Browsing Psychology Senior Integrated Projects by Title
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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 ... -
Survived but Changed: Investigating the Effects of Pediatric Cancer and Cancer-Related Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms on Hippocampal Volumes
(2019)Survival rates among children diagnosed with pediatric cancer have tremendously increased over the past few decades due, in part, to advances in cancer treatments. As a result, survivors, their families, and clinicians are ... -
A Symposium of Neurophysiological and Neurochemical Theories of Schizophrenia, Leading to a Somatic Method for Treatment
(Kalamazoo College, 1964)The purpose of this paper is to present a theory of s schizophrenia which relies on chemical and neuroanatomical evidence in an attempt to define and pinpoint a disease which has, since its naming (dementia praecox) by ... -
Synchronized Linguistic Interactions: A Measure of "Clicking" in Young Children
(2000)To investigate various components of language involved in social interactions and their relation to social integration in young children, the Garvey Corpus (Garvey & Hogan, 1973) was analyzed using Linguistic Inquiry and ... -
Task-Shifting Therapy Models : A Review of Alternative Mental Health Care Practices in Zimbabwe
(2019)Common mental disorders are an increasingly important health concern in low and middle-income countries, with depression identified as one of the leading causes for morbidity and disability. In Zimbabwe, economic and social ... -
Taste + Odor Interactions in Compound A version Conditioning
(2002)The mechanism by which tastes and odors interact during compound conditioning is unresolved. Three theories provide explanations for potentiation in CT A, the sensory and gate-channeling model, the within-con1pound ... -
Teaching about Stereotype Threat: A Comparison Study of Three Educational Techniques
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2005)Stereotype threat is defined as the situational fear caused by a stereotype about a particular group that causes individuals of the group to fear confirming the stereotype in the eyes of others (Steele & Aronson, 1995). ... -
Teaching Emotional Recognition in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Generalizing into Reality Using Systematic Vehicles
(2010)Individuals with ASD have deficits in theory of mind, which includes limited ability in emotional recognition, but have superior systemizing abilities. The proposed study was designed to enhance the emotional recognition ... -
The Teaching of Mathematics to Children: Theories and Techniques
(1967)This paper is a small part of my Senior Independent Project. Most of the quarter was spent 1n graduate seminars of the Master of Science in Teaching program 1n Elementary Education at the University of Chicago and in ...