Top-down expectations allow us to quickly filter relevant events from the continuous stimulation by the environment. The Attentional Blink (AB) paradigm simulates such taxing situations in the laboratory (Raymond et al., 1992). For the first time, I employed composite events as …
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The nature and prevalence of mental disorders amongst the population of sex offenders has been systematically reviewed, along with the relationship between these disorders and their offending behaviours. The results highlighted the lack of research regarding the offending behavi…
This thesis explores the impact that positive interpersonal relationships have on reducing re-offending. Method: A systematic review used online resources to explore the impact on prison visits on wellbeing, rule breaking in prison and recidivism. Ten studies met inclusion crite…
The assessment and rehabilitation of young offenders is an important area within forensic Psychology, however knowledge regarding resilience and youth offending is deficient as outlined in Chapter One. Chapter Two is a systematic review of the literature examining the relevance …
The research comprises a literature review and an empirical study. The literature review evaluated the efficacy of third wave cognitive and behavioural interventions for eating disorders. The review indicated that there was some promising initial support for these approaches in …
In this thesis, we describe extensive experiments on the classification of emotions from speech using acoustic features. This area of research has important applications in human computer interaction. We have thoroughly reviewed the current literature and present our results on …
This thesis investigates the motivations of female social workers in their decision to embark on the study of and work in the profession. The thesis also offers some recommendations for the education of social workers. The historical emergence of social work as a profession and …
The thesis herein explores the relationship between early and late information in judgement and decision-making and tests a quantitative model of this relationship based on contemporary dual-process theory. The first chapter reviews literature regarding early information as a po…
Research has shown that high levels of emotion are associated with lowered academic performance. However, the mechanisms involved in this relationship are as yet unclear. One potentially important process is the disruption of working memory. Building on previous research such as…
CBT is well established as an effective treatment for a range of mental health problems and its use as a treatment for stress-related problems in occupational settings is also well evidenced; however, not every recipient of CBT necessarily shows improvement. Despite decades of r…
This thesis examines factors associated with length of hospital stay for mentally disordered offenders, detained within the medium secure psychiatric estate. Following an introduction, Chapter two presents a systematic literature review examining the current literature on factor…
Volume one represents the research component of the qualification, and is comprised of a conceptual literature review and a qualitative research paper. The conceptual review analysed a small sample of the qualitative literature on couplehood and dementia. The analysis used Dialo…
This thesis examines crime analysts’ experiences of working with the traumatic material of others. Initially, the challenges faced by employees working with the traumatic material of others are considered. A systematic review of the literature was conducted, with emphasis on the…
Background: The scope of postpartum pelvic dysfunction and perineal trauma is under-researched. Instrumental vaginal delivery or 3rd/4th degree tears were recognised risk factors for pelvic/perineal dysfunction; caesarean delivery was not implicated. Aims: • To analyse obstetric…
Children with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) present with social and communication deficits, and patterns of restricted and repetitive behaviours (APA, 2000). These difficulties have significant impacts for families, including increased levels of stress and mental health probl…
Failure to address poor mental health during childhood and adolescence results in higher risk of suicide, substance misuse, self-harm, and lower achievement in education and employment (Richards et al., 2009). Of the psychological factors underlying mental health, it has been ar…
Cognitive gambling research has focused mainly on the irrational beliefs and cognitive biases that differentiate problem (PGs) and non-problem (RGs) gamblers. Whilst this research has been informative by highlighting that greater irrational beliefs are associated with gambling s…
Due to capacity limits, the brain must select important information for further processing. Evolutionary-based theories suggest that emotional (and specifically threat-relevant) information is prioritised in the competition for attention and awareness (e.g. Ohman & Mineka, 2001)…
Contemporary psychology has linked humans’ societal nature to the need to feel part of a community. McMillan and Chavis (1986) conceptualised a sense of community (SoC), upon four factors: 1) membership; 2) influence; 3) integration and fulfilment of need; and, 4) shared emotion…