411 search results for “adolescent” in the Public website
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Programme structure
Connect theory and practice of teaching through the application of your academic knowledge about chemistry to issues of classroom practice.
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Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition
The Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC) is a network focusing on science valorisation and outreach, stimulating interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and expertise on topics related to brain and cognition.
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Double inaugural speech: how social context influences processes in the brain
It’s not a regular occurrence at Leiden University: two professors giving their inaugural lecture on the same day. Berna Güroğlu and Ellen de Bruijn specialise in related disciplines: they both research the influence of social context on processes in the brain – Güroğlu in adolescents and De Bruijn…
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The role of shame and guilt in the development of aggression
Adolescents with autism or hearing loss report fewer feelings of guilt and shame than their peers. However, guilt does still serve a ‘corrective function’ in this group. This is what Evelien Broekhof’s dissertation reveals. PhD defence on 4 June.
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Michiel Westenberg brings together teaching and youth care for the National Science Agenda
‘Equal opportunities for diverse young people’ receives a Starting Incentive of the Natonal Science Agenda of 2,5 million euros. In this project research is conducted on the processes and mechanisms in the changing environments in which young people grow up that contribute to equal - or unequal - opportunities.…
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Anna van Duijvenvoorde spends Heineken Young Scientist Award on science vlogs
She considers herself lucky. She talks about the research projects she has ended up in and a network like the Young Academy Leiden (YAL). Van Duijvenvoorde talks about her recent incentive prize for young scientific talent, the Heineken Young Scientist Award. 'A lot of people I work with deserve the…
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Lab facilities Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social anxiety and factors determining school success in children. Brain development in relation to cognitive, social and emotional development in adolescence.
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Developmental and Educational Psychology Lab
What is the relation between brain development and social and cognitive development across childhood, adolescence and adulthood?
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Variation and change in Abui: The impact of Alor Malay on an indigenous language of Indonesia
On the 23rd of September, George Saad successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates George on this achievement!
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Building blocks of success
A research into for whom, when and why the Cool Little Kids intervention works.
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Azafaros is valorizing a library of compounds
The company Azafaros was established in 2018 to translate innovative science from Leiden University and Amsterdam University Medical Center into novel disease-modifying treatment modalities for rare genetic metabolic disorders such as lysosomal storage diseases.
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Clinical Psychology
Clinical psychology is a discipline concerned with the application of psychological science to the assessment and treatment of mental disorders.
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International career
Are you considering starting a master’s programme in Psychology at Leiden University and are you planning on pursuing a career outside of the Netherlands? If so, then before your start your studies, make sure to check if your preferred country has special requirements to work as a psychologist, in…
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Required documents
When you apply for admission, you’ll be asked to submit several documents.
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Status placement process
Status placement process
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About the programme
The curriculum of the master's specialisation School Psychology is in total 60 EC and can be completed within one year. The programme offers a variety of courses and a supervised master's thesis.
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School Psychology (MSc)
In the specialisation School Psychology, part of the Master in Psychology, you will learn how to create positive learning environments to support talent development and potential for learning as well as practical clinical skills for all students, regardless of their intellectual or mental states.
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Application procedures
The application procedure is broken down into four parts.
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Depressed teens appear to be extra sensitive to parental criticism
Teens with depression appear to be more sensitive to criticism from their parents than their healthy peers are.
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Berna Güroglu
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gravitation grant for research into growing up successfully
How can young people grow up successfully and contribute to the present and future society? The consortium that is researching this will receive 22 million euros within the scope of the Gravitation programme.
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Wilma Wentholt
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Geert-Jan Will
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Australia
This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of the Faculty of Social and Behavoriural Sciences with Macquarie University in Australia.
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Volume 2 (2020)
Issue 1
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Programme structure
The master's specialisation Clinical Neuropsychology consists of three main parts: the mandatory and elective courses, a thesis and an internship.
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Spinoza Prize for ‘puberty professor’ Eveline Crone
Eveline Crone, Professor of Neurocognitive Developmental Psychology, has been awarded the NWO Spinoza Prize for her high-profile research on adolescent development. NWO announced the award on 16 June. What will Crone do with the award of 2.5 million euros?
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Autism and higher education
How can we improve quality of life and study success in young, high-functioning adults with autism?
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Stress Less Project: Effectiveness of school-based intervention programs
What is the effectiveness of two school-based skills-training programs in promoting mental health?
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Profiling Endophenotypes in Social Anxiety Disorder – a family study
The key question addressed in this family study is whether the psychophysiological and neurocognitive abnormalities often reported in SAD patients are heritable and can thus be found in family members of SAD patients as well. Determination of heritability of these deficiencies is essential for endophenotyping.…
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Stress Lessons in secondary education: The effectiveness and evaluation of a school-based psychoeducation program about stress
Does a universal psychoeducational course about stress in adolescents: I) lead to an increase in knowledge of stress?, II) affect the frequency with which stressors are experienced and the overall stress level?, III) create interest in a tier 2 level follow-up training?, and IV) appeal to students in…
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Research
Knowledge on how to adjust a drug dose in special patient populations such as (prematurely born) neonates or children, obese individuals or critically-ill patients, is not only crucial for novel compounds, but also for existing drugs which are often used in an off-label manner in these special patient…
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Students’ interests and their higher educational choice
How do students’ interests develop over time and which interests are subsequently pursued in the higher educational choice of students?
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Stimulating eye-contact in a virtual environment
Can a virtual character’s friendly non-verbal responses stimulate eye-contact in individuals with varying levels of social anxiety?
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Leiden2022
Leiden was European City of Science in 2022: for a year Leiden was the capital of European science. Leiden University was a proud partner of Leiden2022.
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Novel immunomodulatory drugs for tuberculosis treatment
Can drugs that target host signaling pathways be used to eradicate antibiotic-resistant bacteria?
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Born to be shy?
An international mega-analysis on the neurobiological link between inhibited temperament and social anxiety disorder
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Welcome to the Leiden University Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences brings together high-quality research and outstanding teaching.
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Projects
Read about our recent research projects below.
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International Students
By choosing Leiden University, you’ll be choosing to broaden your personal and academic horizons. You’ll be in excellent company too because you’ll be part of an inspiring community of students, lecturers and professors from all over the world. Founded in 1575, ours is the oldest university in the N…
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About the programme
The specialisation Educational Science focuses on the nature of educational contexts and learning processes of children and adolescents from a cognitive-psychological, social-emotional, and neuro-scientific perspective. Both general learning as well as learning in specific tasks (e.g., reading, science,…
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International career
Are you considering starting a master’s programme in Psychology at Leiden University and are you planning on pursuing a career in health care outside of the Netherlands? If so, then before your start your studies, make sure to check if your preferred country has special requirements to work as a psychologist,…
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Psychology MSc September 2024: Start Course Enrolment
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From Homo Economicus to Political Animal
Who is Economic Man? Every economic paradigm presupposes an anthropology, a theory of human nature. This project explores the anthropologies presupposed and produced by ancient Greek economic texts, and the specific knowledge forms that shape these anthropologies.
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Veni award for psychologist Barbara Braams
Developmental psychologist Barbara Braams has been awarded with a Veni funding for her research about risk behaviour in young people. This award offers Braams the opportunity to develop her ideas over a period of three years.
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Podcast: Social Anxiety Disorder
Have you ever experienced the feeling of awkwardness when attending a party where you didn’t know anybody? Ever felt shy at a party within the first few minutes? While this feeling is labelled loosely as feeling socially anxious, social anxiety disorder goes to a much further extent.
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Peer education as an opportunity for practicing respect for sexual and gender diversity
The dissertation’s general aim is to investigate how a peer educator intervention can promote social acceptance of LGBT in pre-vocational education and whether the activities in this intervention ensure that students learn to respectfully deal with LGBT people in school.
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About the programme
An attractive feature of the MSc Chemistry programme at Leiden University is the great flexibility of the study programme, allowing students to put together a tailor-made programme following their personal interests. Within the limits set by the programme, students can make their own choices and adjust…