Search for dissertations about: "how children show emotions"

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  2. 1. Patterns of Coping: How Children with ADHD and Their Parents Perceive and Cope with the Disorder

    Author : Noam Ringer; Max Scheja; Anders Gustavsson; Jenny Wilder; Åsa Audulv; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ADHD; Children; Parents; Lived-experience; Meaning-making; Parenting stress; Coping; Perceptions; Self-management; Illness-representations; Transactional theory; Leventhal s Common Sense Model; First-hand perspective; Qualitative methods; Interviews; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental diagnosis characterized by symptoms of excessive motor activity, impulsivity, and inattention. Previous research indicates that ADHD has negative implications on the psychosocial functioning of children with ADHD and their parents. READ MORE

  4. 2. Concurrent comics : programming of social agents by children

    Author : Mikael Kindborg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Computer science; Datavetenskap;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a study of how the visual language of comics can be used for programming of social agents. Social agents are interactive and animated characters that can express emotions and behaviours in relation to other agents. Such agents could be programmed by children to create learning games and simulations. READ MORE

  5. 3. Children at risk? Hospital social workers’ and their colleagues’ assessment and reporting experiences

    Author : Veronica Svärd; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; children at risk; child maltreatment; mandated reporting; hospital social work; hospital; health care professionals; professional discretion; assessment; decision-making; emotion; norms; children at risk;

    Abstract : This thesis explores factors that influence professional discretion in Swedish hospital professionals’ assessment of children who may be at risk of harm. It is based on two data samplings, interviews with fourteen hospital social workers and a questionnaire with 295 responding physicians, nurses, nurse assistants and hospital social workers. READ MORE

  6. 4. Mental Representation and Language Access: Evidence from Deaf Children with Different Language Backgrounds

    Author : Marek Meristo; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : mentalizing skills; social interaction; deafness; sign language;

    Abstract : The ability to identify with others and to understand that they have minds of their own is the cornerstone of human interaction. In the last 25 years there has been a large amount of research done on the development of mentalizing skills and an ongoing debate exists about the nature of acquiring these skills. READ MORE

  7. 5. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents : neuropsychological deficits and functional outcomes

    Author : Douglas Sjöwall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : This thesis investigated the role of neuropsychological functioning in ADHD and some of the major functional consequences of the disorder: academic achievement and peer problems. Study I used both a logistic regression and Venn diagrams to illustrate the neuropsychological heterogeneity of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a school-aged sample. READ MORE