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Full-Text Articles in Psychology
The Effect Of Routine Adult Phq-2 Depression Screen And Scheduled Follow-Up Protocol In The Primary Care Setting, Alex F. Bikowski
The Effect Of Routine Adult Phq-2 Depression Screen And Scheduled Follow-Up Protocol In The Primary Care Setting, Alex F. Bikowski
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
Healthy People has projected depression to be the primary cause of disability by 2020; therefore routine depression screening has been prioritized as a national healthcare initiative. The purpose of this Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) project is to demonstrate that routine implementation of the 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2) depression screener, along with a scheduled follow-up protocol for adults in the primary care setting, can improve current mental health practices regarding the identification of depression by clinicians. The evidence supports use of the PHQ-2 for routine adult depression screening, as long as a scheduled follow-up protocol is available for positive screens. This …
Are Hand Preference And Sexual Orientation Possible Predicting Factors For Finasteride Adverse Effects In Male Androgenic Alopecia?, Ion G. Motofei, David L. Rowland, Simona Georgescu, Mircea Tampa, Bogdan C. Baleanu, Stana Paunica
Are Hand Preference And Sexual Orientation Possible Predicting Factors For Finasteride Adverse Effects In Male Androgenic Alopecia?, Ion G. Motofei, David L. Rowland, Simona Georgescu, Mircea Tampa, Bogdan C. Baleanu, Stana Paunica
Psychology Faculty Publications
Sexual side effects of finasteride seem to be redoubtable, being encountered not only during therapy but also after treatment cessation. Consequently, any possible clinical/paraclinical elements that might predict these adverse effects would be useful in the selection of a therapeutic strategy for male androgenic alopecia. Previous published studies show that some compounds that interfere with sexual hormones can decrease sexual activation and response, according to hand preference (as reported for finasteride and tamoxifen) and according to sexual orientation (as noted for bicalutamide). Our preliminary published data and the arguments presented here suggest that these two individual parameters might be used …
The Enigma Of Sexual Desire, Part 1: A Brief Review Of Classical, Historical, Philosophical, And Literary Perspectives, David L. Rowland
The Enigma Of Sexual Desire, Part 1: A Brief Review Of Classical, Historical, Philosophical, And Literary Perspectives, David L. Rowland
Psychology Faculty Publications
Throughout human history and across cultures, sexual desire has been of interest to the general public and, now more recently, to the medical/psychological community. Part 1 of this two part series examines the historical aspects of the concept of sexual desire throughout its many transformations, beginning with the writings and mythologies of the ancient Greeks and extending through the ages to the present through the writings of philosophers, playwrights, novelists, and historians. We explore the concept of desire as both a tolerated and celebrated construct over the ages, discussing Western sociocultural perspectives regarding its nature and condition. In our view, …
Implementation Of A Nursing Workload Tool To Reduce Nurse Burnout, Nicole K. Greives
Implementation Of A Nursing Workload Tool To Reduce Nurse Burnout, Nicole K. Greives
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
Nursing burnout and workload is a complicated issue with far-reaching effects. Nursing burnout and inappropriate nursing workload have been linked to increased risk of urinary tract infection, respiratory infections, decreased patient satisfaction, decreased quality and safety of care, and increased mortality. The purpose of the project was to decrease nursing burnout on a Medical Progressive Care Unit (MPCU) by moving patients with high workloads and medical instability to a higher level of care. Within this project, Rosabeth Kanter’s Theory of Structural Power was used for the theoretical framework, and the Stetler Model guided the implementation. The intervention consisted of a …
The Effect Of Education On Compassion Fatigue As Experienced By Staff Nurses, Kathryn L. Zehr
The Effect Of Education On Compassion Fatigue As Experienced By Staff Nurses, Kathryn L. Zehr
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
Historically, nursing has been perceived as a highly rewarding profession. Yet, due to the increasing complexity of today’s healthcare, nurses are faced with greater challenges in their work environments. Registered nurses who work in tertiary care settings are exposed to disturbing patient situations including trauma, death, abuse, or chronic disease. Joinson (1992) described this experience as compassion fatigue and symptoms include headaches, short attention span, or fatigue. A review of literature has identified that nurses should be educated about risk factors and coping strategies to combat compassion fatigue. Guided by the Model for Evidence-Based Practice Change and Jean Watson’s Theory …
The Effect Of An Antenatal Breastfeeding Intervention On Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy And Intention Among Inner City Adolescents, Jamie El Harit
The Effect Of An Antenatal Breastfeeding Intervention On Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy And Intention Among Inner City Adolescents, Jamie El Harit
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
According to Healthy People 2020, infants who are breastfed have improved nutritional, immunological, developmental, and social outcomes (USDHHS, 2014). Despite the benefits of breastfeeding and the focused international efforts to increase levels of breastfeeding, adolescents remain largely unaware and continue to have among the lowest levels of breastfeeding initiation (CDC, 2013; Spear, 2006). The purpose of this EBP project was to reduce the disparities of breastfeeding initiation by increasing breastfeeding self-efficacy and intention in an inner city specialty high school. Synthesis of the evidence demonstrated that needs-based, repeated antenatal education delivered by a lactation expert including breastfeeding peer counselor supports …
Treating Men’S Orgasmic Difficulties., Zoe Peterson, David Rowland, Stewart Cooper
Treating Men’S Orgasmic Difficulties., Zoe Peterson, David Rowland, Stewart Cooper
Psychology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Understanding The Effects Of Establishing Various Cutoff Criteria In The Definition Of Men With Premature Ejaculation, David Rowland, Tiffany Kolba
Understanding The Effects Of Establishing Various Cutoff Criteria In The Definition Of Men With Premature Ejaculation, David Rowland, Tiffany Kolba
Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Patient Education On Anxiety Levels In Patients Receiving Chemotherapy For The First Time, Sarah Garcia
The Effect Of Patient Education On Anxiety Levels In Patients Receiving Chemotherapy For The First Time, Sarah Garcia
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
Cancer affects approximately 1.5 million people every year throughout the United States.Comprehensive care that includes psychosocial aspects is important to help patients effectively adapt to their diagnosis and treatment plan. Improper prevention and management of anxiety can lead to poor psychosocial outcomes, dissatisfaction with care, and decreased adherence to treatment. Current evidence suggests that education is effective at helping reduce anxiety in patients receiving chemotherapy for the first time. The purpose of this evidenced based practice project was to determine if nurse-led patient education regarding chemotherapy side effects, side-effect management, and orientation to the infusion center was effective at decreasing …
The Use Of Stress Reduction Techniques In Nursing Education, Jennifer S. Bauer
The Use Of Stress Reduction Techniques In Nursing Education, Jennifer S. Bauer
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
Stress is a complex phenomenon that has significant effects on students which may disturb their physiological, psychological, and spiritual health and well-being. Nursing students have been identified to be at high risk for stress during their education. Stress can arise from new clinical experiences, academic load, and personal stressors (Jones & Johnston, 2006). This increase in stress can lead to the student’s inability to assimilate and learn within the classroom and clinical settings. A review of the literature provided evidence that reported a positive relationship between guided imagery and a decrease in stress and anxiety. This evidence-based practice (EBP) project …
Keep Calm And Carry On: An International Comparison Of Stress In Law Enforcement, Holly Buckman, Amanda Zelechoski
Keep Calm And Carry On: An International Comparison Of Stress In Law Enforcement, Holly Buckman, Amanda Zelechoski
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
This presentation will show the results of a comprehensive review of the literature and a cross-cultural comparison of law-enforcement related stress in the United States and the United Kingdom. In the formation of this comparison, we will obtain a better understanding of law enforcement exposure to stress and its effects. By comparing the stress experienced by law enforcement officers in these seemingly similar countries, we conceptualize the potential causes of these similarities and differences. More specifically, the organization/structure of law enforcement, support networks, community conditions, and the police subculture in these countries will be analyzed. This analysis will show that …
The Structure Of Addictions: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach Using Structural Equations Modeling, Gabrielle Krus, Victoria Labitan, Katherine Paul, Kelly Perfect, Diana Stribl, Liz Hostetler, Sarah Braun
The Structure Of Addictions: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach Using Structural Equations Modeling, Gabrielle Krus, Victoria Labitan, Katherine Paul, Kelly Perfect, Diana Stribl, Liz Hostetler, Sarah Braun
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
Addiction is one of the most important mental health problems in contemporary society, but relatively little is known about how various kinds of addictive behaviors relate to each other. In this study, we take a complex structural model of addictions developed from Christian theological sources and our own previous research and test it against a large (N = 300) dataset of individuals who have rated their relationship to various objects of addiction. The analysis largely confirmed our theoretical model with some interesting modifications. We discuss implications of this research for addictions assessment and treatment.
Facilitating Positive Reactions To Psychological Labels, Stephanie Kuipers
Facilitating Positive Reactions To Psychological Labels, Stephanie Kuipers
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
Receiving a psychological label is often a life-changing experience. Some people feel relieved and hopeful upon discovering a name for their problem, while others become scared and depressed about the implications of receiving such a label (Proudfoot et al., 2009). This study attempts to identify factors that may affect whether a client has a positive or negative reaction to psychological labeling. Specifically, three factors were examined: use of language, client personality, and type of diagnosis. Each participant was randomly assigned to read one of four short narratives in which they imagined themselves in the depicted situation. All narratives portrayed someone …
Effect Of Emotional Cues On Memory Recall And Response Time, Rachel Rahn
Effect Of Emotional Cues On Memory Recall And Response Time, Rachel Rahn
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
Combining electroencephalography, the recording of the brain's electrical activity, with other psychological research techniques allows the link between memory and emotion to be investigated. This study, which is currently in the pilot phase, investigates the effect of emotions on performance in a memory test. Subjects are shown written memory cues with or without accompanying photos of strong facially-expressed emotions and later prompted to recall the written cues. By monitoring brain activity and recall success rate, emotion's effect on memory in this context can be determined, including what brain regions are stimulated by the emotion-memory link and the improvement or impairment …
Examination Of Social Responding In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Paul Allison, Carlton Lyons, Charla Trubey
Examination Of Social Responding In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Paul Allison, Carlton Lyons, Charla Trubey
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
Impairments in reciprocal pretend play are well documented in children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The play of children with this disorder is characterized by deficits in spontaneous language, imitation, and social interaction. The effectiveness of many different behavioral teaching techniques has been examined in order to teach play skills to children with autism. The foundation for our research stems from the study conducted by MacDonald, Sacramone, Mansfield, Wiltz, and Ahearn (2009). The basis for their approach was founded upon the fact that children with autism have deficits in those behaviors listed above. Research supports the viability …
The Spirituality Of Addictions: A Christian Patristic Model And Procedure For Assessment, Alyssa Abbate, Ryan Abraham, Kelly Perfect, Diana Stribl
The Spirituality Of Addictions: A Christian Patristic Model And Procedure For Assessment, Alyssa Abbate, Ryan Abraham, Kelly Perfect, Diana Stribl
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
Addiction theory has focused on the debilitating effects that drug addicts and alcoholics face. However, addiction can permeate much further into our lives than just through drugs and alcohol. Evagrius of Ponticus presented eight tempting thoughts that comprised all the beliefs, behaviors, items, and emotions that an individual can be disorderly attached to. These disordered attachments can have enslaving effects on an individual that constrains the person’s will and desire for freedom from these preoccupations. We also include a measure that assesses spiritual involvement and locus of control. The purpose of this study is to compile a psychological measurement that …
Ptsd In Military Veterans: History, Evolution, And Policy Implications, Christine Albain
Ptsd In Military Veterans: History, Evolution, And Policy Implications, Christine Albain
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
It is estimated that 30% of men and women who have served in war zones will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yet, it is still a topic that is not fully understood or supported by American civilian culture. PTSD has, historically, been called many things, including malingering, shell shock, and battle fatigue and has greatly evolved as a psychiatric diagnosis. This poster will present the culmination of a comprehensive literature review, policy analysis, and a series of case studies related to PTSD among military veterans. The history and evolution of PTSD within military populations will be examined, with special care …
The Effect Of Different Training Regimens On Improved Sound Frequency Discrimination In Wistar Rats, Sam Cain, Elizabeth Grigoletti, Erin Walsh
The Effect Of Different Training Regimens On Improved Sound Frequency Discrimination In Wistar Rats, Sam Cain, Elizabeth Grigoletti, Erin Walsh
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
Rat subjects were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The rats were presented with differing patterns of target and non-target frequencies, with the target remaining constant between groups while the non-target varied between groups. The rats were rewarded with food for successful bar presses while the target tone was playing, and no reinforcement was delivered for presses that occurred during the non-target tone. The groups were labeled as Control, Rapid, and Gradual. The control group experienced a silence in the place of non-target tone, while the rapid and gradual groups received the same tone in the beginning, but the …
Facial Recognition: Training Participants To Detect Genuine Smiles, Nate Keiser
Facial Recognition: Training Participants To Detect Genuine Smiles, Nate Keiser
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
Nonverbal behaviors have the ability to affect how we perceive social communications. One of these nonverbal behaviors, a smile, is not always genuinely expressed. Our experiment attempted to improve discernment between genuine and fake smiles by manipulating training and feedback. The training/feedback group received feedback for each video and training. Our control was the no training/no feedback group, in which participants viewed a PowerPoint that presented smile information not relevant to distinguishing among smiles. The training group was given applicable information, through PowerPoint, on distinguishing among smiles along with viewing two videos of genuine and fake smiles. Prior to training, …
Examination Of Social Responding In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Micah Shields, Carlton Lyons
Examination Of Social Responding In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Micah Shields, Carlton Lyons
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
Impairments in reciprocal pretend play are well documented in children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The play of children with this disorder is characterized by repetitive behaviors and lack of symbolic or social quality. This disorder is also characterized by deficits in spontaneous language, imitation, and social interaction. The effectiveness of many different behavioral teaching techniques has been examined in order to teach play skills to children with autism. Research supports the viability of these different interventions, but very few studies have directly compared the effectiveness of these different interventions. The current study provided a direct comparison …
Attitudinal And Dispositional Predictors Of Environmentally-Responsible Behavior, Anna Isaacson, Ken Knuppel, Ashley Lawrence
Attitudinal And Dispositional Predictors Of Environmentally-Responsible Behavior, Anna Isaacson, Ken Knuppel, Ashley Lawrence
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
Measures of locus of control, optimism, consideration of future consequences of behavior, environmental concern, belief in global warming, biospheric altruism, corporate skepticism, economic motivation, recycling attitudes and motivation, and political ideology were used to predict environmentally-responsible behaviors. Regression analyses revealed that the best predictors were perceived importance of recycling, economic motivation, recycling motivation, and corporate skepticism. These results suggest that global dispositional variables, such as optimism and locus of control, are not particularly useful predictors of environmentally-responsible behaviors. Instead, environmentally-specific dispositions, such as economic motivation and recycling motivation are much better predictors, as well as attitudinal dimensions such as perceived …
The Effect Of Training On Smile Detection, Christine Albain, Stephanie Kuipers, Charla Trubey, Shannon Riley
The Effect Of Training On Smile Detection, Christine Albain, Stephanie Kuipers, Charla Trubey, Shannon Riley
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether training combined with practice/feedback could improve participants' ability to correctly distinguish between genuine and fake smiles. Participants watched twenty video clips of people smiling and were asked to mark whether each smile was genuine or fake and how confident they were in their answers. A PowerPoint presentation on characteristics of genuine smiles and practice/feedback was used to train the participants. Participants also took a smile knowledge test. They were asked to mark which characteristics were present in genuine smiles. Our study found that training significantly improved the smile knowledge test scores, …
Exploring Honor Code Perceptions, Moral Reasoning, And Attitudes Toward Learning: Establishing Concurrent Validity For The Honor Code Perceptions Scale, Ariel Johnson, Stephanie Kuipers
Exploring Honor Code Perceptions, Moral Reasoning, And Attitudes Toward Learning: Establishing Concurrent Validity For The Honor Code Perceptions Scale, Ariel Johnson, Stephanie Kuipers
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
This research project was conducted in order to examine student response to our recently devised instrument, the Honor Code Perceptions Scale. A past study investigated students’ perception of the Valparaiso University Honor Code along multiple dimensions, such as Honor Code effectiveness, tendency to engage in cheating behaviors, and toleration of others’ cheating behavior. The current study used additional instruments to measure students’ level of moral reasoning, academic motivation, and socially desirable responding. We assessed each of these variables using, respectively, the Defining Issues Test (DIT), the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Survey (PALS), and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale. Researchers examined …
Predicting Violent Crime, Janelle Ramsel, Ashley Varner, Crystal Sandoval
Predicting Violent Crime, Janelle Ramsel, Ashley Varner, Crystal Sandoval
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
This research works to predict the likelihood that an individual is going to participate in a violent crime. The predictors were taken from several bodies of work and synthesized into a survey format, which can be distributed to the desired population. These measures operate on the hypothesis that certain characteristics increase the likelihood of, but do not predict with certainty, an individual's propensity to participate in violent crime. The work also serves as a manual for how to interpret the selected data sets as well as how to break down the statistical correlations of each question to their predictive power.
Can You Spot The Fake?, Paul Allison, Alyssa Abbate, Ryan Abraham, Nate Keiser
Can You Spot The Fake?, Paul Allison, Alyssa Abbate, Ryan Abraham, Nate Keiser
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
The ability to correctly interpret smiles is a skill that can be helpful in many aspects of life. One key feature that people look at is a smile, but smiles may not always be genuine. In our study, we focused on the detection of genuine and fake smiles and trained subjects to detect deception. The first training group was given applicable information, through PowerPoint, on distinguishing between smiles along with two videos presenting a genuine and fake smile. The second group viewed a PowerPoint with applicable information without videos. The third group viewed a PowerPoint containing just videos. Our control …
Self-Defense And Battered Spouse Syndrome: A Legal And Psychological Perspective, Andrea Lyon
Self-Defense And Battered Spouse Syndrome: A Legal And Psychological Perspective, Andrea Lyon
Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.