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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 ... -
Grief and Divorce: A Personal Journey
(2018)Grief is an event that normally goes hand in hand with death but can be experienced on a daily basis for various different reasons and can manifest itself in different forms. When the grief is ambiguous and disenfranchised, ... -
Extracurricular Activities and Student Interest
(2018-06-16)There is some significant longitudinal research on the impacts participation in extracurricular activities has on students, however very little research exists on the short term, day to day impacts. The purpose of this ... -
Using Integrated Technology to Aid in Differentiating Math
(2018-05-31)The purpose of this action research study was to determine if the implementation of DreamBox, an adaptive online math program, will allow teachers to differentiate student instruction that results in increased student ... -
Self-Regulation of Eating: An Autoethnographic Study of Motivation, Restraint and Mental Health
(2018)Autoethnography, as a research approach, acknowledges and accommodates subjectivity, emotionality, and includes the researcher's perspective and responses to the research. The readers of this autoethnographic text are ... -
The Lived Experience of Grief: A Heuristic Self-Inquiry
(2018-06)Using the methodology of heuristic self-inquiry, this study explored the researcher’s lived experience of grief in order to contrast it with current literature. This lead to the research question: Is it possible that all ... -
The Loss of Community: The Connection between Poor Mental Health Outcomes and the Decrease in Community Connection
(2018-05)With technology becoming an increasingly relevant issue for young people, it is important to examine whether adolescents are still able to seek social connection and community in their everyday lives. The purpose of this ... -
Considering New Approaches: Working with Women and Mental Health During Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Beyond
(2018-05)This literature review defines and explores mainstream ideas and responses to pre and postpartum depression. Risk factors, both for women and for childhood cognitive, emotional, and social development, are many. In a ... -
The Impact of Technology and Digital Media on the Cycle of Romantic Relationships
(2018-05-11)This thesis reviews the existing literature on how the use of various forms of technology and digital media, including smartphones, social media sites, and dating applications, impacts the cycle of romantic relationships. ... -
Master Mothers: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experience of Married Women with Children Who are Enrolled in a Master’s Degree
(2018-08)Research regarding women in higher education has focused predominantly on single mothers. Married women who have children and are enrolled in graduate studies are faced with a complex interplay of demands. The purpose ... -
Relationship Resource: Developing a Relationship Education Mobile App for Adolescents
(2018-07)Research has shown that participation and involvement in romantic relationships can be maladaptive and lead to problem behaviour among adolescents, such as poor academic performance and even substance abuse. Moreover, there ... -
Proposed Research Project Design: Using Narrative Therapy Informed Questions with Young People Who Self-Injure
(2018-05-17)In this proposed study a set of Narrative therapy informed questions for talking to young people about self-injury will be evaluated. These questions are proposed in opposition to traditional therapeutic techniques like ... -
Why Couldn’t You Just Keep Your Knees Together?: The Four-Discursive Operations of Language in the Court Proceedings of Her Majesty the Queen v. Alexander Scott Wagar
(2018-05-08)This thesis examines how the “four discursive operations of language” (Wade, Coates & Todd, 2002), as used by legal personnel, distort the appearance of truth within the court proceedings of an alleged sexual assault. The ... -
Exploring the Relationship between Trauma and Rheumatoid Arthritis
(2018-03-29)Previous research indicates that there is a relationship between trauma and development of chronc pain. Using the process of autoethnography, where the researcher is using their own experiences as the research material, ... -
Social Responses Towards Sexualized Violence
(2018-05-01)The focus of this study is based on the prevalence of rape culture that exists in North American society. The messages surrounding rape culture continue to impact the psychological wellbeing of sexual assault survivors. ... -
Exploring Dimensions of Self Within Educational Pathways For Gifted Adolescents
(2017-11)This thesis is a proposal for a quantitative study exploring the relationship between self-concept and self-efficacy among gifted adolescents and the extent to which they relate to age, gender, socio-economic status, and ... -
Chronic Illness: The Role of Attachment and Somatic Perspectives in Therapy
(2017-09-23)The objective of this study is to gain an in depth understanding of chronic illness, and offer guidance on how counsellors can assist those who deal with it. To begin, a literature review is conducted which explores the ...
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