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การศึกษาความโดดเดี่ยวของผู้สูงอายุในบ้านพักคนชรา: การวิจัยแบบสร้างทฤษฎีจากข้อมูล, ภาดล สุขสถิตย์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยฉบับนี้จัดทำขึ้นเพื่อศึกษาถึงกระบวนการสร้างมโนทัศน์ การรับรู้ และการตอบสนองของผู้สูงอายุที่มีต่อประสบการณ์ความโดดเดี่ยวที่อาศัยอยู่ในศูนย์ดูแลผู้สูงอายุหรือผู้มีภาวะพึ่งพิง โดยใช้ระเบียบวิธีการวิจัยแบบทฤษฎีฐานรากตามแนวคิดสรรคนิยม (constructivist grounded theory) ผ่านการเก็บข้อมูลด้วยการสัมภาษณ์จากผู้สูงอายุจำนวน 22 คน เพศชายจำนวน 9 คน เพศหญิง 13 คนจาก ศูนย์ดูแลผู้สูงอายุฯ จำนวน 5 แห่งในจังหวัดระยองและจังหวัดจันทบุรี เมื่อนำข้อมูลการสัมภาษณ์มาทำการลงรหัสและวิเคราะห์พบว่ามีข้อค้นพบที่อธิบายกระบวนการในการรับรู้ สร้างมโนทัศน์และตอบสนองต่อความโดดเดี่ยวของผู้สูงอายุ จำนวน 5 ประเด็น ได้แก่ 1) ปัจจัยด้านบุคคล 2) ศูนย์ดูแลผู้สูงอายุ 3) ประสบการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้น 4) ความโดดเดี่ยว 5) การตอบสนองต่อความโดดเดี่ยว โดยพบว่าปัจจัยด้านบุคคลที่เป็นปัจจัยที่อธิบายถึงลักษณะบุคลิกและภูมิหลังของผู้สูงอายุและปัจจัยด้านลักษณะการรับรู้ของผู้สูงอายุที่มีต่อศูนย์ดูแลผู้สูงอายุฯ นั้นมีอิทธิพลต่อการรับรู้ความเป็นไปหรือประสบการณ์ในขณะที่อาศัยอยู่ในศูนย์ดูแลผู้สูงอายุ รวมไปถึงการรับรู้ประสบการณ์ความโดดเดี่ยวและรูปแบบที่ผู้สูงอายุแต่ละคนตอบสนองต่อความโดดเดี่ยวที่เกิดขึ้น ซึ่งในขณะเดียวกันการรับรู้ประสบการณ์ หรือความโดดเดี่ยวและการตอบสนองที่เกิดขึ้นกับผู้สูงอายุก็ส่งผลให้เกิดการเปลี่ยนแปลงในด้านบุคลิกภาพของผู้สูงอายุได้เช่นกัน ซึ่งข้อค้นพบนี้ได้เน้นย้ำให้เห็นถึงอิทธิพลที่ส่งผลซึ่งกันและกันในกระบวนการรับรู้ประสบการณ์และความโดดเดี่ยวของผู้สูงอายุทั้งจากปัจจัยภายในผู้สูงอายุ ปัจจัยด้านสภาพแวดล้อมและปัจจัยเชิงสังคม งานวิจัยฉบับนี้จึงได้เสนอให้มีการพัฒนาการดูแลผู้สูงอายุอย่างเป็นองค์รวมและสร้างความเข้าใจถึงพลวัตที่เกิดขึ้นกับการรับรู้ของผู้สูงอายุที่อาศัยภายในศูนย์ดูแลผู้สูงอายุฯ ซึ่งจะเป็นรากฐานในการพัฒนาการบริการการดูแลระยะยาวต่อไป

Effect Of Video Game Playing On Character Strengths, Natdanai Iamwattanaseree

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Character strengths have been widely studied in areas such as the workplace, education, and relationships. However, little research has explored the relationship between video games and character strengths, particularly from a causal perspective. This research aims to examine how playing action and adventure video games may influence character strengths, drawing on game and behavior change theories. The study includes two parts: a correlational study and a field experiment. The first study surveyed 597 participants using snowball sampling to explore the effects of different game genres on character strengths. Results showed that game genre significantly had a main effect on character …

อิทธิพลของการรับรู้การอบรมเลี้ยงดูอย่างใส่ใจต่อความวิตกกังวลในการเรียน โดยมีความขัดแย้งในเรื่องการเรียนระหว่างพ่อแม่และลูกเป็นตัวแปรส่งผ่าน ในนักเรียนชั้นมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้น: โมเดลความสัมพันธ์โครงสร้างเชิงสาเหตุ, ดารวันต์ รักสัตย์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ 2 ประการ คือ (1) เพื่อตรวจสอบความไม่แปรเปลี่ยนของโมเดลการวัดการรับรู้การอบรมเลี้ยงดูอย่างใส่ใจ ความขัดแย้งในเรื่องการเรียนระหว่างพ่อแม่และลูก และความวิตกกังวลในการเรียน ระหว่างนักเรียนที่ประเมินความสัมพันธ์กับพ่อและกับแม่ (2) เพื่อพัฒนาและตรวจสอบความสอดคล้องของโมเดลความสัมพันธ์เชิงสาเหตุของการรับรู้การอบรมเลี้ยงดูอย่างใส่ใจและความวิตกกังวลในการเรียน โดยมีความขัดแย้งในเรื่องการเรียนระหว่างพ่อแม่และลูกเป็นตัวแปรส่งผ่าน กลุ่มตัวอย่าง คือ ลูกวัยรุ่นที่มีอายุระหว่าง 12-16 ปี และกำลังศึกษาอยู่ในระดับชั้นมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้น ประกอบด้วยนักเรียนที่ประเมินความสัมพันธ์กับพ่อ 204 คน และกับแม่ 280 คน รวมทั้งสิ้น 484 คน เครื่องมือวิจัย ประกอบด้วย แบบสอบถามข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล มาตรวัดการรับรู้การอบรมเลี้ยงดูอย่างใส่ใจ มาตรวัดความขัดแย้งในเรื่องการเรียนระหว่างพ่อแม่และลูก และมาตรวัดความวิตกกังวลในการเรียน วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยสถิติบรรยาย และการวิเคราะห์โมเดลสมการโครงสร้าง ผลการวิจัยพบว่า โมเดลการวัดการรับรู้การอบรมเลี้ยงดูอย่างใส่ใจและความวิตกกังวลในการเรียนไม่แปรเปลี่ยนระหว่างกลุ่มในทุกระดับ (โครงสร้าง, ค่าน้ำหนักองค์ประกอบ, ค่าเฉลี่ย, และค่าความคลาดเคลื่อน) ส่วนโมเดลการวัดความขัดแย้งในเรื่องการเรียนระหว่างพ่อแม่และลูกไม่แปรเปลี่ยนระหว่างกลุ่มในระดับโครงสร้างและค่าน้ำหนักองค์ประกอบเท่านั้น นอกจากนี้โมเดลความสัมพันธ์เชิงสาเหตุที่ผู้วิจัยพัฒนาขึ้นมีความสอดคล้องกับข้อมูลเชิงประจักษ์ทั้งในกลุ่มนักเรียนที่ประเมินความสัมพันธ์กับพ่อและกับแม่ โดยการรับรู้การอบรมเลี้ยงดูอย่างใส่ใจจากพ่อมีอิทธิพลทางอ้อมในทิศทางลบต่อความวิตกกังวลในการเรียนโดยมีความขัดแย้งในเรื่องการเรียนระหว่างพ่อและลูกเป็นตัวแปรส่งผ่านแบบสมบูรณ์ เช่นเดียวกันกับการรับรู้การอบรมเลี้ยงดูอย่างใส่ใจจากแม่ที่มีอิทธิพลทางอ้อมในทิศทางลบต่อความวิตกกังวลในการเรียนโดยมีความขัดแย้งในเรื่องการเรียนระหว่างแม่และลูกเป็นตัวแปรส่งผ่านแบบสมบูรณ์

Identifying Mechanistic Pathways To Rigidity Associated With Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Traits Using A Novel Decision-Making Paradigm, Hannah L. Heintz

Theses and Dissertations

Cognitive and behavioral rigidity is observed across several mental disorders and is a defining characteristic of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), a highly prevalent and debilitating, yet understudied, disorder. In particular, treatments for OCPD are underdeveloped due to our poor understanding of the mechanisms leading to the disorder’s key feature of rigidity. Two related disorders, anorexia nervosa (AN) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), have shown distinct mechanistic pathways leading to symptoms of rigidity, indicating that this trait can arise as a result of a number of differentially impaired cognitive processes, each requiring unique interventions. To examine the relationship between symptoms of OCPD …

The Biobehavioral Effects Of Embryonic Exposure To Neural Inflammation And Oxidative Stress In Zebrafish, Dalton J. Anderson

Honors College Theses

The purpose of this research is to improve understanding of the neurodevelopmental effects of embryonic exposure to elevated inflammation and oxidative stress induced by the antipyretic drug acetaminophen (APAP). Our study was the first to examine the interactive effects of APAP and inflammation in zebrafish embryos and how the treatments affect brain development and larval behavior. Experimental groups of zebrafish larvae were exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce inflammation, APAP, or LPS + APAP and larval behavior was analyzed using Ethovision automated behavioral tracking software. We also measured changes in whole-brain Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Beta (GSK3B) and GSK3B phosphorylation, …

Religious And Spiritual Struggles Among Satanists, Trevor Flick

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

As Satanism represents a unique religious demographic, the present study sought to determine the prevalence of religious and spiritual struggles among modern Satanists and resulting anxiety or depressive symptoms. A sample of 693 self-identified Satanists were surveyed about their experiences of religious and spiritual struggles, perceptions of their Satanist identity, and anxiety and depressive symptoms. Results indicated that Satanists predominantly struggle with interpersonal and ultimate meaning struggles. Ultimate meaning and moral struggles were predictive of both anxiety and depressive symptoms. Interpersonal struggles also predicted anxiety symptoms. Individual perceptions of Satanist identity did not have a significant influence on the relationship …

Tiktok And Self-Diagnosing Mental Illnesses: Perceived Reliability Factors, Vulnerabilities, And Dangers, Micah Moulder

Undergraduate Honors Theses

TikTok’s popularity and ease of use with short-term consumption allow for greater access to online information. However, this information is not regulated nor fact-checked. Therefore, many users can acquire and spread the wrong messages, behaviors, and ideas surrounding mental illness. The purpose of this research was to examine the effects and factors of TikTok on self-diagnosing mental illnesses. A large literature was conducted to examine the effects of social media and the harms of self-diagnosing on users. Two studies were then developed and administered to determine the relationship between self-diagnosing and TikTok. Correlations, t-tests, and descriptive statistics were used to …

Influencing Others: How Can We Benefit Society?, Caleb Roten

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Understanding both how we perceive others and how others perceive us through social situations is vital for improving communication and thus improving relational connections. Successful interactions with people are crucial in many circumstances, especially in interview-type situations, due to the creation of cognitive biases upon such interactions. Whether the goal is to impress a hopeful romantic partner, interview for a job, negotiate a raise, interview for a scholarship, or any number of various reasons to strive for a successful social interaction, understanding how information about the people we meet and connect with is extremely important. Many cognitive examinations have been …

Nursing Care During Natural Disasters, War Zones, And Mass Casualty Incidents: Implications For An Educational And Professional Overhaul, Erin N. White

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Emergency situations around the world are inevitable. Any nurse who practices for any period of time is sure to encounter situations like these. Their hospital may be flooded with traumatic and severely life-threatening patient cases where supplies can become scarce. In these situations, a nurse and all other healthcare personnel are expected to act effectively, efficiently and in a highly organized way. Despite this need, many hospitals fail to implement effective disaster preparedness programs and plans. This leaves healthcare workers at a loss for how to treat patients, communicate within and outside of the hospital, coordinate transport, and all the …

Male Caregiver Strain: The Mental Effects Of Being An Informal Caregiver For A Family Member With Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease, Alessandra M. Barillas, Elijah Rammel B. Borja

Nursing | Student Research Posters

Background: Caregivers are vital in fulfilling patients' primary care needs, and families prefer them over sending their loved ones to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia are prevalent conditions necessitating continuous assistance due to memory and cognition impairments. As a result, support is essential for tasks like mobility, feeding, bathing, and perineal care, as well as emotional and physical challenges inherent in caregiving. Purpose: Upon diving into the mental health impacts of serving as an informal caregiver for individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia, a notable research gap becomes evident, especially concerning male caregivers. This lack of information …

Postpartum Depression: The Effects On Infant Development During The First Year Of Life, Sophie John

Nursing | Student Research Posters

Childbirth is considered one of the most pivotal events in a woman’s life, bringing along profound changes. While often seen as joyful, the experience can be extremely challenging or stressful. This might trigger a wide range of emotions that can hinder a mother’s ability to care for herself as well as her newborn. Unlike temporary “baby blues,” postpartum depression (PPD) is similar to major depressive disorder, with symptoms like guilt, anxiety, hopelessness, and even suicidal thoughts. Though typically diagnosed within 4-6 weeks after birth, it often goes untreated or underdiagnosed due to inadequate screening. Untreated PPD can pose a risk …

Icu Nurse Mental Health: Telehealth Vs In-Person Therapy, Ariel Mach

Nursing | Student Research Posters

Background Nurses working within high-stress specialties, such as Intensive Care Units (ICUs), often face a lack of resources aimed at supporting their mental health. The expectation for the nurses is to independently manage their psychological well-being based on their knowledge and educational background. However, many times it is difficult to manage persistent stress, anxiety, or depression and this could adversely affect the quality of patient care and eventually lead to burnout. Telehealth therapy has become more readily available and used since the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to two forms of treatment delivery. Currently, there is limited research on the effectiveness of …

Delayed And Misdiagnosed Endometriosis, Teresa Doyle

Nursing | Student Research Posters

Endometriosis is a chronic, painful disorder affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age globally.This condition arises when tissue similar to the endometrium, the lining of the uterus, grows outside the uterus, typically on the ovaries, Fallopian tubes, and other areas within the pelvis. Common symptoms of endometriosis include severe pelvic pain, fatigue, irregular menstruation, and infertility. These symptoms have a significant impact on women’s physical and mental health, affecting their interactions with their family, friends, and clinicians, often leading to significant impairment in their quality of life (Sims et al., 2021). The diagnostic journey for many women with endometriosis …

More Than Censorship: The Harm Of Libricide, James M. Donovan

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

Libricide, although often deemed an extreme instance of censorship, is altogether different. Censorship involves the suppression of particular books due to alleged inappropriate content; libricide refers to the intentional destruction of entire libraries. Understanding the differing motives recognizes that the library is more than the books it contains, and is instead an institution rooted in its history of selection and use by the local community. Over time, the library reflects the users’ identity, a reminder that any aggressor would wish to eliminate when the goal is pacification by erasure of a population’s memory and history. Prerequisites for an act of …

An Exploration Of The Depictions Of Queerness In Yuri!!! On Ice, Kenneth Broughton

Honors Theses

This thesis examines the show Yuri!!! On Ice, specifically its portrayal of gay men. It 1) explores the themes present in the work, with a focus on the depiction of queerness as a transformative force, 2) examines the audience’s opinion of the work via content analysis, and 3) discusses the representation of queer people within the work. The representation of gay men in the show is discussed within the larger framework of Western media, and I also provide context from histories of queer representation in both America and Japan, review common trope usage (both within the story and in Western …

Expanded Transference: A Humanities Perspective On The Generative Core Of Ernest Becker's Theory Of Human Nature, Daniel Liechty, Jerry Piven

Faculty Publications - Social Work

The death anxiety thesis is widely considered to be Ernest Becker’s primary contribution to social theory and is associated with his most widely read book, The Denial of Death (1973). This essay suggests Becker is understood in a more sophisticated and nuanced way when his death anxiety thesis is situated in the context of his earlier work in the humanities and social sciences. The death anxiety thesis itself is one component of a much broader theoretical conceptualization of expanded transference, a constant thread through all of Becker’s writings from his doctoral dissertation through his final posthumously published works. Furthermore, the …

The Impact Of Work Setting, Autonomy, And Belonging On Employees’ Job Satisfaction, Sydney May Risen

Theses and Dissertations

Job satisfaction is one of the most researched outcomes within Industrial/Organizational psychology. The goal of this study was to examine whether the relationship between work setting, specifically, the amount of time an employee works in an office or from home, and job satisfaction is mediated by autonomy and belonging. One hundred and thirty employees were surveyed on Prolific regarding their job satisfaction, work setting, autonomy, and belonging. There were no significant hypothesized relationships between the variables within this study, although there were some significant correlations. This indicates that the relationships between work setting and job satisfaction are not mediated by …

Microaggressions And Their Impact On The Neurodiverse College Experience, Audre J. Knecht

Theses and Dissertations

Previous literature indicates that people with invisible disabilities (including neurodiversity) are at an increased risk of ableist microaggressions, especially on college campuses. Neurodivergent college students (N=13) were interviewed about their college experiences at a midwestern university in the United States. While only a few students reported experiencing microaggressions, there were overall themes of mistreatment from their instructors, watching other students experience microaggressions, feelings of depression, anxiety, and hopelessness, and the desire to mask neurodivergent traits to feel accepted at their university.

Understanding Emerging Adult Mental Health And Attachment: The Roles Of Parental Factors In Childhood, Trauma, And Gender, Christiana A. Howell

Dissertations

Problem

The experience of the parental environment growing up, parental psychopathology in childhood, exposure to trauma throughout the lifespan, insecure adult attachment, and social support have been established as factors that influence mental health in adulthood. These factors have not yet been studied together as a complex model of emerging adult mental health and attachment. The purpose of this study was to develop a theoretically and empirically supported model of these factors to understand how these factors interact to influence mental health in emerging adulthood. Additionally, the purpose was to understand if these factors interact differently based on gender.

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Examining Working Memory Precision Estimates As An Individual Difference, Stephen A. Campbell

Psychology Theses - Archive

Working memory (WM) capacity has remained a central topic of individual differences research due to its ability predict performance in various cognitive domains and higher-cognitive abilities. While studies performing individual differences research with WM capacity are common, there are comparatively few studies investigating individual differences with WM precision. The present study examined WM precision as an individual difference, by examining the psychometrics of the modeled precision parameter derived from the Standard Mixture Model, investigating the relationship between precision for different feature types (e.g., color and spatial location), and looking at the relationship between precision and a well-known correlate of WM …

The Non-Standardization Of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder: A Call To Action, Gabriel L.S Gomez

Psychology Doctoral Specialization Projects

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most diagnosed disorders in adults and children, yet there is no standardized method to assess for ADHD. The similarity of symptoms shared across other disorders (comorbidity) makes the assessment of ADHD a very delicate process. This is not aided by the fact that the assessment of ADHD is not standardized. This allows individuals able to assess for ADHD to give a test or a combination of tests that they find fitting. This in turn brings into question the quality of testing and disagreement in diagnosing across fields. Lastly, ADHD-focused measures typically …

The Development Of 4thekids: An Educational Support Group For Caregivers Of Individuals With Cerebral Palsy, Khrista E. Neville

Psychology Doctoral Specialization Projects

Raising a child can be challenging. Raising or caring for an individual with a disability can be even more challenging. Currently, groups exist to support these caregivers for individuals with disabilities. For example, caregivers of children diagnoses with Autism Spectrum Disorder often have groups designed to build community with others in similar positions while they support their loved one. However, there are few to no groups supporting caregivers of individuals with cerebral palsy. This doctoral specialization project aims to provide clinicians with a treatment manual to guide them through running a group that supports caregivers of individuals with cerebral palsy.

The Suicide Gene: Examining The Environmental And Genetic Impact Of Someone Who Is Suicidal, Casey Allen

Psychology Doctoral Specialization Projects

Abstract

The progress of suicide focused research has been tremendous in recent years. There have been many theories posed that are foundational in understanding suicide. This project will examine the genetic and environmental impact of suicide. Serotonin, family heritability, twin studies, adoption studies, candidate genes, and genetic transmission of psychiatric disorders are key topics in the role genetics plays in suicide. Suicide has impacted many lives across the world. Survivors of suicide face stigma, trauma related symptoms, grief, and a whole host of other experiences. Suicide also poses a threat to the social, physical, spiritual, emotional, and psychological well-being on …

Development And Initial Validation Of The Triarchic Model Scales, Jordan A. Organ

Psychology Doctoral Specialization Projects

The term “psychopath” is a word used often, particularly on tv shows, courtroom dramas like Law and Order, and even in everyday language to describe the people we know who may be deviant, cold, and lacking remorse. Although these descriptors may be accurate, they don’t adequately encapsulate the construct of psychopathy entirely. The picture of individuals with actual psychopathy is much more complex, and our field’s history of attempts to parse out psychopathic traits is equally as convoluted, which has led to differences in conceptualization and measurement. Despite the attention paid to the psychopathy construct, a full conceptualization of …

Guideline For Creating A Support Group For Adults With Down Syndrome Who Suffer With Prolonged Grief, Brandon Chace Warman

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects - Archive

Adults with Down syndrome process and express their grief differently from the general population. There are a multitude of support groups and organizations for individuals grieving a loss and experiencing prolonged grief but there are none that exist for people with Down syndrome. This project develops a guideline for creating support groups aimed at adults with Down syndrome who experience prolonged grief. Fifty-one pieces of literature from all over the world were reviewed to formulate recommendations that were graded by seven stakeholders. These recommendations were then used to develop a guideline for creating support groups for this population. Analysis of …

The Psychosocial Aspects Of Rest, Morgan Findley

Theses and Dissertations--Kinesiology and Health Promotion

Past research in sport sciences has focused primarily on “rest” from a physical perspective, while giving limited focus to the psychosocial perspective (Eccles & Riley, 2014; Eccles et al., 2022). One major development on psychosocial rest emerged with the pioneering model introduced by Eccles and Kazmier (2019); however, further research is needed to test this proposed model with other sport/performance populations. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the model's generalizability and investigate the perceived frequency of psychosocial rest by athletes throughout their season. To accomplish this, 67 female university athletes completed an online survey comprised of questions representative of the …

An Investigation Of Body Image And Eating Behaviors In Former Ncaa Heptathletes, Claire Bailey

Theses and Dissertations--Kinesiology and Health Promotion

Research consistently supports associations between body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating pathologies in collegiate athletes (e.g., Reel & Voelker, 2012; Sundgot-Borgen, 1994). More specifically, female NCAA athletes report feeling torn between peak performance body composition and body fat levels fitting ideal feminine standards (Beckner & Record, 2016; Carson et al., 2020). Examining track and field, most event groups hold a lean-promoting perspective. However, heptathletes warrant further investigation due to the multifaceted and contradictory nature of events. Specifically, heptathletes encounter complex pressures training for a wide range of physical demands, which can create confusion in expected body types (Heazlewood et al., …

Links Between Perceived Mother-Adolescent And Father-Adolescent Conflict And Low Self-Control: A Cross-National Comparative Study, Tory Thomas

Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences

The influence of parent-adolescent relationships and adolescent adjustment have been well-documented. Self-control has emerged as a key probabilistic construct in understanding adjustment, well-being, and life success. The present study tests the links between adolescent perceptions of maternal and paternal conflict and self-control. In addition, to understand the extent to which cultural developmental context impacts these associations, the study will employ a cross-cultural comparative lens to test whether cultural context moderates these links. Self-report data were collected from N = 4,924 adolescents (Mage = 16.97 years, 54.08% female) across four countries (China, Czech Republic, Turkey, and the United States). In by …

Loneliness Is The Nucleus For Psychopathology: Relationships With Cognitive, Social, And Personality Disorders, Natalie S. Byrd

Soaring: A Journal of Undergraduate Research

Loneliness is not just a phenomenon observed in clinical practice but is a core issue in the study of mental disorders more broadly – psychopathology. Loneliness is the key to the study of all mental disorders as many have shown significant relation to loneliness either as a risk factor for developing or maintaining the disorder, or as a co-occurring condition of the disorder. In other words, loneliness is both a cause and a consequence of mental illness. Specifically, this review explores the relationships of loneliness in cognitive disorders (Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder), social disorders (social anxiety disorder, …

Transitioning From The Juvenile Justice System For Students With Disabilities, Michelle Cain

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

Youth with disabilities are disproportionately involved in the juvenile justice system. However, there is limited research on how individuals with disabilities interact with support services or how their experiences may differ from youth without disabilities. The present study examined transition supports for youth exiting juvenile justice placements. The study utilized a semi-structured appreciative interview process. The purpose of utilizing an appreciative inquiry lens was to push past problem-focused ideas and highlight transition supports that have been successful. The primary research questions addressed the supports and services that have allowed youth with disabilities to successfully return to the comprehensive educational setting, …