Concrete Metaphors Research Articles

Identity Construction in Website News Discourse: A Corpus-assisted Comparative Study of Top 10 American and Chinese Banking Corporations

The post-COVID-19 period has witnessed the fierce trade war between America and China as the two supreme world powers in the global economic meltdown. Under these circumstances, it is essential that banking corporations due to their significant role in economic transformation and resuscitation should construct a strategic identity in the global market. In light of this, this research aims to find out what key attributes of corporate identity are projected for American banking corporations (hereinafter referred to ABCs) and for Chinese banking corporations (hereinafter referred to CBCs) in website news discourse and to highlight their similarities and differences so as to offer insight into future development. To achieve this, this research adopted monologic perspectives and two corpora were built; following MIP, a detailed systematic cognitive metaphor analysis was carried out by application of Wmatrix to examine how the three metaphors in the pyramid hierarchy (concrete metaphors, conceptual metaphors, abstract conceptual keys) collaborate with each other for semantic representation. The findings show that Both ABCs and CBCs attach strategic significance to metaphorical representation of corporate identity, whose different frequency and distribution of concrete metaphors in the semantic field THE BODY AND THE INDIVIDUAL in accordance with USAS demonstrates different attributes of corporate identity; that there is one shared abstract schema: BANKING CORPORATIONS ARE ORGANISMS; that while ABCs are constructed kings who enjoy highest social reputation and projected as doctors who can diagnose their own symptoms, CBCs are constructed as hunks who have saved many people’s lives in emergency and projected as patients who have gone into therapy due to serious illness. The paper also offers empirical and theoretical implications for future research.

PERENCANAAN PUSAT SINEMATOGRAFI DI TENGGARONG DENGAN PENDEKATAN ARSITEKTUR METAFORA

Along with the development of the world of cinematography among young people in Tenggarong, where their activities include making films, short films, film screenings, and film competitions. However, there are no facilities or gathering places for them, so it is necessary to create a place or place that can provide facilities for the cinematographic community. The purpose of this research is to plan a Cinematography Center with a metaphorical architectural concept in the form of a building taken from the formation of a film camera, and to provide a forum for the activities of the cinematography community in Tenggarong including through production, training of various film works, exhibitions, various competitions and events. It is hoped that this plan will accommodate communities in Tenggarong who are interested in cinematography, both theoretically and practically, so that they can produce the best works that can compete nationally. By emphasizing the architectural style of concrete metaphors (tangible) in the planning of the building by taking the formation of a retro film camera that is transformed, it is hoped that it will be able to give the characteristics of a building that will be planned.

Middle School Students’ Metaphorical Perceptions of the Concept of Poetry

According to the Turkish Language Teaching Program prepared by the Ministry of National Education in Turkey, poetry texts should be included in Turkish textbooks taught in primary and secondary schools. Students encounter poetry texts in reading and writing activities in Turkish textbooks. It is thought that determining how students perceive the type of poetry they encounter in Turkish textbooks is important for Turkish education. The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of secondary school students about the concept of poetry through metaphors. Since the study aims to determine the perceptions of secondary school students towards the concept of “poetry” and the meanings they attribute to these perceptions, phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research designs, was preferred. The study group consisted of 148 secondary school students studying in a public school. In order to determine the metaphorical perceptions of the participants about the concept of “poetry”, they completed the sentence, “Poetry is like … because …”. The data obtained were analyzed by content analysis method. At this stage, firstly, the invalid ones were eliminated from the data obtained and then these data were coded and divided into eight different categories. Afterwards, the information was presented descriptively in tables. As a result, it was determined that secondary school students’ metaphors related to the concept of “poetry” did not change and differentiate according to the grade level, and it was determined that all of the students attributed positive meanings to poetry. In addition, it was observed that the majority of the students tried to explain the concept of “poetry” with concrete metaphors and attributed very different meanings to “poetry” based on reasoned metaphors. In addition, it has been determined that most of the students see poetry as the interpreter of emotions and the source of life.

Metaphorical Expression used in Poetry in book "The Everyday Poet" by Deborah Alma

Poetry is characterized as a kind of literature or creative writing that uses a variety of poetic approaches to stimulate the reader's emotions and imagination. This study focuses on the metaphorical expression used in poetry in the book "The Everyday Poet" by Deborah Alma. The objectives of this study are to determine the types of metaphors reflected in Deborah Alma’s poetry book "The Everyday Poet," to find out the most common types of metaphors used, and to explain the meaning of the metaphors contained in the poems. The methodology used in this study is descriptive qualitative research. The data were obtained through library research and a variety of literature to present a descriptive issue. The result of this study showed that there are twelve metaphors in the book "The Everyday Poet." There are six anthropomorphic metaphors, one animal metaphor, two abstract to concrete metaphors, and three synesthetic metaphors, and based on the data, the most commonly used metaphor is anthropomorphic metaphor, which has six lines in the book "The Everyday Poet" by Debora Alma.

The Metaphors of Teacher Candidates on Distance Learning

This study aims to determine the metaphoric perceptions of candidate teachers of special education and candidate teachers of other departments on distance education. The phenemology pattern, which is a qualitative research method, was used for the study. The study group consists of 150 candidate teachers of special education and 150 candidate teachers of other departments, which is a total of 300 teacher candidates. The data of the research was collected using Google forms. In order to collect data for the study, the teacher candidates participating in the study were asked to complete the following sentences:‘Distance education is like ……………. because ………….’ The content analysis technique was used for analysing the data obtained. As a result of the analysis made, the metaphors created by teacher candidates in both groups on distance education were studied under different categories such as ‘living things-non living things, abstract-concrete metaphors, entertainment and needs’. The data obtained in the study reveals that candidate teachers of special education and candidate teachers of other departments have negative metaphors concerning distance learning, and they have created metaphors such as cold tea, homesickness, effort in vain and sin for distance education.

Somatic poetics

This article considers scientific data and methods taken as a vocabulary for a visual language of poetics, shaping an artistic practice exploring the liminal poetics of space, time, science and mythology, equally considered. These artworks focus on the moving image as an immersive, architectonic construct, one that makes it possible to blur the boundary between space and time. They are cinematic environments that create a space of spatial and temporal ambiguity, open to the performative role of the viewer in composing the unfolding narrative. The artworks presented here began in the crossover between art and science, technology and anthropology, exploring topics and incorporating methods from each area. Transdisciplinary processes play a critical role in this artistic research. These works reflect cinema approached as a multimodal field of possibilities in which montage motivates movement and focus through this field, creating a participatory composition of sight, sound, movement and memory that immerses viewers by actuating somatic perception. Shape, scale, immersion, interactivity, simultaneity, embodiment, implementation and the manipulation of time create concrete metaphors that echo the multivalent content of the works: a collaboration with 300 tropical spiders to create a Kino, then letting the audience walk freely among them (or the spiders freely among the audience); an immersive environment enacting the space-time of glacial ice to experience the time of a different form of matter as somatosensory experience; a journey through the human history of the Moon, transcending time, political ideologies, realities and cultures as an encompassing field of simultaneous views and sounds; performing a 2000-year-old act of Thessalian magic on the skyline of Hong Kong. Combining the technological tools available to cinema and science, contrasting magnifications and speeds of observation reveal a material poetics beyond appearance. The artworks presented here elaborate the details of cardinal subjects, diving deep into fundamental domains to unravel the cultural implications embedded within the aesthetics of their data artefacts.

초등 수학 교과서의 수학 용어 정의에 사용된 표현의 비유 관점에서의 분석

In this study, the representations used in the definition of mathematical terms in elementary school math textbooks were analyzed from a metaphorical point of view. The definition representations of 172 mathematical terms presented in the curriculum were analyzed by type of metaphor and classified according to their nature of shared attributes, Pictorial representation, Analog/target abstraction, Extent of mapping, composition of the situation and type of figurative reference. The analysis showed that there were many parables that shared structural properties, metaphors using pictorial representations, concrete metaphors, enriched metaphors, and there were no references to ‘a metaphor' in the text. Although attempts have been made to easily express the concept according to the cognitive level of elementary school students, it is necessary to introduce several easy and concrete student-centered metaphors and to understand the concept of clearer mathematical terms by combining pictorial representations.

From the Sea to the Sky: Metaphorically Mapping Water to Air

ABSTRACT Countless conceptual metaphors related to human experience (e.g., LIFE IS A JOURNEY) have been identified and discussed in the literature. In most conceptual metaphors, a concrete, experiential source domain (e.g., JOURNEY) is used as a basis for partially structuring a more abstract target domain (e.g., LIFE). However, in some conceptual metaphors, concrete source domains (e.g., FLUID) structure target domains that are also concrete (e.g., LIGHT). Such concrete conceptual metaphors are relatively infrequent and have generally received less attention in the literature compared to abstract conceptual metaphors. In this paper, we argue that AIR is metaphorically understood in terms of another experiential domain; namely, WATER. This hydro-aero mapping we introduce is characterized by three particular conceptual metaphors; AIR MOTION IS WATER MOTION, MOVING IN AIR IS MOVING IN WATER, and AIR TRAVEL IS SEA TRAVEL. Furthermore, the hydro-aero mapping is instantiated by numerous compound and non-compound words. We show how the hydro-aero mapping can be historically traced in the English language by using the Oxford English Dictionary. Finally, we describe how the hydro-aero mapping, along with other concrete mappings, is critical for communication, aligns with theoretical approaches to metaphorical cognition, and raises considerable questions regarding the nature of metaphorical structuring.

GALERI SENI KALIGRAFI ISLAM DI MARTAPURA

Islamic Calligraphy Art Gallery is a place that accommodates calligraphy artworks to make it easier for people to know, learn, and obtain one of the Islamic Cultural Arts namely Calligraphy. This goal can be achieved by realizing a design that can attract attention and can introduce Islamic calligraphy to the community and is strategically located. Thus, the Islamic Calligraphy Art Gallery that will be designed is a gallery in Martapura that is expressive and educational towards Islamic calligraphy art by applying calligraphy elements into the form, space, and architectural order. The problem is answered using concrete and abstract metaphorical methods. Islamic calligraphy is a single series of letters composed of beautiful compositions. In addition, Islamic Calligraphy also contains a philosophy about the meaning it contains. Islamic calligraphy forms and philosophies are analyzed into spaces, shapes, and architectural settings to create educational and expressive gallery designs. Elements of Islamic calligraphy are depicted in the form of building masses, textures, colors, and facades (concrete metaphors). While the philosophy or meaning of calligraphy is described on mass orientation, achievement, circulation, space, and sequence flow (abstract metaphor).

GALERI SENI KALIGRAFI ISLAM DI MARTAPURA

Islamic Calligraphy Art Gallery is a place that accommodates calligraphy artworks to make it easier for people to know, learn, and obtain one of the Islamic Cultural Arts namely Calligraphy. This goal can be achieved by realizing a design that can attract attention and can introduce Islamic calligraphy to the community and is strategically located. Thus, the Islamic Calligraphy Art Gallery that will be designed is a gallery in Martapura that is expressive and educational towards Islamic calligraphy art by applying calligraphy elements into the form, space, and architectural order. The problem is answered using concrete and abstract metaphorical methods. Islamic calligraphy is a single series of letters composed of beautiful compositions. In addition, Islamic Calligraphy also contains a philosophy about the meaning it contains. Islamic calligraphy forms and philosophies are analyzed into spaces, shapes, and architectural settings to create educational and expressive gallery designs. Elements of Islamic calligraphy are depicted in the form of building masses, textures, colors, and facades (concrete metaphors). While the philosophy or meaning of calligraphy is described on mass orientation, achievement, circulation, space, and sequence flow (abstract metaphor).

The Roads (Not) Taken: The Materiality, Poetics and Politics of Infrastructure in Manipur, India

Roads are bitumen covered concrete metaphors of modernity and development, and they materially represent fantasies, collective hopes, and aspirations of future(s). They symbolize movement, connectivity, transactions and transportation, and eminently reflect governmentality. Our article is about Manipur’s connective infrastructures, and it focuses on internal roads, and a border highway that connects Imphal (Manipur’s capital city) to Dimapur at Nagaland in North-east India. We explain the infrastructural deficit within Manipur and decision-making about them being influenced by a hill-valley socio-ecological ethnic distributional conflict. The road links and is part of the uneven development route. We provide an ethnographic account of a truck journey undertaken between Imphal and Dimapur in 2018, and this enables us to understand routinized corruption and the collusion of state and non-state actors therein. The road is the symbol of hope, and a developmental desire, and epitomizes state’s governmentality and developmental project of progress, nonetheless it also gets transformed into the central locale of political protest, ethnic conflict when ethnic groups appropriate it forcibly to erect blockades and organize protests in its arterial space. The roads and highways spatially produce and reproduce (il)legality, (il)legibility, and (il)legitimacy of the Indian state. Our ethnographic research unpacks and invokes the multivalence of roads.

Determining the Perceptions about Social Networking, Internet, and Smartphone through Metaphors

Metafor, kişisel deneyimlemelerden oluşan yorum farklılıklarının dışavurumudur. Genel olarak dünyayı kavrayışımıza sinen bir düşünce biçimi ve bir görme biçimi anlamına gelir. Her insan bir durumu yaşadığı hayat doğrultusunda farklı şekilde yorumladığı gibi bunu ifadelendirmesi de farklı olacaktır. Bu ifade şekli ise metaforun özüdür. Ancak, metaforlar sadece bir söz figürü değil aynı zamanda bir düşünce figürüdür ve bu figürlerin yorumu hayatı doğrudan etkileme gücüne sahiptir. Bu nedenle bir kavramın hedef kitle tarafından nasıl ve neden böyle algılandığını belirlemek önemlidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, internet, sosyal dünya ve akıllı telefonlara yönelik algıları metaforlar aracılığıyla belirlemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, internet, akıllı telefon ve sosyal paylaşım ağları (facebook, twitter, instagram gibi) ile ilgili katılımcılardan metaforlar oluşturmaları istenmiş ve oluşturulan metaforların olumlu-olumsuz ve soyut-somut ayrımına göre hangi temalarda yer aldığı ve gruplara göre farklılık gösterip göstermediği araştırılmıştır. Çalışma, betimsel tarama modelinde desenlenmiş ve gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, nitel araştırma yöntemine uygun olarak Doküman İncelemesi tekniği ile elde edilmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 254 katılımcı oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışmada katılımcılara söz konusu kavramlarla ilgili bir nevi ‘algı ultrasonu’ yapılmış, sonuçlar incelenerek yorumlanmıştır.

Qualitative Synthesis of Young People's Experiences With Technology-Assisted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Systematic Review.

BackgroundCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for young people is increasingly being provided using technology-assisted formats. Although there is increasing evidence regarding the efficacy of such approaches, as illustrated by quantitative systematic reviews, the literature has also highlighted challenges with implementation factors, including high attrition rates and variable user engagement. Qualitative review methods can help to address the factors that impact young peoples’ experience of technology-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy (tech-assisted CBT) and, thus, enable us to better understand such implementation factors. To date, no such qualitative synthesis exists.ObjectiveThe primary aim of this review was to systematically identify and synthesize the qualitative literature concerning the experiences of young people who have used tech-assisted CBT.MethodsThis systematic review applied Thomas and Harden’s 2008 qualitative thematic synthesis approach. This involved line-by-line coding of the results sections of included studies and an inductive analysis on identified themes, followed by the generation of analytical themes through a process of iteration and interpretation of the descriptive themes. PsycINFO, ACM Digital Library, PubMed, EMBASE, and JMIR Publications databases were searched. The inclusion criteria were (1) studies involving school-aged young people over preschool age (6 years) but under the age of 18 years, (2) use of any form of tech-assisted CBT for any time period, (3) a stated focus of qualitative data to document the experiences of participants, and (4) studies published in English. The exclusion criteria were (1) interventions only provided face-to-face with no technological component, (2) only focused on the performance of the technology rather than participant experience, and (3) numerical data that sought to represent qualitative data.ResultsA total of 14 studies were included in this review. Overall, these studies represented interventions for low mood and anxiety (n=10), trauma or self-harm (n=2), and physical difficulties (n=2). Overall, 5 analytical themes emerged on young people’s experiences with tech-assisted CBT: (1) helpfulness, (2) therapeutic process, (3) transferability, (4) gameplay experience, and (5) limitations. In addition, these analytical themes contained the following subthemes: positive experiences, tech-assisted CBT versus face-to-face CBT, understanding of a CBT model, process of change, skills development, application to everyday life settings, parental involvement, character relatedness, playability, negative experiences, and broad content.ConclusionsOverall, young people’s experiences with tech-assisted CBT were mostly positive. The use of gaming environments, relatable characters, concrete metaphors, and age-appropriate narratives contributed to these positive experiences. Evidence suggests that technology can help to mediate face-to-face relationships with therapists and help young people to understand the CBT model. Clear barriers also emerged, including over-reliance on reading and writing skills and dissatisfaction with overly generalized content and comparison with commercial technologies.Trial RegistrationInternational Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) CRD42018103388; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42018103388

Determination of the Perceptions of Sport Managers on the Concept of Organization: A Metaphor Analysis Study

This research aims to determine the perceptions of sports managers on the concept of organization with the help of metaphors. The sample of study consists of 45 sports managers. In order to collect data in the study, "metaphor form" was prepared to determine the perceptions of the sport managers on the concept of organization. In the metaphor form, the sport managers were asked to complete the sentence "Organization is like.....; because........". In the study, phenomenological design, one of the from qualitative research approaches was used. In the analysis of the data, content analysis technique was used. The reliability coefficient for the inter-participants was calculated for the reliability of the analysis of the research data and this value was found to be 91%. With the evaluation of the data, it was seen that sport managers produced a total of 34 metaphors. These metaphors were collected in 4 different categories. These are respectively "being systematic", "management", "purpose" and "division of labor". The most produced metaphors by sports managers are family, car, human body, and puzzle. Living, lifeless, abstract and concrete metaphors were generally used for the concept of organization.

The Incorporation of Thought in Victor Hugo’s “Le Satyre”

This article considers how Victor Hugo’s philosophical poem “Le Satyre” incorporates thought into verse. Central to the first series of La Legende des siecles (1859), “Le Satyre” explores the idea of progress through a variety of physical experiences. The faun’s physicality is usually interpreted as a grotesque challenge to the classical gods, symbolizing the Revolution overturning hierarchies, but it is also part of a wider exploration of the embodiment of thought. The satyr’s body, gestures, and feelings shape the poem’s argument, and in his own performance he uses an array of concrete metaphors to express abstract concepts. The famous passage in which he expands into a landscape is just the most striking instance of this synthesis of the conceptual and the material. Attending closely to the way Hugo articulates these connections between ideas and bodily presence ultimately permits a reconsideration of the poem’s political sense.

RUSSIAN <i>BEAR</i> AND CHINESE <i>LONG</i>: ZOOLOGICAL METAPHOR IN RUSSIAN AND CHINESE POLITICAL DISCOURSE

Zoometaphor plays a very important role in linguistics, especially in contrastive studies, and has long attracted the attention of both Russian and Chinese linguists, including A. N. Baranov, A. P. Chudinov, F. N. Guketlova, T. S. Vershinina, Zhao Yanfan, Xue Yahong, Guo Weihai and others who also show deep interest in the role of this kind of metaphor in political discourse. Russian linguist A. P. Chudinov believes that each concrete metaphor reflects the worldview of one person thus contributing to the creation of a common metaphorical picture of the world of a certain society. Representations of the animal world, characteristic of Russian and Chinese cultures are reflected in zoometaphors involved in political discourse in both languages. Chinese linguists Xue Yahong and Guo Weihai consider the conceptual metaphor “man is an animal” one of the most important means of cognition and representation of knowledge in language. By resorting to zoometaphors statesmen and politicians choose a more effective and efficient way of conveying their political views and thus exercise a stronger influence on the target audience. The article analyzes examples of metaphors with the “bear” component and metaphors with the “Long” component. These two words play an important role in conceptualizing the world of Russian and Chinese people and metaphorically represent the two cultures. The image of the bear metaphorically represents the political authority of Russia; the use of the word “bear” stands for “strength” contributing to a positive image of a powerful state that can protect itself. Likewise, Long represents China, and in the eyes of the Chinese it is a symbol of everything sacred, noble, strong and successful, so it shows China as an authoritative state. It is stressed in the article that both Long and the dragon have mythological roots and arouse different associations, therefore it is appropriate to use the word “Long” rather than “dragon” when addressing Chinese culture. Analysis of metaphors with the bear and Long components in western political discourse shows that respective metaphors can transmit negative attitudes, which points to a controversial attitude of western politicians to Russia and China.

Determination of the Perceptions of Sport Manager Candidates Related on the Concept of Manager: A Metaphor Analysis Study

The aim of present study was to determine the perceptions of the candidates of the sport manager on the concept of manager through metaphors. The sample of study consists of a total of 50 sports managers. In order to collect data in the research, a "metaphor form" was prepared to determine the perceptions of sport manager candidates on the concept of manager. In the form of metaphors, the sport manager candidates were asked to complete the sentence "Manager is like ...; because…". In the research, phenomenological design from qualitative research approaches was used. In the analysis of the data, content analysis technique was used. For the reliability of the analysis of the research data, the inter-participants reliability co-efficient was calculated and found to be 91%. By evaluating the data, it was observed that the sport manager candidates produced totally 33 metaphors. All metaphors were collected in 7 different categories. It was determined that the perceptions of the sport manager candidates on the concept of manager mostly “in terms of being indispensable for organizations” category (14 metaphors), “in terms of being authoritarian” category (10 metaphors) and “in terms of being leader” category (8 metaphors). These categories were followed by the categories of “in terms of being a problem solver”, “in terms of unifying”, “in terms of being guide” and “in terms of being fighter”. The most produced metaphors by the sport manager candidates were the Brain, the Leader, the Father, and the Queen Bee. Alive, lifeless, abstract and concrete metaphors were used for the concept of manager.

Křesťanství jako pravdivý mýtus: Kognitivní teorie metafory a její význam pro fundamentální teologii

The aim of the article is to investigate the theory of conceptual metaphor with regard to its possible use in fundamental theology. Instead of focusing on the analysis of concrete metaphors, the article argues that it is first necessary to reflect on the philosophical and theological background of the theory. After that, as the article shows, cognitive theory of metaphor can provide a very useful perspective which would shed a new light on the themes like the relation between faith and science, Christianity and contemporary culture and others. At first, the article introduces the basic features of conceptual metaphor theory and cognitive linguistics in general. Then it tries to set it in theological context. Finally, it suggests possible ways how the theory can contribute to the development of the themes relevant for fundamental theology.

METAFORA KASTIL JEPANG DENGAN SIFAT MENUMPUK ALA LEGO PADA PERANCANGAN PUSAT KOMUNITAS JEPANG DI SOLO RAYA, JAWA TENGAH

<p><em>This journal was done in the interest of architectural studies. The goal of the research was to build a Japanese Community Center in Solo. The study began from a certain phenomenon. Ever since the signing of Peace Treaty between Indonesia and Japan, both country had immersed themselves in various cultural exchanges. This leads to the increase of Japanese culture lovers in Indonesia almost every year. To anticipate and control this phenomenon, a place that can hold and regulate the speed and effects of it is needed. The Japan Community Centre will be a place for Japanese Communities’s activities, a medium for learning Japanese culture, and the new spot of historical vacation for Solo City. Metaphorical Architecture was chosen as the design approach with consideration that through Metaphorical Architecture, the character and purpose of the building can be better presented for the public. The Metaphorical Architecture used was the mix of Abstract Metaphor (intangible) and Concrete Metaphor (tangible). The main problem of this designing process is what will be metaphored through this Japan Community Centre. The exploration starts from chosing the name for the building, which is Mugen Jou (Infinity Castle). The metaphorical charcteristics that will be used, based on the name chosen, are <strong>Grand, Firm, Massive, The feel of Japanese Castle, Uncountable visualization, and Stacked ala Lego.</strong></em></p><p><em>Keywords: Metaphorical, Grand, Firm, Massive, Castle, Uncountable</em></p>

Externalizing Metaphors Therapy: Outcomes Related to a Three-Session Treatment Model for Anxiety and Depression

Although effective treatments exist for transitional-aged youth presenting with dysphoria, treatment protocols often take much longer than the typical psychotherapy that clients receive. The authors proposed a three-session treatment protocol with an emphasis on the process of externalizing and shifting problem-focused identities using concrete metaphors. Trained clinicians from four post-secondary student counseling centers in Ontario, Canada, implemented externalizing metaphors therapy (EMT) to 50 participants who presented with anxiety and/or depression. Participating clients completed two self-report measures of dysphoria (DASS-21, STAI) before beginning and at the end of treatment. The results were then compared to a small sample of participants who engaged in treatment as usual (TAU). Differences on the DASS-21 between baseline and post-intervention revealed significant reductions in self-reported stress, depression, and anxiety. Additionally, data showed a significant and large reduction in trait a...