Background: The emotional bond between humans and animals has strong historical roots and is of growing interest. According to the common notion of the "pet effect," many pet owners believe that living with a pet may improve their health and well-being. However, there are contra…
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Background There is interest in the possibility of indicated prevention of psychosis. There is a strong case for using psychological approaches to prevent transition to psychosis in high-risk patients. Aims To identify individuals at high risk of transition to psychosis, and psy…
My thesis is a collection of nonfiction narrative essays that explore my relationship with fear: where it comes from, how it affects me, and how to move forward in life despite its sometimes crippling effects. My thesis also takes into consideration the ramifications of inherite…
Bu araştırmanın temel amacı, kanser hastalarında manevi destek uygulamalarının; hastaların dini tutumları, dini başa çıkma, durumluk-sürekli kaygı ve yaşam kalitesi üzerindeki etkilerinin incelenmesidir. Bu amaca yönelik olarak araştırma bağlamında kanser hastaları için "manevi …
Sexual minorities experience mental and physical health disparities in comparison to heterosexual individuals due to minority stress (Branstrom et al., 2016; Kerridge et al., 2017; Meyer, 2003). Positive psychology interventions have improved mental and physical health (Antoine …
This study qualitatively examined the experiences of transgender individuals who also identify as active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (N=10). Researchers took an interpretive phenomenological approach to elicit factors which allow trans Mormon folks…
While major depression is a well-defined mental health condition, it's presentation can be vastly different across individuals and groups, and many factors impact one's vulnerability. A critical period of vulnerability to depression is the postpartum period. Despite the frequent…
This thesis investigates the evolving role of the queer child in discourses of digital rights and internet privacy. Emerging out of anxieties surrounding the wellbeing and safety of children in an increasingly networked environment and media panics about alarming rates of queer …
The prevalence of potential traumatic events in South Africa has been found to be eminently high (de la Porte & Davids, 2016). This is due to a history of political violence and an ongoing tendency of interpersonal, community-based, socio-economic violence (Atwoli et al., 2013).…
This thesis argues that William Blake transforms the tale of Jacob and Esau, as well as a broader notion of biblical brotherhood, through using three modes of reading. Blake introduces his three modes of reading in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1793), but develops the third r…
Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) has afflicted all of Israel's different communities–secular and orthodox Jews, Arabs, and other minorities living there. A large-scale study found that 17.7% of Jewish girls and boys (6th, 8th and 10th grade students -age range 12-17) in secular and reli…
This study examined the association between childhood maltreatment (witnessing violence in the household, and experiences of physical and emotional abuse by an adult prior to the age of 16,) and dissatisfaction with later life. Experiences in childhood have been shown to have in…
The aim of this research study was to elicit risk and protective factors associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in vulnerable adolescent learners. The results were used to formulate a TBI support programme. A qualitative approach, using multiple case studies, was used to o…
BackgroundMany kinds of beliefs can be held both strongly and emotionally, which means that they can prove difficult to change. Such beliefs can be either pathological (e.g. delusions) or non-pathological (e.g. religious, political and supernatural beliefs as well as belief in c…
Mental health professionals have difficulty distinguishing Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Bipolar Disorder due to overlapping clinical and etiological features. Such difficulties may lead to misdiagnoses and inappropriate treatment recommendations; thus, it is crucial…
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) affects up to one-third of Veterans, yet treatment utilization is low and relapse rates high among this group, posing a critical need to identify predictors of relapse. Understanding the role of cognitive functions in this process may yield improvement…
Suffering in the context of poverty, community violence, and abuse contributes to deleterious outcomes. Communal experiences, such as community-based groups, provide an opportunity for deepened personal and communal transformation in the midst of these challenging societal conte…
This dissertation examines the opposing Christian financial support theories of When Helping Hurts, by Brian Fikkert and Stephen Corbett, and When Helping Works, by Michael Badriaki, to provide a starting point for cross-cultural giving rooted in four-self church partnering prin…
Given the substantial morbidity associated with symptoms of adulthood posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it is important to understand and contextualize the variety of psychological and life history correlates and risk factors associated with the disorder. Multiple robust ris…