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My Malady
Get PDFThis work explores the specifics of the abuse and how it still affects the speaker of the poem, while also allowing for the speaker to speak on their power. It is essentially the speaker taking back their power from an abuser and writing a letter to the abuser as a step in their healing
Evidence-Based Treatment Options for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Literature Review
No full textObsessive-compulsive disorder affects approximately 3% of the population at some point in their life. Exposure and response prevention therapy is currently the standard treatment option for obsessive-compulsive disorder. In cases where exposure and response prevention is ineffective, mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT), SSRI prescriptions, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) may be beneficial when combined with exposure and response prevention in reducing symptom severity and frequency as scored on the Y-BOCS or the CY-BOCS. Some intrinsic factors of the patients can cause exposure and response prevention to be less effective, including a lack of sudden gains (rapid, sudden decreases in symptoms) and if the patient utilizes the skills in cognitive behavior therapy in a ritualistic manner. While exposure and response prevention therapy has a 50% remission rate, some still find the treatment ineffective for managing their symptoms. In this literature review, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness based cognitive therapy, exposure and response prevention therapy, SSRI usage, and relaxation therapy are compared for effectiveness in reducing the frequency and severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms. It appears based on the literature that, in general, exposure and response prevention therapy is the most effective treatment option in many cases, with one of the more notable exceptions being when the coping skills learned through exposure and response prevention therapy become ritualized, in which case acceptance and commitment therapy appears more effective
Healing Hollers and Foraging Forrest\u27s.
No full textThe practices of foraging, herbalism and plant medicine have a long history within communities that reside within the Appalachian Mountains. Guided by Blumer\u27s Symbolic Interactionist perspective, we investigate the micro-aspects of society within Appalachia. I aim to explore the meanings that these practices hold within Appalachian communities. Viewing how familial and communal practices shape the meanings that are placed on and associated with the practices of foraging, herbalism, and plant medicine. Using interviews of people within Appalachian communities, viewing their own personal ideals surrounding these practices to grasp how they are viewed and how their views are constructed
The Militarization of Policing in the United States
Get PDFThe increased use of police violence and the threat thereof has become a widely publicized issue. Particularly, the use of violence against minorities, especially Black individuals, is becoming more widely criticized by the public, scholars, and activists. This identification of policing violence relates to the militarization of policing, wherein the adoption of military equipment and tactics have contributed to increased violent targeting of minority communities. Policing agencies have increasingly turned these military weapons against civilians to maintain social control. Namely, militarism in policing has historical roots in violent racialized policing targeting Black communities. The current analysis critically examines the development of militarized policing, and its historical connections to other violent, racialized policing organizations and tactics. In the future, actions should be taken to examine policing under a critical lens. Conversations have begun to refurbish military equipment, hold policing agencies accountable through accurate mandated reporting, and divesting from policing to social programs to encourage social and financial development, diverging from punitive measures
An assessment of the utilization of the national opportunity to learn standards in middle-level music education
Get PDFThe purpose of this research was to gain the music educators’ perspectives on the implementation of the 2020 National Opportunity to Learn Standards in West Virginia’s public middle school general music programs. A qualitative phenomenological approach was utilized to gather music educators’ perceptions of whether music programs in West Virginia are providing curricula aligned with the National Opportunity to Learn Standards. Through a combination of convenience and snowball sampling, 20 West Virginia public middle school general music educators were identified, and one-on-one, semi-structured interviews were conducted. Findings indicate a majority of the music programs were somewhat aligned with the National Opportunity to Learn Standards, in part, because of the alignment with the West Virginia College and Career Readiness Standards for the Arts. Findings suggest music programs that did not align closely with the National Opportunity to Learn Standards were a result of insufficient funding and a lack of administrative support for the arts
20241107: Marshall High School Lab School Yearbooks, 1941-1969
Get PDFThese items include materials from the College of Education and Professional Development at Marshall University from 1941-1969. Items were received in prior to 1990 but were processed in 2024. Materials in this collection contain Brigadier yearbooks from the outlined time period. And The Echo from 1947-1948. Please download inventory for full list of contents
