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A textual analysis of levantine cookbooks: Reframing cookbooks as pertinent scholarly literature.
No full textWe\u27re all just happy to be here: Book publishing\u27s low compensation and the culture that perpetuates it.
No full textYesterday\u27s Protester May be Tomorrow\u27s Saint: Reimagining the Tax System Through the Work of Dorothy Day
Get PDFThis Article offers a critical exploration of Day\u27s views on the relationship between the tax system and Catholic social theory. Part I of this Article provides a biographical sketch of Dorothy Day and an overview of the Catholic Worker movement. Part II explores Day\u27s views on taxation, pacifism, and social justice. It attempts to reconcile her belief in wealth redistribution with her nonpayment of federal income taxes and her failure to seek tax-exempt status for the Catholic Worker. Part III examines Day\u27s tax resistance in the context of Catholic social teaching, particularly as that thought was developing during Day\u27s lifetime in the twentieth century. It explains how Day\u27s views on taxation were out of step with the emerging contours of traditional Catholic teaching on tax compliance. Part IV then explores what implications Day\u27s protests might have for better integrating taxpayers into the tax system where their faith or other convictions led them to have objections similar to Day\u27s
Reconciling the MMPI-A and MMPI-A-RF: Exploration of a Method for Profile Interpretation
No full textThis study explored the development of a possible classification system for the MMPI-A and MMPI-A-RF, consistent with the HiTOP model, in a sample of 3,203 adolescents in an inpatient setting. A cluster analysis of profiles, consisting of eight MMPI-A-RF variables (AGGR-r, PSYC-r, DISC-r, NEGE-r, INTR-r, EID, THD, and BXD) was utilized. Preliminary analyses based on scale elevations identified 15 profile combinations with frequencies of at least 1.2% of the sample. 84% of the sample had at least one PSY-5 Scale elevation (T \u3e 59) and 61% had at least one elevation on a Higher-Order Scale. Most profiles could be classified under at least one major dimension of psychopathology: internalizing (profiles 2, 3, 6), externalizing (profiles 8, 12, 13), and thought dysfunction (profile 9). Classifications across multiple dimensions of psychopathology were also observed, with profile 5 representing both internalizing and externalizing dimensions and profiles 10 and 11 representing internalizing and thought disorder dimensions. Three profiles likely emerged due to level of item endorsement on the MMPI-A (profiles 1, 14, 15). The other two remaining profiles similarly demonstrated profile configurations potentially related to a lack of awareness regarding distress (profile 4) and tendencies to underreport the presence of symptoms (profile 7). This paper discussed the empirically derived clusters and their relationship with both the MMPI-A and additional variables of interest. While most therapist ratings on the HPRS either partially confirmed or did not confirm group interpretation, most adolescent self-report on the YSR confirmed group interpretation. Only three profiles showed some relationship with the Rorschach. Finally, issues concerning management of response bias in developing and interpreting profiles were also discussed
Interpreting the MMPI-A-RF in the Context of the HiTOP Psychosis Superspectrum: Findings from an Adolescent Inpatient Sample
No full textThe present study examined the relationship between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent-Restructured Form (MMPI-A-RF)’s Psychopathology Five (PSY-5) scales and Higher Order (H-O) scales as they relate to therapist ratings of psychosis on the Hopkins Psychiatric Rating Scale (HPRS) among an adolescent inpatient sample. Consistent with the HiTOP Psychosis Superspectrum Model, it was predicted that the MMPI-A-RF scales of Psychoticism (PSYC-r) and Introversion/Low Positive Emotionality (INTR-r) will relate to therapist ratings of psychosis. While the Model examines both Detachment and Thought Disorder, several aspects of Detachment aren’t explicitly reflected in the study. However, when considering the PSY-5 scales, it was predicted that some of these traits and symptoms will be captured by INTR-r. Factor analysis results yielded two dependent variables: the Psychosis Factor Dimension and the Psychosis Single Item Rating. Results from multiple linear regression analyses indicate some support for the hypothesis that the MMPI-A-RF scales of PSYC-r and INTR-r relate to the presence of psychosis, but solely for the Psychosis Factor Dimension at admission. Therapist ratings of psychosis were predicted only by PSYC-r, but not INTR-r for the Psychosis Item Rating. Lower Aggression (AGG-r) and Disconstraint (DISC-r) in the context of Behavioral/Externalizing Dysfunction (BXD) are also related to therapist ratings of psychosis at admission. At discharge, only INTR-r was predictive of psychosis for both dependent variables. However, lower Emotional/Internalizing Dysfunction (EID) was also predictive of therapist ratings of psychosis for the Psychosis Item Rating. The discovered profile patterns offer more information in regard to adolescent psychosis than elevations on the Thought Dysfunction (THD) scale. When considering Kotov’s Psychosis Superspectrum Model, it is possible that other traits and/or symptoms of psychosis are captured the resulting profile patterns
Homegrown Paranoia: Surveillance Experiences, Collective Self-Esteem and Social Connectedness as They Relate to Clinical and Subclinical Paranoid Ideation for Muslim Americans
No full textCountering Violent Extremism (CVE) Programs and their variations have existed in the United States since 2007 to increase surveillance on individuals and populations deemed suspicious and at-risk of terrorist activity (Michel, 2015). In practice, many CVE programs, which have focused on surveillance of Muslim community centers, schools, and mosques, have led to a criminalization of Muslim identity at-large, suggesting the biased lawmaking and leading to a host of legal and personal advocacy efforts against these programs (American Civil Liberties Union, 2011; Council on American-Islamic Relations, 2015). Previous literature has found that for Muslim Americans, experiences of discrimination and levels of paranoia are positively associated, but there is limited research on the psychological impacts of surveillance specifically (Rippy & Newman, 2006). This study seeks to understand further the long-term impacts of invasive CVE programs on the intra- and interpersonal functioning of Muslim American populations. An online survey was used to collect mixed qualitative and quantitative data to explore associations among individual experiences with surveillance, social connectedness within their Muslim and/or greater U.S. American community, collective self-esteem, and levels of clinical or subclinical paranoid ideation among Muslim individuals living in the U.S. who are 18 or older. Majority of participants endorsed first-hand (n = 13, 15.7%) or second-hand (n = 25, 42.2%) experiences with government surveillance and first-hand (n = 48, 57.8%), or second-hand (n =25, 30.1%) negative experiences with government agencies. Participants endorsed a significantly higher level of paranoid ideation compared to normative samples, and paranoid ideation was negatively associated with social connectedness. Those who had first-hand experienced surveillance endorsed significantly higher subclinical and clinical levels of paranoid ideation, suggesting that there is an association between these experiences of being watched and invaded and experiencing clinically significant feelings of mistrust and lack of safety. Qualitative themes were also considered, indicating negative psychosocial consequences that surveillance structures such as spying, donation monitoring, and incarceration have had on Muslim Americans. This has profound implications for a community that appears to exist at a baseline state of structurally-induced paranoia. These findings also have implications for clinicians or school staff who may overpathologize Muslim patients and students without considering the systemic context which creates a foundation of paranoia as a defense. Primarily, it serves to give valuable data to support those who are working to dismantle harmful structural practices such as CVE programs
Just Extracurriculars?
Get PDFExtracurricular activities have been the battleground for a striking number of Supreme Court cases set at public schools, from cases involving speech to religion to drug testing. Indeed, the two most recent Supreme Court cases involving constitutional rights at public schools--Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (2022) and Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. (2021)--both arose in the extracurricular context of school sports. Even so, the Supreme Court has never fully clarified the status of extracurricular activities themselves. Once a school offers an extracurricular activity, is participation merely a privilege? Does the fact that extracurricular activities are voluntary for students affect how their constitutional rights play out there? Where do coaches\u27 and other extracurricular advisors\u27 own constitutional rights fit in? The Supreme Court has not explicitly answered these questions, and its implicit answers have varied.
This Article brings the key constitutional questions about extracurricular activities from the background to the foreground. It analyzes Mahanoy and Kennedy through the lens of extracurricular activities, showing that here, too, there is inconsistency. The decisions converged in terms of their outcomes-- victories for the plaintiffs on their First Amendment claims against the school districts--but diverged in terms of recognizing the significance of extracurricular activities in students\u27 lives. The Article shows how the decisions\u27 inconsistency echoes that of earlier Supreme Court cases and leaves open questions about extracurricular activities that have been percolating in the lower courts for years. It then turns to psychological research about the significance of extracurricular activities in students\u27 lives. This research, which shows that extracurricular activities have major implications for students\u27 academic performance, drop-out rates, social/emotional development, mental health, likelihood of substance abuse, and risk of depression and suicide, points toward the need to take extracurricular activities seriously.
The appropriate way to conceive of extracurricular activities, the Article argues, is to view them as extensions of the school day, rather than minimizing them as “just” extracurriculars. This would have important implications for how students\u27 constitutional rights play out in the extracurricular setting. It would mean that punishing a student for her speech by excluding her from an extracurricular activity should trigger the same sort of robust First Amendment analysis that would apply to removal from a class. It would also make clear that the voluntary nature of extracurricular activities does not mean that religious coercion is less of a concern, or that reasonable expectations of privacy are lower. And it would highlight the need for limitations on a current practice among many school districts: using extracurricular activities as a lever to regulate out-of-school conduct, such as vaccination for COVID-19 or presence at gatherings where alcohol is served, that schools cannot regulate directly. Extracurricular activities are not “just” extracurriculars--and so they need to operate in a way that is just
Positive Development for Preschooler Well-Being
Get PDFThe intent of this special section on promoting mind-body health in preschoolers is to review the related areas of assessment, intervention, and physical health care practices. The preschool years are a time of critical development, growth, and vulnerability. Growth trajectories put in place and supported across settings can lead to positive outcomes. However, these can be interrupted during periods of trauma. It is at these times that the overall wellness of these youth requires careful support. This introduction reviews preschool mind-body health development, assessment, and intervention within a cultural context, both as part of typical development and in the case of traumatic events such as the COVID-19 pandemic
Nutritional Wellness in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Get PDFPreschool age is a time when children experience erratic appetite and fluctuations in growth and development. Typically developing preschoolers have picky eating habits leading to varied nutrient deficiencies. Dietary inadequacies are further compromised in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) due to abnormal sensory sensitivity, social deficits, and repetitive behaviors of interests. To promote health and wellness in this population, school psychologists and educators in collaboration with registered dietitian nutritionists who are the food and nutrition experts need to identify avenues to promote healthy eating for this pediatric population. This article focuses on nutritional needs and considerations of preschoolers with emphasis on those with ASD, the role of school-based interventions, and practical tips for school psychologists and educators in the promotion of nutritional wellness in preschoolers with ASD
