Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Anxiety"
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Adolescent environmental challenges affect adult function in male and female Long Evans rats
(2014-05-01)Stress in adolescence is a putative risk factor for developing mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and mood disorders. Symptoms for these illnesses first emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, with both incidence ... -
ATTENTION BIASES AND SOCIAL SKILLS IN YOUTH WITH ANXIETY
(2023-07-21)Background: While attentional biases towards negative stimuli have previously been linked to the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders, attentional biases in anxiety remain understudied using dynamic social ... -
Behavioural Inhibition as a Risk Factor for Mood and Anxiety Disorders
(2020-08-28)Mood and anxiety disorders are leading causes of disability worldwide. Thus, early intervention strategies are needed. Behavioural inhibition (BI) has been proposed as a risk factor for these disorders, however, the strength ... -
The Effect of Situational Speaking Anxiety on Stuttering Frequency in Adults Who Stutter
(2003-12)The purpose of this study was to examine whether there is a relationship between degree of speaking anxiety, pressure to not stutter, and stuttering in varying speaking situations using two different methodologies. In Study ... -
The Effects of Childhood Adversity on Anxiety in People with Mood Disorders
(2023-08-24)Mood and anxiety disorders are among the leading causes of disability worldwide. Both childhood adversity and the presence of an anxiety disorder contribute to unfavorable outcomes for those who have mood disorders. The ... -
An Examination of the Association Between Prostate Cancer, Lifestyle Factors and Mental Health Outcomes in a Matched Sample of Men from Atlantic Canada
(2021-07-06)This cross-sectional study aims to examine the association between the presence or absence of a lifetime history of prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis and current mental health outcomes (anxiety and depression) among men in ... -
Examining the Relationship Between NICU-Parent Anxieites, their Perceptions of Neonatal Pain and Desire for Participation in Pain Care
(2018-02-20)Background: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patients undergo painful procedures that if undertreated impact their recovery and development. Evidence based practice, suggests parent participation in neonatal care, ... -
HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOURS OF ADULTS FROM SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES LIVING WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
(2019-08-19)Increasing research has highlighted certain health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other gender/sexual minorities (LGBTQ+) peoples, particularly in relation to poorer mental health ... -
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Occupational Engagement of Young Adults Self-Identified with Anxiety and Depression Symptoms
(2023-07-06)The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shift in occupational engagement, impacting young adults’ overall health and well-being. With this, the study aimed to explore the occupational engagement of young adult students with ... -
An Index of Economic Security for Three South Asian and Seven OECD Countries: Methodological Issues
(2013-08-23)Security about one's economic future is something that is valued by risk-averse individuals and its absence may decrease their economic well-being. Therefore, rich societies have social protection mechanisms in place to ... -
Probiotic effects on adult anxiety and systemic inflammation after exposure to Western diet
(2019-08-16)Research shows that the microbiome-gut-brain axis affects physiological systems related to food intake, obesity, anxiety, and inflammation. These disorders are related to stress exposure and stress responding is influenced ... -
SEX, STRESS AND HORMONES: INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF THE EARLY ENVIRONMENT IN SHAPING BRAIN AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGES LINKED TO NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
(2016-04-05)Vulnerability to anxiety and depression are linked with both sex differences and early life stress. Though human studies suggest that childhood symptoms and neurophysiological markers may predict some adult neuropsychiatric ... -
A Sex-Specific Molecular and Behavioural Analysis of the Impacts of Obesogenic Diet Exposure and Probiotic Treatment: Insights Into Specific Nutritional Determinants of Health and Disease
(2023-08-15)Nutrition-related environmental exposures (e.g., diet ingredients, vitamins, probiotic strains) have been reported to impact the composition of the gut microbiota, the microbiota-associated metabolites produced, and host ...