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Showing 1 to 20 of 85 for “"psychological disorders"”.
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The intersection of identity construction & learning approach : the experience of college students with psychological disorders
… a time when students discover the presence of a psychological disorder, or navigate how to grapple with an existing disorder in the new and unfamiliar environment of college. An increasing number of students with such disorders are enrolling and participating in higher education yet current …
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Cultivating Identity: Meaning -Making in the Context of Residential Treatment Settings for Persons With Histories of Psychological Disorders
These setting differences appear to influence the process and the content of residents' meaning-making in terms of thematic content (e.g., differential importance of medication, of social roles, and of relationships for rehabilitation), how they view themselves and others, how they organize their …
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Kapitalizmo poveikis sveikatai /
We are living in a time marked by an epidemic of psychological disorders. Typically, the causes of psychological disorders are explained through psychiatry and psychology. However, social explanations for psychological disorders are also important. This work utilizes Marxist and critical theory …
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'The report on her transfer was shell shock': a study of the psychological disorders of nurses and female Voluntary Aid Detachments who served alongside the British and Allied Expeditionary Forces during the First World War, 1914-1918
… War, there is stHl no comprehensive study of the psychological problems encountered and suffered by the women who served alongside the British Expeditionary Forces (BEE). However, this study of the roles and duties of a specific group of women, namely nurses, voluntary aid detachments, and …
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The effects of ethanolamine and magnesium on cardiac and neurological function in isoprenaline-induced myocardial infarction and cardiac hypertrophy models in adult Wistar rats Christie Nicole Garson.
… (HF). In the brain, MI is associated with psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression. Many pharmacological agents have been identified to modulate MI and hypertrophy development.
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Assessment of Psychological Functioning in Retired Firefighters
… demonstrate significantly high levels of psychological disorders such as depression and PTSD (Henderson et al., 2016). A previously unexplored risk factor for psychopathology in firefighters is active retirement. Retirement can lead to a decline in psychological functioning, as well as a …
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Targeted read-out, analysis, and control to elucidate dynamic-emotional processing
Many psychological disorders, such as panic disorder, are episodic in nature, with unpredictable onsets and similarly unpredictable durations. That the severe symptoms of these disorders come in waves rather than remain at a level of stasis poses a daunting challenge for pharmacological approaches …
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dysfunction
… of the home. My thesis exhibition explores psychological disorders through installation, painting, drawing, sculpture and performance. The viewer’s interaction with the installation, which references an individual’s domestic and very personal spaces, allows a physical awareness and …
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dysfunction
… of the home. My thesis exhibition explores psychological disorders through installation, painting, drawing, sculpture and performance. The viewer’s interaction with the installation, which references an individual’s domestic and very personal spaces, allows a physical awareness and …
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The Psychological Response to Concussion Compared With Musculoskeletal Injuries In Collegiate Athletes
<p>This study considered the difference in psychological response to concussion compared with that of musculoskeletal injuries over time. The psychological response to musculoskeletal injuries has been well documented, however, research on the psychological response to concussion is lacking. The …
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The Role Of Attributions In The Perception Of Criticism
… clinical outcomes for patients with a range of psychological disorders. Previous research indicates that attributions of criticism, the explanations individuals make about the intentions underlying relatives’ criticism, may play a role in the perception of criticism. The goal of the present …
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Understanding the usage of mental health apps among post-secondary students
… and substantial studying, which can lead to psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression. It is well documented that ethnic and racial students experience a high prevalence of mental disorders yet underutilize health services. Culturally relevant mental health apps that incorporate …
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Is response time variability on an exogenous visual orienting task associated with specific genetic markers?
… and deficits in attention feature in many psychological disorders. Improved understanding of attention may eventually be critical to early identification and treatment of attentional deficits. One step in that direction is to acquire a better understanding of genetic associations with …
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Investigating the challenges of medical interpreting in the refugee context in Jordan
… medical interpreters are more likely to develop psychological disorders and make interpretation errors, which may lead to adverse patient outcomes. However, there is lack of empirical studies on medical interpreting in refugee contexts and its implications as well as the interpreters’ needs …
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Bad moods and attitudes: Neural correlates of state and trait negative affect
… will help to understand the biological and psychological mechanisms involved in the potentially distinct contributions that trait and state NA make in initiating and maintaining mental disorders. Brain activation associated with trait and state negative affect was measured by fMRI during …
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The Biological, Psychological, Cognitive, and Social Perspectives on Aging: The Design of a Healthy Aging Program for Older Adults
… by changes in physiological, cognitive, psychological, and social facets. Researchers have investigated the physiological, cognitive, psychological, and social risk factors associated with aging and have encouraged the use of physical activity, cognitive training, and dietary …
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Examining the Psychometrics of the Psychopathology Inventory for Mentally Retarded Adults-II for Adults with Mild and Moderate Intellectual Disabilities
With growing recognition of the occurrence of psychological disorders in individuals with intellectual disability (ID), researchers and clinicians alike have placed emphasis on developing measures to assess for psychopathologies in this population. Despite an increased interest in the topic, there …
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Development of the Visual Memory Subtests of the Computerized Memory Scale
… increasingly common in the assessment of psychological disorders. This study was designed to assess the Computerized Memory Scale (CMS), a computer-administered test of visual memory, by describing the development of the test as well as examining test-retest reliability and concurrent and …
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Analysis of affective instability on ecological momentary assessments data: successive difference, variance decomposition, and mean comparison via multilevel modeling
… of affect is a defining characteristic of some psychological disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder and mood cycling disorders. Use of Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMA) enables researchers to directly assess such frequent and extreme fluctuations over time. Two specific …
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The Role of Disgust in Eating Disorders
… behaviors, has been studied in various psychological disorders, including anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. The current study employed exploratory correlations and hierarchical linear regressions (controlling for race, anxiety, and depression) in order to be able to observe the …
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