Essays about: "Clinical Psychology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Clinical Psychology.

  1. 1. Akrasia and Addiction in the age of Social Media

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Benjamin Engström; [2023]
    Keywords : Akrasia; Weakness of will; Freedom of the Will; Addiction; Social Media Addiction; Dopamine; Dual system theory;

    Abstract : The concept of weakness of will, or Akrasia, relates to questions regarding the rationality of our choices. Philosophers such as Richard Holton and Alfred Mele have spearheaded the debate since the turn of the century, but quite recently arguments put forth by Nick Heather and Edmund Henden have catapulted the question into a subgenre between the medical, psychological, and philosophical fields. READ MORE

  3. 2. Judgment and Data-Driven Decision Making : A scoping meta-review and bibliometric analysis of the implementations of data-driven approaches to judgment and decision making and across other fields of research

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

    Author : Natalie Hyltse; [2023]
    Keywords : scoping review; meta-review; bibliometrics; interdisciplinary research; judgment and decision making JDM ; data-driven decision making DDDM ;

    Abstract : Data-driven approaches to decision making are today applied far and wide. With origins in the field of judgment and decision making (JDM), data-driven decision making (DDDM) has become an emergent topic within I-O psychology, especially within the fields of people analytics and human resource analytics. READ MORE

  4. 3. 'It was never about the games' : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of "Video Game Addiction" in Swedish News 1991-2017

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Ulf Benjaminsson; Danielle Unéus; [2023]
    Keywords : discourse analysis; video game addiction; moral panic; moral entrepreneurs; Owe Sandberg; Patrik Wincent; youth culture; juvenism; forced treatment; Sweden;

    Abstract : This theoretical thesis employs critical discourse analysis to scrutinise the construction of video game addiction in Swedish press from 1991 to 2017, and examines its potential contribution to a moral panic. Our research is based on the assumption that media discourse influences societal norms, which in turn, can profoundly affect individuals and groups. READ MORE

  5. 4. Påverkas anknytningsbeteende hos hund av ägarens personlighet och/eller vuxna anknytningsstil?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Andres Ellexelius; [2023]
    Keywords : hund-människa-interaktion; omvårdnad; vuxen anknytningsstil; personlighet; big five; ASQ; anknytningsstil; hundbeteende; antrozoologi;

    Abstract : Hunden kan skapa ett band med sin djurägare som är lika unikt som viktigt. Genom evolutionära anpassningar och selektiv avel och har flera förändringar skett som förändrat hundens morfologi, anknytningssystem och belöningssystem. Ett resultat av detta är bland annat hundens förmåga att forma anknytningsband till sin djurägare. READ MORE

  6. 5. How Sleep and Burnout Interact in the Treatment of Poor Sleep

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : UCHE ISAMAH; [2023]
    Keywords : sleep; burnout and stress;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the interaction between sleep and burnout in the treatment of poor sleep. Sleep isvital for overall health and recovery from daily life demands, while stress is closely related to sleepdisruptions. Chronic insomnia can develop from sleep disturbances caused by stress. READ MORE