Essays about: "Psychological distress"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 43 essays containing the words Psychological distress.

  1. 11. Restoration Skills Training in a natural setting compared to Nature on Prescription : Effects of nature and mindfulness on general psychological distress, mind-wandering and quality of life in a student population

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Johanna Palm; Björn Stjernberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Restorative environments; mindfulness; psychological distress; mind-wandering; quality of life;

    Abstract : Millions of people around the world suffer from mental health problems, and the student population is a group at particular risk for which effective interventions to alleviate suffering and support well-being are needed. We conducted a pilot study comparing the effects of a five-week mindfulness course called Restoration Skills Training (ReST) on university students' levels of general psychological distress, mind-wandering and self-perceived quality of life, to a Nature on Prescrption (NoP) intervention involving a matched schedule and dose of nature contact but no mindfulness training. READ MORE

  3. 12. EDUCATION FOR ROHINGYA DISPLACED CHILDREN

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : H M Moniruzzaman; [2021-08-16]
    Keywords : Rohingya Refugee; Refugee Education in Emergencies; Temporary Learning Centre; Challenges and Potentials;

    Abstract : Aim:As a legacy of forcible displacement from Myanmar, the ethnic Rohingya refugee children struggle for formal education in the world’s largest refugee camps (unregistered) in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Therefore, the study aims to explore the current education practices and the contexts of providing informal education in Temporary Learning Centre (TLCs) to the displaced Rohingya children by NGO-lead education sectors in Bangladeshi refugee camps. READ MORE

  4. 13. Workplace Bullying and Psychological Distress : The Mediating Role of Resilience and Social Support Among Employees of University of Lagos, Nigeria

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Chukwunwike Solomon Obiechina; [2021]
    Keywords : psychological distress; resilience; social support; workplace bullying;

    Abstract : Workplace bullying is endemic in modern workplaces. It is capable of disrupting employeepsychological ill-health which create pathways to substance abuse, in turn exposes individuals tobecome victims or perpetrator of various crimes. READ MORE

  5. 14. A Feasibility Study of a CBT-group Treatment for Hypersexual Disorder in Women

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Centrum för sexologi och sexualitetsstudier (CSS)

    Author : Theodor Mejias Nihlén; [2021]
    Keywords : Hypersexual disorder; Sex Addiction; Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder; Cognitive behavioral therapy; CBT; Group therapy; Treatment for women;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the feasibility of a treatment for hypersexual disorder (HD) by calculating and reporting the results with pre-collected data from a research project at ANOVA/Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset. The treatment was a cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) developed for HD administered in a 7-session group setting with a sample of HD-diagnosed women (n = 16). READ MORE

  6. 15. Closed-Loop EEG BCI: VR and Electrical Stimulation to treat Neuropathic Pain

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Shreya Kohli; [2021]
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    Abstract : Chronic pain is a life-threatening disease affecting over 20% of theU.S. adult population as of 2016. It impacts the physical as well as emotional components of a human being significantly affecting a person’s quality of life. READ MORE