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Borderline Personality Disorder Stigmatization: Bias, Discrimination, And Prejudice In The Healthcare Field, Briana L. Kunstman
Borderline Personality Disorder Stigmatization: Bias, Discrimination, And Prejudice In The Healthcare Field, Briana L. Kunstman
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a personality disorder characterized by patterns of unstable moods, impulsive behaviors, and insecure relationships. Often misdiagnosed as Bipolar Disorder, BPD is difficult to diagnose due to its symptoms overlapping with many other conditions. There has been a reluctance to work with individuals who have BPD due to the surrounding stigma. In fact, healthcare workers tend to misunderstand BPD, and assume that those who have it are manipulative, aggressive, violent, and unable to be helped. This stigmatization has a profound impact on how BPD clients are seen in the healthcare field and furthermore how they receive …
Review Of The Role Of Environmental Cues In Various Aspects Of Nicotine Addiction, Brendan Atticks
Review Of The Role Of Environmental Cues In Various Aspects Of Nicotine Addiction, Brendan Atticks
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Nicotine in cigarettes is a highly addictive substance but can also alter the incentive value of cues associated with smoking as well as other natural reinforcers, such as food. While previous work has shown nicotine to enhance the saliency of and reactivity to sucrose-paired cues by serving as an occasion-setting stimulus while also enhancing reward-learning, much of this work has been done in male rats. In the present study, we explore whether nicotine can enhance sucrose self-administration and sucrose-seeking in female rats. For ten days female Sprague-Dawley rats were either given subcutaneous saline (ST, saline trained) or nicotine (NT, nicotine …
Art Experience, Art Enjoyment, And Fixed/Growth Mindset: Clues In The Case For Art Therapy, Hope Mcquoid
Art Experience, Art Enjoyment, And Fixed/Growth Mindset: Clues In The Case For Art Therapy, Hope Mcquoid
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Existing research into the Creative Arts Therapies (or CAT), though still growing and not quite widely recognized across the field of Psychology, points toward the use of art related interventions to decrease stress levels and create a high sense of enjoyment, but little research has been done to examine the impact of particular components of said intervention. This includes how the role of the instructor of such an intervention would impact stress levels and enjoyment, if art experience of the participant has a role in the outcome of either variable, or if a particular mindset about creativity could impact one’s …
Perceptions Of Social Media Use On College Students’ Burnout, Meghan Keenan
Perceptions Of Social Media Use On College Students’ Burnout, Meghan Keenan
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In recent years, the US public increasingly turned to social media for socialization (Bendau et al., 2020; Maheux et al., 2021). This transition was concerning, as many previous studies correlated increased frequency and duration of social media use with negative mental health outcomes (AlHardi et al., 2021; Hammad & Alqarni, 2021). However, some studies correlated positive mental health outcomes with social media usage when used to connect with friends (Huddart et al., 2020; Maheux et al., 2021). The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the frequency, duration, quality, and perception of social media use on social …
Higher Education Professors Adapting To Online Teaching, Jocelyn Kosik
Higher Education Professors Adapting To Online Teaching, Jocelyn Kosik
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Adaptation factors such as experience, personality and social support may be predictive in professors’ self-perceived adaptability scores to online teaching. Data from forty-four Elizabethtown College professors and forty-six Lebanon Valley College professors, collected using an online forum, was analyzed in a correlational analysis, regression analysis and t-tests. When combining the results from Elizabethtown College professors and Lebanon Valley College professors, significant relationships were detected between self-perceived adaptability scores and three personality types (proactive, extroversion, agreeableness) and workplace support. The regression analyses showed workplace and school to be predictive of self-perceived adaptability scores to online teaching. These findings represent the importance …
Smoking Behavior: An Analysis Of Menthol's Effect On Nicotine, Kathryn Carter
Smoking Behavior: An Analysis Of Menthol's Effect On Nicotine, Kathryn Carter
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Smoking cigarettes is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Menthol is well known to exacerbate tobacco addiction. It is unclear, however, if menthol directly effects dopamine release which may increase the reward associated with smoking or if menthol has any effect on environmental cues which act as reinforcers for smoking behavior. Study 1 used fast scan cyclic voltammetry to examine the effects of nicotine and menthol, administered alone and in combination, on phasic dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of male Sprague-Dawley rats. Results confirmed that nicotine, but not menthol, enhances phasic dopamine release in the …
Investigating Identity Development And “Finsta” Use Amongst Emerging Adults, Sara Holsing
Investigating Identity Development And “Finsta” Use Amongst Emerging Adults, Sara Holsing
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Finstas, which stands for “fake Instagram,” are a new type of social media. Past research has found that self-presentation and social comparison are important on social media and may have implications for Finstas use and identity development for college-aged adults. In our first study, we hypothesized that social media self-presentation would relate to the content posted on Finstas, the current state of a participants' identity, and what comparison style they engaged with most on their public Instagram. One hundred twelve college-aged participants took an online survey and answered questions to four scales and also a Finsta survey created by the …
Long-Distance Relationships In The First Year Of College, Alexis Trionfo
Long-Distance Relationships In The First Year Of College, Alexis Trionfo
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Previous research highlights long-distance relationships’ negative impact on academic adjustment, social life, and personal-emotional well-being for individuals in college. This study examined the impact of long-distance relationships on college adjustment, specifically in the first year of college. The concept of societal location—whether one’s partner also attended a traditional 4-year institution or not—and its impacts on college adjustment and relationship satisfaction were also investigated. Through an online survey sent to first-year students, 77 participants completed the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire. Of these participants, 33 were in a long-distance relationship and completed the Couples Satisfaction Index. During Time I, the hypothesized …
Correctional Officers: Attitudes And Training, Madison Meiser, Emma Ricciardelli
Correctional Officers: Attitudes And Training, Madison Meiser, Emma Ricciardelli
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Past literature on correctional officers is relatively sparse leaving many gaps in information important to supporting officers in their careers. Correctional officers have many experiences throughout their careers which affect their job satisfaction, levels of burnout, and turnover. Training in regard to mental health of the prisoners these officers are responsible for is one aspect of the career that requires more study. Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training is making strides in improving the skills of police officers when handling detainees with mental illnesses. CIT training focuses on knowledge about mental health, verbal de-escalation tactics, and increasing the officer’s confidence in …
Meditation May Diminish The Symptoms Of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (Pots), Allyson Killen
Meditation May Diminish The Symptoms Of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (Pots), Allyson Killen
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Various forms of meditation have been integrated into treatment options because of the derived benefits. Transcendental Meditation (TM) has been shown to decrease heartrate, blood pressure, and stress symptoms (Seaward, 2018). Additionally, Mindfulness Meditation (MM) has been shown to decrease anxiety and has been used in different treatments for chronic disorders (Buchholz, 2015). To my knowledge, no previous research has looked at the beneficial effects of meditation as a treatment option for POTS. POTS is a dysautonomic disorder characterized by an increase in HR by greater than 30 bpm and an intolerance of orthostatic fluctuations. Since this significantly affects physiological …
Examining Moral Foundations And Thinking Styles, Megan Kuczma
Examining Moral Foundations And Thinking Styles, Megan Kuczma
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Intuition and moral beliefs are used unconsciously in every day decision making, with intuition being the main decision maker and moral foundations providing reasoning for a decision. Intuition refers to the gut feelings a person may have about a situation or decision. Moral foundations refer to themes of morality that individuals may rely on. Under varying circumstances, different moral beliefs may be more salient and important when making a judgement. Given the role that both of these play in everyday decision making, this study aimed to explore the relationship between the three types of intuition (holistic, inferential, and affective) and …
Examining The Literature On Fluoxetine Treatment For Selective Mutism In Children, Kelsey West
Examining The Literature On Fluoxetine Treatment For Selective Mutism In Children, Kelsey West
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Published literature on the research on using Fluoxetine, a specific type of SSRI, for children who have selective mutism was reviewed and then critiqued to determine conclusions on this type of treatment.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Binge Eating Disorder In Adolescence, Rebekah Gohl
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Binge Eating Disorder In Adolescence, Rebekah Gohl
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Eating disorders are among the most prevalent psychological disorders for the adolescent population. The onset of binge eating disorder (BED) occurs in late adolescence to early adulthood and affects numerous individuals who struggle with identity formation and social development. This paper critiques the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating binge eating disorder in adolescence. While evidence on the efficacy of this treatment is limited, all research supports the use of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating binge eating disorder. More research on treatment of binge eating disorder must be conducted as adolescence is a crucial time for identity formation.
Cultural Effects On Rape Trauma Syndrome: Evaluating The Claims, Kelsey West
Cultural Effects On Rape Trauma Syndrome: Evaluating The Claims, Kelsey West
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Reducing Prejudice: Imagery, Mere Exposure, Or Something Else?, Tatem Burns
Reducing Prejudice: Imagery, Mere Exposure, Or Something Else?, Tatem Burns
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Prior research suggests that imagining a positive interaction with an out-group member improves implicit bias toward that group. However, phenomena like the mere exposure effect (MEE), which occurs when more frequently repeated stimuli are rated more positively, have shown similar changes in bias. In fact, mental imagery has been found to moderate the MEE. The current study hypothesized that a MEE of elderly faces would improve implicit bias toward the elderly population. To test, participants were administered an Age-IAT pre and post mere exposure. A MEE was not evident, but there was a significant reduction in implicit bias after the …
Confabulatory Introspection In Emerging Adults With Symptoms Of Depression, Rosarito M.J. Claari
Confabulatory Introspection In Emerging Adults With Symptoms Of Depression, Rosarito M.J. Claari
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The current study examined the relationship between depressive symptoms and confabulatory introspection in emerging adults. Based on previous research showing that young adults with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression confabulate mental states (Aardema et al., 2014), it was hypothesized that emerging adults with depressive symptoms would engage in confabulatory introspection. It was also hypothesized that emerging adults with high levels of self-reflection and low levels of insight, respectively, would confabulate mental states. Participants were asked to complete measures of depression, self-reflection and insight, and confabulatory introspection. The results supported the main hypothesis but did not support the other hypotheses. …