Psychology: Recent submissions
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A novel intervention devised to address the needs of high-functioning children with autism, based on the principles of Drama in Education Cognitive and Behavioural theories
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2008)This study is an action research project which sets out to introduce, develop and evaluate an intervention model specifically designed to meet the needs of high functioning children with autism, integrating principles from ... -
Children's & mothers' experiences of parenting & parent-child relationships in lone-mother households
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2008)This qualitative study of children's and mothers' experiences of living in a one-parent household set out to investigate how parenting practices and family relationships are negotiated, understood and experienced by children ... -
Mother-infant interaction : the case of infant siblings of children with ASD at 9, 12 and 18 months
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2015)This dissertation is a longitudinal, observational study of the interactive behaviours of mother-infant dyads where the infant is more likely to receive an autism diagnosis (SibsA), as they have an older sibling who has ... -
Processes and patterns in the development and maintenance of stepparent-stepchild relationships
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2015)This thesis is an investigation of the processes underlying the development and maintenance of stepparent-stepchild relationships and the patterns that characterize these relationships. Underlying the conceptual focus on ... -
Caregivers’ perspectives of their relative’s admission
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2015)Caregivers often act as invisible pillars of support to both the service user and their adjoined mental health service. Caregiving can have a profound positive and negative effect on the caregiver’s health and relationship ... -
A neuroimaging study of impulsivity in risky and safe drivers
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2016)Males and individuals under the age of 25 are injured or killed while driving more than other demographic groups. While this overrepresentation is said to be the result of a greater number of aberrant driving behaviours ... -
Emotion expression in post-MI/PCI patients : the effects of two types of social sharing on psychological and physiological outcomes
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2016)Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is currently the world’s major cause of death, killing 17 million people a year (World Health Organisation; WHO, 2011). In Ireland 10,000 people die each year from CVD (33% of all deaths), half ... -
Dual Process Interventions for Diagnostic Reasoning Among Medical Students and Junior Doctors
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2018)The aim of this thesis was to examine cognitive interventions to enhance diagnostic accuracy based on the dual process model of analytical and non-analytical reasoning. The work sought to use the model as an organising ... -
An investigation of the effects of coordinatio training on cognitive function in older adults
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2018)The world?s population is ageing. It is well known that the ageing process causes progressive loss of various cognitive functions and physical capacities. Modern neuroimaging techniques have shown that these changes are ... -
Aviation Technologies
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Assessing the efficacy of a culturally adapted cognitive-behavioural internet-delivered treatment for depression
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2018)Background: Depressive disorders are the principal cause of disability in the world, with an upward trend in prevalence in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Depression can be effectively treated, however, several ... -
How do community health committees build capacity for community health systems strenghtening? A realist evaluation in Uganda
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2018)Background: Community-based interventions are widely accepted as an integral component of decentralisation strategies aimed at reducing inequity in health and achieving Primary Health Care for All within less resourced ... -
Plotting the intertwining psychological and biological pathways linking stress and health
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2010)The ability to maintain psychological well-being in the face of exposure to stressors is a crucial capacity that has implications for human health. How a person responds to adverse conditions is contingent on a multitude ...
