Browsing Psychology (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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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 ... -
A Light from Within: Aesthetic Judgments and Emotional Responses to Viewing Religious Stained-Glass Windows
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2024)Aesthetic psychology is the study of aesthetic objects and scenes in our world and how different factors of our experiences - be they personal to the individual observer or facets of the aesthetic object or scene itself - ... -
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 ... -
Managerial Practices to Ensure the Well-being of Humanitarian Volunteers: A Realist Evaluation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)Background: Humanitarian aid workers are at an increased risk of adverse mental health outcomes due to the nature of their work. Research on the mental health outcomes of volunteer humanitarian workers, who constitute the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The Mental Health Impact of Aphasia: Risk Factors and Moderating Factors
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2019)Previous studies have found associations between aphasia and reduced mood and quality of life outcomes. This study aimed to examine the effects of aphasia type and severity on mood and anxiety levels, and assess the impact ... -
Methodological considerations and functional correlates in structural MR image analysis of the brain
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2008)Structural magnetic resonance imaging is a complex and extremely powerful high resolution imaging mechanism that yields excellent soft tissue contrast. Recent times have seen the development numerous structural image ... -
A Micro-Level Investigation of Parent-Child Interaction and Social Communication Development Following Full-Term and Preterm Birth
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, School of Psychology, 2024)Preterm birth is a risk factor for poorer social-cognitive and language development, yet there is wide within-group variation. From the bioecological (Barra & Coo, 2023) and transactional perspectives (Sameroff, 2009), ... -
Mindfulness meditation and the clinically modified Buddhist psychological model in psoriasis
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2019)The literature on psoriasis highlights that having this chronic incurable condition can result in patients experiencing a heavy psychosocial burden, which can result in higher levels of anxiety, depression, and poorer ... -
A mixed methods investigation of newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients' decision-making about treatment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2019)Background: The incidence of prostate continues to increase but due to the management strategies available, the mortality rates are dropping. In Ireland, more than 3,400 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually. A ... -
Models of neurodegeneration in the hippocampus : molecular and behavioural factors promoting neuroprotection and neuropathology
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2003)We investigated the consequences of brain insult after ischemia and kainic acid using different behavioural tasks, because both ischemia or KA model induce a similar neurodegenerative process to that resulting from traumatic ... -
Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying signal transduction in the Hippocampal formation : the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2002)We investigated the possibility that BDNF might play a role in the modulation of synaptic function in the hippocampal formation. Our experiments have focused on the regulation of endogenous BDNF systems in spatial learning ... -
Mother-infant interaction : the case of infant siblings of children with ASD at 9, 12 and 18 months
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2015)This dissertation is a longitudinal, observational study of the interactive behaviours of mother-infant dyads where the infant is more likely to receive an autism diagnosis (SibsA), as they have an older sibling who has ... -
A National Evaluation of the Counselling in Primary Care Service (CIPC)
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)Until this study, there were no national data for the effectiveness of counselling or psychotherapy provided in the primary care context in the Republic of Ireland. The government policy document Vision for Change states ... -
Naturalness perception of materials : a sensory, affective or cognitive evaluation?
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2010)The studies reported in this thesis contribute to a new and emerging field of investigation, which focuses on the neural processes underlying pleasure, aesthetics and moral evaluations in the brain by merging this field ... -
Negative body image evaluations in young adolescent boys and girls : assessing an integrative aetiological model
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2014)The present study provides a unique and timely contribution to Irish and international research focusing on one of the key concerns recently highlighted by young people in this country, that of body image. Recent prevalence ... -
Negotiating life with laughter. A grounded theory
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)Using a classic Glaserian grounded theory methodology, the phenomenon of laughter was initially investigated in a broad sense. Grounded theory does not require, or recommend the commencement of investigative work which ... -
Neural Mechanisms Mediating the Cross Education of Motor Function: Implications for Healthy Older Adults
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2022)Cross education (CE) is the process whereby a regimen of unilateral limb training engenders bilateral improvements in motor function. It is widely held that the contralateral gains thus derived may impart therapeutic ... -
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 ...
