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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Psychological experiences"”.
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A study of the pre-independence psychological experiences of the Namibian children of the liberation struggle
… and describe the pre- and post-independence psychological experiences of the Namibian CLS. A qualitative approach was employed where in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 employed CLS in the Khomas region from two generations of CLS born between 1972 and 1978 and between 1979 and 1984, …
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The exploratory study of psychological experiences of female victims of gender-based violence in Sekhukhune District Municipality
… aim of the study was to explore the psychosocial experiences amongst women exposed to gender-based violence in rural areas of Sekhukhune District. Qualitative approach using an exploratory research design was employed. The population of the study was women who experienced gender-based violence …
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The exploratory study of psychological experiences of female victims of gender-based violence in Sekhukhune District Municipality
… aim of the study was to explore the psychosocial experiences amongst women exposed to gender-based violence in rural areas of Sekhukhune District. Qualitative approach using an exploratory research design was employed. The population of the study was women who experienced gender-based violence …
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There is a Monster in my House, Cultura Cura Uncovering 11 Milliones de Sueños: Understanding the Emotional and Psychological Experiences of Undocumented and Mixed-Status Youth and Finding Healing Spaces
<p>This research gives voice to the emotional experiences of mixed-status and undocumented youth, and explores the Mexican cultural arts as a healing space for this community of children. This research expands our mental health understanding of undocumented and mixed status children, capturing the …
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Hearts and minds : how do people experience and psychologically recover from traumatic cardiac treatment-related events?
This thesis explores the psychological experiences relating to two types of potentially traumatic cardiac treatments: heart transplantation and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD). It was hoped that such an endeavour would yield novel insights into these treatments that might facilitate …
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Emotional Walls: Designing Architecture That Speaks the Unspoken
… the physical characteristics of spaces to psychological experiences. It explores how design can evoke emotional responses and how different architectural elements, including light, trigger specific emotional reactions. Using a "Gallery of Emotions" as a foundational project for …
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Ego identity among young people of Spanish speaking Latin American immigrant families in Melbourne, Australia
… there has been a developing interest in the psychological processes of immigration. However, to date, httle empirical research in this area has been reported, and none pertaining to Latin American immigrants. The present exploratory study focused upon psychological experiences among 28 …
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Seeing the future, speaking to the past : nomadic projects and thoughts
… I produced during the time at MIT. Through my experiences as a foreigner, I have become interested in global nomadic behavior and it's effect on the socio-psychological experiences of individuals and the development of new social formations. In my projects, I attempt to address the issues of …
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Staged Evolution
… the opportunity to create different physical and psychological experiences dependent on its articulation. This is a study that explores the introduction of chance into the making process. Through a series of model studies, I explored how basic platonic solids, more specifically cube define spatial …
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Buildings, beauty, and the brain: psychological responses to architectural design
… features of architecture that support healthy psychological experiences. However, this line of inquiry faces persistent challenges in terms of a) measuring the environment itself and b) evaluating acute psychological responses relevant to design. This dissertation addresses both of these gaps …
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Motives and Meanings in Psychedelic Use
… examines two underexplored determinants of psychological outcomes in ketamine treatment and naturalistic psychedelic use: acute subjective experience and user motivation. Study 1 synthesised qualitative evidence on the acute experience of ketamine treatment for mental health problems. A …
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Making Sense of Pre-Symbolic Trauma: A Qualitative Study on the Lived Experiences of Adults Who Were Born Extremely Prematurely
<p>The psychological experiences of adults (n=5) who were born at or before the threshold for extreme prematurity (weeks) was examined using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) (Smith, Flowers & Larkin, 2009). Subjects were interviewed to learn about how their extreme prematurity has …
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Space, motion and metaphor in electroacoustic music
… of space which is mimetic of non-musical experiences of space, and the development of gestural metaphor. Through a process of metaphorical transduction, this links image schema derived from a variety of lived experiences of space and motion with the manipulation of richly associative sound …
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An exploratory study of the influence of an absent father on the identity formation of women
… of women in an attempt to understand the psychological effect of father absence and the role this experience plays in terms of the daughter's, confidence, self esteem, social identity and intimate relationships. The influence on resiliency of the absent father experience is also a critical …
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Hunting Captain Henley
… stress is routinely used to describe the psychological experiences of soldiers returning from war. It is used here to describe the effects it has on the families of PTS victims, in particular children. Hunting Captain Henley is a novel which explores the long term effects of a father’s …
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Art Based Communication for Individuals with Dissociative Spectrum Disorders
… spectrum communicate their physical and psychological experiences to health professionals (HP). Dissociative disorders are often the outcome of childhood trauma, and individuals with a history of physical or sexual abuse have a higher chance of having physical symptomology during their …
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Exploring Exercise Outcomes, Preferences, and Barriers in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
… AYA survivors may have unique physical and psychological experiences that impact motivation, barriers, and preferences for participation in PA. The overarching purpose of this dissertation is to better understand the outcomes, motivation, preferences, and barriers to exercise adherence when …
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Bilinguals’ Emotion and Language: An Exploratory Study of Korean-English Bilinguals’ Experience of and Expression of Shame
… investigate Korean-English bilingual students’ psychological experiences and verbal expressions of shame in Korean and English. In particular, this study focused on how English as a language of Education influences the ways in which University students acknowledge and express their feelings. A …
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The Antecedents of Work-School Conflict and Work-School Enrichment
… students in the academic literature. The psychological experiences of non-traditional students who work is a pertinent and expanding area of interest for multiple stakeholders (Owen et al., 2018). These experiences can be classified through the constructs of Work-School Conflict (WSC) and …
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STEM Identity, Sense of Belonging, and Academic Engagement: Motivational Pathways Among Undergraduate STEM Students
… only by students’ preparation but also by their psychological experiences within learning environments. Grounded in social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1986) and situated expectancy–value theory (Eccles & Wigfield, 2002), this dissertation examines how STEM identity development, sense of belonging, …
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