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Messiah College faculty scholarship papers : submitted by faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for promotion to the rank of professo

The Effect of Stigma Against Mental Illness on the Disparities of the Psychiatric Healthcare System

Mental illness affects a significant portion of the population, yet stigma surrounding it persists, leading to disparities in psychiatric healthcare. This paper discusses the impact of stigma on mental health treatment, drawing insights from scholarly literature, clinical experiences, and societal observations. It addresses the stereotypes and misconceptions that contribute to the reluctance of individuals to seek treatment and examines the influence of media representations and cultural attitudes surrounding psychiatric healthcare. Moreover, the paper explores the implications of stigma on the quality of care provided by healthcare professionals, particularly focusing on the attitudes of nurses in psychiatric settings. Drawing from firsthand observations during a clinical rotation, the paper highlights instances of stigmatizing behavior and its detrimental effects on patient outcomes. The discussion encompasses the broader societal implications of mental health stigma, emphasizing the need for increased awareness and education to combat misconceptions and promote understanding of psychiatric healthcare. Furthermore, the paper addresses systemic challenges such as underfunding and inadequate access to mental health services, and advocating for policy reforms aligned with human rights principles. Through a comprehensive examination of the intersection between stigma and psychiatric healthcare, this paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the barriers to effective treatment and calls for efforts to destigmatize mental illness and improve access to quality care

Threat Perception Alteration as an Effect of Use-of-Force Simulation Training

Due to the nature of police work police officers are often placed in life threatening situations. To prepare officers for these interactions police academies employ use-of-force simulations to train relevant skills such as situational awareness and judgement. Repeated exposure to threatening situations, such as those in the use-of-force simulations, may alter the threat perception of the participant. Using self-report measures of anxiety (STAI-6 Item) and affect (PANAS), as well as respiration rate data, and short answer self-reports, the present study aims to determine if perception of threat is altered as a result of the use-of-force training, both directly after one training session and after completing the 16 week training. Two alternative hypotheses predict the outcome: a) the training will increase the participant’s situational awareness, in turn increasing threat perception with an increase in anxious symptoms and autonomic arousal as evidence, or b) the training will desensitize the participant to violence leading to decreased threat perception with decreased positive and negative affect, and decreased autonomic arousal as evidence. Evidence for the latter hypothesis was found indicating that repeated exposure to the use-of-force training simulation increased participant’s perception of threat, manifested by an overall decrease in emotional responding suggesting that the participants were desensitized to threat over time. It is possible that decreased emotional responding due to desensitization can lead to maladaptive processes such as affective blunting, therefore it is important to examine this link between officer training and desensitization to threat

The Economic Impact of Social Security Reformation

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Assessment of the impact of increased solar ultraviolet radiation upon marine ecosystems

Specifically, the study has addressed the following: (1) potential for irreversible damage to the productivity, structure and/or functioning of a model estuarine ecosystem by increased UV-B radiation or ecosystems highly stable or amenable to adaptive change, and (2) the sensitivity of key community components (the primary producers, consumers, and decomposers) to increased UV-B radiation. Three areas of study were examined during the past year: (1) a continuation of the study utilizing the two seminatural ecosystem chambers, (2) a pilot study utilizing three flow-through ecosystem tanks enclosed in a small, outdoor greenhouse, and (3) sensitivity studies of representative primary producers and consumers

RCRA Citizen Suits and Restitution: The Eighth Circuit\u27s Full Cort Press Strangles Equity\u27s Traditional Remedial Play

Congress creates a federal right of action for private citizens in two ways. First, Congress can expressly grant this right in the statute\u27s language. Second, Congress can implicitly create a right of action. In Cort v. Ash, the Supreme Court set forth a method of analyzing a statute to determine whether Congress implied a private right of action. This Note will address Furrer v. Brown, a recent decision highlighting the Eighth Circuit\u27s confusion in the distinction between finding an implicit right of action and determining the available remedies for an existing right of action

A Legacy of Financial Inequities: A Historical Black College and University Stakeholders Response to Funding Strategies

While there has been disinvestment into higher education, there is also a significant disparity in state investment for certain types of public institutions, specifically for less-resourced institutions such as HBCUs. There is not much literature that examines the relationship of formula funding or state appropriations on institutional outcomes at public Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Texas. Using a critical race theory and outcome equity lens will help provide a historical context of continued inadequate funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The funding disparities and insufficient funding mechanisms have not met the demands of low-income and underserved students that HBCUs serve. This qualitative case study's primary purpose is to understand the current state funding strategies impact on a specific HBCU from its institutional and community leaders. In addition to understanding the institutional leader’s perspective, the study will interview participants that work directly with the students that the HBCU serves. The Texas higher education system is underfunded; however, the current funding strategies are calculated on the base period and weighted credit hours do not equitably distribute available state funds and explain funding disparities. Serving larger diverse populations will require equitable levels of financial support