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Interferon-alpha-induced cognitive and affective impairments : contributions of prefrontal cortex and hippocampal formation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Psychiatry, 2009)
Interferon-alpha (IFN-a) is a potent antiviral agent useful in the treatment of many malignancies, but most widely used in the treatment of Hepatitis C. However, sinister adverse events appear as a consequence of ...
Qualitative research with children : the perspectives of elite researchers
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2011)
This quantative study investigates the ways in which leading children’s researchers position themselves in their research relationships with children in qualitative research within psychology and the broader ‘childhood ...
A neuroimaging study of impulsivity in risky and safe drivers
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2016)
Males and individuals under the age of 25 are injured or killed while driving more than other demographic groups. While this overrepresentation is said to be the result of a greater number of aberrant driving behaviours ...
Neurocognitive changes in associative- and working memory with aging
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Psychiatry, 2010)
This thesis sought to determine the nature of associative- and working memory dechne during adulthood, and to try and elucidate some of the factors which contribute to this age- related mnemonic decline. In the first study ...
A study of the acculturation and health of the Irish in Britain
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2003)
Ireland has had a relatively high rate of emigration for centuries. This has been traditionally out-migration from the island although with an uptum in the economy, in the 1970s, and also in the 1990s, - the latter due ...
Application of Emotion-focused Therapy as a treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder : analysis of eight case studies
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2014)
The aim of the current study is to develop an effective variant of Emotion- focused Therapy (EFT) for Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), which can be delivered within the same time-frame as currently accepted, empirically ...
Children's perceptions of closeness and security in relationships with parents following parental separation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2005)
Much has been researched and written on the effects of parental separation on children's
relationships with their parents. Notably absent from previous research is a focus on close emotional
ties and feelings of security ...
Neural mechanisms underlying visuomotor learning : interacting cortical systems
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2003)
Introduction: We are the products of our experiences. Every sight, sound and smell, every event, encounter and exchange, all leave their indelible mark on the way we act, think and feel. The things we learn from our ...
An investigation of implicit theories and factors implicated in sex offending theory in a non-offending population
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2012)
This thesis set out to explore a number of constructs implicated in the sex offending literature
within a sample of non-offending men. This particular sample was chosen in order to
investigate the 'nonnal' presentation of ...