Psychology (Functional Area: Clinical Psychology)
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Social Cognition and Aggression in Forensic Psychiatric Patients
(2020-08-11)While there is an established link between untreated psychosis and aggression, the role of social cognition has been relatively neglected. This study examined various aspects of social cognitive functioning among forensic ... -
Validation of the Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale
(2020-08-11)The present dissertation examines the psychometric properties of the Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-12), a measure developed to assess the cognitive, emotional, behavioural, and somatic responses to pain ... -
Monitoring Accuracy Across Domains of General Knowledge and Emotional Face Recognition
(2020-08-11)Confidence and its accuracy have been most commonly examined in domains such as general knowledge and learning, and have been rarely studied in social domains. The current study extends the study of metacognitive monitoring ... -
The Underused Mind: The Role of Cognition in Trait Boredom
(2020-07-20)Trait boredom is associated with serious psychosocial consequences. It is also associated with poor sustained attention and self-reported executive dysfunction. However, research on trait boredom and cognitive ability ... -
Is Trait Boredom About What You Feel or How You Want to Respond to Boring Situations?
(2020-05-11)If state boredom signals that ones cognitive resources are not engaged in a situation and pushes an individual to seek cognitive engagement, then this study tested the idea that trait boredom moderates the impact of a ... -
Investigating White Matter Lesion Load, Intrinsic Functional Connectivity, and Cognitive Abilities in Older Adults
(2020-05-11)Changes to the while matter of the brain disrupt neural communication between spatially distributed brain regions and are associated with cognitive changes in later life. While approximately 95% of older adults experience ... -
Pain Intensity Ratings are Altered by Prior Exposure to an Unrelated Numeric Anchor
(2019-11-22)Numeric anchoring occurs when exposure to a numeric quantity biases a persons subsequent judgment involving other quantities. This study aimed to determine whether exposure to a random numeric anchor influences how a ... -
Temporal Self-Appraisal in Developmental Amnesia
(2019-11-22)According to temporal self-appraisal theory, people evaluate themselves in the past in a way that makes them feel good about themselves in the present. In line with this theory, studies have shown that people believe their ... -
Evaluation of an Internet-Based, Psychosexual Intervention for Couples Following Treatment for Breast Cancer: A Phase 1 Trial
(2019-11-22)Despite the well-established evidence that many breast cancer survivors encounter some degree of difficulty regarding their sexuality, support for women and couples experiencing sexual difficulties as a result of breast ... -
Singing Your Negative Body-Related Thoughts: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a New Cognitive Defusion Strategy
(2019-11-22)The current study aims to extend the literature on cognitive defusion and test its effectiveness in the treatment of body dissatisfaction. In a randomized controlled trial, 122 female restrained eaters either 1) verbally ... -
The Definitions and Implications of Cognitive "Normality" in Schizophrenia
(2019-11-22)Cognitive dysfunction is widely considered to be a core feature of schizophrenia, yet subpopulations that are cognitively normal have been repeatedly identified. There is no agreed upon definition of cognitive normality, ... -
Resistance and Outcome Expectations in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
(2019-11-22)Higher levels of resistance have been consistently found to be negatively associated with outcome in psychotherapy. However, the pathways through which resistance impacts therapy outcomes are underexplored. Given that ... -
Body Image and Mood Following Upwards Comparison to Instagram Models: The Role of Physical Appearance Perfectionism and Cognitive Emotion Regulation
(2019-11-22)The present study examined whether physical appearance perfectionism is related to mood and body image among young women following an upwards appearance-based comparison to Instagram models, and whether that relationship ... -
Psychological Well-Being and Health-Related Quality of Life Following Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation, A Prospective Study
(2019-07-02)Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a debilitating and potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmia. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) are first-line therapy for treatment of VT. However, ICD shocks can have a profound ... -
Investigating Spatial Memory and Navigation in Developmental Amnesia: Evidence from a Google Street View Paradigm, Mental Navigation Tasks, and Route Descriptions
(2019-07-02)This dissertation examined the integrity of spatial representations of extensively travelled environments in developmental amnesia, thereby elucidating the role of the hippocampus in forming and retrieving spatial memories ... -
Understanding the Relation Between Boredom and Achievement in Post-Secondary Students
(2019-03-05)Pekruns (2006) control-value theory offers a comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding the causes and consequences of boredom in a learning context. One important aspect of this model is the relationship between ... -
Emotional Change Processes in Resolving Self-Critical Subtypes of Depression During Experiential Treatment
(2019-03-05)This mixed-methods study explored emotional processing that predicts long-term outcomes within subtypes of self-critical depression during experiential psychotherapy. First, I validated Kagans (2003) qualitative analysis ... -
Ambivalence as a Moderator of Treatment Outcomes in Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
(2019-03-05)Although there is a robust finding documenting the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in treating anxiety, a significant proportion of clients fail to respond optimally to treatment. A major focus of psychotherapy ... -
Self-Compassion as a Protective Factor Against Mental Illness Self-Stigma
(2019-03-05)Self-stigma, the internalization of public stigma, is a significant hindrance to help-seeking and treatment adherence for mental illness. Stigma reduction strategies have thus far focused on mitigating the negative impact ... -
Being in the Therapeutic Encounter: A Descriptive Phenomenological Investigation of Novice Therapist Presence
(2019-03-05)This study investigated the phenomenon of therapeuticpresencefrom the vantage point ofnovicetherapistsearly in their clinical training.Although existential-humanistic philosophy and various approaches to psychotherapyhave ...
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