Search for dissertations about: "mental strategies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 202 swedish dissertations containing the words mental strategies.

2. 1. Supporting healthy lifestyle habits in persons with mental disorders : The development of a nurse-led lifestyle intervention

   Author : Ylva Rönngren; Ingela Enmarker; Åsa Audulv; Ulf Isaksson; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : interpersonal relationships; lifestyle intervention; mental disorders; mental illness; nurse-led;

   Abstract : Persons with mental disorders have an increased risk of developing health problems. One reason for this is poor lifestyle habit support. The aim of this thesis was to develop and evaluate a nurse-led lifestyle intervention for persons with mental disorders. READ MORE

4. 2. Self-Knowledge/Self-Regulation/Self-Control: A Ubiquitous Computing Perspective

   Author : Lars Hall; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; pervasive computing; affective computing; persuasive computing; Psychology; Psykologi; ubiquitous computing; computer-mediated extrospection; precommitment; distributed motivation; distributed cognition; neurofeedback; biofeedback; metacognition; brain-imaging; learning strategies; emotion regulation; mental strategies; verbal report; implicit learning; consciousness; introspection; self-control; Self-knowledge; self-regulation;

   Abstract : This thesis is about self-knowledge, self-regulation and self-control. All three of these terms are easily understandable, and apply to situations in our daily lives (like misjudging one’s own competence at retiling the bathroom floor, or feeling the anxiety and thrill of doing unsupervised work, or guiltily hitting the snooze-button for the fifth time, and missing half a day of school). READ MORE

5. 3. Unmet need for mental healthcare among men Sweden: Gendered pathways to care

   Author : Sara Blom; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Unmet need; Barriers to care; Mental health services; Common mental disorders; Depression; Mental health literacy; Stigma; Gender; Masculinity;

   Abstract : Aim: Depression and anxiety disorders have a lifetime prevalence of about 10% among men in high-income countries but many do not seek and receive the care that they need. The aim of this thesis was to explore gendered pathways to care focusing on unmet need for mental healthcare among men in Sweden at three steps: 1) not perceiving a need for mental healthcare despite symptoms indicating a clinical need for care, 2) refraining from seeking mental healthcare when perceiving a need for it, 3) perceiving care as insufficient when seeking it. READ MORE

6. 4. Cognitive strategies in simple addition and subtraction : Process models based on analyses of response latencies and retrospective verbal reports

   Author : Maj-Lene Hedenborg; Stellan Ohlsson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cognition; mental arithmetic; addition; subtraction; process models; response latencies; verbal reports; errors; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore cognitive processes used by children and adults when solving simple arithmetic problems, and to develop process models for describing these processes. The studies in the thesis were based mainly on analyses of response latencies and retrospective verbal reports, separately and in combination. READ MORE

7. 5. Supporting mental health - Effects, communicative processes and experiences of a person-centred eHealth intervention

   Author : Matilda Cederberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Mental health; common mental disorders; Person-centred care; health care interactions; eHealth; intervention; randomised controlled trial; conversation analysis; process evaluation;

   Abstract : Corresponding to the appeal to develop supportive strategies for people on sick leave with common mental disorders (CMDs), focusing beyond illness and towards mental health, this thesis evaluates an eHealth intervention based on person-centred care (PCC). The overall aim was to evaluate and explore the effects and processes of a person-centred eHealth intervention for patients on sick leave with CMDs by illuminating experiences and communicative practices constituting and taking part in a PCC intervention in an eHealth setting. READ MORE