Search for dissertations about: "Young offenders"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words Young offenders.

  2. 11. Mentalizing : Competence and process

    Author : Clara Möller; Rolf Holmqvist; Fredrik Falkenström; Elfrida Kvarstein; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reflective functioning; dyadic mentalizing; parent-child interaction; therapeutic process; criminal offenders; mentalization-based treatment; mentalizing in action; explicit; implicit; psychotherapy process research; Reflective functioning; dyadisk mentalisering; föräldra-barn-interaktion; terapiprocess; kriminalitet; mentaliseringsbaserad terapi; psykoterapiprocessforskning; implicit; explicit;

    Abstract : Mentalizing means making sense of oneself and others in terms of mental states, such as thoughts and feelings. The Reflective Functioning (RF) scale is the golden standard in measuring mentalizing. This thesis aimed to explore the concept of mentalizing and its operationalization RF in different contexts and what RF means in human interaction. READ MORE

  4. 12. Neurobehavioral correlates of disinhibitory psychopathology

    Author : Carl Delfin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Disinhibition; Psychopathology; Crime; Recidivism; Mentally disordered offenders; Event-related potentials; Magnetic resonance imaging;

    Abstract : Disinhibitory psychopathology refers to maladaptive behavioral expressions stemming from problems with impulse control. Despite a robust association with antisocial and criminal behavior, knowledge about the neurobehavioral correlates of disinhibitory psychopathology is still lacking. READ MORE

  5. 13. "THAT´S NOT ME" Views of self and experiences of intimate relationships in young men who sexually offended in adolescence

    Author : Sara Ingevaldson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adolescent sexual offending; follow-up study; interview study; intimate relationships; mixed-method; sexuality; Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; views of self;

    Abstract : There are few follow-up studies about young men who sexually offend as adolescents. Specifically, we know little about the group who enter adulthood without sexually re-offending, which comprises the majority of adolescents who sexually offend. READ MORE

  6. 14. Serious and violent offending : psychological risk factors and treatment effectiveness

    Author : Martin Lardén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Violent crime causes extensive suffering and costs to individuals and societies and is a major global health issue. Prevention of violence should occur at several levels, and effective psychological interventions targeting changeable risk factors among violent offenders might reduce recidivism. READ MORE

  7. 15. Twin and family studies on the development of cognitive and externalizing problems

    Author : Ralf Kuja-Halkola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Cognitive and externalizing problems are responsible for much personal suffering, as well as large monetary costs for society. Intervention and prevention efforts have often failed in reduction of unwanted behaviors, perhaps due to lack of understanding of the development of these complex traits. READ MORE