Graduation Year
2019
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Media Studies
Reader 1
T. Kim Trang Tran
Reader 2
Carlin Wing
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© 2018 Alexandra E Scudder
Abstract
Anxiety disorders are some of the most prevalent mental illnesses in the United States, and young adults have developed a variety of coping mechanisms to deal with their symptoms. One of the most common is escapism, or the act of escaping reality by delving into alternate stimuli, fantasies, or media content, but this often leads to social or emotional isolation. Cooperative roleplaying games, such as Dungeons and Dragons, can alleviate symptoms of anxiety disorders while facilitating social interaction through escapism, creative thinking, play, and community building. The companion piece to this paper, Reflections of Fate, is a D&D 5e quest specifically designed with challenges and storylines to further these potentially healing effects.
Recommended Citation
Scudder, Sasha, "Reflections: the Positive Effect of Cooperative Roleplaying Games on Anxiety Disorders" (2019). Scripps Senior Theses. 1241.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1241
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
