Browsing Department of Clinical Psychology by Title
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The Emotional Brain in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-11-19)Background Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by distressing obsessions and time-consuming compulsions. The disorder affects 1-3% and can be highly impairing to daily functioning and detrimental to the ... -
An empirical real-world study of losses disguisedas wins in electronic gaming machines
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Losses disguised as wins (LDWs) appear to reinforce gambling persistence. However, little research has examined this phenomenon with real gamblers in natural gambling settings. We aimed to examine the relationship between ... -
Entering an emotional minefield: professionals’ experiences with facilitators to address abuse in child interviews.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Extensive research documents that child abuse is widespread and that it has detrimental effects on victims’ physical, psychological and social well-being. Efforts to help abused children by removing stressors ... -
Etterlattes opplevelser av medienes rapportering etter Utøya-terroren
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Nære etterlatte etter Utøya-terroren opplever både negative og positive sider ved mediedekningen. De opplever at medias intense og kontinuerlige rapporteringer trigger smertefulle tanker og følelser rundt hendelsen, invaderer ... -
Evaluating an Internet Gaming Disorder Scale Using Mokken Scaling Analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-26)Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) was recently included as a condition for further study in the fifth and latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The present study investigated whether the ... -
Evaluation of novel concentrated interdisciplinary group rehabilitation for patients with chronic illnesses: Protocol for a nonrandomized clinical intervention study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: An aging population with a growing burden of chronic complex illnesses will seriously challenge the public health care system. Consequently, novel and efficacious treatment approaches are highly warranted. Based ... -
Evidensbaserte relasjoner: En litteraturgjennomgang av temaet pasient og terapimatching
(Master thesis, 2004)The relational context has proven to be the most important factor for positive change in therapy. That does not exclude more specific factors from being of significant value for therapy outcome. Studies of comparison ... -
Executive functions in older adults with generalised anxiety disorder and healthy controls: Associations with heart rate variability, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and physical fitness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Executive functions (EF) decline with age and this decline in older adults with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) may be influenced by heart rate variability (HRV), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and physical ... -
Experiences From Treatment for Anxiety and Depression Among Youth in Foster Care: A Qualitative Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Youth in foster care are at high risk of internalizing problems. However, research is scarce regarding their experiences of mental health treatment. This knowledge is important if mental health services are to meet their ... -
Experiences of Members of a Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team: Personal history, professional role and emotional support in a CRHT team
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-12-03)The main aim of this thesis was to explore the characteristics of the work done in a CRHT team, from the point of view of staff members. After an initial literature review, we conducted interviews and participant observation ... -
Exploring the temporal associations between avoidance behavior and cognitions during the course of cognitive behavioral therapy for clients with symptoms of social anxiety disorder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for social anxiety disorder (SAD), avoidance behavior (AB) and cognitions (COG) are two important targets of intervention, but so far no studies have directly examined their ... -
Exposure Quality in Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Youth Anxiety Disorders—Predictors and Associations with Outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)To optimize cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) outcomes for anxiety disorders in youth, more knowledge is needed about how specific CBT components work. Exposure to feared situations is an effective CBT component. However, ... -
Facing social fears. An investigation of mindfulness-based stress reduction for young adults with social anxiety disorder
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-08-26)Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a prevalent condition that often leads to co-morbid mental disorders and chronic functional impairments in most domains of human life. Psychological interventions are often effective, but ... -
Facing the fear of failure: An explorative qualitative study of client experiences in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program for university students with academic evaluation anxiety
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-08-20)The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate the subjective experiences of 29 university students who participated in an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program for academic evaluation anxiety. ... -
Facing the uncertainties of being a person: On the role of existential vulnerability in personal identity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This paper explores the role of existential vulnerability in the experience of personal identity and how identity is found and created. Existential vulnerabilities mark a boundary between what humans can bring about willfully ... -
Fathers' mental health and child development: The predictive value of fathers' psychological distress during pregnancy for the social, emotional and behavioral development of their children
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-11-26)Background: While the effect of mothers’ mental health on children’s development is well documented, studies of the predictive value of psychological distress in fathers for their children’s early psychosocial and behavioural ... -
Finding focus in a difficult landscape: Therapists’ experiences with challenging video guidance processes for parent–infant dyads
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Marte Meo video guidance uses filmed interaction of the actual parent–infant dyad in the guidance of caregivers. Exploring the challenges that therapists meet in the guidance of parent–infant dyads may illuminate important ... -
Finding One’s Footing When Everyone Has an Opinion. Negotiating an Acceptable Identity After Sexual
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Identities used to describe oneself after trauma may influence recovery, and searches for acceptable identities after sexual assault can be challenging. Fifteen Norwegian female survivors of sexual assault were recruited ... -
Forecasting Stalking Recidivism Using the Guidelines for Stalking Assessment and Management (SAM)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We examined the long-term risk for stalking recidivism and the predictive validity of ratings made using the Guidelines for Stalking Assessment and Management (SAM) in 100 stalking offenders from a forensic clinic. Overall, ... -
Foreldrenes status og rolle i familie- og nærmiljøbaserte intervensjoner for barn med atferdsvansker
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-06-07)During the last two decades, there has been a marked change in the public services for children with conduct problems in Norway, both at the primary and specialist level. Norwegian authorities have taken an initiative to ...