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A qualitative exploration of children's understanding of indiscriminate friendliness - and research portfolio
Eight young people (aged 9-14) took part in interviews about indiscriminately friendly behaviour. The majority of the sample had a history of maltreatment and placements within foster and care settings. Clinicians and guardians identified these young people as indiscriminately friendly, which was …
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An investigation of set shifting in anorexia nervosa and clinical research portfolio
Background: Recent research has examined the possibilities that deficits in cognitive processes, in particular set shifting, might contribute to the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa (AN). Results of studies of set shifting have been mixed. There has been considerable variability in …
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Attention bias for negative semantic stimuli in late life depression and clinical research portfolio
… are discussed along with directions for future research.
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A cross-sectional examination of candidate psychological factors associated with Post-Psychotic PTSD & Research Portfolio
Introduction: Experiencing schizophrenia can be sufficiently distressing to precipitate Post-psychotic PTSD (PP-PTSD). Understanding about PP-PTSD has developed without reference to contemporary trauma theory. A conceptual framework informed by Ehlers & Clark (2000) is used to determine if PP-PTSD …
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Service users’ construction of relapse experiences in psychosis: A grounded theory approach and research portfolio
Pt. 1. Service Based Evaluation. Effective communication within and between services is important in the development of multi-disciplinary collaboration, effective service delivery and satisfactory patient treatment. The primary aim of this study was to audit assessment letter content across three …
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Involving service users in the training of mental health professionals: an exploratory study & clinical research portfolio
Objectives: Accreditation of clinical psychology programmes requires the involvement of service users in training. Little is known about service users’ views and preferences for their involvement in education. This study aimed to explore service users’ views about the training of mental health …
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Children with specific learning difficulties of mathematics and reading: behavioural, emotional, and social problems : and research portfolio
… different prevalence rates and disparities in research finding on associated behavioural and socioemotional difficulties children in these subcategories experience probably reflect the arbitrary nature of the definition criteria and the various tests and measures used, some with unstandardised …
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Walking and talking in multiple sclerosis: an investigation of cognitive-motor dual tasking and clinical research portfolio
Problems with walking and attention are known to be prevalent in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), though no studies have reported how these two difficulties might interact. The study aimed to investigate the effects of performing a concurrent cognitive task when walking in MS and determine the effects of …
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Biased processing of sleep-related information in children 'at risk' of insomnia: a pilot study & clinical research portfolio
This study piloted methodology applied in the fields of Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Panic Disorder and Alcoholism, to investigate attentional bias towards sleep-related stimuli as a factor in the predisposition of insomnia. Following a ‘tired-state induction’ two groups of …
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Parental attributions regarding sleep problems of children with an autism spectrum disorder or Down syndrome, and clinical research portfolio
This study aimed to investigate any difference between the attributions parents made about their child’s sleep problem, in parents of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and parents of children with Down Syndrome. Seventy-six parents of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and fifty-two …
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Educational staff's responses to challenging behaviour of children with learning disabilities: the impact of diagnosis and clinical research portfolio
Background Current behavioural models of challenging behaviour suggest that the way in which difficult behaviour is managed by staff can serve to either reduce or maintain the behaviour in the long term (Hastings & Remington, 1994; Hastings & Brown, 2000; Hastings et al, 2003). Therefore, it is …
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SMS text messaging as a means of increasing recall of therapy goals in brain injury rehabilitation and clinical research portfolio
A single-blind within-subjects trial was used to test the efficacy of sending SMS text messages to patients with a traumatic brain injury as a means of improving their recall of rehabilitation goals. Eleven participants were recruited from two community based rehabilitation centres and were sent …
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The role of memory for trauma in the development of post-traumatic stress disorder following traumatic brain injury and research portfolio
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been reported following traumatic brain injury (TBI), even when TBI leads to amnesia for the traumatic event. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between memory for the event (as assessed by the Traumatic Memory Inventory) and reporting of PTSD …
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The application of the Pre-operative Intrusive Thoughts Inventory (Crockett et al. 2007) in an elective hernia repair surgery population & clinical research portfolio
Researchers have indicated the need for consideration of emotional distress prior to surgery. Measures of pre-operative anxiety have been developed and include the Pre-operative Intrusive Thoughts Inventory (PITI). The aim of the present study is to evaluate the application of the PITI in a mid- to …
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An exploration of the process of recovery from heroin dependence
… surrounding the definition of 'recovery'. This research portfolio explores the concept of recovery from heroin dependence and how different psycho-social factors, methadone maintenance and drug treatment services may play a role in the recovery process.The research portfolio consists of three …
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An accumulation of care: affect in the role of the contemporary curator
This research portfolio investigates an affective approach to contemporary curatorial practice that is shaped by an accumulation of care. By retracing my working methods and noticing small shifts or interruptions, I reveal transformative, incremental changes in my work as a curator. I introduce …
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Leadership and decision making in complex settings
The purpose of this research portfolio was to help senior health system leaders (referred to as “senior leaders” herein) improve their decision making processes in order to yield better decisions and outcomes in complex settings. The portfolio components are illustrative of the complexity of the …
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Data Sonification in Creative Practice
… to address these issues through an accompanying portfolio of pieces which use sonification as a compositional tool. It establishes the principles of ‘musification’, which can be defined as a sonification which uses musical structures; a sonification organised by musical principles. The …
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Engaging, enabling and embedding professionalism through scrutiny of practice in healthcare
Introduction: This portfolio presents a critical synthesis of the nature and significance of a programme of research, spanning a decade of the candidate’s academic career as a dual-registered nurse and midwife. Collaborative studies exploring pre-registration assessment of practice and …
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