Positive orientation, self awareness about self effectiveness and training neurofeedback

Abstract

The object of the thesis was to check whether neurofeedback training increase the positive orientation and the perceived self-efficacy. According to Caprara the positive orientation consists of self-esteem, optimism and satisfaction. He postulates that increasing self-efficacy influences the intensity of positive orientation, The neurofeedback trainings are a therapeutic and psychotherapeutic method increasing a level of the hope, and positively influencing on emotional and cognitive functioning of the person. In the experiment took part two groups of people: 17 adolescents aged from 14 till 18 years old and 13 adults from 19 till 41 years old (in general 16 females and 14 48 males). Mainly they had difficultness with the attention, memory, high level of the psychical tension, depressed mood. The neurofeedback trainings passed 2 times a week during 45 minutes each time. The results of the research showed that after 10 neurofeedback trainings the intensity of the positive orientation and of the perceived self-efficacy increased (p < 0,001). However it appears that the research model which postulated influence of increasing self-efficacy on the positive orientation does not suit to the data. A cause could be a small number of participants, or unsuitable test what measured a general self-efficacy instead of perceived emotional and social self-efficacy.