As part of the longitudinal study First Steps, this thesis attempts to elaborate on our understanding of the development of emotion matching and emotion regulation in infancy. Emotion matching can be defined as the ability to accurately copy the same facial configuration of anot…
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Objectives: Cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) affects around 1 in 700 live births. Research has been conducted into the impact of the diagnosis but little research has looked at the effect of the initial surgical repair. This study aimed to discover more about the experience of surg…
Challenging behaviour in individuals with a learning disability can significantly impair the health/quality of life of the person themselves, those who care for them and those who live or work in close proximity (Emerson, 2002). Appropriate and ethical management of these behavi…
Aggression is a significant problem at an individual and societal level, and has a negative impact on both victims and perpetrators. There is evidence that aggression may be a particular problem for young people who have been in care (‘care leavers’), and this may exacerbate the…
The central topic of this thesis is the role of individual differences in the development of imitation. The main claim of the thesis is that individual differences reflect infants’ active involvement in their own developmental process. The thesis utilizes a combination of experi…
Recent UK government policy advocates the expansion of nuclear power, and indicated that any new nuclear power stations will be built mostly at existing 'nuclear' sites where it is apparently assumed that broad community acceptance will be encountered. This thesis investigated c…
The thesis examines the background, theory and effects of imprisoning young, male adult offenders (aged 18-21) with adult male offenders (over 21 years). The Introduction forms Chapter 1. The initial ‘needs analysis’ is described here; how Young Adult Offenders are currently bei…
The literature review draws on research relating to diagnoses of, and living with, learning disability and dementia and draws out the implications for having a relative with both Down syndrome and dementia. The review demonstrates that more research is needed into the experience…
Volume I contains a literature review exploring the prevalence of eating disorders in those who participate in weight category sports and an empirical paper investigating the attitudes towards emotional expression and eating disorders in men and women, exploring comparisons betw…
Outcome research has shown that the experience of a rupture-repair process in the therapeutic relationship can have a beneficial impact upon symptomology, interpersonal problems and social functioning. There is a lack of qualitative research on therapeutic ruptures and how they …
Unawareness of memory problems can be one of the symptoms of dementia and can only partially be attributed to neurocognitive consequences. Research is continuing to elucidate the psychosocial factors which impact on unawareness. Research with other clinical populations has sugge…
This thesis examines prisoners’ experiences of imprisonment. Initially, some of the challenges that prisoners face during imprisonment are considered, of which bullying represents a prominent feature. A systematic review of literature exploring bullying within prisons is present…
Both volume I and II of this thesis are submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctorate of Clinical Psychology (ClinPsyD) at the University of Birmingham. Volume I includes the research component, comprising of three papers; a literature review, e…
Volume 1 of the thesis contains the research component. Paper one is a systematic review of longitudinal studies looking at the association between depression and diabetes complications. Paper two describes a prospective longitudinal study, examining risk factors for postnatal d…
The following work has been completed as part of the Birmingham University Clinical Psychology doctorate. Volume I contains a literature review and research paper. The literature review summarises research exploring intimate partner or wider social support on medication adherenc…
As the profession of educational psychology approaches its centenary year it is of interest to reflect on the development of practices and the influences on these. Throughout the history of the profession, educational psychologists have worked within the cultural and political l…
The use of cannabis has been found to be prognostic of poorer symptomatic outcome among people with first-episode psychosis. It is therefore important to understand what motivates the use of cannabis in this population. Using a twelve month prospective design this research aimed…
This thesis explores the function of denial for sexual offenders, examining the role of shame and guilt. Chapter One provides an overview of the literature on the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders, drawing links to findings relating to shame/guilt and denial. Chapter …
Background: With increasing numbers of people with a learning disability (LD) choosing to become parents (Booth and Booth, 1994) it is important the right support is provided to enable them to parent effectively (Macintyre and Stewart, 2011). Materials and Methods: This study us…