Dissertations on Psychology

Psychology is the study of human behaviour and the mind, taking into account external factors, experiences, social influences and other factors. Psychologists set out to understand the mind of humans, exploring how different factors can contribute to behaviour, thoughts, and feelings.

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Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (G-CBT-I) in Depression

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The present study aims to examine the effects of combined CBT and CBT-I treatments in patients with MDD when also insomnia is present....

Last modified: 25th Feb 2022

The Impact of Dyslexia on Stroop Task Performance

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The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of dyslexia on the performance on Stroop task in individuals aged between 10 and 23....

Last modified: 25th Feb 2022

An Investigation into Coping Methods That Maintain Resilience and Wellbeing after Stressful Life Events

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This present study will seek to explore the relationships between two common coping habits – spirituality and substance use their link to SLEs and maintaining resilience and wellbeing....

Last modified: 25th Feb 2022

Self-report Psychological Tests Critique: The Big Five and Multiple Intelligences (MI)

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Personality and intelligence are two popular area of modern individual differences studies. In this paper, personality and Intelligence will be measured using the online versions of the tests....

Last modified: 25th Feb 2022

Effect of Masculinity Norms on Psychological Help-Seeking Behaviours

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There is much corroborating evidence that such masculine norms negatively affective help-seeking behaviours in men from multiple qualitative studies....

Last modified: 25th Feb 2022

Theories on the Healing Power of Prayer

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The purpose of this thesis is to confirm that through the healing power of prayer, it is possible for humans to connect to a higher level of consciousness....

Last modified: 25th Feb 2022

Psychological Theories for Paranormal Beliefs

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The aim of the current study is to test whether coping theory or the subjective worldview theory is superior in explaining paranormal beliefs....

Last modified: 25th Feb 2022

Advocacy Plan for Counsellors to Remove Barriers for Illness Anxiety Disorder Sufferers

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An advocacy plan for counsellors is proposed in response to this need as a way to remove the barriers that those who are living with IAD face....

Last modified: 21st Feb 2022

Self Stigma in Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT)

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While the advent of MMT has dramatically improved treatment adherence among individuals with OUD, nearly 25% of patients will drop out of treatment within one year....

Last modified: 21st Feb 2022

Role of Emotions and Conflicting Online Reviews on Consumers’ Purchase Intentions

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Drawing on dual-process theories, this paper explains how systematic and heuristic information processing of conflicting online reviews can influence the consumer’s purchase decision-making....

Last modified: 16th Feb 2022

Drug Use and Misuse in Adolescents: Neural and Psychological Mechanisms

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It has long been established that adolescence is a time of 'storm and stress', tarnished by high rates of crime, high-risk behaviour and drug use and misuse....

Last modified: 15th Feb 2022

Factors That Influence the Outcome of an Introductory Conversation Between a Robot and a Child

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Over the last couple years, the amount of research done on child-robot interaction has grown steadily. In this paper we present a partial overview of this research....

Last modified: 2nd Feb 2022

Curtailment of Civil Liberties and Subjective Life Satisfaction

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How much does personal freedom matter for life satisfaction? This analysis focuses on the lockdown measures in the context of the Covid-19 crisis in Spring 2020 in Germany. ...

Last modified: 31st Jan 2022

Effect of Living in Care on Child Resilience

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The aim of this study is to investigate how a child and young person’s resilience can be influenced by living in care. This will be done by comparing the resilience of children and young people (C&YP;) who live with parents with those who live in care....

Last modified: 31st Jan 2022

Effect of Touch in Psychotherapy

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This proposal addresses the potential of therapist initiated touch in psychotherapy to have deep spiritual significance for clients and therapists and to contain healing and sustaining elements needed for good psychotherapy....

Last modified: 31st Jan 2022

Are People Born with the Preconceived Instinct to Help Others out of Altruism or Do They Learn It from Society?

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My primary objective is to find out where the desire to helps others stems from. More specifically I want to find a conclusion to whether people are born with the capacity to empathise and the desire to provide assistance for others....

Last modified: 31st Jan 2022

Self-criticism self-report measures: Systematic Review

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This systematic review identified and evaluated the measurement properties of self-report questionnaires of self-criticism....

Last modified: 28th Jan 2022

​​​​​​​The recovery rates of older adults in Southwark Psychological Therapies Service (SPTS)

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This study had two specific aims which focused on the recovery rates of older adults in SPTS, an IAPT service....

Last modified: 28th Jan 2022

Compassion Focused Therapy Intervention to Reduce Self-criticism

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This uncontrolled pilot study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a novel intervention based on Compassion Focused Therapy to reduce self-criticism....

Last modified: 28th Jan 2022

Literature Review on Team Structures and Development

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The aim of this paper was to begin the process of synthesizing the existing literature on teams, subjective perception patterns and team structures....

Last modified: 26th Jan 2022

Impact of Lego Based Therapy Intervention on Child Communication

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The research project aims to find out, using Lego Therapy with both Male and Female participants, and measure the impact Lego Therapy has on communication skills...

Last modified: 25th Jan 2022

The Relationship Between Casino Proximity and Problem Gambling

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Will increased casino proximity lead to, or correlate with, an increased prevalence of problem gambling? This study aims to address this research question by conducting a systematic review....

Last modified: 17th Jan 2022

Effects of Becoming Instagram Famous on the Individual

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This study focuses on the development of Web 2.0 in relation to user-generated content, the evolution of filters, the commercialisation of social media, and the use of celebrities as commodities....

Last modified: 17th Jan 2022

The Effects of Extraversion and Neuroticism on Social Media Use

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The study sought to determine the effect of the personality traits Extraversion and Neuroticism on social media use in participants aged 18 and over....

Last modified: 11th Jan 2022

Research into Motivations and Constraints For Going to the Gym

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In this project, the key point is to find the reasons why there are a lot of people that give up the gym and find the solutions for motivating them to exercise....

Last modified: 6th Jan 2022