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Social Psychology of Drug Policy: Dislocation and Dissonance Theory
(2018-11)The war on drugs is, arguably, a failed social policy, and yet it persists. This thesis uses scholarly review and analysis to ask: What is the social and individual psychology that accounts for the endurance of a demonstratively ... -
An Autoethnography on the Impact of Chronic Illness on Couples' Sexuality: A Caregiver's Perspective
(2018-02-01)The purpose of this thesis is to explore the effect of chronic illness on couples, especially where the caregiver of the chronically ill is a spousal family member. There is also some exploration into the effect of chronic ... -
An Investigation of the Connection Between Trauma and Substance Use Disorder
(2018)In this thesis, I will explore the relationship between trauma and addiction. This document contains a review of current epidemiological studies that have demonstrated that childhood adversity is at the core of the emotional ... -
Moving Through Depression: An Autoethnographic Account
(2018-08)Ideas about depression pervade our culture and inform how we think about depression individually and as a society. I explore how these ideas were present in my own experience of depression and influence wider understanding ... -
Exploring How Marginalized Youth Are Constructed and Represented in the Language Used by Mental Health Professionals
(2018-07-13)The purpose of this study is to explore how the meaning and identity of marginalized youth are negotiated and constructed through the language used by mental health professionals. Terms such as ‘vulnerable’, ‘at risk’ and ...
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