Search for dissertations about: "worry"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 123 swedish dissertations containing the word worry.

2. 6. A cognitive-behavioral approach to generalized anxiety disorder

   Author : Elisabeth Breitholtz; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurosciences; Anxiety; generalized anxiety; worry; cognitive bias; cognitive-behavioral treatment; Neurovetenskap; Neurology; Neurologi; Psychiatry; psykiatri;

   Abstract : Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a prevalent anxiety disorder with an estimated lifetime prevalence of about 5%. Relatively little research regarding psychopathology and treatment exists on this disorder. Worry is the dominating feature of GAD together with a set of characteristic somatic symptoms (motor tension, vigilance and scanning). READ MORE

4. 7. Cogito, ergo insomnis : I think, therefore I am sleepless

   Author : Annika Norell-Clarke; Maria Tillfors; Markus Jansson-Fröjmark; Ingemar Engström; Viktor Kaldo; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; insomnia; CBT; cognitive therapy; worry; dysfunctional beliefs; arousal; selective attention; safety behaviours; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Insomnia is a common health complaint that often becomes a persistent problem. The theoretical frameworks for understanding and treating insomnia have mostly been behavioural, yet the importance of cognitive processes has received greater attention over the years. READ MORE

5. 8. Ambulance Work : Relationships between occupational demands, individual characteristics and health-related outcomes

   Author : Ulrika Aasa; Ewa Wigaeus Tornqvist; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : ambulance; autonomic reactivity; body size; cortisol; demand-control-support; emergency personnel; fitness; gender; heart rate variability; low-back pain; neck-shoulder pain; occupational; physical capacity; work simulated test; worry; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; arbets- och miljömedicin;

   Abstract : Although musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and other health complaints are an occupational problem for ambulance personnel, there is a lack of knowledge regarding work-related factors associated with MSDs and other health complaints. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the relationships between occupational demands, individual characteristics and health-related outcomes among ambulance personnel. READ MORE

6. 9. Some effects of maternal anxiety on the fetus and on pregnancy outcome

   Author : Karin Sjöström; gynekologisk och prenatal ultraljudsdiagnostik Obstetrisk; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Labour.; Obstetrics; Gestational length; Fetal heart rate patterns; Fetal movement; Fetal hemodynamics; Worry; Life events; STAI; Pregnancy; Anxiety; gynekologi; Obstetrik; reproduction; gynaecology; andrologi; reproduktion; sexualitet; sexuality; andrology;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study maternal emotional impact on the fetus and on pregnancy outcome. The thesis comprises five papers, which emanate from a prospective study regarding life situation, the experience of pregnancy, anxiety (Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety),and life events in nulliparous women, conducted in Malmö during 1988-1989. READ MORE

7. 10. Disturbed sleep and emotion : a developmental perspective

   Author : Nanette S. Danielsson; Steven J Linton; Markus Jansson-Fröjmark; Børge Sivertsen; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sleep disturbance; emotion dysregulation; catastrophic worry; sleep-onset; partial sleep deprivation; neuroticism; depressive symptoms; Psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : Sleep disturbances are not only defining features, but also diagnostic criteria for most psychiatric disorders. Recently, researchers have proposed a theoretic role for sleep disturbances in emotion dysregulation, subsequently linking neurobiological processes and psychopathology. READ MORE