Department of Psychology
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Intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to mental health care among older adults : an improved measure and examination of the effects of an educational intervention
Older adults underutilize mental health services at an alarming rate. The results of 2 studies examining barriers to mental health services among older adults are presented. Study 1 aimed to revise the self-report Barriers ... -
Older adults and the desire for suicide : the role of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness
The Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS) predicts that in order for individuals to complete suicide, they must have both the desire for suicide, comprised of two components named thwarted belongingness and ... -
Visual memory : validity of BVMT-R and relationships with depressive and anxious symptoms
This dissertation explored a specific neuropsychological measure that can be used as part of an assessment to diagnose cognitive impairment, the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test, Revised (BVMT-R), which assesses visual memory. ... -
Attributions and symptom reports of cognitive impairment : testing the symmetry rule in caregiver therapy clients
Family caregivers (CGs) have a key role in early problem identification for persons with cognitive impairment because CGs are more likely than the persons with the impairment to see symptoms and respond to them by seeking ... -
Recognition of facial expressions : an investigation of the influence of age, sex, and cognition, The
Facial expressions are a nonverbal form of communication used to signify an underlying emotional state. However, the ability to recognize expressions declines with age. Age-related deficits in emotion recognition have been ... -
Mixed method exploration of views of hospice and palliative care among sexually diverse women, A
The aims of the present study were to explore whether end-of-life health care attitudes are different among sexually diverse women, to understand how healthcare system distrust, willingness to seek help, religiosity/spirituality, ... -
Psychometric properties of the geriatric anxiety scale in community-dwelling, clinical, and medical samples of older adults
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS; Segal, June, Payne, Coolidge, & Yochim, 2010) in three samples of older adults using both classical test theory (CTT) and item response ... -
Finding your way home : a shadow box intervention to improve wayfinding in dementia care
When dementia care residents experience difficulty locating their bedrooms, it creates problems for residents and staff. Previous research suggests that hanging items outside individual bedrooms can help facilitate room ... -
ERP investigation of attentional deployment and cognitive reappraisal : which emotion regulation strategies can younger and older adults successfully employ to modulate brain responses to emotional images?, An
The ways individuals attend to and interpret emotional experiences have immediate and lasting consequences for both their intrapersonal experiences and interpersonal interactions. Understanding how younger and older adults ... -
Understanding underreporting of elder financial abuse : can data support the assumptions?
The fastest growing segment of the U.S. population is adults ages 60 and older. Subsequently, cases of elder abuse are on the rise with the most common form being financial victimization. Approximately only one in five ... -
Predicting permanency planning behavior in parents of adults with intellectual disabilities
Most adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) living in their home in the state of Colorado are not receiving government-funded services and face a crisis in care if and when their families become unable to care for them. ...
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