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- Creator:
- Vahle, Laura
- Description:
- Incest is underdiagnosed in the clinical setting. Clinicians often assign non-incest diagnoses based on symptomatology that is secondary to the underlying primary problem which is the impact of the externally induced trauma, incest. Another aspect of this underdiagnosis lies in the clinical setting in which the victim is examined. In this setting, her symptomatology is out of the context which gave rise to it and is therefore misinterpreted. A diagnosis of incest based on the same symptomatology would "make sense" if placed in the context of her family structure. Family patterns characteristic of paternal incest have been identified and used as the basis for a preliminary instrument for the identification of incest.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Psychology
- Creator:
- Sepe, Christine Azzoni
- Description:
- The goal of this graduate recital was to present a varied program. The artistic performance demonstrated the continued development of piano literature in terms of style and form from the Classic, Romantic, and Impressionistic Periods of music. Representative composers from these periods were Carl Maria von Weber, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, and Maurice Ravel. In the Sonata in D Minor, Carl Maria von Weber wrote music considerably more advanced in terms of harmony and virtuosity than others at the time. The music was full of awkward stretches, difficult jumps, and brilliant running passages. Robert Schumann's Symphonic Etudes, in the form of variations, were an embodiment of the depths, contradictions, and tensions of the romantic spirit. They could be visionary and vehement, ardent and dreamy, whimsical and learned. Rhythmic novelty, especially syncopation and cross-accents gave it an element of freshness. His piano music WAS thoroughly idiomatic and the virtuoso element was always subordinate to the poetic idea. Franz Liszt had the gift of combining the technique of showmanship and poetry. His harmonic procedure, characterized by advanced modulations and chords, and novel and extensive use of chromaticism constituted one of Liszt’s most original contributions to the language of music. The programmatic piece, Funerailles, was a blending of those elements. The Prelude, Forlane, and Toccata from the suite Le Tombeau de Couperin, were evidence of Maurice Ravel's development away from impressionism to a precise, and often witty, ironic style based on traditional harmonies. The source of his inspiration however was more often poetic than abstract. The pieces were arranged in chronological order. This procedure pointed out overlapping of the composers lives and the growth of their pianistic styles.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis and Audio recording
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Music
- Creator:
- Johnson, Kelly M.
- Description:
- In order to generalize the results of stereotyping and discrimination studies to intergroup situations, it is important to attempt to examine simultaneously the many individual variables that have been implicated in this process. Three of these variables are affect, group categorization and self-esteem. Affect is known to influence intergroup perceptions, yet anger has received very little attention in studies on affect and intergroup relations. Minimal group paradigm studies have shown that participants perceive themselves as group members even though group divisions are based upon insignificant criteria, more so when divisions are based upon more salient features. Further, the more an individual identifies with his or her ingroup, the greater the ingroup favoritism. Self-esteem has also been implicated in intergroup perceptions: it appears to both influence and be influenced by stereotyping and discrimination. Further, self-esteem levels are differentially associated with intergroup bias: individuals with high self-esteem tend to use direct methods of bias and those with low self-esteem tend to use indirect methods of bias. In the following experiment, the researcher manipulated affect (induced anger versus a neutral mood) and group categorization based upon similar (dot estimation capabilities) or non-similar characteristics (no participant characteristics). Self-esteem was measured at the beginning and the end of the experiment to examine its relationship to the other variables. Stereotyping was examined through participants' 1) evaluative ratings of personality traits of in-and outgroup members; and 2) perception of variability of in-and out group members' personality traits. Discrimination was examined through participants' recall of previously-stated in-and out group behaviors. This measure is intended to reveal indirect bias. Ingroup identity was gauged through participants' perceived similarity to their ingroup. As hypothesized, significant ingroup favoritism was found on all dependent variables. Regardless of condition, the ingroup received more positive trait ratings, was perceived as more variable, and was more favorably remembered relative to the outgroup. In line with expectations, neutral mood participants and high self-esteem participants rated in-and outgroup personality traits higher than did angry or low self-esteem participants. Unexpectedly, there was no main effect of affect or self-esteem on discrimination. Expectations of greater intergroup bias (difference between ingroup and outgroup evaluations in favor of the ingroup) in trait ratings by angry, as compared to neutral participants, did not materialize. While predicted interactions between self-esteem and the group rated were not significant, implications for future research are promising. The predicted trends materialized for angry subjects only indicating that anger and self-esteem may combine to differentially influence how an individual expresses intergroup bias. Individuals with high self-esteem showed an expected, but non-significant trend towards greater ingroup identity than did those with low self-esteem. Contrary to expectations, affect did not influence ingroup identity. As predicted, stereotyping and discrimination did not influence self-esteem. Categorization was omitted from analysis since the manipulation check indicated the manipulation had failed.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Psychology
- Creator:
- Roper, Scott Francis
- Description:
- In the songs of John Dowland, the transparent texture of the guitar’s polyphonic accompaniment together with the poetic lyricism of the vocal line makes an excellent intimate beginning set in recital. In contrast, Bellini’s bel canto melodies have much more developed vocal lines than those of earlier periods such as Dowland’s Along with Donizetti; Bellini is instrumental in the expansion of the vocal repertoire which reached a culminating point in the operas of Verdi. He is known for his long melancholy legato phrases with very little repetition of motives. Though the three Italian songs presented in the recital are not part of his operatic output, they are an excellent representation of the individual style of his cantabile vocal writing. Because of the extensive corrections and emendations in his autographed scored, it is believed by some that he was, more than his contemporaries, dedicated to the perfect union of words and music. Berlioz’ Melodies Irlandaises. Opus 2 is considered to be the first group of melodies. Although the genre was not fully developed until the publication of Schubert’s Lieder in France, these pieces have a personal charm and are stylistically comparable to the famous French song form. In the music of Jules Massenet, one may see the traits of earlier French composers such as Monsigny, Thomas and Gounod. His melodies have been described as lyrical, tender, penetrating, sweetly sensuous, rounded in contours, sentimental, and often melancholy. He excelled in the depiction of passionate love which explains the popularity of the beautiful and touching aria, “Enfermant les yeux”, from Manon. Although Benjamin Britten never fully embraced twentieth century trends, such as twelve-tone technics and serialism, some of his works such as sinfonietta and the turn of the screw bear the influence of Schoenberg and Berg. He reacted to ‘modern’ trends in a way that is referred to as neo-classic. His phrase structures are often diatonically constructed, vocal in origin, and based on triadic harmonies, however, he also used multi-tonality and tonal ambiguity as tools of expression. At times these elements present the singer with a difficult challenge in the execution of rhythms and melodies. Britten’s personal style was particularly sensitive to instrumental timbres and he often experimented with unusual combinations of instruments such as his use of French horn and tenor voice in the serenade. Moreover, Britten’s setting of Classical poetry provides a vivid musical depiction of noncturnal fantasies and fears.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis and Audio recording
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Music
- Creator:
- Moore, Jo Ann
- Description:
- The Department of Defense (DOD) is spending millions of dollars annually providing employees with the necessary training and education required to become certified in the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP). If an employee occupies a position that has been identified as a critical acquisition position, the employee must be certifiable at the level required by the position. Certification requires mandatory course work offered only through DOD schools, and most often require travel. Because public policy evaluation is so very important in determining the extent to which a policy causes a change in the intended direction, this program evaluation of the Acquisition Professional Development Program is being undertaken. It will focus on the Budget, Cost Estimating and Financial Management Position Categ9ry, or career stall, within the overall program, and will be restricted to Edwards AFB. The intent of this evaluation is to evaluate the success of APDP at Edwards Air Force Base, in terms of how successful Edwards AFB has been in contributing to the four critical elements of the DOD reengineered acquisition system: meeting the war fighters� needs; being the world�s smartest buyers; procuring the best-value goods and services; and having the most responsive ( timely and flexible) acquisition system, and thus justifying the high expenditure of limited tax dollars required to provide mandatory APDP training/certification to sustain an improved acquisition workforce. Success will be measured in terms of how well Edwards AFB is meeting the DOD elements based on data that will be gathered during interviews with Financial Managers. A cost breakdown will provide detail on the high cost of this program at Edwards AFB.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Public Administration
- Creator:
- Mohan, Kalavathy
- Description:
- This Project presents an easily testable design for Programmable Logic Arrays (PLAs). The design is made in such a way to make the PLAs fully testable. This is achieved by adding extra logic. The extra logic added consists of one shift register, two output lines and one watch line. The Watch Line constantly monitors the shift register bits and warns the system of any fault. Based on this design of PLA, an algorithm is developed for testing the PLA. The augmented fully-testable PLAs have the following properties: I. for PLAs with n inputs, m product lines there exists a test set such that test patterns and responses do not depend on the functions realized by the PLA. They depend only on the personality matrix of the PLA. 2. the test set detects any combination of single and multiple crosspoint faults, stuck faults and adjacent bridging faults 3. the number of test patterns required is knm + 4m + 2n where k is dependent on density of crosspoints in AND array. Finally, a program is written which simulates the developed testing technique of the PLAs.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Creator:
- Buchanan, Shirley E.
- Description:
- The historical record shows that the expansion of the United States and the fulfillment of an American national paradigm hinged on the interactions and negotiations that were cultivated with native people.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- History
- Creator:
- Hsu, Ivan S.
- Description:
- It is sometimes difficult to purchase an IC to perform the exact function one desires. Generic motor controller parts are usually available, but they contain many useless functions and lack others for specific applications. This project covers the design of a custom motor controller using VHDL as the design medium. This design mediun1 allows faster development, easier modification and a customized implementation. The VHDL source is platform independent and technology independent, which gives the owner of the design even more flexibility. The motor controller design was coded in VHDL for logic synthesis. This designed was simulated and is ready for timing verification, test synthesis fault grading and then production. Some available end products and the procedures for production are covered in the text.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Creator:
- Sumii, Felicia
- Description:
- Data was previously collected on 228 incarcerated pregnant women during their MIRACLE project intake interview. During the intake interview demographic data, criminal histories, social histories, and personal and family trauma histories were collected by MIRACLE advocates. This study analyzed the data to identify the common demographic characteristics and social history of incarcerated pregnant women, and to evaluate the relationships between those characteristics. The sample was predominantly made up of young, single, women with fairly low levels of educational attainment. More than two-thirds (68%) of the sample had not completed high school. More than half (60.4%) of the women in the sample had been arrested for the first time before 18 years of age. Ninety-six percent of the sample reported that they had experienced drug addiction and over half of the sample also repo1ied a history of child neglect and emotional abuse in their childhood. The women also reported that over 40% of fathers, 3 3 % of mothers, and 27% of siblings had been arrested, which demonstrates the pattern of intergenerational crime and incarceration. Unless programs for this population address these women's social and trauma histories they are unlikely to have an impact, which is evident in the high rate of recidivism.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Hoffman, Sarah E.
- Description:
- Background and Purpose. Students, faculty, and staff at CSUN who are diagnosed with stroke, cerebral' palsy, arthritis and spinal cord injury may face compromised physical access to and within campus buildings, especially if structures were built prior to the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In addition, with the implementation of the Core Campus Project, disabled parking adjacent to most buildings within the core area of campus was eliminated. The purpose of this study was to assess the accessibility of CSUN's campus to individuals with mobility impairments, and to increase awareness of CSUN's accessibility. Information gathered in this study was also used to determine the components of physical fitness and ability these individuals need to achieve in order for them to be independent, functional , CSUN campus ambulators. Subjects. Twenty-five percent of all campus buildings were assessed for physical accessibility. Distances from disabled parking spaces to ten campus service buildings, as well as to 25% of core area classroom buildings were assessed. Values of velocities and energy expenditures for the diagnostic populations of stroke, cerebral palsy, arthritis, and spinal cord injury were derived from the literature and related to campus distance requirements. Methods. Data were collected between January 2002 and February 2002. Variables appraised in determining building accessibility were recorded. Distances from the nearest disabled parking lot spot to selected service and core area classroom buildings were measured and recorded. Curb heights (in the absence of curb cutouts), cracked pavement, rough or uneven surfaces, and/or obstructions were noted along the paths from parking areas to buildings. Data Analysis. A descriptive analysis of the data obtained was performed. Means, standard deviations, and percentages were calculated where applicable. Results. Eighty-one point eight percent of main routes of entry, 63.6% of building entrances, 60% of stairwells, and 100% of elevators, public telephones, and water fountains were in compliance with ADA guidelines. However, 73.7% of women's restrooms and 95.24% of men's restrooms presented impediments to accessibility and safety. Distances from the nearest disabled parking spaces to buildings (sample size n=15) ranged from 83.82 meters to 349 meters, with a mean distance of 217.85 m � 98.31 m, and a median distance of 219.46 m. In a frequency distribution grouped into 99 meter intervals, 33% (5/15) were between 300-399 meters. Discussion and Conclusion. Generally, the buildings assessed in this study were physically accessible for people with mobility impairments using various assistive devices. Deviations were primarily found in restrooms, the most significant of which were uncovered sink drainpipes in 27 of the 42 restrooms assessed. The distances assessed from peripheral parking lots may be excessive for individuals with reduced velocity and energy capabilities. However, with the ongoing implementation of the Campus Core Project, CSUN has generally ensured campus accessibility via the addition of many new disabled parking spaces around the core perimeter. Nevertheless, the loss of disabled parking within the core may limit the access of individuals with severe impairment. CSUN currently has many projects underway to help ensure accessibility and safety.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Physical Therapy