Psychology: Recent submissions
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Investigating the merit of Social Story TM interventions for children on the Autistic Spectrum
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2012)The increasing prevalence of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) creates a need to establish effective educational practices. Social skills training is a key feature of interventions for children with ASD (Crooke, Hendrix, & ... -
Discourse and difference : 'New Irish' in the media
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2009)This thesis presents a discourse analytic study of Irish newspaper talk about those described as refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants. The analysis looks at newspaper talk from two leading Irish newspapers. The Irish ... -
Measurement of locus coeruleus : noradrenergic function in the human brain and its influence on executive function
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2012)The brainstem nucleus locus coeruleus (LC) projects to nearly the entire brain, and has the capacity to dramatically affect neural processing via release of the neurochemical noradrenaline (NE). Although recent theories ... -
The multisensory perception of social cues in virtual crowds
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2010)The current thesis contributes to the field of social and affective psychology, with a focus on the perception of social cues from groups or crowds of people. While to date there is a wealth of literature in this area on ... -
"Be here now" – service users' experiences of a mindfulness group intervention
(2018)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore service users’ experiences of a mindfulness group intervention. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 15 participants with a diagnosis of a mild or moderate intellectual ... -
Childhood sexual abuse: sibling perspectives
(2018)Despite a recent focus highlighting the systemic impact of childhood sexual abuse (CSA), the needs of nonabused siblings have been largely overlooked. This interpretative phenomenological analysis study explored the lived ... -
Children's Naive Concepts of OCD and How They Are Affected by Biomedical Versus Cognitive Behavioural Psychoeducation
(2018)Background: How we conceptualize mental health conditions is important as it impacts on a wide range of mediators of treatment outcome. We do not know how children intuitively conceptualize obsessive-compulsive disorder ... -
Exploring the impact of choral singing on mindfulness
(2018)A wealth of academic research demonstrates an empirical link between choral singing and well-being. This study investigated the construct of state mindfulness as a potential generative mechanism by which this link exists. ... -
Exploring the neural substrates contributing to the risk for psychosis : an MRI investigation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2010)Over the last three decades schizophrenia research has shifted its focus from studying individuals with the established illness to those who have an elevated risk for developing the disease. Research has suggested that ... -
Neuropsychological and electrophysiological correlates of self- and error-awareness in focal lesion patients and young adults
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2009)This thesis examines numerous aspects of deficit awareness, both among nonneurological participants and patients with circumscribed neural injury, in order to increase our understanding of the neuropsychological, neuroanatomical ... -
A mixed methods investigation of newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients' decision-making about treatment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2019)Background: The incidence of prostate continues to increase but due to the management strategies available, the mortality rates are dropping. In Ireland, more than 3,400 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually. A ... -
The mental representation of "If Only thoughts" : undoing the exceptionality effect
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2009)The aim of this thesis is to investigate the mental representations and cognitive processes that underlie counterfactual 'if only' thoughts. We examine the exceptionality effect, the tendency to undo exceptional antecedents ... -
Exploring the bases of hippocampal- and prefrontal-based memory : the effect of age and disease
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2010)Memory formation largely depends on normal function of the temporal lobes (particularly the hippocampal complex) and the prefrontal cortex. The relationship between these two regions and the degree to which each region is ... -
An evolutionary description of cross-sex friendship
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2010)In modem evolutionary theory, cross-sex friendship does not explicitly fit into the framework of sexual selection and parental investment, but it is possible that crosssex friendship is employed as an arena for sexual ... -
Do ADHD-impulsivity and BMI have shared polygenic and neural correlates?
(2019)There is an extensive body of literature linking ADHD to overweight and obesity. Research indicates that impulsivity features of ADHD account for a degree of this overlap. The neural and polygenic correlates of this ... -
Appreciative Inquiry, a LightHouse on a Foggy Path: Healthcare Teams Share Success Stories
(2019)As a psychologist I believed I had a good understanding of group dynamics and organisational change principles. As my project began, I was optimistic about being able to support multidisciplinary colleagues and act as a ... -
Place Cells: Knowing Where You Are Depends on Knowing Where You're Heading
(2017)Knowing where you are and knowing where you are heading are both necessary for navigation. Does knowing where you are depend on knowing where you are heading, or is it the other way around? A new study suggests that knowing ... -
An investigation into the role of impulsivity in addiction
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2013)Impulsivity typically refers to actions made without sufficient forethought or consideration of their consequences. This dissertation focuses on the neural underpinnings of this trait from a perspective of a striatal-based ... -
Aircraft maintenance teams
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2009)This dissertation investigated aircraft maintenance teams performing inspections and repairs in the hangar environment of modem commercial aircraft maintenance organisations. Generalisations of all findings are intended ... -
Affective and cognitive influences on decision making in obesity
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2010)Significant increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity have been observed worldwide, the direct and indirect costs of which are huge for society. The most rapid increases have been seen in those who were already ...
