Cognitive Remediation Journal, 2020 (vol. 9), issue 3
Core beliefs – Schemas and Coping Styles in Addictions
Knapík P., Slancová K.
Cognitive Remediation Journal 2020, 9(3):9-19 | DOI: 10.5507/crj.2020.003 
In our work we focused on the issue of core beliefs – schemas and coping styles in addict patients according to J. Young’s model. We analyzed the relationship of early maladaptive schemas and coping styles of avoidance and overcompensation. We also examined the differences in the intensity of schemas in terms of gender and type of addiction and we were researching schemas with the highest overall scores in our clinical sample of patients with different addictions. We confirmed that early maladaptive schemas are in positive relationship with coping styles of avoidance and overcompensation. We also found out that there are schemas that prove...
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Alcohol abuse and oncology
Nešpor Karel
Cognitive Remediation Journal 2020, 9(3):9-19 | DOI: 10.5507/crj.2020.006
Alcohol increases the risk of many oncological diseases. It also complicates the oncological treatment of patients who abuse alcohol. Abstinence from alcohol should therefore be recommended in the primary and secondary prevention of oncological diseases. In oncology, as in other clinical disciplines, a brief intervention can be used for alcohol-related problems. Brief intervention techniques are useful, simple, and take a minimum of time, which is why we discuss them in more detail here. Excessive stress and alcohol abuse present a problem not only for the patients but also for some oncologists. In the final part of the article we focus...