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Showing 1 to 20 of 114 for “"1701 Psychology"”.
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Working memory impairments in children and adolescents after traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children has been reported to result in deficits in a range of cognitive functions. Severity of injury, time since injury, and age at injury are some of the determinants of the range and extent of the cognitive deficits. Little prospective data exists on the extent …
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Psychosocial Adjustment Following Stroke
Stroke is the third most common cause of death in Australia. To date, there has been extensive research conducted on the reactive consequences following the diagnosis of stroke. In contrast, there has been limited research effort directed at understanding how some stroke survivors manage to adjust …
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Psychological Factors Influencing Adherence to Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Patients
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a chronic sleep-related breathing disorder that if left untreated leads to serious adverse health consequences, poor quality of life, and also impacts negatively on society. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is widely acknowledged as the best available …
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The Effect of a Responsive Parenting Program on Maternal Perception of Child Temperament, Mother-Child Bonding, and Maternal Mood
Many Australian mothers attend Residential Early Parenting Programs to relieve distress and exhaustion due to child sleep and settling problems. This study extends current knowledge of programs by examining improvements in maternal and child outcomes one week after completing a three to four night …
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An exploration of the support needs of ambulance paramedics
The work of ambulance paramedics is usually physically and emotionally draining and can place significant amounts of pressure on the emergency service worker. The work they do can impact their social life, their family and ultimately, their health. The primary aim of this research was to explore …
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Assessing visitors' place attachment and associated intended behaviours related to tourism attractions
… to their residential places in environmental psychology, while the latter topic, which focuses on a unique type of place attachment, requires much more academic attention. This thesis addresses the need for further investigation of visitors’ place attachment in tourism settings. Limited …
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Evaluation of a cognitive behavioural bibliotherapy self-help intervention program on the promotion of resilience in individuals with depression
Depression is projected to become the major mental health problem in Thailand. One way of helping people with depression is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy incorporated in bibliotherapy. The study used a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an 8-week modularised self-help …
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Mental toughness and overtraining behaviours
… & Connaughton, 2002). It is no wonder sport psychology researchers strive to understand how to develop and display MT. The increase in published research in this topic attests to the popularity of becoming mentally tough. A clear understanding of MT, what it does and does not enable athletes …
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Experiences following a suicide attempt
A suicide attempt is a very significant and usually disturbing event for the person who makes the attempt, for his or her family, and for clinicians who respond. Moreover, epidemiological studies have established that a suicide attempt is associated with an increased risk of subsequent attempt or …
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Motor skill acquisition in childhood: exploring the links between working memory, implicit learning and equipment modification
The aim of this dissertation was twofold. First, this thesis explored the role that working memory plays in children’s motor learning. Working memory is responsible for the temporary storage and manipulation of information in the mind, and is the primary mechanism underpinning the conscious …
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The Young Firelighter: Profile Characteristics and Recidivism Risk Factors
Firelighting behaviour amongst children and adolescents poses a significant concern for the well-being of the young person and their wider communities. Often difficult to detect, young firelighters account for a fifth of the fires lit in Australia. The focus of this study was to explore the …
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Exploring depression: attachment, intimacy and personality traits
Depression is among the most common mental disorders in young Australians. Through evolving theory two depression subtypes, sociotropic (anaclitic) and autonomy (introjective), have emerged. Attachment and intimacy have also been implicated as important to mental health in young adults, and …
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Jealousy in romantic relationships, self-esteem and ego defenses
Despite the theoretical link between jealousy and self-esteem, research has yielded inconsistent results with regard to this relationship (review: White & Mullen, 1989). Although defenses such as projection, denial and repression have been linked with jealousy (Freud, 1922), there has been no …
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Developmental perspectives on community beliefs and attitudes about sleep
A number of studies have found that both dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep and sleep hygiene behaviours contribute to sleeping problems, particularly for those with insomnia. However, limited research has investigated beliefs and attitudes about sleep and sleep hygiene from a …
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Time out for respite and recovery : a qualitative study of influences on general practitioners’ adaptation to general practice
Previous research has highlighted general practitioners (GPs) maladaptive coping efforts, but little is known about GPs who appear to adapt positively to their inherently demanding work. This study aimed to address this knowledge gap by identifying factors that optimise GPs adaptation to working in …
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An investigation of experiences and depression rates in women who have difficulties in establishing a satisfactory breastfeeding process with their baby : an exploratory study
This study investigated the experiences and post-natal depression rates in women experiencing problems in establishing and maintaining a successful breastfeeding process with their babies. There were two phases in the project. Phase 1 gathered categorical data about this client group, their partner …
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Cognitive effort in contextual interference and implicit motor learning
The broad aim of this dissertation was to explore the paradoxical accounts of contextual interference and implicit motor learning from the perspective of cognitive effort. Three key outcomes have emerged. First, from a theoretical perspective, the thesis offers a previously unexplored account for …
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The professional attitude of psychologists towards the depression of psychologists
The current thesis investigated the professional attitude of Psychologists towards the depression of Psychologists by conducting two phases of interviews with 14 Psychologists, designed and analysed according to the protocol of grounded theory. The aims of the current investigation were to gain an …
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Telling Another Story: Looking for Ways of Working in Partnership with Indigenous Australian People Seeking Help for Alcohol and Other Drug Problems from Mainstream Services
This thesis examines a case for the inclusion of narrative therapy by mainstream alcohol and other drug (AOD) services in counselling Australian indigenous people. Narrative therapy and narrative practices emerged from work developed in partnership with indigenous practitioners in the 1980s in …
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Fear of intimacy in romantic relationships during emerging adulthood : the influence of past parenting and separation-individuation
Intimacy is a central component of romantic relationships with the development of a capacity for intimacy regarded as being one of the milestones of adulthood. Fear of intimacy has been defined as “the inhibited capacity of an individual, because of anxiety to exchange thoughts and feelings of …
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