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Dissociative Identity Disorder: The Stigma, What It Actually Is, and How To Be a Better Ally
Jimmy, , Bullying, Fall 2022, Psychology, Reduced Inequalities, Youth Activism, mental health, mental illness, psychology, 0Not many people know what dissociative identity disorder (DID/OSDD) is, as it is more commonly referred to by its...
Descriptive Review of a Broken Child: Raheem
Jesse, , Description of a Child, Gathering data through all senses, Listening with understanding and empathy, Psychology, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Social Class, Summer 2022, Descriptive Review, LUTE-STEM, 1Physical Presence and Gesture Raheem is a 12-year old, (presumably) African-American student from upper Manhattan. As I was his...
Utilizing Genetically-Informed Research Designs to Better Understand Family Processes and Child Development: Implications for Adoption and Foster Care Focused Interventions
Evan, , Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, adoption, environment, evidence, foster care, genetics, hereditary, mental health, psychology, research, 0While pondering the question of Nature or Nurture, I wanted to apply it to a real world situation. The...
How Men and Children Affect Each Other’s Development
Lilyana, , Gathering data through all senses, Gender, Psychology, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, child development, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, mental health, 0Kyle D Pruett, a Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry, dives into the differing experiences infants face with infants might...
Relationship between Screen Time and Children
Yaseen, , Psychology, Technology, Orange Cove High School, technology, 0In the article, “What Does Too Much Screen Time Do to Children’s Brains?” (Upfront) I learned that screen time...
Dr. Brenda Shook is an associate professor of psychology at National University. She explains that the question isn’t “nature...
Nature vs. Nurture Debate Continues
Evan, , Environment & World, Psychology, character development, environment, mentalhealth, 0Though scientists don’t advocate for either nature or nurture, there are optimal methods in both that develop personality positively....
Addiction is More Common Than You May Think
Leonel, , Nature, Psychology, addiction, Orange Cove High School, 0Addiction. Once it becomes a part of you it’s hard to leave behind, it is bonded to you, and...
Nature vs. Nurture
Evan, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Psychology, experience, family, health, mentality, youth, 0Both factors work with each other; search for the most viable way to develop someone’s actions regarding their situation....
I am offering my love to you, since I have nothing else to offer. Keep it close like a...
Approaching Silence
Andrea L, , Bullying, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Psychology, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Thinking flexibly, This is America, Orange Cove High School, shyness, 0In the text, “The Dilemma: Keeping Quiet” (Upfront), I learned that there are desirable ways to approach introverts. The...
The Uprising of Fear During Covid-19
Megan K, , Coronavirus, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Psychology, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, fear, RHS, 0Over the past two years countless lives have been changed since the upbringing of the horrific virus, Covid-19. This...
The damages of child and mother separation
Adalia, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Psychology, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, experimentation, RHS, 10Science evolves to help provide better opportunities, yet in order to make these advancements science sometimes takes it too...
Herd Mentality
Daniela, , Community, Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, humanity, RHS, 4Ever since humans are little kids, everyone always tries to fit into a group. While growing up, people search...
Nature vs. Nurture
Emily, , Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Nature, Psychology, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Nature vs. nurture, RHS, 3We separate everything about ourselves into two categories, nature vs. nurture. The debate over nature vs. nurture focuses on...
Nurture Defines Our Identities
Madison, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2021, Nature, Psychology, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, nature vs. nature, RHS, 0The debate of nature vs. nurture has been ongoing for an extremely long time. Some people believe that both...
Finding the Good/Adjusting
Annabelle, , Coronavirus, Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Psychology, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, covid19, RHS, 1The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on every person – nationwide. However, this toll is different for everyone....
Mind Hunter by John Douglas and Mike Olshaker
Sammy, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Psychology, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Mindhunter, 0Hello, My name is Sammy Jacobsen, and currently, I am reading Mindhunter by John Douglas and Mike Olshaker. This...
Ethics of Stanford Prison Experiment
Emmy, , Prison, Psychology, #psychology, ethics, Prison system, stanford prison experiment, 1The Stanford Prison Experiment was cruel and inhumane but led to great psychological change and discovery. The study was...
Does Power Corrupt?
Claire B, , Politics, Psychology, Science, Social Class, Voting, Corrupt Politicians, government, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Leaders, Manipulation, power, voting, 0Why is it that corrupt people always find themselves in positions of power? Perhaps the answer to this is...
Psychology on the aftermath of betrayal
Adalia, , Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, betrayal, RHS, 9People everywhere experience the harshness of betrayal. Whether it was when a friend hung out with someone else, a...
Hidden Emotions
Raniyah, , Community, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Poetry, Psychology, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, #emotions, #TheTruth, magazine, The U School, 12This is my body. In it are hidden emotions. Emotions from a dark place with a burnt dust smell....
Is A Positive Attitude REALLY Important To An Athlete’s Performance?
Andrea, , Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Sports, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Psychology In Sports, 7Emotion can affect the cognitive function, energy level, and physical performance of an athlete. If an athlete is in...
Does a Positive Outlook have an Effect on Performance?
Isabella, , Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Sports, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, mindset, Positivity, sports, 4Sometimes in more individually oriented sports like tennis and golf, players often find themselves spiralling down a negative mindset...
Why do we dream and does mental health affect our dreams?
Neve, , Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Mind Dump, Psychology, Showcase, conscious mind, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, sleep, 6Some psychologists claim that dreams are the firing of neurons during a state of rest, while others suggest that...
What methods of flattery do politicians use to gain a following?
Sammy, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Psychology, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Politics, psychology, 0Throughout political campaigns, it is clear that politicians used many different methods of flattery in order to gain their...
The art of letting go
Amra, , Books or Plays, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, showcase, 15Recently, I read The Art Of Letting Go by Rania Naim. I appreciated this book. I came across parts...
How Far Is Too Far?
Meghan, , Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2021, mental health, RHS, 13What defines a negative mental health stigma? Is it the person who has the mental illness or is it...
Sleep deprivation is becoming an epidemic among high school students
Nicolette, , Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2021, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, sleep, 1The phenomenon of sleep deprivation among high school students is a continuous cycle. After a long day at school,...
Mental Illness & Time
Dominique, , Coronavirus, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2021, mental health, Orange Cove High School, Pandemic, 0In the article, “Students & The Pandemic” by Aaliyah M she speaks on how the pandemic has affected plenty...
Unashamed Conversations About Unmet Mental Health Needs
Maddie, , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, mental health, RHS, 3Impulse buying, binge watching, unemployment, and millions of deaths. The feelings of instability and insecurity plague the lives of...
You, Yourself, and Your Being
Hannah, , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, human nature, psychology, RHS, Self-reflection, 1In life, artwork, and especially literature, the narrative is often formed to the understanding of good vs. evil. There...
Historical Trauma
Chloe, , Drugs, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Psychology, Showcase, mental health, Native Americans, 0Native American communities face many obstacles, one being a huge mental health crisis. Native Americans have endured a brutal...
Why can’t you just be happy for once?
Maddie, , Fall 2020, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Psychology, Showcase, anxiety, Parents, RHS, 4Endlessly drowning in a pool full of emotions and weight. Paralyzed with fear and a place I could not...
What would you choose?- Wealth VS. Happiness
Hanna, , Career & Job Readiness, Happiness, Point of View, Psychology, career, happiness, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Wealth, 2Personally, I think I would choose wealth over happiness because since our modern-day is such a capitalistic society that...
The twin
Jaylene, , Books or Plays, Character Traits and Relationships, Crime, Guides, Literature Guides, Psychology, #book, #psychology, Harvest Collegiate High School, 7Ivy, the protagonist in The Twin, has a few traits that influence her relationships with others. One, she is...
Procrastination in Teenagers.
Isabella, , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Stress, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, mental health, mental illness, Procrastination, student, teenagers, 7Procrastination is well known throughout most of the population, especially in highschool and university students. Parents see procrastination as...
New Normal Class of 2021
Selena, , Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Psychology, Quality Education, Showcase, #2021, Orange Cove High School, Pandemic, seniors, 0In today’s time, it has been hard and stressful coping with everything. The most impacted are the younger generation...
Youth Mental Health and COVID-19
Sage, , Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Psychology, Quality Education, September 2020, Showcase, emotions, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2With Covid-19, the overall mental health of students has drastically decreased. The lack of meaningful social connections follows directly...
Is Boredom A Good Thing?
Osiris, , Fall 2020, Psychology, Showcase, boredom, Orange Cove High School, 9People often use the phrase “Boredom is for boring people” but what if there is more to uncover. In...
Do video games contribute to youth violence?
Dominic, , Argument, Bullying, Call to Action, Fall 2019, Gaming, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Violence, bullying, child violence, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 6Parents are teaching their kids values in the wrong ways. Giving kids video games that show aggression and violence...
Mental Health in Schools
Kira, , Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, Lake Washington High School, 19Mental health is no joke and is becoming a very common problem for struggling teens. One website states that,...
Motherhood and School
Anonymous, , Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Curie High School, depression, motherhood, parenting, 5“What’s the point of trying?” A constant thought that roams my mind on a daily basis. Restless nights, lack...
An additional social worker in CPS Schools
Oscar, , Psychology, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 3Yo, Chiraq Oscar here and I am posting this blog to talk about an issue that concerns me. I...
Anxiety
Aggie, , Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Psychology, Science & Math, Showcase, Spring 2019, Chicago, Curie High School, mental health, 2Anxiety-riddled 8-year-old with wide eyes and a scared mind. Waking up every morning not being able to breathe and...
Why am I so detached and aloof from people sometimes
Jada, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Getting Started, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2019, Austin Independent School District, 5It is said that 50 percent of the world population make up introverts and the other 50 percent is...
Perfectionism and Motivation
Hailey, , Psychology, Showcase, Sports, Spring 2019, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Perfectionism and motivation are two very understudied concepts that are very fascinating. It is evident that their are links...
The article I read this week was about phobias again, specifically triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13. In...
Mental Illness and Homeless: 3 Ways Communities Can Help
Sera, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2019, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0https://nowcomment.com/documents/137216 This document discusses ways that the community can help those in the homeless population suffering from mental illness.
Mental Toughness, Perfectionism
Isabell, , Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2019, #athletes, mental health, mental toughness, perfectionism, 1For my second round of research, I found a research paper regarding perfectionism in sports and its correlation to...
Technology: Friend, Enemy, or “Frienemy”
Gwendolyn, , Fall 2018, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Partnerships for the Goals, Psychology, Science, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, Technology & Computer Science, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, technologyinvasion, 0George Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984, seems near prophetic when looking back on the work today. Orwell predicts the increase...
School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Labeling Theory, Socialization
Isabell, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Psychology, Quality Education, Showcase, Social Class, Stress, education, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, labeling theory, restorative justice, School to prison pipeline, socialization, 0The Labeling Theory states that individuals “behave in ways that reflect how others label them” (Crossman). For example, if...
Do violent video games contribute to increasing youth violence?
Amani, , Decision Making, Fall 2018, Gaming, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Psychology, Showcase, Technology, Violence, #aggression, #videogames, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Violence, youth, 5https://nowcomment.com/documents/116606#.W88xDUtKjD4 When looking at the evidence and scientific studies, it is hard to deny that there is some correlation...
Does pursuing research about a potential “gay” gene promote an inherent homophobic bias?
Mariah, , Fall 2018, LGBTQ+ Rights, Psychology, Showcase, bisexual, conversion therapy, gay, gay gene, genetic research, Homosexuality, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, lesbian, lgbt, Transgender, 3The very real fact of conversion therapy has caused many members of the LGBT community to be skeptical of...
Anyone can have a Learning Disability around you
Ronaysi, , Getting Started, Psychology, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, ADD, education, learning disability, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 2It’s important for me to graduate high school because I will have better opportunities with a diploma. I can...
People have trust issues because they took the time out to open up and to let people get to...
ADHD and Your Brain
Zoe, , Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, ADD, ADHD, aplang18, brain, mental health, neuroscience, research, 0ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The American Psychiatric Association defines ADHD as one of the most common...
Diagnosing ADHD
Zoe, , Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, ADD, ADHD, aplang18, gender, mental health, research, statistics, 0A 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) found that 8.4% of children in the United States have a...
Bibliotherapy and Art Therapy as Methods for helping the Isolated and Mentally Ill.
Judge Thomas, , Beauty, Books or Plays, Creative Writing, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Mind Dump, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, Writing, Bibliotherapy, patients, ptsd, seekinghelp, The Fifth Column, therapy, 0There are many psychological treatments for individuals seeking medical attention whether to treat or manage a mental illness. Therapy...
Mental Health Stigmas
Caleigh, , Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, Surveys, What do I stand for?, 5According to MentalHealth.gov, “If you have, or believe you may have, a mental health problem, it is helpful to...
There’s More To Life Than Just Pain
Yaqui, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Poetry, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, #notashamed, #selfharm, #Survivor, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, mylife, 3I feel like being alone But in reality I just need someone to never let me go Expressing my...
How Geography Affects Your Personality
Erica, , Nature, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 3Geography is highly correlational with personalities. Understanding how geography shapes people’s personalities is key in understanding how to help...
Geography influences how personalities are developed in people. Some personalities are known to be more successful than others. Since...
One worry people tend to have is that marijuana negatively affects your brain chemicals. The two brain chemicals it...
Can Writing Help with Pain.
Judge Thomas, , Books or Plays, Creative Writing, Decision Making, Good Health and Well-Being, Mind Dump, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, emotions, Feelings, psychology, therapy, writing, 4There are many types of therapy in the world that can help with an individuals emotions such as anxiety,...
“Kill Yourself”
Caleigh, , Bullying, Call to Action, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, Psychology, Spring 2018, blue whale challenge, kill yourself, mental health, societal norms, suicide, 4We live in a world where mental health is a prevailing struggle, that affects all ages. On average about...
Without Literature, the human mind enters the realm of insanity.
Judge Thomas, , Language, Psychology, Research Help, Science, Wonder, insanity, Literature, 1The process of my research thus far concerning human interaction and the way humans emulate, or try to emulate,...
Multi-Level Marketing and its Uncanny Resemblance to the Pyramid Scheme
Maxwell, , American Dream, Debt, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Incarceration, Politics, Prison, Psychology, Social Class, bernie madoff, Money, multi level marketing, pyramid scheme, 0In business, there exists a competitive craving to be smarter, faster, and bigger than everyone else. This urge stems...
Is it wrong to depend on others?
Lindsay, , Fall 2017, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 2In life, we often think that the only way to be secure is to be secure in oneself. Humans...
Should we stand with or against the use of marijuana?
Isa, , Drugs, Fall 2017, Psychology, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1Marijuana is a drug being used very often in 2018. However, researchers still haven’t been able to fully understand...
Blogging a Research Paper!
Eric, , Decision Making, Fall 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Psychology, Research Help, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, Thesis Feedback, 1For this essay, I am choosing to recycle and dig deeper into one of my past posts, on freedom...
Violent Media: A Convenient Cover-Up of Our Mental Health Problem
Kevin, , Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Science, Showcase, The Fifth Column, #researchtopic, mentalhealth, Okemos High School, 1Image Credit: https://thetriangle.org/opinion/becoming-desensitized-to-violence/ Over the past few years we as nation have witnessed a series of mass killings that have...
How Does Cell Phone Use Affect Our Health?
Beth, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Psychology, Technology, cell phones, health, mental health, physical health, technology, 2Handheld technology certainly has its pros and cons. The pros include easy communication, access to news, a platform for...
Lazy!
Zoe, , Biases, Fall 2017, Psychology, Showcase, Aldous Huxley, Inquiry, millennials, work, 4Everywhere you turn, you can see someone complaining about how lazy today’s young people are, how we were handed...
How does society deal with tragedy?
Lexi, , American Dream, Call to Action, Community, Fall 2017, Family, History, Psychology, Showcase, Social Class, Social Media, Terrorism, Violence, 9/11, coping, loss, society, tragedy, tribute, 0In society, people often deal with tragedy in different ways. Many use prayer to cope with it, ” “It’s a...
Is Technology Advancing Us Towards Mental Inertia?
Maxwell, , American Dream, Creative Writing, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Psychology, Showcase, Technology, intelligence, mental health, numbness, technology, 1The bustling flood of technology that has poured into our world has brought a whole new menagerie of...
Is Technology Affecting Our Relationships With Others?
Sophie, , Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, Relationships, technology, 4Technology is at the forefront of today’s society and is pervasive in everyday life. However, there are many negative...
Opioid Abuse in America
Ronnie, , Drugs, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, 0Opioid abuse has become a serious problem in the United States as well as an increasing public health issue....
What Makes People Religious or not Religious?
Zach, , Point of View, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, life, religion, spirituality, 1I consider myself to be about as atheistic as one can get. I was raised Catholic, and went through...
Do communities define us?
PJ, , Community, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, #Trump, belonging, community, presidenttrump, trump2017, 1Communities such as salt lake city are made up of distinct people; students, businessmen, workers, artists, religious figures are...
“Kill Yourself”
Jacqueline, , Argument, Call to Action, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Partnerships for the Goals, Psychology, Science, Social Media, Technology, depression, history, mental health, mental illness, psychology, science, society, suicide, suicide prevention, 1On average in the U.S. 121 people die by suicide every single day making suicide the 10th leading cause...
Is Who You Are…Where You Live?
Erica, , Psychology, Science, geography, location, personality, traits, 2Over many decades of study, people have found that there are five main personality types. However, researchers have been...
Language and Thought: the Story of the Feral Child
Logan, , Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Science, 0Language is one of the fundamental attributes that makes us human. No other species has a means of communication...
According to an article by Beyond, 20% of people procrastinate chronically. Unfortunately, I am a part of that 20%;...
How the Brain Craves Sadness
Maxwell, , Decision Making, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, contradictory, emotions, happiness, psychology, sadness, 11Emotions are very weird and to be quite frank, terrifying. Emotions for another human being cause so many issues...
Ethics of Metal, Glass, and Plastic
Eric, , Biases, Decision Making, Getting Started, Inquiry, Media, Point of View, Politics, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, War, ethics, Morals, Robots, survey, 2A little while ago, I visited the Moral Machines website. It’s a study put out by MIT to see...
Why are We So Mean?
Zoe, , Bullying, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Getting Started, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, sparkinquiry, 4Humans experience an array of emotions, ranging from elated to depressed, apathetic to anxious, excited to afraid. There is...
Where does the influence of my parents show in my life?
Bronwen, , Family, Psychology, Showcase, Thesis Feedback, behavior, child behavior, family, psychology, 1Based on my knowledge from what my parents have shown me, my mindset and the ways I think will...
Does the way I was raised determine the course of my life? Are our passions embedded in us as...
At my lowest points of my teenage years, I have pleaded to an invisible force that I would do...
How does being born as the youngest, middle, or oldest child change your personality?
Isa, , Fall 2017, Family, Psychology, Showcase, 0I found that depending on when you were born in your family, you will most likely have a different...
Is Our Destiny Determined?
Judge Thomas, , Decision Making, Fall 2017, Point of View, Psychology, Science, Showcase, destiny, determinism, 3Do I have a destiny? Personally, I believe that I can shape my own destiny, but this question...
Be aware of biases & work to overcome them
Kliton, , Psychology, Race Relations, Showcase, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, 0Most of the peoples all around the world prejudge other peoples. And the reason that this thing happen is...
There is not one adult in this world who has not created a stereotype about someone throughout their life....
Controlling Happiness
Jordan, , Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, This I Believe, Okemos High School, TIB, 3I firmly believe that everyone has control of their own happiness. There are several different things that can bring...
Relaxation: The Best Mindset
Zachary, , Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stress, This I Believe, Okemos High School, TIB, 1Introduction – Hi there, and welcome to my essay upon a personal belief of mine. In the essay that...
Abstract: The American Diet
Maddie, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Zero Hunger, american diet, diet, food, government, health, 1The overall American diet, has shifted into what is fastest, cheapest, and most often what is unhealthiest. Many convenient...
Would you want to have hyperthymesia?
Siena, , Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0Hyperthymesia is an extremely rare condition in which individuals have a superb autobiographical memory. A boy in the United...
The Effects of Prison- Research Paper
Giselle, , Prison, Psychology, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1The overwhelming amount of studies preformed on the various inmate populations of the prison system suggest that the system...
Bruised
Maddie, , Creative Writing, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 5“No, this wasn’t meant to happen.” His rocking begins to take on a certain rhythm. “I shouldn’t be...
The Importance of Cell Phone Addiction
Ethan, , Good Health and Well-Being, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Technology, 13The Importance of Cell Phone Addiction By: Ethan Barmettler Cell Phones are the foundation of human society,...
While researching confidence and the factors affecting it, I seemed to get lost in endless information correlated with self-esteem....
Animals with complex emotions are important because I want my dog to love me.
Isa, , Life on Land, Love, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Animals, complex emotions, dogs, emotions, 6The topic of animals understanding complex emotions is interesting to me because first, I watched a documentary about a...
The Mind and Its Benefits from Meditation
Gigi, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2017, 7In researching about the benefits on one’s mental health from meditation, I found several studies that show numerous reasons...
Can animals understand complex emotions?
Isa, , Life on Land, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Animals, emotion, 6Recently I have began to research if animals can understand complex emotions like humans do. While exploring deep into...
I’ve learned a lot from my research about meditation. It was easy to find benefits of meditation, but the...
Why Superfoods are worth reading about
Anna, , Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Zero Hunger, health, mental illness, Superfoods, 2Superfoods offer health benefits that will prolong life and increase the quality of life. Certain foods, such as blueberries,...
The Effects of Prison on Mental Health
Giselle, , Prison, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, incarceration, mental health, prison, 25In attempt to understand the effects of prison on mental health I have found interesting information about inmates organized...
I must admitt, I don’t care about wind tunnels I must admit I fear many things. Most of them,...
We all have voices in our heads. For me, it narrates what I do, what I’m thinking, I...
After doing research on EBSCO, I found three available sources on hyperthymesia. The first told me some important information...
How do dogs perceive us? (Initial Research)
Jessica, , Life on Land, Nature, Psychology, dogs, pets, psychology, 0I found lots of different articles on how dogs perceive humans. Some of which support my thesis and some...
(I’m)Perfect
Malia, , Beauty, Family, Friendship, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Happiness, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 2Using Gale to find information on what I was studying was somewhat difficult. At first, I wasn’t specific enough,...
Is music subjective or are responses to certain sounds instinctive?
Alea, , Music, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0This past week we have been working with the Gale website to find more sources about our research projects....
The media, especially movies, can be very misleading when portraying the life of a spy and the intelligence community...
How Our Pets Perceive Us (Initial Research)
Jessica, , Family, Happiness, Life on Land, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1How do dogs perceive their owners? I have always found animals fascinating, especially dogs. There are some questions that...
Are emotions good or bad?
Miguel, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Inquiry, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stress, 3How will the world react when there is further increase of people that live their lives in autopilot? Autopilot...
The Key to a Perfect Mindset in Athletics
Vanessa, , Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Sports, Spring 2017, 4“ People used to go and see sports psychologist when they had a problem. Now the focus has shifted...
Prison Life
Giselle, , Crime, Prison, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, prison, 8In research to answer the question, does the prison experience cause psychological issues, I have found the following information...
Toxhiuhmolpilia
Andreas, , Good Health and Well-Being, Inquiry, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 7The Aztecs believed that every 52 years, one full cycle of their solar year, the world would end and...
For my topic, using the Gale researcher was slightly difficult to find the articles I needed. However, I was...
How Social Media can Spread Outdoor Awareness
Chloe, , Beauty, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Inquiry, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2017, outdoors, 4Since my last post, I have done more research about how social media can and cannot positively influence people...
Meditation: A Beneficial Practice
Lily, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stress, 5My research question is, assuming meditation alters brain pathways, what are the consequences and benefits of those alterations? Thus...
The Effect of Gender Roles on the Workplace and Behavior
Suzanna, , Fall 2016, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, 2I have done more extensive research into how gender roles affect the workplace and aggressive behavior. According to a...
Causes of Violent Outbursts in Youth, A Research Paper
Jackson, , Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Inquiry, Psychology, Showcase, Stress, Violence, 0I chose for my research paper topic to study the causes of violent outbursts in youth. I chose this...
My Body
Janyah, , Beauty, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 12Boys will judge a girl just by her body not her personality,attitude,or the way she carry herself . Most...
No emotions
Brianna, , Love, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 3Everyone says love hurts , but that’s not true . Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy...
Child Labor
Hannah, , Call to Action, Crime, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, child development, child labor, mental illness, psychology, 3Child labor in our world today incorporates 250 million children worldwide. Child labor occurs when “people under fifteen years...
Recreational Marijuana: Yes or No?
Foster, , Drugs, Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, marijuana, pro con, recreational, weed, 4My research topic is whether the use of recreational marijuana should be legalized in more states, or if it...
Confidence seems to be something that many want, and few truly have. In an article on forbes.com titled “Use...
How Technology Affects our Health: Mentally and Physically
Montana, , Call to Action, Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Politics, Privacy, Psychology, Quality Education, Research Help, Showcase, Social Class, Social Media, Stress, Technology, 11Technology is a very wonderful thing. It can connect us to others, give us information and give us a...
How Music Affects Our Emotions
Alea, , Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Media, Music, Psychology, Showcase, 1I have chosen to write about the effect that music has on our emotions. I am interested in this...
For my research project I decided to do it about brands. It has come to my attention that most...
If you could remember every single day of your life, would you want to?
Siena, , Psychology, Hyperthymesia, 2After reading a Vice article about a documentary following a boy who can remember every single day of his...
Research shows that being separated from their birth mother has an enormous effect on the child’s unconscious psyche. Even...
A Look into How Gender Roles are Affecting our Society?
Suzanna, , Fall 2016, Gender, Psychology, Showcase, 0I am researching gender roles in American society, and focusing my research on how our society is negatively impacted...
Scientists have spent a lot of time researching the power of meditation. With its coming popularity in the West,...
The Triggers and Layers of Domestic Violence
Angelica, , Fall 2016, Family, Psychology, Showcase, Violence, Wonder, #domesticViolence #women #help #therapy #family #truma #help #speakup, Domestic Violence, 2Did you know 2 out of 3 children are exposed to trauma and violence Do you think...
Diet versus exercise: Which works better?
Ramazan, , Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Zero Hunger, Okemos High School, 5For leading a healthy lifestyle, it simply comes down to diet and exercise, the most effective method is where...
I am a frequent gamer and I am always confronted with the argument that video games are bad for...
Maybe I am the rose that grew from concrete or maybe I am the crevice where the beauty grows...
Why being smart, hardworking, and intelligent is not enough: Assessment Report on Ms. Moody
Bethany, , Fall 2016, Minimum Wage, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Psychology, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 0Juan S & Bethany G wrote this report from the point of view of a public health psychologist. You...
Panic, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: Assessment Report on Mr. American Dream
Ashley, , American Dream, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, 2Gabriel Byrd & Ashley Sok wrote this report from the point of view of a public health psychologist. You...
Traumatic Events Haunt Mr. American Dream: An Assessment Report
Alexa, , American Dream, Fall 2016, Psychology, Showcase, 1Alexa Jones & Kerry Shaw wrote this report from the point of view of a public health psychologist. You will...
Sleep Survey
Lena, , Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Showcase, Stress, Surveys, sleepsurvey, survey, 3I have created a survey to gather information pertaining to how people sleep and what they do before bed....
You know after talking to you Sometimes, Just sometimes, I think about dying Not like, I’m sick of my...
You ripped my heart out of my chest, and tossed it around, tore it open and walked away to...
Posion Love
Olivia, , Fall 2016, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, Poetry, Psychology, Showcase, Stress, 1Love is supposed to feel warm, not feel rejected/poisoned I loved someone… but he didn’t feel the same way...
Over the past few years, more and more schools have been requiring their students to follow a strict uniform....
Welcome to my animation, based off the anime Death Note. I based my project off the anime series called...
The Adventure of Lizard
Shantanu, , Gender Equity (Women), Psychology, Scratch, Showcase, Stories, #Trump, Black Lives Matter, Donald Trump, election, Hillary Clinton, Project, school, technology, 4This is satire on the conspiracy of the political spiced latte (Also, go to McDonald’s. They’re a corporate sponsor.)...
An Argument For Swear Words
Andrew, , Art, Crime, Fall 2016, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Psychology, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, argument, ExposSquad, Okemos High School, 2Almost all words are equal. I believe that nearly every word should have equal usage, no matter their spelling...
The most terrifying thing is when I loose my phone. For one, I always think I’m not going to...
The friend-o-nater, the gadget that gives a friend
Allie, , Fall 2016, Friendship, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Psychology, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, 0It looks like a FitBit, or maybe one of those Apple watches, but it’s a ring. The screen that...
I have just finished Graceling by Kristin Cashore and it has blown my mind. Throughout the book, Katsa is...
So far I found The Liberation of Gabriel King by K.L. Going to be interesting in how it talks about a...
In the book Did I mention I need you? by Estelle Maskame a girl named Eden is trying to handle a...
My Thoughts On Terrorism
Ricardo, , Fall 2016, Psychology, Race Relations, Religion, Showcase, Terrorism, Violence, 2This is my first post so be free to tell me if I have ANYTHING wrong. I am going...
Does gowing apart have to mean losing connection?
Yuliana, , Books or Plays, Fall 2016, Family, Friendship, Psychology, Showcase, 2The book That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton is about to boys who are really close...
We don’t label people, we label food
Jee, , Bullying, Fall 2016, Psychology, Race Relations, Showcase, 2My dad always did not let me eat popcorn. My whole entire family did not eat popcorn even in...
To All the Boys I’ve Ever Loved
Jenessa, , Books or Plays, Fall 2016, Friendship, Gender Equity (Women), Happiness, Love, Psychology, Showcase, 0To All the Boys I’ve Ever Loved written by Jenny Han, a good girl gets letters that are supposed...
In the book I am reading, called Paper Towns, a boy meets a girl (his neighbor) that has recently...
Many parents spoil their children even though there is research on the negative effects that follow. Parents want to...
Where I’m From
Patrisha, , Drugs, Fall 2016, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Rape Culture, Showcase, Stress, Violence, Where I'm From, 0I am from a used to be drug-abused, so now she needs the drug use From an older brother...
Malaise as if it were a Localised Miasma
Connor, , Fall 2016, Favorite Word, Psychology, Showcase, 3It’s a beautiful word. It is a condition, a frame of mind, a concept–malaise is an attractive word. And...
The Weeping Willow
Taylor, , Beauty, Fall 2016, Family, Friendship, Love, Nature, Poetry, Psychology, Showcase, Okemos High School, 1Why does the weeping willow weep? so gentle and so tender so slight and slender it’s frail branches sway...
What is the meaning of multi-sided? I think that this is my favorite word because it has many definitions...
First, it is important to address the possible causes of insomnia. These range from medical to psychiatric conditions. Common...
There are many theories about why people have unique personality traits. Some theories suggest that nature and nurture play...
Greed is one of the many things humanity has in common. Some show greed more than others. But, at...
Contagious yawning is a phenomenon that only happens in humans and as a response to hearing, seeing, or even...
Checking Claims In A Wikipedia Article About Sexism
Jorge, , Fall 2016, Gender Equity (Women), Psychology, Rights, Showcase, 2I Believe this article because it highlights historic moments of sexism in the world. It explains how sexism is...
“Who are better: dogs or cats?” This topic has been passionately debated numerous times. I see dogs as the...
Hi When I researched the key to happiness, I found that there are multiple keys to be happy. One...
Speak Easy?
Shelby, , Fall 2016, Psychology, Showcase, Stress, 1The term associated with the fear of public speaking is “glossophobia” and is described as a type of performance...
In today’s society there is so much pressure to be perfect. With celebrity influences, peer pressure, and social media...
The number of sexual assault cases in the United States is increasingly rapidly, with a “25 percent increase in...