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Joint attention and echoic eavesdropping in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2008)The aims of this thesis were twofold: 1) to determine if wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) engage in behaviors predicted to follow directly from the 'echoic eavesdropping' hypothesis in a natural ... -
Learning emotion-focused therapy: Certified emotion-focused therapists perspectives.
(2020)Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) is an increasingly popular form of humanistic therapy that is spreading internationally through standard training curricula. The empirical investigations of training in EFT has, however, ... -
Learning emotion-focused therapy: certified emotion-focused therapists' perspectives
(2020)Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) is an increasingly popular form of humanistic therapy that is spreading internationally through standard training curricula. The empirical investigations of training in EFT have, however, ... -
Lesbian, gay or bisexual identity as a risk factor for trauma and mental health problems in Northern Irish students and the protective role of social support.
(2020)Background: People identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) have been shown to experience more trauma and poorer mental health than their heterosexual counterparts, particularly in countries with discriminatory laws ... -
Linking time-on-task, spatial bias and hemispheric activation asymmetry: a neural correlate of rightward attention drift.
(2013)Biases of spatial attention may be moderated by non-spatial factors such as attentional load and time-on-task. Although these effects are thought to arise from depletion of right hemisphere processing resources, their ... -
Low-intensity internet-delivered treatment for generalized anxiety symptoms in routine care: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
(2014)Background: Worldwide prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is considered high; in Europe lifetime prevalence has been estimated at 4.3 to 5.9%. High levels of anxiety disorders have been reported in ... -
A machine learning approach to understanding patterns of engagement with internet-delivered mental health interventions
(American Medical Association, 2020)Importance: The mechanisms by which engagement with internet-delivered psychological interventions are associated with depression and anxiety symptoms are unclear. Objective: To identify behavior types based on how ... -
Maintaining wellness in fibromyalgia
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2017)Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and multiple tender points. It is a common, multidimensional disorder that is associated with complex symptomatology and ... -
Mapping adolescent reward anticipation, receipt, and prediction error during the monetary incentive delay task.
(2019)The functional neuroanatomy and connectivity of reward processing in adults are well documented, with relatively less research on adolescents, a notable gap given this developmental period’s association with altered reward ... -
Measurement of locus coeruleus : noradrenergic function in the human brain and its influence on executive function
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2012)The brainstem nucleus locus coeruleus (LC) projects to nearly the entire brain, and has the capacity to dramatically affect neural processing via release of the neurochemical noradrenaline (NE). Although recent theories ... -
Measurement of Social Cognition in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Population Based Study
(2016)Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease. Executive dysfunction is common in patients with ALS, with up to 50% of patients performing within an impaired range. ... -
MEASURING PERFORMANCE AMONG COMMUNITY MIDWIVES IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY IN SUDAN
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2021)Sudan faces remarkable health workforce challenges including shortages and skewed geographical distribution. The complexity of the health workforce landscape, the country’s volatile geopolitical climate, and an ...