Thesis (M. Nurs.)--University of Hong Kong, 2005.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007. / Title from PDF title page screen. Advisor: Susan P. Keane; submitted to the Dept. of Psychology. Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-42).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2006. / Title from title screen. Cecelia Grindel, committee chair; Carol Howell, Patsy Ruchala, committee members. Electronic text (159 p. : ill. (some col.)) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed June 13, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-98).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-135).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 275-283). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

This thesis deals with the situation and the reasons mothers who voluntarily or involuntarily give up their children.

Com o aperfeiçoamento na forma de gestão as empresas o nível dos processos vem se ampliando cada vez mais. Uma das maneiras mais eficientes de mitigar os riscos nos processos, que se apresentam as organizações, é por intermédio uma gestão de riscos hábil, desenvolvida através da Matriz de Risco, que é o instrumento responsável por aferir os riscos bem como seus controles. A partir do referencial teórico desenvolvido na pesquisa, buscou-se confirmar a importância da Matriz de Risco para os processos de auditoria, no escopo de extinguir fraudes, erros e outros problemas enfrentados pelas organizações. Após a pesquisa, efetuada por intermédio de uma revisão na literatura, comprovou-se que o mapeamento de processos e controles, através do emprego da Matriz de Risco, é de grande acuidade para assegurar a opinião dos auditores sobre as demonstrações financeiras. / With the improvement in the form of management companies the level of processes has been expanding increasingly. One of the most effective ways to mitigate risks in the processes, which are listed organizations , is through a skillful risk management , developed by Risk Matrix , which is the instrument responsible for assessing the risks and their controls. From the theoretical framework developed in the research, we sought to confirm the importance of Risk Matrix to audit processes, the scope of extinguishing fraud, errors and other problems faced by organizations. After the search, conducted through a literature review, it was found that the mapping of processes and controls, through the use of Risk Matrix, is of great accuracy to ensure the auditors' opinion on the financial statements.

Com o aperfeiçoamento na forma de gestão as empresas o nível dos processos vem se ampliando cada vez mais. Uma das maneiras mais eficientes de mitigar os riscos nos processos, que se apresentam as organizações, é por intermédio uma gestão de riscos hábil, desenvolvida através da Matriz de Risco, que é o instrumento responsável por aferir os riscos bem como seus controles. A partir do referencial teórico desenvolvido na pesquisa, buscou-se confirmar a importância da Matriz de Risco para os processos de auditoria, no escopo de extinguir fraudes, erros e outros problemas enfrentados pelas organizações. Após a pesquisa, efetuada por intermédio de uma revisão na literatura, comprovou-se que o mapeamento de processos e controles, através do emprego da Matriz de Risco, é de grande acuidade para assegurar a opinião dos auditores sobre as demonstrações financeiras. / With the improvement in the form of management companies the level of processes has been expanding increasingly. One of the most effective ways to mitigate risks in the processes, which are listed organizations , is through a skillful risk management , developed by Risk Matrix , which is the instrument responsible for assessing the risks and their controls. From the theoretical framework developed in the research, we sought to confirm the importance of Risk Matrix to audit processes, the scope of extinguishing fraud, errors and other problems faced by organizations. After the search, conducted through a literature review, it was found that the mapping of processes and controls, through the use of Risk Matrix, is of great accuracy to ensure the auditors' opinion on the financial statements.

Com o aperfeiçoamento na forma de gestão as empresas o nível dos processos vem se ampliando cada vez mais. Uma das maneiras mais eficientes de mitigar os riscos nos processos, que se apresentam as organizações, é por intermédio uma gestão de riscos hábil, desenvolvida através da Matriz de Risco, que é o instrumento responsável por aferir os riscos bem como seus controles. A partir do referencial teórico desenvolvido na pesquisa, buscou-se confirmar a importância da Matriz de Risco para os processos de auditoria, no escopo de extinguir fraudes, erros e outros problemas enfrentados pelas organizações. Após a pesquisa, efetuada por intermédio de uma revisão na literatura, comprovou-se que o mapeamento de processos e controles, através do emprego da Matriz de Risco, é de grande acuidade para assegurar a opinião dos auditores sobre as demonstrações financeiras. / With the improvement in the form of management companies the level of processes has been expanding increasingly. One of the most effective ways to mitigate risks in the processes, which are listed organizations , is through a skillful risk management , developed by Risk Matrix , which is the instrument responsible for assessing the risks and their controls. From the theoretical framework developed in the research, we sought to confirm the importance of Risk Matrix to audit processes, the scope of extinguishing fraud, errors and other problems faced by organizations. After the search, conducted through a literature review, it was found that the mapping of processes and controls, through the use of Risk Matrix, is of great accuracy to ensure the auditors' opinion on the financial statements.

M.A. (Psychology) / Parenting plays a fundamental role in shaping a child's future. As such, understanding parenting processes is essential for the prevention of adverse outcomes for children and the promotion of competent child and adult functioning. The motivational processes that mothers employ within the context of parenting are not well understood. This study attempted to gain insight into parenting by exploring how a mother's psychological needs may be dramatized within the mother-child relationship. The research explores motivational forces relating to parenting by describing mothers' experiences ofbeing a parent and interpreting the descriptions within the Needs Theory Framework of Murray (1938). Three selected mothers took part in a qualitative enquiry. A semi-structured, three-phase interview process was used, which combined life-history interviewing and focussed in-depth interviewing. Results ofthe thematic analysis indicated that the mother-child relationship is experienced as a highly valued means of fulfilling the mother's need for relatedness, and that mothers experience a strong need to nurture and protect their offspring. A variety of conflicting needs may be experienced by mothers within their relationships with their children. The degree of difficulty experienced by a mother in a specific aspect ofparenting may relate to the complexity of interacting and conflicting needs. Mothers experience a strong desire to prevent replication ofnegative past experiences with their children, with the underlying need being to nurture the child and protect the child from distress. A particular unrnet need in the mother's past may shape the development ofa consistent pattem ofinteraction dramatized within the mother-child relationship. Subconscious emotional needs may unconsciously shape a mother's spiritual convictions, which in tum shape parent-child interaction. Finally, a mother may vicariously fulfil her need for recognition, affirmation and achievement through her children. Further research is needed to explore the various complex expressions of the mother's needs within the mother-child relationship as well as related subconscious processes, in order to gain greater insight into underlying motivation within the context of parenting.