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Gwunder, Martin Gasser

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This is the written report of a thesis project which was done in the form of a book. This book was produced as a dummy consisting of fifty-five double pages (spreads). The book was planned and executed in all details and it is ready to be printed. The visual part includes a number of photo-sequences: seventy-seven black and white photographs and five postcards. Within these series of images are sequences of seven Swiss poems, seven exerpts from American TV commercials, seven Malay proverbs, seven quotations from the MFA Handbook, passages from seven books dealing with different concepts of photography and …

Images In Glass, Douglas Anderson

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The nature of this thesis is to mate creative glass working and imaginative illustration. I intend to use a fictional manuscript and interpret its aesthetic meaning in glass. The glass will take a form similar to painting and drawing creating compositions with emotional intensity- I will use, as needed, all available techniques known to me in glass technology to compose these illustrations. I will present this partnership of glass and illustration in a readable format such as a book.

Influence Of First Developer Solvent Levels On The Information Storage Capacity Of Negative And Reversal Images, Wendy R. Harrison

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Silver halide solvents are commonly used in the first developer of a reversal process to obtain brighter highlights and a higher effective speed. An investigation was carried out to determine the effect of a low and high level of solvent on the sensitometric char acteristics as well as the covering power, granularity, modulation transfer function (MTF) and the information storage capacity of Plus-X reversal film 7276. The investigation was designed such that the only variable in the systems studied was the first developer. D-67, i.e., D-19 containing two grams liter^-1 of potassium thiocyanate, was chosen as the high solvent first …

Instituting Management Changes Through Decentralized Budgeting In A Public Mental Health Setting, Wesley E. Wilber

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This study examines the adoption and implementation of a decentralized budgeting model within a public mental‑health institution, focusing on the administrative, financial, and organizational consequences of shifting from a centrally controlled budget framework toward local unit responsibility. Drawing on archival records, budget data, and administrative narratives from the institution’s transition period, the analysis highlights how decentralization altered decision‑making dynamics, cost behaviour, service orientation, and internal accountability structures. The decentralization initiative empowered individual units by giving them budgetary control over expenditures previously managed at the centralized level, thereby increasing their autonomy over staffing, program purchases, and resource reallocation. This shift brought …

Vbs Senior Center: A Model, Mental Health Multi-Purpose Storefront Center For The Elderly -A Report, Lyn Levine

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Textile "Floorpieces", Patricia Giordano

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Corporate Identity - "The School We Have", Ann-Bonnie Swartz

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The Intuitive And The Rational, Julie Benjamin

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Art: Object, Process, And Reflection, Edward Lind

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A Tone Reproduction Study Of A Digital Image Processing System, Gerald Kashtan

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Photographic tone reproduction analysis was applied to a digital image processing system (DIPS) . The problem was to calculate computer mapping functions for the DIPS that would cause input scenes to be reproduced having Clark's tone reproduction characteristics. Using the graphical method of a Jones Diagram, unique computer mapping functions were constructed for four images processed by the DIPS. After processing the imagery in the computer, the pixels were reconstructed into photographic transparencies for projection in a specially designed projection area. The results of this work concluded that tone reproduction analysis is useful in studying the macro effect of luminance …

The Voyage Of Consciousness In People, Deborah M. Rogers

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The Voyage of Consciousness in People explores the complex, layered development of human consciousness through a psychological and spiritual framework rooted in transpersonal and yogic traditions. Deborah M. Rogers presents consciousness as a dynamic process, best understood as a "voyage" through a spectrum of internal experiences and developmental stages. Drawing heavily on Eastern philosophy—particularly the chakra system of Tantric Yoga—she maps human awareness across seven levels: Physical, Affect, Effect, Mental, Ego, Transpersonal, and Pure Consciousness. Each level correlates with one of the seven major chakras and includes a progression through seven depths or "bands" of consciousness, adapted from Ken Wilber’s …

Touching In The Psychotherapeutic Encounter, Kim Glaser Selbert

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This thesis explores the role of physical touch as an adjunct to psychotherapy, analyzing both its therapeutic benefits and potential risks. Touch, defined in this study as physical contact including handshakes, touches on the arm or shoulder, hugs, kisses, and massage, is considered a fundamental human need and communication tool that extends across cultures and species. Drawing from psychological literature, developmental research, and the history of therapeutic practice, the study traces how touch has evolved in psychotherapy—from pre-Freudian physical treatments to Freud's rejection of touch in favor of neutrality, and to contemporary views that embrace limited, intentional touch as therapeutic. …

Life-Enhancement With Art Therapy For The Institutionalized Aged, Lorraine H. Briggs

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The aging of the populace is causing Americans to consider the ways in which education, medicine, housing, and leisure will be affected by this rapid growth . In this paper I will review some of the literature on aging that delineates the individual differences in physical and mental characteristics of the old . Some of the more prominent theories of the aging process will be presented briefly, with an examination of physical and psychological changes that affect the older person's ability to cope with an environment characterized by multiple loss, both physical and emotional. Myths about how age influences the …

Creative Evolution From Matthew Arnold To The Post-Moderns, Thomas B, Burkemper

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Curriculum For A Course In Community Conflict Resolution, Judy Maschan

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Psychophysics Of The Measurement Of The Distance Between Two Negative Ticks, Two Positive Ticks, And Two Edges, Alan Coble

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The research that has been done deals with the increase in the precision of measurement under low magnification. There were four factors used in the field of view of a microscope to attempt an increase in precision. The factors were 10X and 20X magnifications, light intensities, and Kodak Wratten filters Nos. 58 and 45A. The precision of measurement was increased in the positive ticks and edges with factors other than high magnification.

Greenwich Village Street Life In The Summer After Dark, Roy Greer

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Art Therapy With The Terminally Ill: A Guide For The Art Therapist Working With The Terminally Ill Patient, Sharon Durocher

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Phototherapy--A Phenomenologically Based Approach To Psychological Assessment, Sheila Culkin

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In this project the use of phototherapy in the psychological assessment process was proposed and explored. The conceptual roots for the phototherapy assessment used here can be found in phenomenological psychological literature, in the history and exploration of photography as an expressive art medium, and in the work of social scientists researching the use of photography in human study. The study investigates whether the photography, its content as well as its formal elements, i.e. camera angle, framing, perspective, lights and darks, distance of the subject from photographer, can reflect the experience and perception of the photographer. It has as its …

On The Transformation Of Reality, Maurice Lecroy

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Forged Sculpture, David Kenney

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The Female Volunteer Pool: Changes And Implications For The Future, Joan R. Katz

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Art Therapy With Mentally Ill Children, Phyllis L. Childers

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This thesis is concerned with the applicability of art therapy for medically ill or injured children and adolescents, The majority of the bibliographic and experiential research comes from work with hospitalized young people, however a hypothesis could be made for the applicability of art therapy for non-hospitalized pediatric patients, as well , Due to the limited amount of available research, this second category can only be addressed briefly in this thesis.

Hospitalized pediatric patients refers here to children and adolescents who are hospitalized for physical illness, injury, or other medical problems, This thesis does not concern itself with patients who …

Wholistic Approach To Dental Health, Janice Franklin

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Personal Responsibility In The Medical Treatment Of Cancer: The Role Of Counseling And Patient Understanding Of The Dynamics Of Disease, Evelyn Waterman

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This thesis explores the role of personal responsibility, counseling, and holistic understanding in the medical treatment of cancer. Moving beyond the traditional medical model that focuses solely on physical symptoms and treatment modalities, the study emphasizes the psychosomatic dimensions of cancer—highlighting the interconnections between mind, body, spirit, and emotions in disease development and healing.

Using a personal case study methodology, the author recounts her own experience with a cancer diagnosis, illustrating how counseling became a transformative tool in confronting psychological and relational stressors that contributed to her physical symptoms. Through this journey, she argues for a redefinition of the "doctor-patient …

Encaustic Painting Revisited, Miriam S. Lapham

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An artist working with traditional materials will use them in accepted ways or, through experimenta tion, will discover new methods. With perception these new methods may be brought to unique and inno vative statement. This paper provides a short history of the ancient technique of painting known as encaustic? it contains a brief summary of certain contemporary artists' uses of encaustic; and, finally, it gives this writer's own contribution of a new concept for painting with encaustic. When the artist utilizes a more intensive burning-in of the colors, it is possible for encaustic to project a totally unique and independent …

Mental Health Services In Prepaid Health Care Plans In St. Louis, Karenlee Robinson

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This project examines the integration of mental health services into prepaid health care plans in St. Louis, with a focus on their role in preventive health care and cost reduction. Conducted in 1979, the study explores the philosophical and structural shifts in health care delivery, particularly the growing adoption of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and prepaid group practices. It emphasizes the evolving understanding within the medical field of the importance of psychosocial factors in health, illness prevention, and treatment outcomes.

The author, Karenlee Robinson, argues that traditional fee-for-service models often neglect the psychological components of patient care, leading to inefficiencies …

Therapeutic Use Of The Mandala, Laura Rienè

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The thesis "Therapeutic Use of the Mandala" explores the application of mandalas in art therapy, hypnosis, and counseling psychology. It examines the mandala’s historical and cross-cultural significance, tracing its use in meditation, healing, and self-integration across Buddhist, Jungian, and indigenous traditions. The study outlines a structured therapeutic process, which includes relaxation, guided visualization, and spontaneous drawing to access subconscious emotions and promote psychological healing.

A central theme of the research is the mandala’s role as a visual tool for emotional release and self-discovery. The thesis argues that creating mandalas allows individuals to externalize unresolved emotions, providing insight into …

Student Development & Cultural Assessment In An Educational Environment, Penelope Joan Herdfelder

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Audio-Visual Focusing, Lucille Herman

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