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Adolescent Self Concept

interpret and organize information in a way which leads to the development of a stable idea of "self". They note that Erikson (196...

Adolescent Counseling and the Theories of William Glasser

to strict behaviorism either, and nor did he support the traditional therapeutic model in which the client had a mainly passive ro...

Adolescent Counseling and William Glasser's Theories

exert an influence in adult life. Freud maintained that individuals develop their personalities as a result of biological...

Substance Abuse and Adolescents

entire population of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 used illicit drugs in 2004 (SAMHSA, 2005). This represents a slight decre...

Schools and Adolescent Behavioral Challenges

having lasting significance, since it impacts not only on childs subsequent emotional and psychological development but also on th...

Is Aggression Learned or Genetic?

been studied from several different perspectives, but it appears that there has been no attempt to relate grade expectations with ...

Maturity in the Relatoinship of Romeo and Juliet

is established that she has not yet reached her fourteenth birthday. Yet, she is also shown to be a practical, level-headed girl. ...

Steroid Use Among Adolescents

does not take into account the role that genetics plays in body-building: even though steroids can augment potential which already...

Teenage Pregnancy

various roles" (Meadows-Oliver, et al, 2007, p. 116). The stress involved in a teenage pregnancy and the associated pressure tha...

Counseling Adolescents/Confidentiality Issues

In general, if a parent asks for information concerning a counseling session, the counselor is required to provide a response. How...

Summary and Outline: Childhood Development

jungle (Berk, 2008). This chapter concentrates on the physical development of the child through this stage of growth. Berk not...

Nutritional Needs Of Adolescents

food. In order to maintain a sense of acceptance, adolescents often forego the necessary elements of a proper and healthful diet ...

The Impact of Race and Gender on Adolescent Violence

to the same extent (Saner and Ellickson, 1996). Saner and Ellickson concluded that violent adolescent acts are often the result of...

Literary Techniques Used by Girls in Junior High School

year of close observation. The young women allowed Finders to read their notes and listen to their conversations, an amazing displ...

Literary Techniques in Junior High Girls

for teaching: Today there is a substantial movement toward "student-centered" education. The theory is that students rather than t...

Article Review: Intelligence

the theory that there is a direct relationship between intelligence and perceptive motor abilities. The strongest relationship bet...

Proposal for a Project to Tackle Obesity in Adolescents

need to be the skills, including cooking skills, the ability to design menus, and the approaches taught also need to be available ...

Young Males and Anorexia

and behavior. However, males with anorexia are usually suffering in silence because of the lack of social acceptance that this is...

Adolescents and Crime

possibilities; and other issues. They also dont seem to understand that older people were once young, and therefore understand th...

Adolescents and Health

the ages of 12 and 19 were considered overweight (Surgeon General News, 2005). If that werent enough, this number is nearly triple...

Taking Risks and Adolescence

that one can incorporate the extreme with the ordinary? Indeed, risk taking represents a bit of all of these definitions, inasmuc...

Nonadherence to Medical Instructions: Walker and Avant

issue via conceptual analysis, inasmuch as Walker and Avant provide specific steps that allow one to wholly define the ambiguous a...

Effectiveness of Psychotherapy

available to young people with potential problems: primary, secondary and tertiary, which "can be viewed along a continuum in ter...

Sub Saharan Region of Africa and Teenage Females with HIV and AIDS

childbearing age and, particularly adolescent girls, should receive special attention in regards to prevention. There are several ...

African American Teenagers and Incidence of HIV

affects specific individuals, but the future of society as a whole. As HIV infection has affected African American youth in greate...

Children and Obesity

above the ideal standards based on the National Center for Health Statistics growth charts (Jerum and Melnyk, 2001). While weight ...

Stages of Development

1993, p. 3), Piaget and Vygotsky illustrate how this lopsidedness can create a considerable amount of frustration. Often misconst...

Adults, Adolescents, and Smoking

22.4% (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004). Cigarettes, once considered glamorous and chic, have emerged as t...

Youth Suicide and Depression; Conventional Approaches To Treatment

a major relapse when they are adults (Olfson et al, 2003). Therefore treatment at an early stage may help prevent later episodes. ...

Family Systems Theory

goes on to say that the nature of the family is its members being "connected emotionally" (Bowen Center for the Study of the Famil...