Browsing Psychology Senior Integrated Projects by Title
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Treating Shame in Depression : Two Proposed Therapies
(2018)Shame is present to some degree in the life of every individual, but some develop maladaptive responses to it, whether by letting it fester or by avoiding the events that cause it. When it is present in maladaptive forms ... -
Treatments for Children who Witness Domestic Violence
(2010)Children who have witnessed the violence of their parents have suffered behavioral problems, low self-esteem, and stress. These children have been uprooted from their homes. Many need therapeutic treatments for their ... -
Trends in the Recent Research on Schizophrenic Language
(1967)In the pages that follow are my answers to the question of just what has happened recently in the study of schizophrenic language, especially since Kasanin's Language and Thought in Schizophrenia. The literature of the ... -
True Buddhism: Methodology for Happiness and Self-Actualization
(1971)What follows is an attempt to describe almost 23 years of my journey through life. Each person is unique and different, yet there are common experiences, common bonds in us all which transcend racial, national and ... -
Two-way Immersion Program Designs: The 90/10 Model versus the 50/50 Model
(2005)This is a proposed study in which two-way immersion program designs were evaluated to see which program design produced better academic achievement scores, language proficiency, and cultural awareness in students K-5. ... -
Unconscious Perception: Methodology, SDT, Evidence, and Implications for Consciousness
(2003)Unconscious perception research employs complex methodology in order to differentiate . conscious from unconscious perceptual influences. The two approaches, subjective reports, or subjective thresholds, and objective ... -
Understanding Aggressive Behavior 'in Children with ADHD
(2009)Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is a highly prevalent behavioral disorder among children, adolescents, and adults, and is one of the most popularly diagnosed disorders today. Ranging from impulsive, ... -
Understanding the Relationship Between Posttraumatic Growth and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Through Social Acknowledgement as a Survivor
(2019)Posttraumatic growth (PTG) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are individual responses to a traumatic event that result in vastly different outcomes. Successful PTG results in growth past the pretrauma state, and ... -
The Underutilization of Mental Health Services By the Arab Population in Israel
(2013)Over the past half-century, the geopolitical conflict between Israel and Palestine has resulted in the formation of two opposing narratives: that of the liberated Israeli and that of the displaced Palestinian. The Israeli ... -
Undressed: A Narrative Analysis of Identity Construction among Female Exotic Dancers
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2004)Although female strippers often constitute a topic of public discourse, current academic research has often employed a framework of deviance, failing to encapsulate the entirety of dancers' identities and experiences. The ... -
Unjust, Unsustainable, Unhealthy, but not Unfixable: The Multidimensional Disconnect Between People and their Food that Enables the Exploitation of People and the Natural Environment
(2017)My Senior Individualized Project (SIP) addresses the topics food sustainability and food justice. More specifically, it is about how the monopolized industrial food industry which has created a disconnect between people ... -
"Until Divorce Do Us Part" : A Study of Divorce Litigation and Subsequent Child Custody Dispositions
(1983)The present research is being done in two stages. The first stage involves taking a complete census, or inventory, of approximately 3,000 divorce cases involving minor children (up to age 18). which are initiated every six ... -
Upward Evaluation Systems: A Critical Investigation of Upward Evaluation Systems Using the Wayne County Probate Court Supervisory Evaluation Program as a Case Study
(1995)Performance appraisals have been considered an effective management tool for many years by the private sector. It is therefore not surprising that the government sector has embraced the concept. Wayne County instituted ... -
The Use of Animation as a Pedagogical Agent
(2014)Populations of fourth grade students were exposed to two different types of animated educational videos in which the primary differences were the use of unnecessary motion and imagery. The students completed a test on the ... -
The Use of Expressive Writing as a Therapeutic Prevention for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder : A Proposed Study
(2015)Among persons who have experienced a traumatic event in their life, the failure to disclose emotions regarding the event often leads to symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One of the most at-risk populations ... -
The Usefulness of Standardized Testing for the Psychology Department at Kalamazoo College
(2001)The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of using standardized tests within the Psychology Department at Kalamazoo College and to make recommendations to keep in use or change the existing test. ... -
A User-Centered Design Approach to Improving Web Usability in Web-Based Form Interfaces
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2009-01-05)Web usability engineering is a field designed to improve websites that are difficult or confusing for the average user. This paper presents a User-Centered Design approach to improve a web-based form interface responsible ... -
Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Reduce Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders
(2014)In the United States 1 in 6 children will be diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD). One of the most prevalent NDDs is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Today, 1 in 68 children will be diagnosed with ASD. Anxiety ... -
Using Desensitization Programs to Promote Dental Exam Compliance in Older Adults with Dementia: A Proposed Study
(2021-11-01)With the growing population of Americans aged 65 and older, there will be many more Americans living with Dementia and other age-related cognitive impairments. As a result of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of ... -
Utility and Discourse in Urban Environmentalism
(2007)One of the most important demographic shifts over the last century is the urbanization of the world's population. For the first time ever, more humans now reside in cities than elsewhere. Cities create massive environmental ...