This thesis is concerned with the psychosocial impact of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) - an inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. Although an extensive literature exists on the nature and impact of psoriasis, little is known about the effect that psoriatic arthritis can …
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Introduction: Non-engagement with treatment is a familiar problem for health services and has been identified as a particularly important issue for those who experience psychosis. The therapeutic relationship between service-users and clinicians is considered to be crucial to go…
How do we know where objects are in the environment and how do we use this information to guide our actions? Recovering the three-dimensional (3D) structure of our surroundings from the two-dimensional retinal input received from the eyes is a computationally challenging task an…
Recognition memory, or the discrimination between novelty and familiarity, is well predicted by an associative model of memory (Wagner’s SOP). In this thesis I examined predictions from this model concerning priming of stimuli, and stimulus spacing, in rats’ object recognition. …
In a series of studies, the role of operant reinforcement of phenotypic problem behaviours in Angelman, Cri du Chat and Cornelia de Lange syndromes was explored. Firstly, a systematic review of the literature highlighted papers with robust experimental functional analytic design…
This thesis is made up of a literature review and two research reports. The review examines the development of measures of quality of life over the last three decades, particularly the development of subjective measures. The concept of satisfaction with life is explored, as is t…
Background: Sexual risk-taking (SRT) is a primary contributor to the transmission of sexually transmitted infection, including HIV, and therefore poses a significant public health concern. Evidence suggests that the propensity to engage in SRT may be influenced by negative affec…
This dissertation presents two research programs that investigated whether warmth can improve intergroup attitudes. The first research program included three studies that tested whether spontaneous racial attitudes are more positive toward children than adults. These studies wer…
Whilst there is a reasonable research evidence base concerning the experiences of visually impaired young people during their compulsory education and in terms of their subsequent employment prospects, there is a paucity of evidence examining the transitions between these two el…
Stress and fatigue experienced in the workplace are commonly referred to as ‘burnout’. Burnout is a widely recognised psychological syndrome that can have a negative impact for organisations, employees and service users alike. Both individual and organisational interventions hav…
Background: ‘Anosognosia’, or unawareness of ones deficits, is an important influence on behavioural functioning as it underpins the ability to recognise our limits. Anosognosia is common in neurological diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD). Although several studies have e…
Objectives. Research indicates that dementia caregivers are at risk of experiencing mental health difficulties. This study examined factors associated with dementia carer anxiety and depression, drawing upon the Stress Process model of Caregiving to explore self-esteem in dement…
Introduction: The literature shows that syncope in childhood is common with around one in five children experiencing an episode before the age of 15 years old. Neurocardiogenic Syncope (NCS) is a form of reflex syncope and is the most common form of syncope in children and adole…
Background: Self-defining memories (SDMs) are key memories that describe how a person has come to be the person they currently are. Key events in one’s life, and the way that they are recalled can have a dramatic impact on sense of self, and this can contribute to depression. Th…
Background The literature suggests that working and long-term memory are impaired in paediatric brain tumour survivors (Robinson Fraley, Pearson, Kuttesch & Compas, 2013; Robinson et al., 2014). Survivors report difficulties remembering information they learned days before, incl…
Introduction: It has been argued that a capacity for metacognition in relation to others could be a key underpinning quality required in a mental health worker to develop positive therapeutic relationships. It is likely that forensic mental health staff are exposed to difficult …
Background: People with psychosis display difficulties with autobiographical memory (AM). They also show poor awareness of deficits in cognitive ability; however, it is not yet known if this extends to awareness of deficits in AM. It is unclear if any awareness deficit is specif…
Background: Autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) are characterised by difficulties in social communication and social interaction. The experience of receiving a diagnosis of an ASC and the process of accepting this are recognised as potentially stressful events for individuals and …
Background and aims: Leukaemia is a cancer of the blood and is the most common type of childhood cancer with almost 500 new cases every year in the UK. There is a vast amount of research exploring the experiences of parents of children with cancer, however, there is less researc…
This project aims to gather the experiences of patients living within the NHS Highland region who have travelled to Glasgow to receive their allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant. It examines the effects of travelling long distances and remaining away from home for trea…