All Outputs (12)

How do people experience challenges at work? Using IPA to investigate Lifespan Development principles in the workplace (2019)
Thesis
Davies, A. How do people experience challenges at work? Using IPA to investigate Lifespan Development principles in the workplace. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490936

Summary: This study aimed to broaden the use of qualitative methods within lifespan development research while emphasizing the link with Counselling Psychology. It aimed to explore the question ‘how do people experience challenges at work?’ Semi-stru... Read More about How do people experience challenges at work? Using IPA to investigate Lifespan Development principles in the workplace.

Early maladaptive schemas and their association with the mental health and academic experiences of psychology students (2019)
Thesis
Dowsett, S. Early maladaptive schemas and their association with the mental health and academic experiences of psychology students. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490677

This study evaluated the extent to which early maladaptive schemas are evident in a sample of 100 undergraduate psychology students. Schema theory is a central notion within psychology research which explains how knowledge and experience is cognitive... Read More about Early maladaptive schemas and their association with the mental health and academic experiences of psychology students.

"I'm not the same person I was, she's not; none of us are": The experience of mothering a self-harming adolescent daughter (2019)
Thesis
Lee, J. A. L. "I'm not the same person I was, she's not; none of us are": The experience of mothering a self-harming adolescent daughter. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490953

Self-harm is a pervasive phenomenon, with an increasing number of adolescents using such behaviours in response to their distress. Much research has been undertaken to establish the aetiology and management of self-harm, as well as the impact on thos... Read More about "I'm not the same person I was, she's not; none of us are": The experience of mothering a self-harming adolescent daughter.

Prehospital critical care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a complex intervention in a complex environment (2019)
Thesis
Von Vopelius-Feldt, J. Prehospital critical care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a complex intervention in a complex environment. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/2066576

Background Prehospital critical care has the potential to improve the currently low survival rates following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). In some areas of the United Kingdom, prehospital critical care teams are dispatched to OHCA, while in... Read More about Prehospital critical care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a complex intervention in a complex environment.

What is the lived experience of Advanced Nurse Practitioners of managing risk and patient safety in acute settings? A phenomenological perspective (2019)
Thesis
Girdher, J. L. What is the lived experience of Advanced Nurse Practitioners of managing risk and patient safety in acute settings? A phenomenological perspective. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1491308

Background: Managing clinical risk and patient safety is high on clinical and political agendas. Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) are frontline practitioners making critical decisions regarding risk and patient safety. Whilst research around nurse... Read More about What is the lived experience of Advanced Nurse Practitioners of managing risk and patient safety in acute settings? A phenomenological perspective.

The construction of 'self' in individuals with congenital facial palsy; A grounded theory exploration (2019)
Thesis
Davies, L. The construction of 'self' in individuals with congenital facial palsy; A grounded theory exploration. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490905

Background: Developmental and psychoanalytic research findings suggest that early face to face interactions with caregivers play a significant role in the construction of an individual’s sense of self and that disruptions to these interactions can ha... Read More about The construction of 'self' in individuals with congenital facial palsy; A grounded theory exploration.

“Looking the part”: A qualitative study on how counselling psychologists make sense of their professional attire (2019)
Thesis
Halmagyi, M. “Looking the part”: A qualitative study on how counselling psychologists make sense of their professional attire. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1491101

The majority of clothing-related research has concentrated on anthropology and social psychology, suggesting that clothing can impact the wearers behaviours, mood and cognitions and that first impressions are formed rapidly with great accuracy. In li... Read More about “Looking the part”: A qualitative study on how counselling psychologists make sense of their professional attire.

Does attending a 'Thinking Together' group help people feel less threatened by their dementia and lead to a better quality of life? (2019)
Thesis
Silcox, H. Does attending a 'Thinking Together' group help people feel less threatened by their dementia and lead to a better quality of life?. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490665

ABSTRACT Introduction: As we aspire for earlier diagnosis in people affected by dementia, the need for post-diagnostic support has grown. It is therefore important to conduct research on post-diagnostic support and provide evidence about its pote... Read More about Does attending a 'Thinking Together' group help people feel less threatened by their dementia and lead to a better quality of life?.

Understanding Muslim women clients of counselling: An interpretive phenomenological analysis (2019)
Thesis
Sadiq, Rehman, N. Understanding Muslim women clients of counselling: An interpretive phenomenological analysis. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/846566

Muslims and Islam have become a central feature of global news and often find themselves in narratives associated with local and national terror. These negative representations may have an impact on Muslim individuals’ wellbeing and navigation of lif... Read More about Understanding Muslim women clients of counselling: An interpretive phenomenological analysis.

'Handle with care': Working 'wisely' with the shamed client: An evidence-based exploration of the transformation of meaning (2019)
Thesis
Haskins, J. 'Handle with care': Working 'wisely' with the shamed client: An evidence-based exploration of the transformation of meaning. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/851668

Toxic shame is experienced as an extremely painful affective state where both external and internal worlds are seen as persecutory, and this drives many other emotional experiences and can hinder therapeutic growth. This thesis is a scoping study tha... Read More about 'Handle with care': Working 'wisely' with the shamed client: An evidence-based exploration of the transformation of meaning.

Kurdish generational diasporic identities. Perceptions of ‘home’ and ‘sense of belonging’ within families among Iraqi Kurds in the UK (2019)
Thesis
Zalme, A. Kurdish generational diasporic identities. Perceptions of ‘home’ and ‘sense of belonging’ within families among Iraqi Kurds in the UK. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/852539

This thesis examines the concept of ‘home’ and ‘sense of belonging’ according to the experiences of Iraqi-Kurdish diasporic communities in the United Kingdom. It aims to explore the extent to which those in the Kurdish diaspora constructed their ‘ide... Read More about Kurdish generational diasporic identities. Perceptions of ‘home’ and ‘sense of belonging’ within families among Iraqi Kurds in the UK.

Significant therapy events: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of psychotherapy with clients with intellectual disabilities (2019)
Thesis
Wills, S. Significant therapy events: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of psychotherapy with clients with intellectual disabilities. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/853258

Background: Gradually, over the years, the type of treatments provided to clients with intellectual disabilities (IDs) has changed, with increasing access to different types of psychotherapy. Given the high prevalence of mental health difficulties of... Read More about Significant therapy events: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of psychotherapy with clients with intellectual disabilities.