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Salander, Pär. "Qualities in the short life : psychological studies relevant to patient and spouse in malignant glioma." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Onkologi, 1996. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-96905.
Full textDiss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Umeå universitet, 1996, härtill 5 uppsatser.
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Fairweather, Angela. "The moderating role of meaning and defense mechanisms in the association between child sexual abuse and romantic relationship dysfunction." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002495.
Full textBassols, Ana Margareth Siqueira. "Estresse, ansiedade, depressão, mecanismos de defesa e coping dos estudantes no início e no término do curso de medicina na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/104141.
Full textThe present thesis broaches the subject of mental health of the Medical Student of the UFRGS, at two key moments, at the beginning of the course (1st year) and when finishing (6th year), using cross-sectional methodology. One of its aims was to compare the prevalence levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms when entering and leaving the medical course. In the first study, a total of 232 pupils (110 of the first year and 122 of the sixth year) filled in a questionnaire, with a response rate of 73.8% in the first year and 62.6% in the sixth. In the sample, 50.4% of those interviewed belonged to the male gender (56.4% in the first year and 45.1% of the sixth year students). Anxiety symptoms were reported by 30.8% of first year students and 9.4% of sixth graders (p < 0.001). Female students were more affected by anxiety than male students. There was no significant difference between groups regarding depressive symptoms, with mean scores of 8.02 ± 6.14 and 6.62 ± 5.23 points in the BDI scale in participants of the first and sixth years respectively. None of the subjects in the sample showed serious levels of depressive symptoms. The final regression model demonstrated an association between depressive symptoms and smoking (RR 3.12, 95% CI 1.30 - 7.51) and between depressive symptoms and dissatisfaction with the course RR 4.32, 95% CI 2.34 - 7.97). The presence of increased anxiety at the beginning of the course was evident, which suggests the need to develop care strategies for that critical moment, to help them deal with anxiety. The finding of a higher prevalence of anxiety symptoms in the female population of the sample must be taken into account in future approaches as well as preventive interventions in this group. The second article, assessing stress and coping, demonstrated a high prevalence of stress symptoms, that were significantly higher in the first year students than in those of the sixth year group (49.1% x 33.6%; p = 0.018). In the multivariate model, the following variables were significantly associated with stress in the sample: year of the course (1st year > 6th year), family income (lower income > higher income), level of satisfaction with the course (unsatisfied > satisfied) and the use of avoidance/escape as a coping strategy (positive association). As it happens in relation to anxiety symptoms, it is necessary to aid students who are beginning the medical course, to be able to count with psychological help to deal with stressful situations, associated with this period, in a more mature way than what was found. Finally, in a third article, aiming to assess the association between levels of anxiety and the intensity of use of defense mechanisms in students, the multivariate analysis showed that neurotic and immature defense mechanisms were associated with the presence of anxiety (p < 0.001). The data found in this study indicate that medical students who showed symptoms of anxiety used more neurotic or immature defense mechanisms that those students who did not present these symptoms. The data found in the study indicate the beginning of the medical course as critical for the expression of anxiety symptoms, as compared to the ending point of the course. Defense mechanisms against anxiety still show themselves as immature at this time. The author of the present thesis does not consider the possibility that medical education might take place without stress, since some pressure can encourage productivity and learning. However, too much can detract from them. Undergraduate medical programs should be examined critically to assess possibilities to ensure that stress is maintained at a manageable level. Prevention programs, attention care and psychological support strategies for this group should be developed among us, aiming to educate and professionalize young people who have chosen to devote their lives to such a challenging area of learning.
Sokolovsky, Aline Roche. "Avaliação dos mecanismos de defesa na entrevista lúdica diagnóstica." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/183137.
Full textThe present study aimed to investigate how Psychoanalytic psychologists investigate the mechanisms Defenses in children during a Diagnostic interview. We conducted two stages of interviews, the first of which was characterized by a interview about the technique of Diagnostic interview and the mechanisms defense with 19 psychologists. In the second, there was the presentation of a tape - case study - a session Diagnostic interview for two psychologists, who should identify times of use of defense mechanisms. The content of the interviews was analyzed according to the technique of content analysis of Bardin (2011). The results indicated that the participants have an average of 27.15 years of formed, and 100 % had specialization course in Psychology, 78.94 % master's degree, 21 % doctorate and 42.10 % had Psychoanalytic Training. The authors / theorists that support the work of these professionals most frequently cited were: Melanie Klein, Donald W. Winnicott, Arminda Aberastury, Sigmund Freud, Antonino Ferro and Wilfred Bion. The content analysis of the interviews carried out pointed to seven categories , namely , "Influence of the Psychoanalytic Tripod rating Defense Mechanisms" , "Expression and Identification of the Mechanisms of Defense Clinical Practice", "Use of Diagnostic Interview for Assessing Ludic Mechanisms of Defense", "Difficulties in Explaining Mode Evaluation of Defense Mechanisms", "Shape How Patients Cope with the Defense Mechanisms", "Adaptation of Defense Mechanisms for Age Group and Gender" and "Materials Used in assessment of Defense Mechanisms". Some of the participants reflect the difficulty in expressing didactically the emergence of defense mechanisms in the interview with children or even to know identify defense mechanisms that are fundamental to establish the functioning of children during the sessions. Others emphasize the importance of knowing deeply the stages of child development in order to identify and examine the relevance of defense mechanisms that were present. The findings in this research are in the theory of classical and contemporary authors, however, the scarcity of studies was evident, especially when considering the importance of defense mechanisms in early life and its expression in play during Diagnostic Interview.
Barros, Alcina Juliana Soares. "Associações entre reações contratransferenciais desencadeadas por agressores sexuais, mecanismos de defesa e trauma vicário em psiquiatras e psicólogos forenses." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/179706.
Full textThe assessment of sex offenders by forensic psychiatrists and psychologists consists in a specific activity that involves intelectual and emotional challenges to experts. These professionals work directly with individuals who have committed serious acts that violated the body and emotions from their victms, in a profound way, being exposed to the risk of vicarious trauma (VT), a subtype of indirect psychological trauma. Little is known, however, about the implications of this type of assessment in personal and professional lives of experts. Thus, the thesis presented here aims to examine the associations between countertransference reactions aroused by sex offenders, defense mechanisms and manifestations of vicarious trauma in forensic psychiatrists and psychologists. The first step of this work consisted in a review of literature about countertransference and it’s expression in a forensic setting, defense mechanisms and vicarious trauma, and we have conducted an exploratory study with forensic psychiatrists. Since it was verified that a Brazilian version of the assessment scale of vicarious trauma - the Trauma and Attachment Belief Scale (TABS) - was not yet available, a study was performed for its translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and apparent validation. Then, the main study, using a cross-sectional design and mixed methods, was conducted with 56 Brazilian forensic psychiatrists and psychologists, between October 2016 and May 2017. Countertransference reactions, defense mechanisms and vicarious trauma were assessed using the Assessment of Countertransference Scale (ACS), the Defensive Style Questionnaire (DSQ- 40) and the TABS, respectively. The grounded theory (GT) was used in qualitative analysis, by means of a self-report questionnaire, in order to understand the influence of the assessment of sexual aggressors in professional and personal life of experts. Positive correlations were found between feelings of indifference and vicarious trauma and between immature defense mechanisms and vicarious trauma. These correlations were very strong in a subgroup of experts without a history of personal psychotherapy. Qualitative data showed changes in the professionals’ identity, worldview and beliefs related to safety and trust. It was concluded that specific maladaptive coping strategies such as feelings of indifference and immature defenses during the assessment of sex offenders were associated with manifestations of vicarious trauma in forensic psychiatrists and psychologists.
Burrells, C. "Studies on ovine pulmonary defence mechanisms." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.355318.
Full textRavenscroft, Harriet. "Defence mechanisms of dental pulp stem cells." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2018. https://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/defence-mechanisms-of-dental-pulp-stem-cells(0e1880c7-13b4-4072-86c6-4b52a05d5175).html.
Full textSilva, Josenildo José da. "O papel da sublimação no estudo freudiano do fenômeno religioso: uma releitura." Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, 2017. http://www.unicap.br/tede//tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=1319.
Full textThe human being remains as the differentiated species among such a vast nature. Its distinction comes from its ability to abstract itself from the immediate data, to reflect about it and give it meanings. This position, however, does not place him in a privileged place of centrality, or even of primacy over other beings with whom he coexists. It imposes, on the contrary, a responsibility of care over the whole cosmos. Therefore, he is always searching for meanings to what is around him. Among the countless paths that men have gone through during this search for meaning of the world, nowadays there is an element that is getting more and more present and active on the daily lives of people: the religious spiritual dimension. In addition to all the prophecies of its gradual but inexorable overcoming/elimination from human history, and also contradicting the many affirmations made about it by the various processes of secularization, it finds itself in our midst with nuances sometimes more intense and, at other times, less significant. However, it is always present. Our work is presented as a proposal of psychoanalytic re-reading, based on the concept of sublimation, of the religious phenomenon, which occupied very significant place in the theoretical construction of Sigmund S. Freud, revealing itself as a reality that was truly disturbing to him, which is demonstrated by the number of appearances since his first psychoanalytic constructs until the eve of his death. Even declaring himself a "convicted atheist," Freud has always sought a more accurate understanding of the religious phenomenon and its implications in the lives of human subjects. Is it possible for Religion to constitute the contemporary human being as a sublimatory way, among so many others, to assist it in the construction of its subjectivity? The present study was carried out through a bibliographical research of Sigmund Freud's main texts referring to sublimation and religious phenomena, as well as studies carried out by important current psychoanalysts and some sociologists of religion. Our research aimed to reach a greater understanding of the concept of sublimation in Freudian metapsychology in view of its application in re-reading religious experience in Sigmund Freud's writings, thus overcoming impasses between the areas of Psychoanalysis and Religion and, at the same time, Spaces of dialogue and mutual enrichment between the mentioned fields of knowledge of the human subject.
O'Donovan, Lisa Anne. "Mechanisms of defence against tannins by Streptococcus caprinus /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1999. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09NP/09anpo26.pdf.
Full textCrampton, Bridget Genevieve. "Elucidation of defence response mechanisms in pearl millet." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10132008-143627.
Full textStanley, P. "Host defence mechanisms of the upper respiratory tract." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/47263.
Full textJoshi, Nimisha. "Bactericidal mechanisms of nanoparticles and microbial defence strategies." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/12223.
Full textOrmrod, Douglas James. "Modulation of non-specific cellular defence mechanisms by cyclosporin A." Thesis, University of Auckland, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/3195.
Full textPipe, R. K. "Haemocytes of the mussel Mytilus edulis : aspects of defence mechanisms." Thesis, Swansea University, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.638536.
Full textLee, Min-Hi. "Induction and regulation of antiviral defence mechanisms through intracytoplasmic sensors." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät I, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/15950.
Full textHost-virus interaction is usually initated by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) which are responsible for the recognition of various pathogens based on so-called pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Upon detection, PRRs trigger an antiviral immune response through different signalling cascades that lead to the expression of antiviral genes including interferon genes. RIG-I and MDA5 are cytoplasmically localised PRRs and recognise RNA patterns that are particularly available during viral replication and transcription. Hantaviruses are RNA viruses with single-stranded segmented genomes. The consequences of hantaviral infections have been analysed in detail, but the mechanisms that lead to the induction of the innate immune response as well as immune evasion strategies depending on the pathogenicity of the respective hantavirus strains have not been identified yet. Since hantaviruses replicate in the cytoplasm of their host cells, RIG-I and MDA5 represent potential PRRs for hantaviral detection. This thesis investigates the impact of RIG-I and MDA5 on recognition of hantaviral infections. Growth kinetics show that RIG-I impairs the replication of pathogenic as well as non-pathogenic hantaviruses. Furthermore, the RNA of hantaviral nucleocapsid protein (N) ORF could be identified as a viral component responsible for the induction of RIG-I signalling. It is shown that the degree of interferon promotor activation correlates with the virulence of the hantavirus strain from which the N ORF was derived. Based on preliminary data, differences in activation strength may be attributed to not yet identified motifs at the 3’ end of the ORF. In contrast, no interferon activation through MDA5 could be observed.
Adams, Nicolette. "Investigation of defence mechanisms against Botrytis cinerea in Arabidopsis thaliana." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4235.
Full textDisease resistance in plants has been extensively studied for the past century with many new and exciting results being discovered each year. A plant utilises both preformed and induced defence responses to resist pathogen attack but researchers have focused on dissecting the induced defence response pathway. The complex signal transduction pathway underlying the establishment of resistance to a wide range of pathogen attack is currently being dissected using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model organism. Arabidopsis mutants displaying altered disease resistance response to pathogen infections can help us to get a beUer understanding of the genetiC and molecular basis of the disease resistance pathway. Extensive research has shown that accumulation of 3 signalling molecules are vitally important for establishing a resistance response, as aberrant signalling or accumulation of salicylic acid , ethylene or jasmonic acid `leads to an altered resistance response. Researchers continue to isolate and characterise defence-related mutants to piece together the intricate puzzle of defence-signalling components. A dominant Arabidopsis mutant, constitutive induced resistance 3 (cir3), had been isolated from an ethylmethane sulfonate (EMS) mutagenised transgenic line expressing luciferase under the control of the PR-1 promoter (PR-1
Cowlin, Justin Lee. "Why do Things Fall Apart? : A Psychological Analysis of Okonkwo's Personality and his Ultimate Demise in Chinua Achebe's Novel Things Fall Apart." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Akademin för utbildning och ekonomi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-8552.
Full textVallance, Lisa. "Aspects of defence : discourse of veterans, research regarding current UK forces and veterans and working around defence mechanisms." Thesis, City University London, 2012. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/3022/.
Full textTang, M. "Elicitor-induced defence response and signal mechanisms in Medicago sativa L." Thesis, Swansea University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.639158.
Full textWilkinson, J. R. "The role of mitochondria in defence mechanisms of human endothelial cells." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2010. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/147918/.
Full textSmith, S. "Neural and psychological mechanisms of oral sensation." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2019. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/9959/.
Full textKert, Gorazd. "Mechanisms in psychological processing of English derivation." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.612879.
Full textShackleton, Kyle. "Novel aspects of nest defence in stingless bees." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2018. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/76550/.
Full textJordan, Nicholas David. "Partial purification and characterisation of a wheat N-acetyl-#beta#-D-hexosaminidase and its role in defensive lignin deposition." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240956.
Full textKelly, Lynsey. "How do criminal defence barristers work with psychological distress throughout the courtroom process?" Thesis, University of East London, 2015. http://roar.uel.ac.uk/4538/.
Full textJansson, Marianne. "HIV-1 variability in relation to host defence mechanisms and disease outcome /." Stockholm, 1998. http://diss.kib.ki.se/search/diss.se.cfm?19980608jans.
Full textCrumlish, Margaret. "A study on the innate defence mechanisms in farmed tropical Rana spp." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.321973.
Full textZhang, Shaoli. "Molecular aspects of pancreatic islet cell defence mechanisms in Type I diabetes." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240906.
Full textChapman, Katarzyna. "Investigation into the psychological mechanisms of dietary change." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.520474.
Full textAlderson, H. L. "Neural and psychological mechanisms underlying heroin self-administration." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.595414.
Full textBawden, Mark Alastair Kempthorne. "Psychological mechanisms that underpin the 'yips' in sport." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2002. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20624/.
Full textFortin, Jutta Emma. "Mechanisms of defence and emotional control in nineteenth-century literature of the fantastic." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.619519.
Full textZhang, Yan. "Investigation of the mechanisms by which the Arabidopsis RPS4 activates avrRps4-dependent defence." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.410243.
Full textWest, Christopher. "The effect on phytophagous insects of variations in defence mechanisms within a plant." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.670399.
Full textAfrica, Adelene R. "An analysis of psychological and legal conceptions of the defence of non-pathological criminal incapacity." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13901.
Full textThe defence of non-pathological capacity presents challenges for both law and psychology because it acknowledges that psychological factors other than mental illness, are grounds for complete exculpation. In this sense, South African law differs from its Anglo-American counterparts as it recognises that non-pathological factors playa role in negating criminal responsibility. Legal and mental health professionals are instrumental in the application of the defence, but both case law and literature reflect differences in the way in which the defence is understood and applied. Disagreement within and between disciplines adds to the controversial nature of the defence. This study examines the interpretation and practical application of the defence by mental health professionals and lawyers. It explores how participants' understanding of the defence informs its application in practice. A sample of ten participants including mental health professionals (comprising psychologists and psychiatrists) and lawyers (comprising advocates) was chosen, in order that a comparison be drawn between the two groups. Semi-structured interviews were conducted so as to enable in-depth exploration of issues regarding conceptions of criminal responsibility, the role of expert testimony and the conceptual understanding and application of the defence.
Hall, Jessica. "Psychological mechanisms underlying sex differences in facial expression recognition." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.506818.
Full textJordan, Emily Rose. "Psychological and neural mechanisms of social dominance in rats." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.608162.
Full textBranley, Dawn Beverley. "Risky behaviour : psychological mechanisms underpinning social media users' engagement." Thesis, Durham University, 2015. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11309/.
Full textHolstein, Jaymee Elizabeth Liddle Becky J. "Thriving in adult children of alcoholics a comparison of collegiate ACOAs and non-ACOAs on measures of psychological mindedness and defense mechanism style /." Auburn, Ala., 2006. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2006%20Fall/Dissertations/HOLSTEIN_JAYMEE_32.pdf.
Full textMiklis, Marco. "A high-throughput procedure for the identification of genes contributing to plant defence mechanisms." [S.l. : s.n.], 2004. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=974329037.
Full textGarcia-Garbi, Natalio. "Interaction of immunostimulants and stress on innate defence mechanisms of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/26672.
Full textJansson, Markus. "Insomnia: psychological mechanisms and early intervention : a cognitive-behavioral perspective /." Örebro : Universitetsbiblioteket, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-175.
Full textWright, Barlow C. "Psychological mechanisms of logical transitive inference in adults and children." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.312218.
Full textSharma, Abhishek. "The psychological and physiological mechanisms mediating human oesophageal pain hypersensitivity." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.489007.
Full textDrury, Lisbeth. "Using psychological mechanisms to reduce intergenerational ageism via intergroup contact." Thesis, University of Kent, 2017. https://kar.kent.ac.uk/63785/.
Full textNavrady, Lauren. "Quantifying psychological resilience and elucidating its mechanisms using multivariate modelling." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31259.
Full textGuerra, Roberto Carlos. "Psychological and Sociological Mechanisms Linking Low SES and Antisocial Behavior." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82977.
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Ndiweni, Nomathemba. "The effects of vitamin E and selenium on defence mechanisms of the bovine mammary gland." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.363290.
Full textWilson, Kirsty. "Modelling the airway epithelium in vitro as a tool for understanding pulmonary innate defence mechanisms." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2015. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/13496/.
Full textPryde, Nia A. "The adult consequences of childhood psychological maltreatment : a study of object relations, internalized shame, and defence style." Thesis, Bangor University, 2004. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-adult-consequences-of-childhood-psychological-maltreatment--a-study-of-object-relations-internalized-shame-and-defence-style(e9dcd0b1-748d-4c37-8c48-f1a1e2b529d2).html.
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