Browsing Faculty of Psychology by Document Types "Master thesis"
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A brief intervention for PTSD versus treatment as usual: Study protocol for a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial
(Master thesis, 2020)Til tross for at eksisterende behandlingsmetoder for PTSD har vist seg å være effektive, finnes det flere behandlingsbarrierer som potensielt kan føre til at pasienter ikke oppsøker hjelp eller avbryter terapi prematurt, ... -
ADHD hos barn sett i lys av sosial representasjonsteori
(Master thesis, 2011-04-15)ADHD is the most common psychiatric disorder among Norwegian children. As more children are diagnosed there has been an increase in both the use of medication and media attention related to the disorder. The dominant ... -
Adolescents Needs Regarding a Digital Intervention for Eating Disorders: A Qualitative Study
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Formål: Spiseforstyrrelser er en gruppe psykiske lidelser som ofte opptrer i ungdomsalderen og har alvorlige konsekvenser på et individuelt og samfunnsmessig nivå. Digitale behandlinger for spiseforstyrrelser har vist ... -
Adopsjon som barneverntiltak
(Master thesis, 2009-11-24)Årlig plasseres mange barnevernsbarn i fosterhjem. Mange av disse fosterbarna flytter aldri hjem til sine biologiske familier igjen. Barna får dermed fosterfamilien som sin nye omsorgsbase med ny tilknytning og tilhørighet. ... -
Advocating for increment in the number of women in public office in Ghana: from independence to 2008
(Master thesis, 2009-05-29)The 1950s were a period of great hope and promise for Ghana. Ghana became the first country south of the Sahara to become independent. Though the independence struggle was led by men they were aided by women. Women played ... -
Affective Forecasting and Need for Achievement: The Intense Emotion of Mastery Needs and the Features of Focalism
(Master thesis, 2016-12-15)When predicting future emotions, i.e. engaging in affective forecasting, people tend to overestimate the intensity and duration of emotions, termed the impact bias. We investigated the intensity component of affective ... -
Affektinntoning, affektopplevelse og motivasjon i psykoterapi. En empirisk studie av forholdet mellom terapeutens affektinntoning, og pasientens grad av affektopplevelse og motivasjon
(Master thesis, 2008-04-15)This study is an attempt at getting a better understanding of the relationship between the therapist's affect attunement and the patient's motivation, and find out to what degree the patient's experience of affect contributes ... -
And Now for Something Completely Different (And Still the Same) - Er Mentalisering en Fundamental Faktor i Psykoterapi?
(Master thesis, 2008-11-24)The present paper attempts to provide a better understanding of the concept of mentalizing, and its usefulness in psychotherapy. Allen, Fonagy and Bateman (2008) claim that mentalizing is the most fundamental common factor ... -
Angst som beskyttende faktor? - Effekter av komorbid angst på responsinhibisjon ved ADHD
(Master thesis, 2008)Omtrent 25-30 prosent av barn og unge med ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) har en komorbid angstlidelse. En rekke teoretiske modeller beskriver ADHD som et resultat av en svikt i inhibisjonskontroll. ... -
Arbeid med forsvar og affekter i korttids dynamisk psykoterapi : En deskriptiv analyse med utgangspunkt i Leigh McCulloughs behandlingsmodell
(Master thesis, 2010-04-15)This descriptive analysis discusses defense and affect work in short-term dynamic psychotherapy (STDP), represented by Leigh McCullough`s Affect Phobia Treatment (APT). The APT model defines affect phobia" as an inner ... -
Arbeidshukommelse og prosessering av påtrengende minner
(Master thesis, 2012-04-13)The purpose of this thesis was to examine the relationship between interference of working memory and intrusive memories. Several studies show that interference of working memory reduces emotional intensity and vividness ... -
Associations Between Childhood Trauma, Childhood Sexual Abuse, and Adult Psychological Symptomatology
(Master thesis, 2012-11-26)The study explores the association between potentially traumatic childhood events (PTEs), childhood sexual abuse (CSA), and adult psychological symptoms, measured by specific posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTS), general ... -
Atferdsproblemer i barndommen og konsekvenser i voksen alder
(Master thesis, 2013-04-12)The objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between behavior problems in childhood and long-term consequences in adulthood in the general population. This relationship is explored from several perspectives ... -
Attribusjon av skyld - paradokset som omfavnes men ikke tolereres
(Master thesis, 2010-04-15)Attribution deals with how people understand and explain the reason for themselves and their surroundings. Attribution research has long sought to explain the elements that contribute to this process. What this research ... -
«Å skulle innta mange roller» - en kvalitativ studie av kommunepsykologers arbeidshverdag
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Å tvinge frem et samarbeid: En kvalitativ studie om behandleres erfaringer med å skape arbeidsallianse med pasienter i tvangsbehandling
(Master thesis, 2018-06-06)This study investigates how clinical specialists experience and describe establishing a working alliance with persons suffering from severe mental illnesses, while they are being treated involuntarily. A qualitative approach ... -
“Å være uforståelig for seg selv og andre”: En kvalitativ studie av hvordan det kan oppleves å leve med en kompleks dissosiativ lidelse
(Master thesis, 2023-05-30)Bakgrunn: Kvalitativ forskning på komplekse dissosiative lidelser har hovedsakelig fokusert på erfaringer med behandling. Vi vet mindre om hvordan mennesker som er diagnostisert med en kompleks dissosiativ lidelse opplever ... -
Barn og ungdom fra planlagte lesbiske og homofile familier. En litteraturgjennomgang av studier fra år 2010 til 2017
(Master thesis, 2017)This literature review addresses studies of psychosocial outcomes for children and adolescents in planned lesbian and gay families. A systematic literature search detected 16 relevant studies published between the years ... -
Barn som er vitne til vold i hjemmet - psykososiale konsekvenser, avdekking og behandling
(Master thesis, 2016-12-08)The purpose of the paper is to examine the different psychosocial consequences children who witness intimate partner violence can experience, and to review various treatment approaches for both the child and the abused ... -
Barn utsatt for komplekse traumer: diagnosebegrep og behandling
(Master thesis, 2009-11-23)The purpose of this thesis was to consider whether complex trauma disorders should be included as a diagnostic entity, and to evaluate if trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is a suitable treatment model ...