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Animal Hoarding By Humans: A Literature Review Dec 2017

Animal Hoarding By Humans: A Literature Review

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

I review the origin and treatment of animal-hoarding disorder in humans and its relation to hoarding disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder, showing that it seems to be more closely related to object hoarding. The disorder often originates in a traumatic life event, which triggers a psychological vulnerability to compulsively collect animals. In some cases, the hoarding individual was neglected by parental figures at a young age and developed relationships with animals in order to cope with the neglect. Some theories that proposed to explain the neglectful behavior in animal hoarding include dissociation, delusion, and dementia, viewing the animals as self-objects, or …

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Isolated Insanity: The Damaging Effects Of Solitary Confinement Dec 2017

Isolated Insanity: The Damaging Effects Of Solitary Confinement

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Solitary confinement is a popular form of punishment in prisons. However, it often results in the deterioration of the inmate’s mental health, especially when it is prolonged. It may lead to severe mental illness or self-harm, including suicide. In addition to the mental health effects, solitary confinement inhibits the rehabilitation process as it limits or eliminates exercise, visitation hours, medical treatment, and group recreation. Without these, many inmates lose their sense of identity and their hold on reality, thereby reducing the odds of successful reentry into society. To improve solitary confinement conditions, prison administrators should provide accessible psychiatrist treatment and …

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Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder In Children Dec 2017

Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder In Children

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is recently new to clinical literature. RAD is a “Stress and Trauma-Related Disorder” that stems from an inability for a child to attach to a caregiver. Aside from some psychoanalytic foundations, most of what is known about RAD is based off John Bowlby’s attachment theory. As research has developed, RAD has been considered its own diagnosis in the DSM-5 rather than labelled under the umbrella term of “attachment disorder.” A biopsychosocial model of RAD argues that RAD is primarily formed and exacerbated by neglect from a caregiver that can infringe upon the child’s ability to form …

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Virtually Free Speech: The Problem Of Unbridled Debates On Social Media Dec 2017

Virtually Free Speech: The Problem Of Unbridled Debates On Social Media

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

How individuals communicate on the internet has been influenced by the rise of social networking and the introduction of Web 2.0. Contentious sociopolitical arguments containing false polarization and confirmation bias, accompanied by egocentric and ethnocentric thinking are common. Ideological radicalization has also increased, as evidenced by the prevalence of ISIS and White supremacists on sites such as Twitter and Reddit. One consequence is the online practice known as flaming—intensely aggressive, personal verbal attacks. To reduce its occurrence, both macro- and micro-solutions should be implemented. On the macro-level, social networks and related online organizations should establish and enforce guide lines while …

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Chronic Illness And Functionality: How It Affects Adolescents Academically And Socially And How They Can Cope Dec 2017

Chronic Illness And Functionality: How It Affects Adolescents Academically And Socially And How They Can Cope

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

This paper explores the prevalence of chronic illness in adolescents, and its effects on academic and social functionality. When diagnosed with a chronic condition, adolescents must often make lifestyle changes that can put substantial pressures on some, or even all, areas of life. Many adolescents report needing help to make the changes necessary to manage their illness. Chronic illness affects millions of adolescents worldwide, and these individuals need understanding, support, and guidance to succeed. The aim of this paper is to review the literature examining psychosocial aspects of chronic illness in adolescents and to examine healthy coping styles, accessibility to …

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Teacher Expectations And The Black-White Scholastic Achievement Gap Dec 2017

Teacher Expectations And The Black-White Scholastic Achievement Gap

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Decades after the desegregation of schools, a Black-White achievement gap remains in the American school system. Researchers have given many possible explanations, including socioeconomic factors and teachers’ expectations of their students. In this paper, I summarize some of the literature on racial prejudice in teach er expectations and its impact on students’ academic and personal lives. I also analyze the role of stereotypes and other factors in teacher expectations and the communication of explicit and implicit expectations through teaching practices and nonverbal behavior. Finally, I discuss the use of teacher workshops as a possible means for narrowing the ethnic achievement …

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Treating Neuropathic Pain: Mindfulness Meditation Is More Effective Than Pharmacotherapy Dec 2017

Treating Neuropathic Pain: Mindfulness Meditation Is More Effective Than Pharmacotherapy

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Neuropathic pain is severe chronic pain with no single source and, for that reason, is difficult to treat. I review two treatments for neuropathic pain: pharmacotherapy and mindfulness meditation. In pharmacotherapy, psychotropic drugs are the main form of treatment. Although it is currently the treatment of choice, relying solely on drugs can result in unwanted side effects, including drug tolerance. Mindfulness meditation, a therapy designed to help the patient achieve self-understanding and self-regulation, avoids these effects. For these reasons, mindfulness meditation should be recommended as an alternative to psychotropic drugs when treating neuropathic pain.

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Chronic Pain: Understanding Its Effects On The Spouse Dec 2017

Chronic Pain: Understanding Its Effects On The Spouse

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

This literature review focuses on how the partner of an individual with chronic pain is affected by that pain. Results from the studies examined have been divided into four different categories of potential effects: household, physical, mental/emotional, and marital. The household consequences include items such as finances and role reversals for household tasks (West, Usher et al., 2012). The physical consequences consist of symptoms such as v arying pains and lack of sleep (Martire et al., 2013; Turk et al., 1987). The primary mental/ emotional consequence of having a spouse with chronic pain is distress, which can lead to issues …

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A Bi-Directional Association Between Depression And Romantic Relations In Adolescence Dec 2017

A Bi-Directional Association Between Depression And Romantic Relations In Adolescence

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Depression is associated with higher morbidity rates of suicide ideation and increased suicidal risk in adolescents with the presence of romantic relationships. I review research on the predictors of depression in adolescent romantic relationships, specifically , concerning the bi-directional nature of this association, gender differences, and prevention strategies. The focus of adolescent research in recent years has been mainly on depression that emerges during romantic relationships and may have a negative effect on them. For example, adolescent girls are more likely than adolescent boys to be affected adversely by depression that accompanies romantic relationships, whereas adolescents of both genders are …

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Real Men Burp Babies And Real Women Deliver Dough: The Advantages Of Nontraditional Parental Roles Dec 2017

Real Men Burp Babies And Real Women Deliver Dough: The Advantages Of Nontraditional Parental Roles

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Stay-at-home fathers and working mothers continue to defy gender expectations despite traditional societal beliefs pertaining to gender roles. These nontraditional couples model a contemporary and egalitarian lifestyle for their children in a world that is increasingly advocating for more gender equality within and outside of the home. Children within these households exhibit positive cognitive traits, enhanced behavioral developments, and enriched familial relationships (Brown, Mangelsdorf, & Neff, 2012; Deutsch, Servis , & Payne, 2001; Dunn, Rochlen, & O’Brien, 2013; Fischer & Anderson, 2012; Flaskerud, 2012; Lucas-Thompson, Goldberg, & Prause, 2010 ; Rushing & Powell, 2015; Williams & Radin, 1999; Wills & …

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Responding To Bullying By Gender Dec 2017

Responding To Bullying By Gender

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

The present literature review examines how the construction of gender influences bullying among children and adolescents, as w ell as the possible effects of bullying on children, both as bullies an d victims. An in-depth, theoretical analysis of gender stereotype and gender construction is presented, through a review of cognitive development theory, social learning theory, and cultivation theory. Gender construction leads children to adopt different behaviors and to interact with peers in various ways (Emilson et al., 2016; Fagot, 1994; Tobin et al., 2010). Among children and adolescents, the two most prominent forms of bullying that result from gender construction …

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Front Matter 12.2 Dec 2017

Front Matter 12.2

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

No abstract provided.

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Back Outside Cover Dec 2017

Back Outside Cover

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Back Inside Cover Dec 2017

Back Inside Cover

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Review Of Kailas Histories: Renunciate Traditions And The Construction Of Himalayan Sacred Geography By Alex Mckay, Himani Upadhyaya Dec 2017

Review Of Kailas Histories: Renunciate Traditions And The Construction Of Himalayan Sacred Geography By Alex Mckay, Himani Upadhyaya

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Review Of The Song Collector By Erik Koto, Anna Morcom Dec 2017

Review Of The Song Collector By Erik Koto, Anna Morcom

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Review Of Trembling Mountain By Kesang Tseten, Austin Lord Dec 2017

Review Of Trembling Mountain By Kesang Tseten, Austin Lord

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Review Of Bodies In Balance: The Art Of Tibetan Medicine By Teresia Hofer, Denise M. Glover Dec 2017

Review Of Bodies In Balance: The Art Of Tibetan Medicine By Teresia Hofer, Denise M. Glover

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Review Of The History Of Bhutan By Karma Phuntsho, Michael Givel Dec 2017

Review Of The History Of Bhutan By Karma Phuntsho, Michael Givel

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Review Of On Uncertain Ground: Displaced Kashmiri Pandits In Jammu And Kashmir By Ankur Datta, Kyle Gardner Dec 2017

Review Of On Uncertain Ground: Displaced Kashmiri Pandits In Jammu And Kashmir By Ankur Datta, Kyle Gardner

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Review Of A Forest History Of India By Richard P. Tucker, Swati Chawla Dec 2017

Review Of A Forest History Of India By Richard P. Tucker, Swati Chawla

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Object Lessons From Tibet & The Himalayas, Thupten Kelsang Dec 2017

Object Lessons From Tibet & The Himalayas, Thupten Kelsang

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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100th Anniversary Celebrations Of The Men–Tsee–Khang & The Second Annual Conference Of The Tibetan Medicine Committee Of The World Federation Of Chinese Medicine Societies, Katharina Sabernig Dec 2017

100th Anniversary Celebrations Of The Men–Tsee–Khang & The Second Annual Conference Of The Tibetan Medicine Committee Of The World Federation Of Chinese Medicine Societies, Katharina Sabernig

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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100th Anniversary Celebrations Of The Men–Tsee–Khang - Dharamsala, India, Barbara Gerke Dec 2017

100th Anniversary Celebrations Of The Men–Tsee–Khang - Dharamsala, India, Barbara Gerke

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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100th Anniversary Celebrations Of The Men-Tsee-Khang - Lhasa, Tibet, Stephan Kloos Dec 2017

100th Anniversary Celebrations Of The Men-Tsee-Khang - Lhasa, Tibet, Stephan Kloos

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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5th Conference Of The Asian Borderlands Research Network (Abrn), Alessandro Rippa Dec 2017

5th Conference Of The Asian Borderlands Research Network (Abrn), Alessandro Rippa

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Selected Poems, Carsten Smith-Hall Dec 2017

Selected Poems, Carsten Smith-Hall

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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A Dirge For Kathmandu, Benjamin Linder Dec 2017

A Dirge For Kathmandu, Benjamin Linder

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

This poem was written on the night of April 25, 2015, the day a massive earthquake struck Nepal. It attempts to portray the emotional and physical experience of walking across Kathmandu (from Thamel to Kirtipur) in the disaster's immediate and chaotic aftermath.

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Himalayan Facebook Fiction, Adrie S. Kusserow Dec 2017

Himalayan Facebook Fiction, Adrie S. Kusserow

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Community And Resilience Among Sherpas In The Post-Earthquake Everest Region, Pasang Y. Sherpa Dec 2017

Community And Resilience Among Sherpas In The Post-Earthquake Everest Region, Pasang Y. Sherpa

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

In this article, I examine how residents of the Mount Everest region of Nepal responded after two major earthquakes occurred on April 25th and May 12th, 2015. This article is based on my participant-observation of discussions among Sherpas, on-foot surveys of earthquake damage, and the experiences of residents, which I recorded in Pharak, between the two major seismic events. I also reviewed institutional activities and reports that pertained to the Everest region and spoke at length with other Sherpas. In these discussions, the boundaries of ‘community’ were both fluid and self-understood. A ‘sense of community’ and ‘resilience’ emerged as salient …

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