• Predictors of hostile attributions during the transition to parenthood 

  Song, Pauline (2018-08-20)

  The transition to parenthood is arguably one of the most stressful developmental periods in the lifespan, with couples often experiencing increased levels of conflict and relationship distress. It is possible that deteriorating ...
• Longitudinal effects of congruence and incongruence between ideal and actual functioning on Chinese immigrants’ psychological adjustment 

  Miao, Sheena Wen-Hsun (2018-08-20)

  The adjustment of immigrants has been an important area of research over the past few decades. The current literature on immigrants’ psychological adjustment typically focuses on identifying specific contextual, interpersonal, ...
• On diagnosing Alzheimer's disease: assessing abstract thinking and reasoning 

  Goranson, Tamara Elaine (2018-08-16)

  A series of abstract thinking and reasoning tasks was administered to patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and a sample of nondemented older adults matched on age, education, and gender variables. The performance of the ...
• Chronic fatigue syndrome: intraindividual variability in cognitive functioning 

  Fuentes, Karina Yolanda (2018-08-16)

  Studies of cognitive performance among persons with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have yielded largely inconsistent results. The present study sought to contribute to findings in this area by examining intraindividual ...
• Understanding physical overactivity in ADHD: utilization behavior 

  Archibald, Sarah Jane (2018-08-16)

  The primary purpose of this study was to provide a better understanding of the typology and etiology of physical overactivity (hyperactivity) in ADHD. ADHD is uniquely characterized by inappropriate/excessive motor activity, ...
• The detection of biased responding on the Wechsler Memory Scale- III and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale- III 

  Brulot, Magali Marie-Pierre (2018-08-16)

  Growing demand on the limited resources available to head-injured individuals, emphasizes the need for accurate diagnosis and proper allocation of funds. Consequently, neuropsychologists are increasingly asked to render ...
• Self-transcendence and self-determination: possibilities of why and when nature is beneficial 

  Lee, Elliott (2018-08-15)

  Nature’s salutary effects are well-established. A psychological connection to nature and exposure to nature are both associated with a variety of well-being indicators. Attempts to explain why these benefits occur are often ...
• How do women survivors of childhood sexual abuse experience 'good sex' later in life? A mixed-methods investigation 

  Rosen, Lianne (2018-08-03)

  There is a significant volume of research evidence documenting the sexual problems experienced by women survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Accordingly, existing treatment paradigms for sexual problems in this ...
• Factors that influence priming in young children 

  Gonzales, Valerie Anne (2018-08-02)

  An empirical exploration of factors that facilitate priming in young children was undertaken utilizing sequentially degraded pictures (fragpix) developed by Snodgrass and her colleagues. The identification of fragmented ...
• The influence of post event misinformation on children's reports of a unique event versus an instance of a repeated event 

  Connolly, Deborah Ann (2018-08-01)

  Much of what is known about the influence of postevent misinformation on children's event reports is based on studies in which children were exposed to the target event once. Nelson and her colleagues (e.g., 1986) have ...
• Microstructural changes in white matter in prodromal and clinical Parkinson’s disease 

  Ohlhauser, Lisa (2018-07-31)

  Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes distinct motor impairments (i.e., resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, postural instability) and affects approximately one percent of the ...
• Technological intimate partner violence: victim impacts and technological perpetration factors 

  Duerksen, Kari (2018-07-31)

  In emerging adulthood, the developmental period between ages 18 and 25, romantic relationships last longer and become more intimate and serious. This developmental period also marks the peak of intimate partner violence ...
• Do marijuana use and externalizing behaviours mediate the association between academic aptitude and academic performance? 

  Sturgess, Clea Moutrie Beale (2018-07-31)

  Past research has explored the concurrent and longitudinal associations between externalizing behaviours, marijuana use, and academic outcomes and has found that externalizing behaviours and marijuana use negatively affect ...
• When the past becomes the “good old days”: adolescents underestimate pre-injury post-concussion-like symptoms by one month after mild traumatic brain injury 

  Irwin, Julie K. (2018-07-26)

  Objectives: After mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), psychological factors can contribute to persisting post-concussion symptoms (PCS). Consistent with constructive theories of memory, negative expectations for increased ...
• Advance care planning: a qualitative study with families of deceased cognitively impaired older adults 

  Jeznach, Anna (2018-07-26)

  Older adults with dementia are at increased risk of becoming incapable of making their own decisions and may therefore benefit from planning for care at the end-of-life. Advance care planning (ACP) is a complex, multifaceted ...
• The Victoria Symptom validity test: development of a new clinical measure of response bias 

  Slick, Daniel Joseph (2018-07-26)

  This dissertation describes the development of the Victoria Symptom Validity Test (VSVT). The VSVT was designed to assist in screening for non-optimal performance during neuropsychological evaluation due to malingering, ...
• Neuropsychological correlates of social skills 

  Sherman, Elisabeth Mary Suzanne (2018-07-26)

  Case studies and a small number of group studies in the neuropsychological literature on adults and children with brain dysfunction suggest that certain cognitive skills are important determinants of social skills. ...
• Exploring the heart and mind of anxiety: a multi-modal approach to examining the neurovisceral integration model in clinically anxious adults 

  Cochrane, Melanie (2018-07-23)

  Objective: The purpose of this dissertation was to reproduce Thayer and Lane’s (2000) neurovisceral model by examining both tonic and phasic heart rate variability (HRV) and emotion regulation (ER), and explore the effects ...
• A positron emission tomography study of the functional neuroanatomy of closed head injury 

  Kirkby, Brenda Sue (2018-07-23)

  Structural changes in the frontal and temporal lobes and in subcortical white matter tracts often occur following closed head injury (CHI). In contrast to this well delineated structural pathology, the post-traumatic ...
• Effects of collaboration on problem solving performance in healthy elderly couples and parkinsonian-caregiver dyads 

  Fox, Diane Patricia (2018-07-20)

  This study investigated problem solving performance in Parkinson's disease (PD) individuals, PD individuals in collaboration with their caregiving spouses, as well as in healthy older adult individuals and collaborating ...

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