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Full-Text Articles in Child Psychology
Slasher Films And Self-Harm: A Relationship Of Self-Hatred And Trauma, Stevie Lee Steers
Slasher Films And Self-Harm: A Relationship Of Self-Hatred And Trauma, Stevie Lee Steers
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
This paper’s purpose is to look at slasher films and the potential relationship of trauma and self-hatred that these films hold to adolescents aged 14-20 who commit self-harm. The type of self-harm examined in this paper is cutting and the films that will be studied will have to be from 1979 to 1989, which is the “golden age” for slasher films. The films that will be studied are The Nightmare on Elm Street series, Hellraiser series, and Friday the 13th series. This paper will be using multiple literary lenses to discuss how slasher films convey trauma and self-hatred and how …
School Administrator Perceptions And Actions Toward Reducing Mental Health Factors To Learning, Andrew Charles Teti
School Administrator Perceptions And Actions Toward Reducing Mental Health Factors To Learning, Andrew Charles Teti
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Approximately one in five children have a mental health need that impacts their academic functioning (World Health Organization, 2004). This study investigated what actions school administrators who oversee kindergarten through eighth grade, and how their perceptions of mental health have impacted those decisions. Both a survey and an interview were conducted with current school administrators in three counties in Western Pennsylvania. Findings suggested that administrators take mental health factors to learning very seriously and place a significant amount of pressure on themselves to address this barrier. Additionally, school administrators utilize a team approach to focus on mental health in the …