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Developmental Care In The Nicu: Best Practices For Preterm Infants, Expectations Of Healthcare Providers, And Impact On Parents And Families, Alicia Burrows
Developmental Care In The Nicu: Best Practices For Preterm Infants, Expectations Of Healthcare Providers, And Impact On Parents And Families, Alicia Burrows
Honors Theses
Infants born prematurely experience a variety of medical complications, which can impair their growth and development. These complications can result in permanent disabilities and medical conditions that could necessitate a lifetime of medical treatment. Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) offer specialty units for infants born prematurely to receive excellent medical care to help them survive after being delivered at as soon as 23 weeks of gestation. A complementary form of care offered in some NICUs is developmental care, which focuses specifically on modifying the neonate’s physical environment to ensure proper growth and development. As developmental care is a relatively new …
The Role Of Depressed Mood And Family Expressiveness In Young Adults' Ability To Recognize Facial Expressions Of Emotions, Meghan Foster
The Role Of Depressed Mood And Family Expressiveness In Young Adults' Ability To Recognize Facial Expressions Of Emotions, Meghan Foster
Honors Theses
Young adults’ ability to recognize others’ emotions has been linked to the emotional expressiveness they experienced in their families of origin, with individuals from highly expressive families showing lower competency in identifying emotions. Current research has not yet explored the possible role of depressive symptoms in young adults’ perceptions of their families’ expressiveness, although there is evidence that parental depression impacts family expressiveness. In addition, past research on young adults’ emotion recognition has not considered that depression may influence correct identification of facial expressions, though studies on mothers’ Postpartum Depression suggest that depression may lead to misjudgments of the type …
A Review Of Trauma In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Orsolina O'Neill
A Review Of Trauma In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Orsolina O'Neill
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The Role Of Sibling Relationships In College Friendships, Amelia Botelho
The Role Of Sibling Relationships In College Friendships, Amelia Botelho
Honors Theses
Past research suggests that children’s sibling relationships play an important role in their friendships, though much less is known about these linkages during adulthood. The purpose of this study was to explore whether the quality of young adults’ sibling relationships is associated with the quality of their non-romantic friendships. A sample of fifty-nine Undergraduate students who were predominantly white and female and attending a small liberal arts college reported on their perceptions of their sibling and friendship relationship quality as well as their attachment orientation and personality characteristics. Findings indicated that young adults’ sibling relationship quality was associated with the …
Age Differences In False Memory, Mia Rapoza
Age Differences In False Memory, Mia Rapoza
Honors Theses
After witnessing an event, a witness may be exposed to additional details about the event. These details can be inaccurate and delivered by numerous sources including other witnesses, law enforcement, and news reports. The purpose of this study was to examine how such post-event details can influence eyewitness memory reports, specifically when the post-event details are delivered by individuals from a social in-group or social out-group. Participants were young and older adults who were paired with a fictional partner. The fictional partner was manipulated to appear a member of the same racial group or a different racial group. Participant and …