess the validity of the French modified ASI in several samples of clients who sought treatment in outpatient addiction clinics. The findings showed a good validity of the self-reported substance use. The validity of the Tobacco section as well as the Gaming/Gambling section have been shown. The French modified ASI is a suitable instrument for assessing any type of addiction-related disorders. This adaptation makes the modified ASI the first instrument that assesses all possible addictive behaviors regardless of the type of the addiction and that measures more than just the quantity, duration, and intensity of addictive behaviors. ASI may be helpful for clinicians in helping them to design the best treatment plans for a patient, for policy makers to objectively understand the need in treatment, care centers or other institutions but also for researchers to measure contemporary issues in addiction treatment and to find similarities and differences between type of addiction.

The subject of this study is the recognition of the link between service in the Police of the Czech Republic (PCR) and abuse of substances for supporting muscle growth and anabolic steroids. The service of PCR officer is often been connected to physical strenght and psychical resistence, which is given by training, personality and self-confidence of the officer. Masculinity and muscular body is seen by some officers as essential for this job and the standard there is shifted when compared to the other people. Anabolic Steroids - substances accesible on the illicit market - can be abused for fast muscle growth and outreaching the limits of ordinary man. The first part of this study is theoretical part, in which the aspects of police service are described, as they are risk factors for development of exercise addiction and abuse of substances for supporting muscle growth. The second part is practical part, where the research is described among the PCR officers, who are exercising regularly and are ranked in the Public Order Police Service. This research is searching for similarities between usage of supplements and Anabolic Steroids and subjectively viewed professional requirements. Also the amount of subjectively seen medical problems was compared between group of steroid-using officers and those...

Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-22T20:49:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-02-27 / Objetivo: Entender, através do discurso de quem já consumiu crack: como a fissura se processa, quais os comportamentos desenvolvidos sob fissura e quais as estratégias utilizadas pelo usuário para interferir na fissura. Metodologia: Estudo qualitativo com amostra intencional por critérios, constituída por usuários (n=31) e ex-usuários (n=9) de crack, de ambos os sexos, com idade entre 18 e 50 anos. Os investigados, pertencentes a 12 cadeias distintas, foram recrutados pela técnica da bola de neve e foram submetidos à entrevista semi-estruturada em profundidade, até que fosse atingido o ponto de saturação teórica da amostra. Após a transcrição literal das entrevistas, seguiu-se a análise do conteúdo para assim se elaborar inferências e hipóteses alicerçadas nesses discursos. Resultados e Discussão: Os 40 entrevistados estavam igualmente distribuídos quanto ao gênero, abrangiam todos os níveis de escolaridade e a maior parte possuía poucos recursos financeiros. Além da fissura sentida na abstinência de crack e da fissura induzida por pistas ambientais e emocionais, já conhecidas, constatou-se um terceiro tipo de fissura, a induzida pelo próprio efeito do crack. Assim que o usuário dá a primeira tragada desenvolve uma compulsão pelo consumo, levando-o ao uso ininterrupto, até que o estoque de droga acabe ou ele chegue à exaustão. Este tipo de fissura apareceu como um forte fator mantenedor dos episódios binge de consumo, os quais foram os maiores responsáveis pelo rebaixamento de valores do usuário, sujeitando-os a práticas não convencionais para a obtenção da droga e a fortes eventos de agressividade. Os entrevistados não só possuem estratégias para o alívio da fissura, como também possuem táticas para evitar o seu desenvolvimento, tanto de ordem farmacológica quanto comportamental. Conclusões: A fissura por crack, entre outros sintomas, desencadeia compulsão, comportamento de risco, sofrimento, agressividade e padrão binge de consumo, o qual pode estar relacionado ao desenvolvimento de dependência. Os binges de consumo de crack podem ser causados pela fissura induzida pelo próprio efeito do crack. A existência de medidas do próprio usuário para lidar com a sua fissura por crack pode ser uma ferramenta importante para o aprimoramento de seu tratamento. / Objective: To understand, through the discourse of individuals who have already consumed crack: how their cravings proceed; what behavioral patterns are developed with such cravings and what strategies users follow to hold back their cravings. Methodology: This was a qualitative study using an intentional sample with selection criteria, composed of crack users (n=31) and former users (n=9) of both sexes, aged 18 to 50 years. The subjects belonged to 12 different chains and were recruited using the snowballing technique. In-depth semi-structured interviews were held with recruits until the theoretical data saturation point of the sample was reached. The interviews were transcribed literally and the scripts then underwent content analysis in order to elaborate grounded inferences and hypotheses from the discourse. Results and Discussion: The interviewees were equally distributed regarding gender. They ranged over all educational levels and most of them had little money. In addition to the known cravings felt through abstaining from crack and through environmental and emotional paths, a third type of craving was observed, induced by the effect of the crack itself. As soon as the users took the first drag, they developed a compulsion to consume it, leading them to uninterrupted use until the supply ran out or they reached exhaustion. This type of craving appeared to be a strong factor in maintaining episodes of bingeing. Such episodes were the greatest factors responsible for lowering users’ values, thereby impelling them to act unconventionally to obtain the drug, with highly aggressive events. The interviewees not only had strategies for relieving their cravings, but also had tactics to avoid their development, both of pharmacological and of behavioral nature. Conclusions: The craving by crack, among other symptoms, triggers compulsion, risk behavior, suffering, aggression and binge pattern of consumption, which may be related to the development of dependence. Bingeing on crack may be caused by the craving that the effect of the crack itself induces. Users’ own measures for dealing with their cravings for crack may constitute an important tool for improving their treatment. / TEDE

At present, the topic of addictive behaviour on the Internet is a highly discussed topic. In conjunction with it, young adults are increasingly emerging as a vulnerable group, specifically individuals entering university. Students of different learning backgrounds also have different hobbies in the online world. Drug experiments often take place during this period. The main objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of addictive behaviour on the Internet and the use of addictive substances in two completely different university disciplines. Another objective was to find out whether there are any differences in the results of the respondents and whether there are some connections in the phenomena studied. The research was conducted at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Charles University and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at CTU. For the purposes of this research, a questionnaire was selected, the questionnaire comprised of these standardized questionnaires: a Griffith questionnaire, selected questions from the European School Study on Alcohol and Other Drugs, the CAGE Questionnaire, the CAST questionnaire and the EIUS questionnaire by Škařupová. Respondents were first selected by means of deliberate purposeful selection. The next step in selecting the research file was...

One thousand thirty-five participants were tested in laboratory in order to detect HIV or other sexually transmitted infection (STI) antibodies between 1999 and 2000. The results showedthat: (a) most of them attended for the first time the Health Information Center; (b) the Elisa test was the most frequently used; (e) the majority were women, and (d) their age range was from 15 to 44 years old. With regard to risk behaviors, the sexual ones were the most frequent;in relation to addictive behaviors, drug consumption by intravenous way and alcohol use were the most frequent ones. Significan! correlation, confirmed by Kolmogrov-Smirnov test, were found among the sociodemographic variables. When analyzing sexual behavior alone and with alcohol consumption, a significant correlation was found in risk behaviors compared to the other variables. / Se evaluó a 1435 participantes con una prueba de laboratorio para detectar anticuerpos al VIH u otras infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITSs) entre 1999 y el 2000. Los resultados mostraron que (a) la mayoría acudió al Centro de Información para la Salud por primera vez; (b) La prueba de Elisa fue la más frecuentemente usada; (e) la mayoría de participantes son del género femenino y (d) el rango de edad está entre los 15 y 44 años. En relación con las conductas de riesgo, las del tipo sexual fueron las de mayor frecuencia; entre las adictivas, las del consumo de droga por vía intravenosa y alcohol fueron las más frecuentes. Correlaciones significativas, confirmadas con la prueba de bondad de ajuste Kolmogrov-Smirnov, fueron halladas entre las variables sociodemográficas.Al analizar la dimensión sexual sola y con droga intravenosa hubo una correlación significativa de la variable conductas de riesgo frente al resto de variables.

The following diploma thesis deals, in accordance with its objectives and recommended primary literature, with addictive behavior in the Internet environment of adolescents, in the context of social services. The theoretical part resulted from the above mentioned primary literature, but due to its year of publication also from a variety of other up-to-date resources. The legislative frame and conditions necessary to diagnose addictive behavior. The social work with adolescents which has an addictive behavior on the Internet is primarily based on sector theories, but also points to multidisciplinary approaches. The empirical part, consisting of a questionnaire and subsequent analysis of the first grade, examines some aspects of adolescent behavior in cyberspace. The work is completed with a proposal for optimization measures.