The master´s thesis on the theme "Stress evaluation, coping and reduction" focuses on the analysis of stress load on students, future managers, entrepreneurs and other professionals. The work explains what stress is, which are the causes of its emergence, how increased stress load can influence us and how to manage stress. In the practical part I will compare the scale of stress load between different groups of students and on the basis of this analysis I will specify the most frequent factors that stress students the most. In conclusion, I will formulate specific recommendations, how stress can be reduced.

4 Abstract The topic of this thesis is the strategy of coping with stressful situations in a population of individuals with behavioral disorders. The starting point of the thesis lies in the assumption that adolescents with behavioral disorders show greater difficulties in coping with stressful situations and react differently from their peers that have no behavioral disorders. The target group of respondents is represented by clients of juvenile correctional institutions, specifically boys between 15 and 19 years of age. Their answers are compared with a comparison group of students from secondary schools that have no behavioral disorders. The strategies of coping with stress are examined through the use of two methods, a questionnaire "Strategie zvládání stresu SVF 78" and the semiprojective Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Test. The results indicate that the group of adolescent boys placed in juvenile correctional institutions, shows the tendency to resign more frequently and the effort to gain control over stressful situations less often. Contrary to expectations, the predicted search for alternative activities to escape from stressful situations was not confirmed. Furthemore, neither the tendency for a behavior-oriented self defence nor ones` aggresive actions directed at the surroundings occured....

Policininkai, kaip specifinė profesinė grupė, tarnyboje susiduria su trauminiais įvykiais, darbe patirtą stresą dažniausiai įveikia neigiamomis strategijomis. Šio tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti policininkų patirtų traumų padarinių ir veiksnių, susijusių su traumine patirtimi, ypatumus. Tyrimo uždaviniai buvo įvertinti subjektyvų pareigūnų trauminį patyrimą, potrauminio streso simptomatikos intensyvumą, nevilties išgyvenimo intensyvumą, patiriamą potrauminį augimą, gaunamą socialinę paramą. Tyrime dalyvavo 81 policijos pareigūnas, per pastaruosius 3 metus tarnyboje patyręs trauminį įvykį. Tyrime taikytos šios metodikos: Įvykio poveikio skalė – revizuota (IES-R) (Weiss, 2004; liet. k. Kazlauskas ir kt., 2006), Subjektyvaus trauminio patyrimo skalė (STP) (Kazlauskas, Gailienė, Šimėnaitė, 2007), Potrauminio augimo skalė (PTA) (Tedeschi, Calhoun, 1996; liet. k. Gailienė, Kazlauskas, 2005), Becko nevilties skalė (BHS) (Beck, Steer, 1988) ir parengtas specialus Policininko sukrečiančio įvykio ir potrauminio patyrimo klausimynas (sudarė darbo autorė). Tyrimas atskleidė, kad apie 60 proc. policijos pareigūnų profesinėje veikloje patiria trauminius įvykius. Dažniausiai traumines situacijas policininkai patiria tada, kai yra sunkiai sužalota arba nužudyta auka. Nepaisant trauminės patirties, neigiamų policininkų traumos psichologinių padarinių nenustatyta: silpna neviltis, maži potrauminio streso sutrikimo požymių rodikliai. Taip pat žemas potrauminio augimo lygis. Rezultatai rodo, kad... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Policemen, as a specific professional group, often encounter traumatic events at service and usually handle the stress experienced at work with the help of negative strategies. The purpose of this research is to determine the peculiarities of consequences of traumas and factors related to traumatic experience. The goals of the research were to assess the subjective experience of officers, symptomatics of post-traumatic stress disorder, intensiveness of the feeling of hopelessness, post-traumatic growth and social assistance received. 81 police officer who has experienced a traumatic event at service during the 3 recent years, participated in the research. The methods applied in the research are as follows: The Impact of Event Scale – revised (IES-R) (Weiss, 2004; Lith.: Kazlauskas et al., 2006), The Subjective Traumatic Experience Scale (STE) (Kazlauskas, Gailienė, Šimėnaitė, 2007), The Post-traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) (Tedeschi, Calhoun, 1996; Lith. Gailienė, Kazlauskas, 2005), Beck’s Hopelessness Scale (BHS) (Beck, Steer, 1998) and specially compiled questionnaires for policemen on a shocking event and post-traumatic experience (created by the author of this study). The research has revealed that about 60 percent of police officers experience traumatic events in their professional activities. Most frequently experienced traumatic situations by policemen are those, where there is a heavily injured, or killed victim. Regardless of traumatic experience, negative... [to full text]

La tesi ha analizzato il complesso rapporto tra il processo di induzione emotiva e le nuove tecnologie. Nello specifico la tesi ha indagato l’efficacia, nel processo di induzione e gestione delle emozioni, di contenuti audio/video implementati su diversi media: telefoni cellulari UMTS, dvd, lettori Mp3, cd audio e pc desktop + Head Mounted Display. Il contributo pratico dell’elaborato si articola in tre studi, una ricerca di base e due applicate, all’interno dei quali ai nuovi media viene attribuito un ruolo fondamentale per la gestione di emozioni negative e l’incremento di stati di benessere in diversi contesti quotidiani: la gestione dell’ansia da esame universitario e la gestione dello stress da lavoro in un campione di insegnanti. I risultati ottenuti a seguito delle ricerche effettuate suggeriscono che le nuove tecnologie di comunicazione possono essere utilizzate come efficaci strumenti di induzione e gestione degli stati emotivi. I nuovi media, telefoni cellulari o lettori Mp3, di forte uso comune e caratterizzati da un’elevata portabilità, vengono investiti di un nuovo ruolo nel panorama di ricerca della Psicologia Positiva. La possibilità di utilizzare le nuove tecnologie per incrementare il proprio stato di benessere e migliorare la qualità della vita, indica l’emergere di una nuova area di ricerca: la “Tecnologia Positiva”. / This thesis analyzed the complex relation between the emotion induction process and the new technologies. Specifically the work investigated the effectiveness of audio and video content in the emotion induction process by using different media (mobile phone, dvd, mp3 player, audio cd and pc desktop + Head Mounted Display). The practical contribution is divided in three studies, one basic and two apply investigations, considering the new media as tools able to manage negative emotions and to induce a deep sense of wellness in two different settings: university exam anxiety and work related stress in a teachers sample. Results suggest the effectiveness of the new communication technologies to induce and manage different emotional states. New media, Mobile phone and Mp3 player, characterized by high portability, gained a new role in the field of Positive Psychology research. The possibility of using new technologies to improve wellness and the quality of life of users suggests the emergence of a new area: Positive Technology.

The thesis "Stress and school evaluation" has theoretical and empirical character. The aim of the thesis is to compare the occurrence of stress for students in upper primary schools when different forms of evaluation are used. In the theoretical section, the concept of "stress", different types of stress, and definitions of the terms are given. The manifestations and causes of stress, as well as coping mechanisms, are also described and elaborated. One part of this section deals with the developmental stages of adolescents, and a second part is dedicated to the explanation of different school evaluation forms (assessment and verbal evaluation). The particular functions of evaluations are not neglected. Survey results from questionnaires completed by students from two different schools were used in the empirical section of the thesis. The primary hypotheses and assumptions were defined and elaboration of the results was presented, including well-arranged tables and graphs. In the summary of this research, the stress levels and their relations to different types of evaluation methods are reported.

The topic of my diploma thesis is - a social worker, life experience. In the text of the thesis I focused mainly on a social worker, on the social worker who does this work for the Child Social and Legal Protection Authority. In my diploma thesis, I elaborated five chapters on the basis of academic literature. The sixth chapter of my work deals with methodological research. In the first chapter I dealt with the history of social work. This chapter is included in my work due to the experience acquired from my practice. What social work looks like today is thanks to the history and the lessons taken from it. It is the basis for the further development of new experience for new social workers. In the second chapter, I focused on the aspects that are needed in order to become a social worker. What should be the prerequisites to be able to do this work, and what ethical rules should the worker follow. In the third chapter, I focus on a particular OSPOD worker, and on his most common job content. There I describe the job, which is the most demanding for the worker. The first contact with the child, social investigation and individual planning. The fourth and fifth chapters follow each other. In the fourth chapter I describe what complications can arise while carrying out the job as a social worker. In...

This study was conducted in San Bernardino County, California. Participants completed a questionnaire regarding conflicts that arise between co-parents, levels of stress from conflicts, how parts negotiate, cooperate, collaborate and communicate and the types of coping skills that participants use when stressed. The purpose of this study was to examine conflicts between parents and caregivers who share the custody of their children with another parent or caregiver. This study also assessed coping skills and co-parenting resources that are available in San Bernardino County. Twenty-two participants completed the study, 19 were female and 3 were male. Most of the participants were Latino. Over 77% of participants reported having conflicts with the other parent or caregiver. Nearly 73% of participants reported high levels of stress when having conflicts with the other parent or caregiver. However, participants reported being able to negotiate, cooperate, collaborate and communicate appropriately with the other parent or caregiver. Participants reported that they used a variety of primitive, less primitive and mature coping mechanism when dealing with conflicts with the other parent or giver. The results also showed that few participants had engaged in co-parenting interventions that were provided in San Bernardino County.

Objetivo general: determinar la relación entre los estilos de afrontamiento y el bienestar psicológico en adolescentes de un colegio estatal de Lima Metropolitana. Objetivo específico: comparar ambas variables según sexo. Método: la muestra estuvo conformada por 286 adolescentes entre 14 y 17 años de edad (M=15.50; DE = 0. 987), de los cuales el 48.3% son mujeres y el 51.7% son varones. Se aplicó el inventario Escalas de Afrontamiento para Adolescentes (ACS Lima; Canessa, 2002), original de Frydenberg y Lewis, y el Cuestionario de Bienestar Psicológico para jóvenes BIEPS-J (Cortez, 2016), original de Casullo y Castro-Solano. Se observó adecuada validez y confiabilidad para los puntajes de ambos instrumentos. Resultados: se estableció relación directa, moderada, con tamaño del efecto moderado entre el afrontamiento centrado a la emoción y a los otros y el bienestar psicológico. También se encontró una relación directa, débil y con tamaño del efecto mínimo entre el Afrontamiento centrado en el problema y el bienestar psicológico. Finalmente, se encontró una relación inversa, débil y con tamaño del efecto mínimo entre el afrontamiento poco funcional y el bienestar psicológico. Además, existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas en afrontamiento y bienestar psicológico según sexo, siendo los hombres quienes puntúan más alto en afrontamiento centrado a la emoción y a los otros, y bienestar psicológico, mientras que las mujeres puntúan más alto en afrontamiento poco funcional. / Main objective: to determine the relationship between coping styles and psychological well-being in adolescents from a public school in Metropolitan Lima. Specific objective: to compare both variables according to sex. Method: the sample consisted of 286 adolescents between 14 and 17 years of age (M = 15.50; SD = 0. 987), of which 48.3% are women and 51.7% are men. The inventory Coping Scales for Adolescents (ACS Lima; Canessa, 2002), original by Frydenberg and Lewis, and the Psychological Well-being Questionnaire for young people BIEPS-J (Cortez, 2016), original by Casullo and Castro-Solano. Adequate validity and reliability were observed for the scores of both instruments. Results: a direct, moderate relationship with a moderate effect size was established between emotion and others-centered coping and psychological well-being. A direct, weak, and minimal effect size relationship was also found between problem-focused coping and psychological well-being. Finally, a weak, inverse relationship with minimal effect size was found between poorly functional coping and psychological well-being. In addition, there are statistically significant differences in coping and psychological well-being according to sex, with men scoring higher in coping focused on emotion and others, and psychological well-being, while women score higher in non-functional coping. / Tesis