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the ages of 12 and 19 were considered overweight (Surgeon General News, 2005). If that werent enough, this number is nearly triple...
above the ideal standards based on the National Center for Health Statistics growth charts (Jerum and Melnyk, 2001). While weight ...
applied here validate all 181 cases. The third is a "date-charge" set of statistics, indicating when the arrests occurred. Perha...
have changed considerably over the last century. This change is associated with a number of factors, the most prominent being our...
reported that behavior therapy follows "a format of therapist modeling, behavior rehearsal, specific therapy assignments, self-rec...
homeless teens as indicative of a larger problem (Wagner 16). Wagner explains it this way: " With their economy in shambles, many ...
and similarity" (Kipke et al, 1997, p. 655). Within the forming of these friendships is also a climate of greater importance with...
2006). Marcotte and colleagues (2002) note that a great deal of progress has been made in this field over the last two decades but...
students in 2004 from 24% of students in 2003 (MORI, 2004). Bullying and threatening behaviour are increasing and it was found tha...
and those who have been diagnosed as having a major depressive episode (Editors, 2006). As the data verify, girls are far more lik...
modeling and imitation (Somers and Tynan, 2006). Hypothesis in each study Collins, et al, propose that television holds the pote...
entire population of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 used illicit drugs in 2004 (SAMHSA, 2005). This represents a slight decre...
interpret and organize information in a way which leads to the development of a stable idea of "self". They note that Erikson (196...
exert an influence in adult life. Freud maintained that individuals develop their personalities as a result of biological...
having lasting significance, since it impacts not only on childs subsequent emotional and psychological development but also on th...
adolescents there were no real treatment alternatives for these children (Brent, 2004). The common belief, in fact, was that thos...
has existed for more than a decade (Associated Content, Inc., 2006; Young and Gainsborough, 2000). In fact, the juvenile system ha...
medical attention if they were identified as organ donors (Minniefield, 2002). One hundred percent of the 25 to 35 years olds expr...
"hyperlipidemia, hypertension, blood glucose disturbances, Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea and asthma," while emotional effects inclu...
psychotherapy declined. Psychotherapy is often an expensive and prolonged process, which is why Olfson, et al, posit that increase...
29 percent of the entire group of patients at the beginning of the study (Weeks, 2004; NIMH, 2005). This rate was reduced in all f...
women, despite their success; women still are faced with doing the majority of tasks around the home, no matter how busy their pro...
describe the other elements that were at play in the educational process. These invisible elements, the so-called "hidden curricu...
mental illness. One area of practice where this factor in Christian psychiatric practice may prove effective is in regards to the...
as noted above, is a "protective resource" that counters the effect of something stressful; for example, providing financial suppo...
teenagers, because they are often reactions from the lower self. A strong personal desire can also evoke an emotional response, w...
In general, if a parent asks for information concerning a counseling session, the counselor is required to provide a response. How...
various roles" (Meadows-Oliver, et al, 2007, p. 116). The stress involved in a teenage pregnancy and the associated pressure tha...
This paper analyzes the care prevailed for Lucy, an adolescent college student who is diabetic and complaining of fatigue. Diagnos...
This research paper consists of 2 parts. The first part is an annotated bibliography of studies that focus on interventions design...