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Title: Factors affecting the experience of mindfulness.
Creator: Levy, Morgan, Stiksma, Melissa, Vernon, Laura
Date Issued: 2013-04-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361115
Subject Headings: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, Religiousness, Meditation
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Title: An examination of immediate outcomes following a single session of mindfulness meditation.
Creator: Stiksma, Melissa, Levy, Morgan, Vernon, Laura
Date Issued: 2013-04-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361193
Subject Headings: Meditation, Mindfulness in behavioral health
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Keep calm and carry on: an examination of outcomes following single-session mindfulness meditation training.
Creator: Stiksma, Melissa, Vernon, Laura, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Mindfulness involves nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment. Previous research has found that higher levels of mindfulness are positively associated with adaptive psychological outcomes and negatively associated with maladaptive outcomes. We examined the effects of a 55-minute mindfulness training session comprised of psychoeducation and meditation. Questionnaires measuring mindfulness, emotion regulation, stress, anxiety, social behavior and emotion, and mood were administered pre and...
Show moreMindfulness involves nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment. Previous research has found that higher levels of mindfulness are positively associated with adaptive psychological outcomes and negatively associated with maladaptive outcomes. We examined the effects of a 55-minute mindfulness training session comprised of psychoeducation and meditation. Questionnaires measuring mindfulness, emotion regulation, stress, anxiety, social behavior and emotion, and mood were administered pre and post session and at one week follow-up. Consistent with hypotheses, mindfulness and social behavior and emotion increased from pre-session to one-week follow-up and difficulties in emotion regulation, negative mood, and perceived stress significantly decreased. These findings suggest that some of the beneficial results found with longer, more intensive mindfulness training programs may be achievable with a short single-session intervention.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003536
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Title: Right mindfulness leads to right livelihood: exploring the connections between mindfulness, stress, religiosity, and personality.
Creator: Levy, Morgan, Vernon, Laura, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Mindfulness refers to the ability to think in the present moment and to be cognizant of one's own thoughts and physical state. We examined whether openness to experience and religiosity affected the experience of mindfulness. Undergraduate college students underwent a 55-minute session learning about mindfulness techniques and various meditations such as body relaxation meditation, a nature meditation, and a guided imagery meditation. After completing the session, participants completed post...
Show moreMindfulness refers to the ability to think in the present moment and to be cognizant of one's own thoughts and physical state. We examined whether openness to experience and religiosity affected the experience of mindfulness. Undergraduate college students underwent a 55-minute session learning about mindfulness techniques and various meditations such as body relaxation meditation, a nature meditation, and a guided imagery meditation. After completing the session, participants completed post-treatment questionnaires and one week later they completed follow-up questionnaires. Participants showed an increase in mindfulness immediately following the session and one week later. They also experienced a decrease in stress one week later. In addition, openness to experience was positively correlated with general mindfulness, mindfulness experienced during the session, and mindfulness experienced one week later. The findings and their implications for college student mental health will be discussed.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003522
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Funding the Fundamental Right to a Legal Defense.
Creator: Mello, Raven, Tunick, Mark, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, Vernon, Laura
Abstract/Description: The Sixth Amendment of the Constitution guarantees all United States citizens the right to a fair trial. However, that right has not been made equally accessible to all defendants in the criminal justice system due to the underfunding of Public Defender’s offices nationwide. This thesis examines the impact of this underfunding on indigent criminal defendants and analyzes social psychology research to understand the psychological biases that help explain this underfunding, and how they might...
Show moreThe Sixth Amendment of the Constitution guarantees all United States citizens the right to a fair trial. However, that right has not been made equally accessible to all defendants in the criminal justice system due to the underfunding of Public Defender’s offices nationwide. This thesis examines the impact of this underfunding on indigent criminal defendants and analyzes social psychology research to understand the psychological biases that help explain this underfunding, and how they might be overcome. Evidence suggests that the disproportionate government expenditure on the State Attorney and underfunding of the Public Defender has led to a skewed legal system that favors not only the prosecutor, but also the white, abled, and wealthy. I argue that to support a criminal justice system that aligns with the values of equality and justice, the Public Defender must be properly funded to fulfill its adversarial role.
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Date Issued: 2021
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00151
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Neurofeedback Training Therapy: The Future of Treatment Options for Alzheimer’s Disease.
Creator: Payne, Alyssa Maria, Earles, Julie, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, Vernon, Laura
Abstract/Description: This exploratory investigation seeks to evaluate the efficacy of Neurofeedback (NFB) Training Therapy, a type of biofeedback that works with the brain’s natural capacity for plasticity, as a viable treatment for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Strengthening connections among remaining neurons despite neurogenesis may benefit patients. However, the vast array of methodologies utilizing different technologies and focusing on varying brain waves makes it challenging to determine the true...
Show moreThis exploratory investigation seeks to evaluate the efficacy of Neurofeedback (NFB) Training Therapy, a type of biofeedback that works with the brain’s natural capacity for plasticity, as a viable treatment for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Strengthening connections among remaining neurons despite neurogenesis may benefit patients. However, the vast array of methodologies utilizing different technologies and focusing on varying brain waves makes it challenging to determine the true efficacy of the treatment methods, especially when compounded with the number of disorders each method is claimed to treat. Therefore, this investigation aims to address 1) technology that will best target specific brain areas, and 2) the most suitable NBF protocols for patients with AD. Taken together, this analysis contributes towards assessing the feasibility of NFB as treatment for patients with dementia, leading to the determination that electroencephalography (EEG) NFB with peak alpha or theta brainwave protocols may be the best option.
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Date Issued: 2021
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00154
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: EXAMINING INTERFERENCE AND SUPPRESSION EFFECTS FOR SPIDER STIMULI IN THE EMOTIONAL STROOP TASK.
Creator: Banks, Jenna, Vernon, Laura, O’Brien, William, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: The emotional Stroop task is an information processing approach that assesses emotion. College students completed a neutral and a spider-word emotional Stroop task in the presence of a fear stimulus, a disgust stimulus or nostimulus for control participants. Following the Stroop tasks, participants underwent a Behavioral Approach Task with the stimulus present during the Stroop task. Participants were asked to come back for a second session where the Stroop tasks and Behavioral Approach Task...
Show moreThe emotional Stroop task is an information processing approach that assesses emotion. College students completed a neutral and a spider-word emotional Stroop task in the presence of a fear stimulus, a disgust stimulus or nostimulus for control participants. Following the Stroop tasks, participants underwent a Behavioral Approach Task with the stimulus present during the Stroop task. Participants were asked to come back for a second session where the Stroop tasks and Behavioral Approach Task was repeated in the presence of the opposite stimulus seen in the first session. Although not statistically significant, the findings of this study suggest that spider phobics take a longer time to color name spider words on the emotional Stroop task than non-phobics in the presence of a disgust stimulus or in the absence of a stimulus. However, they appear to perform about the same as non-phobics in the presence of a feared stimulus.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003608
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: EXAMINING VACCINE HESITANCY FROM A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE.
Creator: Lopez, Melissa, Vernon, Laura, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: According to the World Health Organization, one of the top ten threats to global health today is vaccine hesitancy. Reasons why people are hesitant towards vaccinating their children can fall into several categories, including being exposed to misinformation and conspiracy theories, being skeptical, and having altered perceptions of what the risks and benefits of receiving vaccines are. This paper will review psychological concepts that are likely to contribute to vaccine hesitancy and will...
Show moreAccording to the World Health Organization, one of the top ten threats to global health today is vaccine hesitancy. Reasons why people are hesitant towards vaccinating their children can fall into several categories, including being exposed to misinformation and conspiracy theories, being skeptical, and having altered perceptions of what the risks and benefits of receiving vaccines are. This paper will review psychological concepts that are likely to contribute to vaccine hesitancy and will make policy suggestions on the basis of findings from the psychological literature. It is essential to understand these issues in order to move forward and develop solutions to protect the health of those involved and those who could potentially be affected. It is equally as important to study possible strategies from a psychological perspective to ensure their effectiveness.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00086
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: ONLINE OR OFFLINE: LIKELIHOOD OF COMPLETION OF EXPRESSIVE WRITING EXERCISES BASED ON ADMINISTRATION MODALITY FOR A NON-TREATMENT SEEKING COLLEGE STUDENT POPULATION.
Creator: Brydon, Cassidy, Vernon, Laura, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Expressive writing involves writing about negative experiences and emotions in a journal. This practice, used by researchers and clinicians alike, is a well-supported treatment for many psychological disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Challenging the traditional format, this study utilized both a completely online administration method as well as a mixed in-person-online administration method. Participants in the study included non-treatment-seeking college students...
Show moreExpressive writing involves writing about negative experiences and emotions in a journal. This practice, used by researchers and clinicians alike, is a well-supported treatment for many psychological disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Challenging the traditional format, this study utilized both a completely online administration method as well as a mixed in-person-online administration method. Participants in the study included non-treatment-seeking college students who were randomly assigned to different administration methods (purely online or mixed online and in-person) and writing groups (factual and emotional writing, fact-only writing, and non-trauma writing). The study found increased rates of completion in the online administration and factual and emotional writing groups. Textual analysis also found increased negative affect writing with a positive outlook in those who completed the study. Similarly, variables for confidence and authenticity demonstrated difference in group variables indicating instruction adherence.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00071
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Title: EFFECTS OF MISSION TRIP PARTICIPATION ON SOCIAL JUSTICE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS.
Creator: Noya, Courtney, Vernon, Laura, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Research on the effects of mission trips on social awareness, attitudes, and behaviors towards social justice has been limited. In the current study, we examined whether volunteers going on a weeklong art camp in Guatemala with a non-profit, Athentikos, would show positive changes in their social justice attitudes and behaviors. Current trip participants (n=6) completed questionnaires before and immediately following their trip, whereas trip alumni (n=10) completed questionnaires regarding...
Show moreResearch on the effects of mission trips on social awareness, attitudes, and behaviors towards social justice has been limited. In the current study, we examined whether volunteers going on a weeklong art camp in Guatemala with a non-profit, Athentikos, would show positive changes in their social justice attitudes and behaviors. Current trip participants (n=6) completed questionnaires before and immediately following their trip, whereas trip alumni (n=10) completed questionnaires regarding one previous trip. We hypothesized that participants will report an increase in social awareness as well as feelings about and plans for social action immediately following the trip. On average, all variables showed some increase from pre-trip to post-trip with confidence increasing significantly and interest in social justice related activities, evaluation of social justice obstacles and support, and empathic awareness showing trends towards statistically significant increase. Overall, trip attendees showed correlations within a number of positive social justice attitudes and behaviors.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00037
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Title: IN DEFENSE OF VIDEO GAMES: A REVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGICAL LITERATURE.
Creator: Welling, Taylor, Vernon, Laura, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: As a new and developing area of technology, video games have garnered a fair amount of interest from the psychological community. A major area of research and debate is violent video games and their effect on levels of aggression in players. Unfortunately, due to inconsistent methodologies, findings in regard to this area of research are also inconsistent. Aside from the long-standing debate over violent video games and aggression, there is a treasure trove of psychological research available...
Show moreAs a new and developing area of technology, video games have garnered a fair amount of interest from the psychological community. A major area of research and debate is violent video games and their effect on levels of aggression in players. Unfortunately, due to inconsistent methodologies, findings in regard to this area of research are also inconsistent. Aside from the long-standing debate over violent video games and aggression, there is a treasure trove of psychological research available that brings hope to all gamers wishing for a good reputation for video games. Researchers have found evidence that suggests that video games can be utilized for the treatment of physical and mental disorders as well as a supplement in learning.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00062
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Title: THE EFFECT OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION ON RECOGNITION MEMORY FOR POSITIVE, NEGATIVE, & NEUTRAL STIMULI.
Creator: Halstead, Grace, Vernon, Laura, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: This study aimed to investigate whether mindfulness meditation has an effect on memory. We used free recall and recognition memory tests based on positive, negative, and neutral images to measure memory performance, and compared results between experimental and control conditions. This paper focuses on the recognition memory portion of the study. Our experimental group underwent a brief, single-session mindfulness meditation, and our control group underwent a brief, single-session mind...
Show moreThis study aimed to investigate whether mindfulness meditation has an effect on memory. We used free recall and recognition memory tests based on positive, negative, and neutral images to measure memory performance, and compared results between experimental and control conditions. This paper focuses on the recognition memory portion of the study. Our experimental group underwent a brief, single-session mindfulness meditation, and our control group underwent a brief, single-session mind-wandering meditation prior to being presented with the stimuli images. After being presented with the stimuli, participants underwent a distractor task, and then took the free recall and recognition memory tests. We hypothesized that those in the mindfulness condition would remember more positive and neutral images, but less negative images, than those in the mind-wandering condition. Our hypothesis was not supported by our results, which indicated no significant difference in performance on the memory tests between groups.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00021
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Title: THE RELATIONSHIP OF MINDFULNESS AND EXISTENTIAL ANXIETY.
Creator: Geiger, Kira, Vernon, Laura, Hoim, Terje, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Adopting various mindfulness techniques has been shown to affect both psychological and physiological conditions within the body (Hill & Updegraff, 2012; Nyklícek et al., 2013). This experiment was conducted to explore the relationship between mindfulness meditation techniques and existential anxiety reported by participants. Existential anxiety has been defined within past research as “a deep concern over whether or not one is living a meaningful and fulfilling life” (Morse, 1998). Due to...
Show moreAdopting various mindfulness techniques has been shown to affect both psychological and physiological conditions within the body (Hill & Updegraff, 2012; Nyklícek et al., 2013). This experiment was conducted to explore the relationship between mindfulness meditation techniques and existential anxiety reported by participants. Existential anxiety has been defined within past research as “a deep concern over whether or not one is living a meaningful and fulfilling life” (Morse, 1998). Due to the nature of the concept of mindfulness, adopting mindfulness techniques was thought to lead to generally more meaningful experiences for an individual, which would decrease the individual’s report of existential anxiety. Within the present study, mindfulness training was administered by means of videos viewed upon a computer screen. Participants were instructed to complete a number of self-report questionnaires both before and after viewing the videos, and the analysis of the data collected after administering the training indicated that not only did levels of mindfulness increase post-treatment, but also that mindfulness and existential anxiety do seem to share a strong negative correlation.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003616
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Title: LOGGING ON: AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFICACY OF A SHORT ONLINE MINDFULNESS MEDITATION TRAINING SESSION.
Creator: Sax, Sarah Ashley, Vernon, Laura, Hoim, Terje, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Mindfulness refers to a state of mental awareness in which the individual is focused on the current moment while attempting to experience and nonjudgmentally accept passing sensations and thoughts. A previous study (Vernon, Stiksma, & Levy, 2014) found that one week following a single meditation training session, participants reported positive results. This current study examined the efficacy of the same one-session mindfulness meditation training administered online and the participants’...
Show moreMindfulness refers to a state of mental awareness in which the individual is focused on the current moment while attempting to experience and nonjudgmentally accept passing sensations and thoughts. A previous study (Vernon, Stiksma, & Levy, 2014) found that one week following a single meditation training session, participants reported positive results. This current study examined the efficacy of the same one-session mindfulness meditation training administered online and the participants’ scores of mindfulness, stress, and social behavior and emotion. Between the pre-treatment and post-treatment, anxiety decreased, negative affect decreased while positive affect increased, and mindfulness decreased. This research will have implications for online mindfulness meditation classes, and whether the physical presence of an instructor is beneficial.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003626
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Title: CONTRIBUTION OF FEAR AND DISGUST TO SPIDER AVOIDANCE AND SPIDER-RELATED STROOP INTERFERENCE.
Creator: Vassilopoulos, Areti, Vernon, Laura, O’Brien, William, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Emotional Stroop tasks are used to observe the effects of interference in colornaming performance when under high arousal. Participants in the present study completed the Spider Phobia Questionnaire, trait fear questionnaire and trait disgust questionnaire. Response latency data were collected by an emotional Stroop task with spider-related words. Although interference effects were not observed, it is possible that this is due to the suppression effects threatening stimuli evoke in high...
Show moreEmotional Stroop tasks are used to observe the effects of interference in colornaming performance when under high arousal. Participants in the present study completed the Spider Phobia Questionnaire, trait fear questionnaire and trait disgust questionnaire. Response latency data were collected by an emotional Stroop task with spider-related words. Although interference effects were not observed, it is possible that this is due to the suppression effects threatening stimuli evoke in high distress participants. Participants also took part in a Behavioral Approach Task (BAT) with a Chilean Rose-hair tarantula and a Chilean Rose-hair tarantula’s shed exoskeleton. There was not a significant difference between approach distance between the distressed and non-distressed groups nor many consistent significant differences between reported fear and disgust in response to the two stimuli between the two groups. There were some significant correlations between trait fear and BAT responses to the exoskeleton stimuli.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003631
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Title: Should Religious Fundamentalists be Held Culpable for Their Crimes? An Analysis of the Psychological and Societal Effects of Hyper-Religiosity.
Creator: Natale, Giuliana, Tunick, Mark, Vernon, Laura, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: My research was used to determine if religiously-motivated criminal offenders should be held culpable and how offenders should be punished in a court of law. Some who commit religiously motivated crimes do not do so of their own volition (e.g., those born into a cult), some are not legally competent to stand trial, and some qualify to claim insanity by both legal and psychological standards. Psychological and social pressures exerted by cults (e.g., deindividuation) can interfere with moral...
Show moreMy research was used to determine if religiously-motivated criminal offenders should be held culpable and how offenders should be punished in a court of law. Some who commit religiously motivated crimes do not do so of their own volition (e.g., those born into a cult), some are not legally competent to stand trial, and some qualify to claim insanity by both legal and psychological standards. Psychological and social pressures exerted by cults (e.g., deindividuation) can interfere with moral and legal reasoning of the offender. I argue that only those individuals with awareness of the legality of their actions and ability to freely choose their actions should be held culpable for religiously-motivated crimes.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003684
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Title: INCREASING PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES IN NATURE.
Creator: Parker, Abigail, Vernon, Laura, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: One of the primary goals of research in conservation psychology is to analyze how humans behave towards nature and how to change that behavior in a pro-environmental direction. Through a comprehensive literature review, this study focuses on empirically supported ways to increase individual pro-environmental behavior (PEB). We found environmental education (EE) is a useful approach to this, particularly when we implement it younger and for longer periods of time. Informal EE is another prime...
Show moreOne of the primary goals of research in conservation psychology is to analyze how humans behave towards nature and how to change that behavior in a pro-environmental direction. Through a comprehensive literature review, this study focuses on empirically supported ways to increase individual pro-environmental behavior (PEB). We found environmental education (EE) is a useful approach to this, particularly when we implement it younger and for longer periods of time. Informal EE is another prime focus as it shows more success than formal EE alone. Connection to nature (CN) is shown to predict PEB as well. Since this study focuses on ways to change behavior, we looked at how to increase CN. Research suggests that increasing experiences with nature increases CN and, subsequently, PEB. Again, this is particularly useful when implemented during childhood. This review suggests more research attention should be placed on these methods in supporting environmental behavior.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00129
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Title: 45 YEARS OF BURNOUT RESEARCH: EXAMINING RISKS, TREATMENTS, AND PREVALENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
Creator: Wojcik, Schuyler, Vernon, Laura, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Professional burnout is the state or process of mental exhaustion typically associated with factors such as chronic job stress and work overload. Several models of burnout have been proposed, but Christina Maslach’s (1976) model continues to be the most prominent, with her Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) remaining the most commonly used burnout assessment tool. According to her model, burnout is made up of three dimensions: exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy. Multiple studies have found...
Show moreProfessional burnout is the state or process of mental exhaustion typically associated with factors such as chronic job stress and work overload. Several models of burnout have been proposed, but Christina Maslach’s (1976) model continues to be the most prominent, with her Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) remaining the most commonly used burnout assessment tool. According to her model, burnout is made up of three dimensions: exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy. Multiple studies have found that burnout is most highly associated with factors involving an excess of job demands and a lack of personal and professional support. Prolonged burnout is associated with decreased effectiveness on the job, multiple health problems, and an increased risk of substance abuse. Burnout researchers have found evidence which points to increased burnout levels among mental health workers, though a few studies contain evidence that mental health workers may not be at a higher risk of burnout than employees in other fields.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00132
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Title: CONCENTRATIVE MEDITATION ON MEMORY OF EMOTIONALLY-VALENCED STIMULI.
Creator: Rosas-Merritt, Alexandra R., Vernon, Laura, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Concentrative meditation derives from mindfulness practices; it is a meditation for beginners which helps meditators focus on specific stimuli such as sounds or breathing patterns. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of concentrative meditation on memory for positively, negatively, and neutrally valenced visual stimuli. In the current study, undergraduate student participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: concentrative meditation or mind-wandering...
Show moreConcentrative meditation derives from mindfulness practices; it is a meditation for beginners which helps meditators focus on specific stimuli such as sounds or breathing patterns. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of concentrative meditation on memory for positively, negatively, and neutrally valenced visual stimuli. In the current study, undergraduate student participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: concentrative meditation or mind-wandering meditation (active control). Participants were presented with positive, neutral, and negative still images and completed a free recall task. We hypothesized that participants in the concentrative meditation condition would perform best at free recall memory tasks and that participants in both conditions would remember emotionally-valenced stimuli best. Findings suggest that participants remembered more emotionally-valenced stimuli than neutral stimuli. Contrary to expectations, the mind-wandering active control condition performed better at free recall memory tasks than the concentrative meditation condition.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00100
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Title: IS ADHD DIRECTLY RELATED TO EVENTUAL PARTICIPATION IN CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR.
Creator: Vinciguerra, Tayler, Vernon, Laura, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is among one of the most thoroughly studied disorders in psychological and neurological fields that examine psychopathology, along with being one of the most common as well. It is known to have symptomatic features that may have a relationship, in some way, to outcomes that are linked to criminal behaviors. However, due to the disorder’s various facets, comorbidities, and unique environmental interactions, this relationship between ADHD and...
Show moreAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is among one of the most thoroughly studied disorders in psychological and neurological fields that examine psychopathology, along with being one of the most common as well. It is known to have symptomatic features that may have a relationship, in some way, to outcomes that are linked to criminal behaviors. However, due to the disorder’s various facets, comorbidities, and unique environmental interactions, this relationship between ADHD and criminality is a rather complex and psychologically difficult one to ascertain. A number of peer-reviewed studied were analyzed and integrated in this literary review in order to explore this relationship, and the overall consensus that has been found here emphasizes a more indirect relationship between ADHD and criminality, with external factors mediating the eventual participation in non-violent and violent forms of crime in tandem with ADHD.
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00278
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