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          My capstone end product is going to be the results of an experiment, more specifically an experiment that shows whether or not meditation is an effective treatment for mild to moderate depression. I plan on making my video and material persuasive by explaining to people why and how meditation is beneficial. By informing people about the benefits of meditation, especially the benefits to their mental and emotional health, I am hoping that they will be more open and willing to implement meditation practices into their everyday lives. I want to use colors that convey the feeling of calmness and serenity so the person can feel a little more at peace while watching my video. I am hoping to interview some members of the meditation club here on campus to get their personal view on meditation, or members of other off campus meditation centers and classes. I’m also hoping to have the person give their own accounts on how meditation has helped them improve, and feel better mentally and emotionally, and how it has changed their life for the better. I mostly just want to have people’s personal accounts on how meditation has helped them because I feel like this comes across better to the audience and is more believable than just having facts.

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     I.     Capstone Project Statement of Intent:

a) Identify the goals of the project.

The goal of my capstone project is to determine whether or not meditation is an

effective treatment for mild to moderate depression.

b) Why is it important and why should we care?

Depression is a very serious and real issue that affects a lot of people, whether we're all aware of it or 

not. If the treatment shows to be effective it could help a lot of people and change a lot of lives. 

c) How do these goals fit with your career objectives?  

 I plan to go into the field of psychology. I want to major in counseling psychology and minor in 

clinical psychology. What this means is I want to help people get better and feel better. That is what 

this whole project is about, impacting peoples lives and helping them get to a better place. 

d) How does your project give back to society?

Like I said before, if the experiment shows that meditation is an effective treatment for depression, it 

could help people and change their lives for the better. I obviously want to impact a lot of peoples 

lives, but if this project just helped one person, I would be happy with that.