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Positive psychological change in people with rheumatoid arthritis (2016)
Thesis
Sani Pour, F. Positive psychological change in people with rheumatoid arthritis. (Thesis). University of Salford

Most research on patients with chronic medical conditions, including Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have focussed on the negative impact of living with these conditions. More recent research has highlighted that some people experience Positive Psychologic... Read More about Positive psychological change in people with rheumatoid arthritis.

Establishing a theoretical basis for quality of life measurement (2010)
Thesis
Spence, N. Establishing a theoretical basis for quality of life measurement. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

A literature review established a definition of Quality of Life (QoL) using thematic
analysis of the papers retrieved. The QoL definition included subjective and
objective elements and multiple domains and acknowledged the gap between
present a... Read More about Establishing a theoretical basis for quality of life measurement.

Individual differences and learning : learning style, academic control beliefs and student self-evaluation as aspects of self-regulated learning (2009)
Thesis
Cassidy, S. Individual differences and learning : learning style, academic control beliefs and student self-evaluation as aspects of self-regulated learning. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The thesis comprises a collection of ten published works in the field of
individual differences and student learning in a, mainly, higher education context
involving undergraduate student participants. The works revolve primarily around
three prin... Read More about Individual differences and learning : learning style, academic control beliefs and student self-evaluation as aspects of self-regulated learning.

Standardization of Raven's standard progressive matrices test for a Libyan sample (2009)
Thesis
Abdalgadr, A. Standardization of Raven's standard progressive matrices test for a Libyan sample. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background: Until date, no IQ test has been standardized to be used to test the intelligence of Libyan students. Lack of standardized intelligence tests creates many problems such as the misuse of some non-standardised tests. These tests are carried... Read More about Standardization of Raven's standard progressive matrices test for a Libyan sample.

Psychological preparation of patients undergoing day surgery (2002)
Thesis
Mitchell, M. Psychological preparation of patients undergoing day surgery. (Thesis). University of Salford

The aim of the study was to discover the most suitable methods of psychologically preparing patients for modern day surgery and to formulate a pre-operative nursing plan which embraces such methods. Contemporary evidence suggests the level of informa... Read More about Psychological preparation of patients undergoing day surgery.

Measuring prefrontal cortex response to virtual reality exposure therapy in freely moving participants
Thesis
Landowska, A. (in press). Measuring prefrontal cortex response to virtual reality exposure therapy in freely moving participants. (Thesis). University of Salford

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy has demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of phobias; yet little is known about its underlying neural mechanisms. Neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that both traditional exposure therapy and virtual reality expo... Read More about Measuring prefrontal cortex response to virtual reality exposure therapy in freely moving participants.

The cognitive and neural basis of suicide : investigating factors that help to identify individuals at risk
Thesis
Ong, E. (in press). The cognitive and neural basis of suicide : investigating factors that help to identify individuals at risk. (Thesis). University of Salford

Suicide is a public health problem and there is serious concern regarding the increase of suicidal acts. The main objective of this thesis was to investigate the relationship between different factors associated with suicide, specifically executive f... Read More about The cognitive and neural basis of suicide : investigating factors that help to identify individuals at risk.