Essays about: "Cognitive functioning"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 51 essays containing the words Cognitive functioning.

  1. 16. Cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and anxiety : A systematic literature review from 2009 to 2019.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, CHILD

    Author : María Luisa Valencia Hernández; [2019]
    Keywords : cognitive behavioural therapy; modified CBT intervention; anxiety; autism spectrum disorders; systematic literature review.;

    Abstract : Young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are more prone to experience anxiety disorders at a greater level compared to their neurotypical developing counterparts, causing lifelong impairments in family, social, academic and adaptive functioning. Early interventions in childhood have been designed to minimize these stressful events and to optimize children’s developmental outcomes. READ MORE

  3. 17. How to improve digital communication within course offerings

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Hannes Bennet; Nina Nokelainen; [2019]
    Keywords : Kenya; Sweden; University; Digital communication; Learning Management System LMS ; Course offerings.;

    Abstract : A well working communication between students and lecturers, both in and outside of class, has shown to be very important for a positive learning experience and an effective learning environment. Students need to have a critical mindset of their own cognitive reasoning and their learning process. READ MORE

  4. 18. Cognitive ability and transitory productivity shocks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erika Kankkunen; [2019]
    Keywords : productivity shock; weather shocks; cognitive ability;

    Abstract : People who live in rural areas in low-income countries not only live in poverty, they also have to deal with an extremely variable income. In the absence of a well-functioning credit market, these fluctuations can be costly for households. READ MORE

  5. 19. The effects of acute aerobic exercise on executive functions

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Caroline Brander Löf; Sanna Lindblom; [2019]
    Keywords : attention; cognition; executive functions; exercise; inhibition; working memory;

    Abstract : The aim of the study was to examine the acute effects of exercise on three executivefunctions: attention, inhibition and working memory, in regularly exercising women (​n​ = 10)and men (​n​ = 10). Furthermore, the purpose was to investigate if different intensity levels ofaerobic exercise had an effect on executive functioning. READ MORE

  6. 20. Psychedelic agents : Changes induced in subjective experience and brain activity

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Louise Andersson; [2019]
    Keywords : psychedelic; hallucinogen; subjective experience; phenomenology; brain imaging; electroencephalogram; magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography;

    Abstract : This thesis combines phenomenological and neuroscientific research to elucidate the effects of psychedelic agents on the human brain, mind and psychological well-being. Psychoactive plants have been used for thousands of years for ceremonial and ritual purposes. READ MORE