Browsing Psychology Senior Integrated Projects by Title
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State of Emergency: The Psychiatric Health Refonn In Spain
(2001)As Spain began it's psychiatric/basic health reform, we saw this idea of higher mental health placed as a primary goal. To study how this system operated, I went to Spain to learn the basic steps and process of the ... -
Stereotype Threat and Tracking in High School Math Classes
(2009)Stereotype threat is the fear of confirming a stereotype experienced by a negatively stereotyped group when placed in a situation that makes that stereotype salient (Steele & Aronson, 1995). This topic has been researched ... -
Still-Face Interactions with Household Dogs: Assessing Dogs’ Attention to Their Owner
(2021-11-01)Research shows that dogs attend to humans’ attention in the sense of what object the human points to in laboratory situations that scaffold dogs' attention to humans’ pointing. We suspected that dogs attend to humans’ ... -
Stimulus-Stimulus Pairing and Direct Reinforcement in Mand Training of Autistic Children
(2006)Based on the behavioral concept of automatic reinforcement, the use of both stimulus stimulus pairing and direct reinforcement was examined in relation to the acquisition of vocal vowel sounds in autistic children with ... -
Stress, Grief, and Resolution: A Group Intervention for Parents Raising a Disabled Child
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2002)The birth of a disabled child brings with it many additional stressors for parents, as well as the potential decrease in the quality of their mental health and infant caregiver relationships. Depression and the inability ... -
Structural and Cultural Barriers to Contraceptive Use Among Hispanic Immigrants
(2009)Hispanics are currently the fastest growing minority group in the United States, resulting from an influx of immigration and high fertility rates. Due to health inequalities and cultural attitudes and beliefs, there are ... -
A Study of Four Children at the Devereux Schools
(1967)The author worked with four children in a residential treatment setting at the Devereux Schools in Pennsylvania. -
A Study of Preschool Children's Reasoning with an Exclusive Interpretation of "Or"
(2005)There is a debate between psycholinguists and logicians about whether people use an exclusive or interpretation (XOR) or an inclusive or interpretation (lOR), and when an understanding of each emerges in development. In ... -
A Study of Sexual Assault: Strategies for Mitigating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2005)Sexual assault is a crime that strips the victim of power and control, leaving them vulnerable and at a high risk for anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Previous studies have primarily focused on the ... -
A Study of the Effects of Labelling, Drug Therapy, and Behavior Modification on Children with Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Emphasis on Children through Mid Childhood
(1993)The following paper reports on the effects of labeling, drug therapy, and behavior modification on children who suffer symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This topic originated through my work ... -
A Study of the Relationship between Parental Attitudes and Curiosity in Pre-School Children
(1968)This study showed that parental attitudes and the resulting emphasis placed on particular child-rearing techniques do affect curiosity levels in children. The study, however, did not identify the parental attitudes most ... -
Subjective Religiosity and Organized Religiosity as a Predictor of Sexual Affect among African Americans
(2016)Historically, religiosity and attendance at a church with a majority African American or Black population was of practical value for African Americans, these branches extended to sexual health and include delayed sexual ... -
Substance Dependence and Relapse Prevention: Efficacy of Residential Treatment for Women with Comorbid Depression
(2002)This paper is a discussion of the issues and treatment options for women recovering from substance abuse disorders with a comorbid depressive disorder. A summary of the development of substance abuse, substance abuse ... -
The Subtle Barriers of the Glass Ceiling: Competing Paradigms
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2002)The current review begins with an examination of the current state of women in the workforce. Three contrasting levels of analysis in which to approach glass ceiling related issues are presented. Individual level theories ... -
Subtypes of Identity Disturbance and Their Association with the Course of Borderline Personality Disorder Over 16 Years of Prospective Follow-up
(2014)Identity disturbance is often described as a core symptom of psychopathology in borderline personality disorder (BPD), a mental illness characterized by severe abandonment and interpersonal issues. The following study had ... -
Summer at the ‘Sherm : Reflections on a Summer at Sherman Lake YMCA
(2021-11-01)What kinds of challenges do summer camp counselors face on a daily basis? Can individuals with disabilities successfully work at camp with campers without disabilities? Can students of psychology benefit from working at ... -
Support Group for Women and Non-men on Mackinac Island
(2021-11-01)In this experiential SIP, I created a support group for women and non-men in my rural hometown. To start a support group, I had to secure a meeting space, advertise, provide refreshments, keep a journal, and, most importantly, ... -
Support Systems and the Relationship Among Adolescence, Stress, and Identifying as a Sexual Minority : Proposed Implementation of New Programming at the KGLRC
(2014)There is a relationship among stress, adolescence, and identifying as a sexual minority. Much research illuminated the effects of internal and external stressors on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-gender/-sexual (LGBT) ... -
A Survey of Conceptual Behavior
(1967)The present discussion will be centered around conceptual behavior in the human being as he learns concepts, develops an elaborate conceptual system, and utilizes the concepts he has attained. This examination wi11 be ... -
A Survey of Psychiatric Attendants
(1969)Thirty-one psychiatric attendants responded to the questionnaire which examined demographic characteristics, orientation (custodialism versus humanism, training programs, staff meetings, job description and general ...