SEARCH RESULTS

1998). This is enshrined in both political rhetoric and policies and papers such as the policy documents Excellence in Schools and...

students in 2004 from 24% of students in 2003 (MORI, 2004). Bullying and threatening behaviour are increasing and it was found tha...

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

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

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

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

and those who have been diagnosed as having a major depressive episode (Editors, 2006). As the data verify, girls are far more lik...

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

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...

modeling and imitation (Somers and Tynan, 2006). Hypothesis in each study Collins, et al, propose that television holds the pote...

medical attention if they were identified as organ donors (Minniefield, 2002). One hundred percent of the 25 to 35 years olds expr...

adolescents there were no real treatment alternatives for these children (Brent, 2004). The common belief, in fact, was that thos...

psychotherapy declined. Psychotherapy is often an expensive and prolonged process, which is why Olfson, et al, posit that increase...

has existed for more than a decade (Associated Content, Inc., 2006; Young and Gainsborough, 2000). In fact, the juvenile system ha...

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

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

things also play a role in the analysis. While a variety of things are examined, and statistics complied, there is seemingly only ...

grade, "21.3% had been drunk, while 44.0% and 61.6% of 10th- and 12th-graders, respectively, had been drunk at least once in their...

families often have little access to health care services (Bauman, Silver and Stein, 2006). In many cases, access is provided thro...

as well. Nielsen and Perry (2000) state that we "must recognize that we are united in our diversity" (p. 4). This has...

of an individual and his or her environment, experiences and relationships dictate the overall growth process. Indeed, certain cr...

cause of death for 5-to-14-year-olds" ("Teen suicide"). Such statistics suggest that depression in childhood and adolescence can b...

Discussion Parents serve, either consciously or unconsciously as role models for their children. Gender roles develop in p...

couple of studies dealing with gansta rap and its impact on adolescents most likely to be affected by it. Well then move to the ot...

Although it is not uncommon to see gay and lesbian couples at the high school level, there are children who question their sexuali...

between cases at the time of diagnosis (Newmark and Anhalt, 2007). Type 1 diabetes is typically due to a "lack of insulin producti...

researchers maintained that obesity is on the rise in adolescent populations and may be the product of social constructs. There ...

questionable impact over adolescent personality, values and manner. In gathering this information, several methods were utilized ...