Abstract
The topic of exposure to childhood adversity has comprehensively been explored, and the effects of childhood trauma can undoubtedly impact a person on a lifelong continuum, still, investigation is unceasingly conducted. Much research has yet to be done when considering early adversity's outcomes on various stages throughout life and just how reoccurring consequences from early trauma may impair regulatory abilities and executive functioning beyond childhood. Research objective is to discover how early adversity influences later executive functions in conjunction to heuristics and the effects of hypervigilance in a college student populace. This study aims to examine the several variable differences from internal beliefs to external actions when considering the discrepancies between those with adversity to those without, and what factors may play a key role in harboring resilience through a quantitative experimental study. The importance of creating awareness for those impacted by early adversity is vital for building advocacy within society. The proposed study can potentially provide knowledge towards issues related to the influence of early adversity in Adulthood. Parallel to analyzing how early adversity impacts later life, examining student populations can provide findings that help depict in what ways the related factors influence trajectory both in academia and personal development and what role education may play.
Thesis Completion
2023
Semester
Fall
Thesis Chair/Advisor
Neal, Raymonde
Degree
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Psychology
Degree Program
Psychology, Clinical Track
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Release Date
12-15-2023
Recommended Citation
Van Newhouse, Tamara S., "Impact of Childhood Adversity on Executive Functioning and the Relationship Between Hypervigilance and Heuristics Among College Students" (2023). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 1506.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/honorstheses/1506
Student Scholar Symposium Poster related to HUT.