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A Nineteenth-Century Modernist: Walt Whitman’s Influence on American Modernist Poetry
No full textIn “Democratic Vistas”, Walt Whitman calls for an American literary revolution. He asserts that American poetry should reach towards the future; that American poetry should strive to create a society of strong, active readers through intellectual complexity; and that American poetry should break from European literary traditions. Whitman’s poetry carries out this revolution only partially; his poetry extends towards the modern, yet still somewhat clings to European traditions. This paper posits Whitman as a precursor of literary modernism, examines his influence on American modernist poetry, and explores the ways in which four American modernist poets fulfil his call for revolution.https://digitalcommons.slc.edu/undergrad_selectedworks/1010/thumbnail.jp
Soul and Spirit: Cultural Healing Practices and the Roots of Dance/Movement Therapy
Get PDFDance has been a part of the global culture for centuries. Sacred dance traditions, although artistic in nature, have been used as a means to sustain and mend civilizations. Members of the African diaspora have had to practice in these cultural practices in secret or not practice at all due to prejudicial laws and codes. Somehow, these traditions are remembered and performed on members of the African diaspora in urban cities across the globe. Over the years, these African healing dance traditions have taken on new form and language through the emergence of new psychotherapeutic disciplines such as creative arts therapy. Dance/movement therapy is a body-based therapy that seeks to integrate all components of our beings. The objective is to use the body to actualize the unconscious and then regain synchronicity using the body. Dance/movement therapy substantiates the continuous reciprocal relationship of the mind and body, and increases the awareness of the body’s senses. It is a young field, that is still growing, but is grounded in ancient healing customs. This research focuses on the connections between dance/movement therapy and ancient healing practices found within the African diaspora. The focus of this thesis is to highlight the technical similarities in both practices. This thesis also discusses the cultural considerations of merging Western and Eastern ideals, adopting major European attitudes about African people and the impact on people of color in therapeutic relationship
What do Teenagers Think about Precision Psychiatry?
No full textThe variable etiology of psychiatric illness makes it a useful target for precision medicine, a healthcare model that customizes medical care to an individual’s genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors with the goal of improving health outcomes. The specific environmental and genetic contributions to one’s psychiatric illness risk are unknown; however, new discoveries of the genetic contributions to psychiatric illness prompt questions as to how genetic-based psychiatric illness risk can be translated into mental health benefit for an individual. Specifically, precision psychiatry must motivate behavioral change in response to genetic risk information to accomplish its goal. The adolescent population is a useful target of precision psychiatry because psychiatric illnesses often begin during this life stage, earlier diagnosis and treatment improves long-term outcomes of psychiatric illness, and adolescents are generally less intolerant of uncertainty. Therefore, adolescents’ willingness to make behavioral changes upon receiving psychiatric genomic risk information is a growing area of interest. This study aims to assess teenagers’ willingness to make behavioral changes in response to the distribution of psychiatric genetic risk information. Recommendations for genetic counseling---an effective tool to improve patient knowledge, alleviate stress and anxiety associated with genetic testing results, and reduce uncertainty of genetic risk---are proposed
Parental perception of pediatric clinical exome sequencing in a Latino population
Get PDFClinical exome sequencing (CES) is an established method for genetic diagnosis that is commonly used in clinical practices. Studies examining the CES experience for families have primarily been non-Latino white participants who speak English. To begin to address how these experiences may differ in other populations, we conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews. Interviews were completed with 22 Latino parents (14 in English; 8 in Spanish) of children who had pediatric CES at Columbia University Medical Center and received results within three to 20 months of the interview. We also measured acculturation with a standardized scale. Similar to prior studies, parents reported varied emotional reactions to their child’s results. Parents largely understood their child’s CES results though were not always able to correctly recall recurrence risk. The majority of participants reported feelings of anxiety while waiting for CES results. Some parents, particularly those not fluent in English with lower acculturation scores, reported language barriers to their understanding of the testing and their child’s care. Faith appeared to be a positive coping mechanism that was more frequently reported by participants with lower acculturation scores. Our findings are consistent with many of the previous studies of parental experience of CES but highlight some key findings that warrant further study and potentially inform practice. Larger studies should explore potential associations between acculturation and parental understanding or emotional response to results. The minimal language barriers reported by Spanish-speaking patients reiterates the importance of a Spanish-speaking provider, when possible, and bilingual resources
