The paper reflects a long-term ambiguity in the theoretical concept of affective phenomena. The focal point of this study is the conceptualization of the term “affect” with regard to the other affective phenomena (specifically emotion and mood). Our definition of affect is substantially different than existing Czech terminology and we define affect as the necessary component of all affective processes. Contrary to the Czech traditional concept of affect, we do not attribute characteristics such as “high intensity” or “disorganising influence” on cognitive processes, behaviour, etc. per se. We define affect in accordance with many authors, as a point in the continuum of affective stream and the basic unit of all affective phenomena. Affective phenomena or processes we consider as an umbrella term for a complex phenomenon like affect, emotion, mood, emotional episode, interpersonal attitude, sentiment, passion and so on: their common component is the affect. We consider emotion as a figure that emerges in the affective stream as a complex reaction to the event that has meaning for an individual and is interpreted with respect to the experience, context, individual characteristic, and sociocultural environment of the individual. Contrary to the Czech tradition, emotions are viewed as “just” one type of affective phenomena with a relatively specific definitional framework. The moods are considered parts of the affective stream continuum that have a specific and for consciousness accessible quality. The concepts of affect, emotion and mood discussed in this paper are contrasted; however, we have described where they overlap conceptually. The relationships of all affective phenomena have been considered as interacting with a tendency to synchronize into one (for an individual typical) affective stream., I. Poláčková Šolcová, R. Trnka., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
Respektující a podpůrná interakce zdravotníků s rodičkou je důležitým faktorem spokojenosti s porodem. Jak rodička tuto interakci vnímá, ovlivňují nejen její předchozí zkušenosti s péčí, ale i fyziologické zvláštnosti porodního procesu. V tomto textu shrnujeme nedávné poznatky biologické psychologie o působení neurohormonu oxytocinu na sociální percepci. Ukazujeme, že právě oxytocin může mít za následek zvýšenou ovlivnitelnost rodící ženy a její senzitivitu na napětí prožívané zdravotníky. Subjektivní pocit ohrožení může být oxytocinem potencován a vést nejen k nižší spokojenosti ženy s porodem a horší spolupráci se zdravotníky, ale i snížit děložní kontraktilitu. Především u psychologicky rizikovějších skupin rodiček je proto vhodné zajistit pocit bezpečí a citlivý přístup zdravotníků. Možná opatření pro zlepšení péče zahrnují supervizi zdravotníků v porodnictví, zvyšování jejich psychosociálních dovedností a kontinuální péči „one-to-one“ v těhotenství a při porodu., Respectful and supportive interaction of healthcare providers with a woman in labour determines significantly her childbirth satisfaction. Woman’s perception of this interaction is influenced both by her previous care experiences and by the physiological specifics of birth. This text summarizes recent findings of biological psychology on the role of neurohormone oxytocin in social perception. We demonstrate that oxytocin can be the reason of increased vulnerability of women in labour and their sensitivity to stress experienced by healthcare providers. Oxytocin may augment a subjectively experienced threat and result not only in decreased birth satisfaction and worse cooperation with healthcare providers, but also lower the uterine contractility. Especially psychologically more vulnerable groups of parturients need to feel secure and be treated sensitively. Possible measures for improving the quality of care in this area include clinical supervision and psychosocial training in maternity care and continuous one-to-one care in pregnancy and childbirth., Kodyšová, E., and Literatura
Cíl: Cílem výzkumu bylo zjistit subjektivní proţívání ţen v těhotenství po perinatální ztrátě, identifikovat jejich potřeby a způsoby zvládání zátěţe v období právě probíhajícího těhotenství. Metodika: Výzkum byl proveden kvalitativní metodou. Metodou sběru dat byl polostrukturovaný rozhovor. Výzkumu se zúčastnilo 6 těhotných ţen ve třetím trimestru po perinatální ztrátě v předchozím těhotenství. K analýze dat bylo vyuţito některých postupů zakotvené teorie (otevřené a axiální kódování a vytváření kategorií). Výsledky: Na základě analýzy dat byly stanoveny kategorie: 1. Zkušenost perinatální ztráty, 2. Proţívání nového těhotenství, 3. Pocity, 4. Zvládání, 5. Potřeby. Analýzou rozhovorů bylo zjištěno, ţe těhotenství po perinatální ztrátě je obdobím zvýšené emocionální zátěţe, ţeny mají specifické potřeby a pouţívají různé způsoby zvládání zátěţe. Závěr: Těhotné ţeny po perinatální ztrátě vyţadují specifický přístup poskytovatelů péče. Významná je kontinuita péče počínající obdobím perinatální ztráty, pokračující přípravou na těhotenství, porod a šestinedělí. Pochopení pocitů ţen můţe pomoci ve snaze o efektivnější poskytování ošetřovatelské péče. Komunitní porodní asistentky mohou být vhodnou podporou pro tuto skupinu ţen a pomoci jim překonat náročné období těhotenství po perinatální ztrátě., Aim: The aim of this research was to determine the subjective experience of women in pregnancy after perinatal loss, identify their needs and ways of coping with the stress during an ongoing pregnancy. Methods: The study was carried out using a qualitative method. The data collection method used was a semi-structured interview. Six pregnant women in the third trimester after perinatal loss in previous pregnancies participated in the research. Some procedures of grounded theory (open and axial coding and creating categories) were used for data analysis. Results: Based on the data analysis categories and subcategories were defined: 1. The experience of perinatal loss, 2. Experiencing new pregnancy, 3. Feelings, 4. Coping, 5. Needs. Analyzing the interviews revealed that pregnancy after perinatal loss is a period of higher emotional stress, when women have specific needs and use different ways of coping with stress. Conclusion: Pregnant women after perinatal loss require a specific approach of care providers. The continuity of the care is important, starting from the period after perinatal loss, continuing in the preparation for pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. Understanding the feelings of women may help in the effective provision of nursing care. Community midwives may be an appropriate support for this group of women and help them overcome the difficult period of pregnancy after perinatal loss., Pavla Kaspárková, Radka Bužgová, and Literatura
The article looks at how emotion is represented in Bohemian folk chronicles, i.e. texts of a historiographic character, written by autodidacts - mostly peasants and artisans. At the core of our analysis is the most famous work of this kind, Paměti Františka Jana Vaváka z let 1770-1816 (Memoirs of František Jan Vavák 1770-1816). Other writings from the turn of the 19th century (e.g. those of Václav Jan Mašek, Jan Petr, Ondřej Lukavský) are also considered. Our initial question is: How, and in which contexts, did Czech-speaking authors of the late 18th and early 19th century, having no opportunity to get acquainted with contemporary philosophical theories, express affects? The study shows that the emotions, especially joy and grief, are expressed in a way recommended by early modern rhetoricians (e.g. Cypriano de Soarez or Bernard Lamy): particular figures are associated with particular affects. Though the principle is the same, the figures used by autodidacts differ from those recommended by the rhetoric manuals. Being unable to read Latin, German or French rhetorics, the authors had probably grasped the principles of how to represent affect from their reading, but adapted them according to their own talent and vision. As might be expected given the rural origin and values of the authors, joy is expressed mostly in the context of weather favourable for the harvest, while grief is realised in the context of rising prices and natural disasters., Dmitrij Timofejev., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy
Emotions and passions, especially the negative ones, played a major role in Seneca’s writing: the anger became the object of his philosophical treatise De ira and prevailed also in his tragedies. Seneca was probably the most important model for jesuit playwrigts which implies the question how these authors worked with his conception of anger and rage as destructive emotions, in which measure they took it over or changed it. Jesuit playwrights are represented here by Karel Kolčava whose plays are the only ones published as collected works during his life. In addition, there are (also published) Kolčava’s didactic letters, which gives us the opportunity to compare his theoretical view of anger with the Seneca’s one in the first part of the article. The realization of these conceptions is then observed on a few examples taken from the respective plays of both authors. Finally a special attention is paid to female characters in rage who are so important in Seneca’s tragedies and who can be found in Kolčava’s plays although women were not welcome on the jesuit stage even as characters., Eva Pauerová., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy