Blar i Faculty of Psychology på dokumenttype "Doctoral thesis"
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Are good leaders moral leaders? The relationship between effective military operational leadership and morals
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-05-20)This thesis presents selected works investigating the relation between leadership and morals. Given the multitude of moral challenges and the grave consequences of moral transgressions in military operations, we have chosen ... -
Aspects of using physical training on patients with substance dependence and additional mental distress
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-06-16)Physical fitness and mental health were assessed in 47 persons with substance dependence and additional mental distress when they started on a training project. After an average of 11 months in the project, the 36 remaining ... -
Cognitive and olfactory changes in aging
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-04-02)Age is associated with decrease in several cognitive functions whereof some changes may indicate a beginning pathologic process resulting in a state of dementia. The papers included in the thesis addressed questions related ... -
Cognitive Control in Auditory Processing
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-05-27)The dichotic listening experimental paradigm creates an ambiguous situation for the participant by presenting two auditory stimuli simultaneously, one in each ear. Which of the stimuli the participant reports has previously ... -
Common Complaints – Common Cure? Psychiatric comorbidity and predictors of treatment outcome in low back pain and irritable bowel syndrome
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-09-01)The basic hypothesis of the thesis is that the variance in individuals’ tolerance and acceptance of subjective health complaints is explained by CATS, the Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress. Sustained activation and ... -
Conditionability and Reinforcement Sensitivity in Gambling Behaviour
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-12-12)Models of the antecedents of pathological gambling (PG) include the processes of classical and instrumental conditioning. After experiences with gambling, appetitive classical conditioning can lead to a learned relation ... -
Coping at Work. The role of knowledge and coping expectancies in health and sick leave
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-02-15)The main purpose of this thesis is to explore the effect of response outcome expectancies (coping) and knowledge on health and sick leave. The theoretical base of the thesis is the Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress ... -
Dagliglivet i en psykiatrisk institusjon: En analyse av miljøterapeutiske praksiser
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-08-27)This thesis is a cross-disciplinary ethnographic study of milieu therapy and daily life in two closed psychiatric wards in a psychiatric hospital in Norway, where staff and patients were informants. The study is the result ... -
Det tempererte nærvær: En teoretisk undersøkelse av psykoterapeutens subjektivitet i psykoanalyse og psykoanalytisk psykoterapi
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-04-28)This is a theoretical dissertation. The main topic has been to study the influence of the psychoanalyst’s or psychoanalytic psychotherapist’s subjectivity. The psychotherapist’s subjectivity is not defined precisely, because ... -
Dubito ergo sum? Ni jenter møter naturfaglig kunnskap
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-10-20)This thesis focuses on nine 16 – 17 year old Norwegian girls and their encounter with natural science in their transition from elementary school to upper secondary school. The main research question posed is: How can girls’ ... -
Education in a Political Context. A study of knowledge processes and learning sites in the PKK
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-02-26)This thesis focuses on educational practices within the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and how members of the organisation perceive the educational and personal outcome of their participation. The thesis consists of three ... -
Familiebasert behandling av alvorlige atferdsproblemer blant barn og ungdom. Evaluering og implementering av evidensbaserte behandlingsprogrammer i Norge
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-11-30)Artikkel 1 om den norske PMTO (Parent Management Training Oregon modellen) studien viste at foreldrebehandling kan ha en signifikant positiv effekt på barns problematferd målt ved avslutningen av behandlingen i et klinisk ... -
God nok? Selvaktelse og interpersonlig fungering hos pasienter innen psykisk helsevern: Forholdet til diagnoser, symptomer og behandlingsutbytte
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-12-03)The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of self-esteem and interpersonal functioning in psychiatric outpatients. Self-esteem is commonly regarded as the evaluative aspects of the person’s ... -
Hinderløyper, halmstrå og hengende snører. En kvalitativ studie av håp innenfor psykisk helse- og rusfeltet
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-03-07)Hensikten med denne ph.d.- avhandlingen har vært å undersøke opplevelser av håp, og hva som kan bidra til å inspirere det, innenfor kommunale psykisk helse- og rustjenester. Fenomenet håp har blitt belyst fra tre ulike ... -
Infant Regulation of Distress: A longitudinal study of transactions between mothers and infants
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-02-01)Attachment theory has emphasised how important sensitive and prompt caregiving is for the development of attachment between the child and the caregiver, and how attachment-related processes contribute to the development ... -
Kvalitetsvurdering som organisasjonslæring mellom skole og skoleeigar
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-01-28)This thesis focuses on how schools and school owners collaborate on questions of quality assurance in a national system based on management by objectives, performance management and accountability. Norwegian schools face ... -
The Lillehammer Scales: Measuring Common Motives for Vacation and Leisure Behavior
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-10-08)Eight Norwegian leisure and travel motives are identified and partly employed in five different surveys. Four of the motive dimensions (Culture, Friends, Accomplishment and Peace/Quiet) may be viewed as conceptual replications ... -
Long-term sick leave and work rehabilitation - prognostic factors for return to work
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-09-01)The main objective of this thesis is to examine individual prognostic factors for return to work (RTW) after work rehabilitation, for workers on long-term sick leave with common musculoskeletal and mental health complaints. ... -
Læringsprosesser i sykepleieres profesjonsutøvelse. En studie av sykepleieres læringserfaringer
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-01-25)Professional practice is characterised by several demands connected to the concepts of alteration, renewal and improvement. To meet these demands, more knowledge is needed concerning how professionals continue learning ...