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Ouachita Baptist University

Honors Theses

2023

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Reasons For Stigma Surrounding Emotional Support Animals And How It Can Be Addressed, Natalie Helms May 2023

Reasons For Stigma Surrounding Emotional Support Animals And How It Can Be Addressed, Natalie Helms

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Multiple factors that influence how emotional support animals (ESAs) are perceived will be investigated in this study, including how the stigma surrounding mental illness has the potential to affect how a person views using ESAs as a treatment for anxiety.


When Mental Health Becomes Physical, Piper Fain Apr 2023

When Mental Health Becomes Physical, Piper Fain

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Glaucoma, the presence of elevated intraocular pressure, has been shown to directly correlate to elevated blood pressure levels. Likewise, numerous studies have been conducted on the relationship between elevated blood pressure and anxiety in individuals suffering from both. One might wonder, then, if there is any correlation between glaucoma and anxiety? My thesis expands upon this question utilizing a survey distributed to patients at local optometry clinics.