IVG: Um indutor de altera����es psicol��gicas? Estudo dos n��veis de depressão, ansiedade e stress em mulheres no pr�� e p��s I.V.G.

Disserta����o de Mestrado apresentada ao Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada para obten����o de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Cl��nica.

Estado emocional e satisfa����o com o suporte social ap��s uma interrup����o volunt��ria da gravidez

Disserta����o de Mestrado apresentada no Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada para obten����o de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Cl��nica

Reac����es psicol��gicas e estrat��gias de coping parentais, face ao diagn��stico de perturba����o do espectro do autismo, de um filho

Disserta����o de Mestrado apresentada ao Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada para obten����o de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Cl��nica.

Diferen��as nos n��veis de stress, ansiedade e depressão em obesos m��rbidos com e sem interven����o cir��rgica

Disserta����o de Mestrado apresentada no Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada para obten����o de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Cl��nica

Mem��rias autobiogr��ficas volunt��rias e involunt��rias: Rela����es com a vincula����o, as rela����es interpessoais e a ansiedade

Disserta����o de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA ��� Instituto Universit��rio para obten����o de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Cl��nica

Navegando a tempestade num copo de ��lcool: locus de controlo de sa��de e depressão em alco��licos em tratamento

Disserta����o de Mestrado apresentada no Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada para obten����o de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Cl��nica

Coping as a moderator of the influence of economic stressors on psychological health

Since 2008, there has been a decline in the economy of several European countries, including Portugal. In the literature, it is emphasized that periods of economic uncertainty propitiate the appearance of mental health problems and diminish populations��� well-being. The aim of the present study, with 729 Portuguese participants, 33.9% (n=247) males and 66.1% (n=482) females with an average age of 37 years old (M=36.99; SD=12.81), was to examine the relationship between economic hardship, financial threat, and financial well-being (i.e., economic stressors) and stress, anxiety, and depression (i.e., psychological health indicators), as well as to test the moderation effect of coping in the aforementioned relationship. To achieve these goals, a cross-sectional design was implemented and structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the obtained data. Our results underline that coping affects the relationship between economic stressors and psychological health since subjects with lower coping levels are more vulnerable to economic stress factors than those with higher coping levels. The moderation effect was more evident in the relationships between economic hardship and stress, anxiety, and depression. The main implications of this study are presented, as well as its��� limitations and suggestions for future research.

Interveni��ncia da integridade na rela����o entre idade e ansiedade face �� morte em adultos idosos

Disserta����o de Mestrado apresentada no Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada para obten����o de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Cl��nica

Causal factors of anxiety symptoms in children

Aim: The present work aimed to investigate the impact of the child���s cognitions associated with ambiguous stimuli that refer to anxiety, both parents��� fears and anxiety, and parents��� attributions to the child���s interpretations of ambiguous stimuli on child anxiety. The influence of parental modelling on child���s cognitions was also analyzed. Method: The final sample was composed of 111 children (62 boys; 49 girls) with ages between 10 and 11 years (M = 10.6, SD = 0.5) from a community population, and both their parents. The variables identified as most significant were included in a predictive model of anxiety. Results: Results revealed the children���s thoughts (positive and negative) related to ambiguous stimuli that describe anxiety situations. Parents��� fears and mothers��� anxiety significantly predict children���s anxiety. Those variables explain 29% of the variance in children general anxiety. No evidence was found for a direct parental modeling of child cognitions. Conclusion: Children���s positive thoughts seem to be cognitive aspects that buffer against anxiety. Negative thoughts are vulnerability factors for the development of child anxiety. Parents��� fears and anxiety should be analyzed in separate as they have distinct influences over children���s anxiety. Mothers��� fears contribute to children���s anxiety by reducing it, revealing a possible protective effect. It is suggested that the contribution of both parents��� fears to children���s anxiety may be interpreted acknowledging the existence of ���psychological and/or behavioral filters���. Mothers��� filters seem to be well developed while fathers��� filters seem to be compromised. The contribution of mothers��� anxiety (but not fathers��� anxiety) to children���s anxiety is also understood in light of the possible existence of a ���proximity space��� between the child and parents, which is wider with mothers than with fathers.