Mass killings are unusual events but devastating when they occur Although the absolute risk of dying at the hands of such a killer are low, people stubbornly refuse statisticians’ earnest assurances of relative safety This should not surprise us Mass killings are, among many other things, a deliberate attempt to drive a wedge into the existing social order That is why they are public, and why the killer seeks to maximise attention
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Running Amok? Spree Killers and their fan base
08 Nov 2021
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Raegan Murphy and colleagues publish their findings on the predictors of suicide attempts in male UK gamblers seeking residential treatment
02 Nov 2021
Steve Sharman, Raegan Murphy, John Turner and Amanda Roberts have published their latest findings on the predictors of suicide attempts in male UK gamblers seeking residential treatment. Click here for more information: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107171
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Shane Galvin presented his PhD work at the New Advances in Online Research Methods: Virtual Summer School Conference at UCD
19 Aug 2021
Shane Galvin and Raegan Murphy recently presented a poster on Shane's PhD work at the New Advances in Online Research Methods: Virtual Summer School Conference at UCD. Shane presented his work on his Rasch Analysis of the Matrix Reasoning Task. Data for the Matrix Reasoning Item Bank fits the dichotomous Rasch model. This may be useful to further internet-based research aiming to include measures of matrix reasoning, and to further the development of psychometric tools for use in internet-based research.
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Mental Gymnastics
04 Aug 2021
Why some people are not entitled to an opinion about Simone Biles and her withdrawal from the Olympics.
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Powering up with a Student Advisory Group: People’s experiences of the BrainPower Student Advisory Group
21 Jul 2021Tony Su, Fiona Buckley & Samantha Dockray
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Kneeling Down is not Bending Over
13 Jul 2021
Neurological reflections on the recent Euro 2020 racism
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Nose Job: Loss of smell with Covid-19 could have bad consequences for sex lives
25 Jun 2021
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Covid-19, especially long covid has been associated with anosmia (loss of smell). Let's hope that this effect is short term because it is, understandably enough, being treated as much less severe than (say) heart problems. However, loss of smell can impact drastically on quality of life and sexual relationships because a lot of sexual desire is mediated through that sensory modality, especially in women. -
Developmental Opportunities for Transitions in Students
14 Jun 2021A reflective summary of the ‘Connecting the DOTS Seminar’
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Bláthín Power (MA Applied Psychology graduate) presents her research at New Horizons Conference
18 Jan 2021
For her MA thesis in Applied Psychology, Bláthín Power sought to gain a snapshot insight into the first COVID-19 lockdown period of March-May 2020, and how 3rd level students in the Rep of Ireland navigated the various psychological and social adjustments.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) – Remote Internship Winter 2020
02 Dec 2020
There is an internship available working with some Senior Clinical Psychologists in the region who use EMDR. The project is led by Christian Ryan from the DClinPsych team in the School of Applied Psychology. It is envisaged that the project will start in January 2021 and will mostly involve remote working. The project is detailed below.
One-page letters of interest should be sent to Christian Ryan (christian.ryan@ucc.ie) by Monday 7th December. Experience is not essential, but if you have relevant experience (including in non-research areas) please describe. Christian will be in touch by the end of December.
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