Search for dissertations about: "mcs multiple chemical sensitivity ."

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words mcs multiple chemical sensitivity ..

  2. 1. Psychological methods for the assessment of chronic toxic encephalopathy and multiple chemical sensitivity

    Author : Kai Österberg; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; industrial medicine; Occupational health; Psychology; organic solvents; personality; neuropsychology; multiple chemical sensitivity; toxic encephalopathy; Organic chemistry; Psykologi; Yrkesmedicin; arbetsmiljömedicin; Organisk kemi;

    Abstract : The dissertation deals with psychological methods aimed at improving the understanding and assessment of two disorders related to contact with chemicals: solvent-induced chronic toxic encephalopathy (TE) and multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). The main aim of Paper I was to study whether the addition of some newer psychological tests of complex attention and executive functions to a traditional test battery would improve the detection of TE. READ MORE

  4. 2. Anti-paternalism

    Author : Kalle Grill; Sven Ove Hansson; Torbjörn Tännsjö; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; paternalism; anti-paternalism; private sphere; self-regarding; harm principle; interference; reasons; actions; reason-actions; epistemic paternalism; public health; withholding of information; uncertain information; MCS multiple chemical sensitivity .; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Abstract : This is a thesis about anti-paternalism – the liberal doctrine that we may not interfere with a person’s liberty for her own good. Empirical circumstances and moral values may certainly give us reason to avoid benevolent interference. Anti-paternalism as a normative doctrine should, however, be rejected. READ MORE