Browsing Department of Psychology by Subject "Clinical psychology"

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A cultural framework for pain management: understanding traditional cultural values in Hispanic patients with chronic pain and limited English proficiency

Torres, Calia (University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)

Objective: In the United States, Hispanics face additional barriers to accurate pain management due to language and cultural differences. One way to address pain disparities among Hispanic patients is to further investigate ...
A mixed-methods approach to developing a measure of attitudes toward the LGBTQIA+ community

Beck, Lisa (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

The project takes a mixed-methods approach in beginning the development of a measure of attitudes toward LGBTQIA+ individuals. The first step was a quantitative analysis to explore the factor structure of the LGB-KASH. The ...
A nomological network of psychopathy: elaboration on the construct validity of the triarchic model

Goodwin, Brandee E. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

Over the past several decades, several different conceptualizations of psychopathy have emerged. These conceptualizations have had some common themes (e.g., a tendency to use others, lack of empathy), but have also differed ...
A qualitative analysis of pain mental models in spousal caregivers of veterans with dementia and pain

Block, Phoebe Rose (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

Background: Although pain is prevalent among persons with dementia (PWDs), it goes underrecognized and undertreated due to impairments in the cognitive abilities needed to self-report it. Exploring spousal caregivers’ pain ...
A survey of sleep disorders in college students: a study of prevalence and outcomes

Thomas, Stephen Justin (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

Sleep complaints are prevalent among college students and are associated with a number of negative outcomes. It is known that college students frequently report difficulties falling asleep, daytime hypersomnolence, and ...
An examination of psychopathy, promiscuity, and other risky sexual behavior over time

Rosenbaum, Jill (University of Alabama Libraries, 2013)

Psychopathic individuals are thought to have impersonal and sexually promiscuous relationships. Despite considerable theory on this topic (Cleckley, 1941), there is little research to support this contention. To fill this ...
An examination of the direct and indirect associations between adult psychopathy and childhood maltreatment

Rock, Rachel Colleen (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

Psychopathy is a constellation of maladaptive personality traits such as callousness, dominance, pathological lying, a lack of empathy, and manipulativeness (Cleckley, 1942; Hare, 2003), which has been associated with both ...
An exploration of workforce diversity management principles & practices in nursing homes

Vinson, Latrice Danielle (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

There is a lack of research related to workforce diversity (WD) specifically in nursing homes. However, there is a need to understand how WD manifests in nursing homes because nursing homes have several distinct characteristics ...
An interpretive phenomenological analysis of religious coping and relationship with god among older adults with functional impairments

Harris, Grant Michael (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

This study represents a qualitative exploration of several phenomena within religious coping. The aims of this study were threefold. First was to evaluate the nature of older adults' relationship with God and their God-person ...
Atkins decisions: the impact of crime and mock juror characteristics

Applegate, Kathryn Christine (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Since the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that individuals with intellectual disability (ID) could not be sentenced to death (Atkins vs. Virginia, 2002), triers-of-fact have been required to make determinations ...
Attentional biases in college-age adults with spider fears

Rapport, Hannah Frea (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

There has been a growing literature on an attentional bias to threat in anxious individuals. This bias has been shown in individuals with social phobia and generalized anxiety disorder, but it is unclear if such a bias ...
Beyond Atkins: how do the prongs perform during sentencing?

Wood, Mary E. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

In Atkins v. Virginia (2002) the High Court categorically excluded individuals with intellectual disability (ID) from a punishment of death due to the limited judgment, poor reasoning, and reduced levels of impulse control ...
Callous-unemotional traits and emotion in a detained adolescent sample: a mixed methods approach

Ang, Xinying (University of Alabama Libraries, 2013)

Callous-Unemotional (CU) traits have been found to be useful in identifying youth who display more stable, severe and aggressive behavior and who are at increased risk for early-onset delinquency and later antisocial and ...
Chronic pain conceptualization within a uniquely marginalized population: exploratory analysis of the relations between biomedical and biopsychosocial perspectives and functioning

Morais, Calia Arglod (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Objective: The goal of the current study was to examine the association of pain beliefs and pain-related outcomes, such as pain interference, physical functioning, depression, and anxiety. The impact of a literacy-adapted ...
Chronicity among older psychiatric inpatients

Williams, Jordan Chase (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

The goal of this dissertation is to examine factors that could relate to length of stay (LOS), latency to readmission, and number of admissions. Length of stay is generally defined as the amount of time an individual stays ...
Client-therapist alliance for adolescents and young adults with autism: relation to treatment outcomes and client characteristics

Brewe, Alexis Marie (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020-04)

Adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience difficulties with emotion regulation (ER), which has been associated with a host of co-occurring problems with mood, anxiety, and aggression. Although ...
Cognitive bias and health-related decision-making

Fetterman, Zachary James (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

Extant literature suggests that cognitive bias is a pervasive phenomenon that is present in a variety of domains and is associated with negative consequences related to decision-making and interpersonal interactions (Chambers ...
Cognitive mechanisms in comorbid insomnia and chronic pain

Dillon, Haley Rebecca (University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)

The present study examined the relation between pain catastrophizing, pre-sleep arousal (PSA), and insomnia severity in chronic pain patients. Forty-eight outpatients with chronic pain (duration of 6 months or more) completed ...
Competence through cognition: cognitive remediation and restoration of trial competence

Wilson, Jennifer Kelly (University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)

A new and promising avenue for research into competency restoration treatment is cognitive remediation, which is an empirically-supported set of treatment techniques designed to facilitate cognitive skills development ...
Concordance in ratings of comorbid symptomatology in youth assessed for Autism Spectrum Disorder: child characteristics in relation to informant discrepancies

Rankin, James Alexander (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

Many youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience comorbid emotional and behavioral difficulties that have a significant impact on their functioning (Kanne, Abbacchi, & Constantino, 2009). Parents and teachers are ...

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Browsing Department of Psychology by Subject "Clinical psychology"

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