Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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eng
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Copyright for all items in the Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
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Mythopoeia Sylvatica: A Critical Topographical Exploration of the Once and Future Forests of North America through Six Witness Trees

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Moir, Amalia, Thesis advisor (ths): Bordo, Jonathan, Degree committee member (dgc): Rutherford, Stephanie, Degree committee member (dgc): Parker, James, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Since British colonization of North America and the beginning of Anglo-speaking Euro-Canada and the United States, myth-making or representations of the forests have witnessed degradation and loss of old-growth forest ecosystems or intact sylvan landscapes. Canadian and American versions of the story of the North American Forests shared the same trajectory: forests as 'wasted-land… more

Childhood Precursors of Adult Trait Incompleteness

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Kennedy, Laura, Thesis advisor (ths): Summerfeldt, Laura, Degree committee member (dgc): Parker, James, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Previous research has suggested that childhood sensory sensitivity may predict adult obsessive compulsive (OC) behaviours. To date, however, research has not addressed how the separate dimensions – harm avoidance and incompleteness - may influence this relationship or why it exists. The current study used a retrospective design to test a) if sensory sensitivity in childhood predicts… more