Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescents: Management of PCOS in Adolescents The recent increase in the incidence of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) in adolescents is becoming a major concern in America. PCOS is recognized as the most common end Continue Reading...
treatment modalities for conduct disordered adolescent males has primarily been focused on comorbidity. Adolescent males with conduct disorder typically receive individual and family therapy, but when overt behaviors are extreme, pharmacotherapy may Continue Reading...
Erickson's and Piaget's Theory of Child Development & adolescent depression This is a paper concerning the development stages of an adolescent and depression. Erickson's and Piaget's Theory of Child Development will be used to explain what may l Continue Reading...
The Attitude of Peers and the Development of Prejudice in AdolescenceIntroductionStudies have shown that many young people form their attitudes, political values, and prejudices in the adolescence stage. For example, according to a study by Raabe and Continue Reading...
Developmental Stage: Adolescence Physical Psychosocial Cognitive Moral Hormonal changes trigger puberty, and it often affects behavior and moods. Puberty lasts for about four years, girls experience it earlier as compared to boys, and stops whe Continue Reading...
Depression in Children and Adolescents Depression is a severe sickness, which is capable of affecting almost all parts of a young individual's life and considerably affects his or her family as well. It can interfere with relationships amidst friend Continue Reading...
Treatment Approach to Adolescent Substance Disorders All over the world, the issue of substance abuse among adolescents is worrying many parents and governments. Substance abuse not only has long-term negative effects on an adolescent's brain but i Continue Reading...
Treatment is also viewed as a tool to address an adolescent's use of one substance, whereas prevention programs address the risks of multiple substances (Sussman, 2011). Prevention programs that have provided some evidence of effectiveness include s Continue Reading...
Some might argue that the movies and television depicting African-American and white adolescent girls reinforces stereotypes and can only negatively affect body image. This argument is supported by the fact that the vast majority of media and film Continue Reading...
Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy (PAP) (mimicking the methods used by Lederman and Mian, 2003), followed by a follow-up study that tracked the rates of pregnancy among participants in the PAP program. Recommendations Overall, this paper shows that Continue Reading...
Anger Management Anger is a common emotional response to events that are unexpected and unfriendly. However, sometimes this emotional response takes a more sustained and intense course, which is when it becomes dangerous. There is a real dearth of r Continue Reading...
Egocentrism The concept of egocentrism in adolescence has been controversial for years. Many theorists have addressed the topic with differing beliefs and conclusions (McDevitt, 2002). Egocentrism in adolescence can be painful not only for the adole Continue Reading...
Interview with a TeacherFor this interview, I talked with a teacher I know about the topic of identity formation in the adolescent stage of development. This was an interesting talk, as the teachers students are all adolescents, but she also teaches Continue Reading...
Developmental Analysis: Childhood-Adolescence Childhood and adolescence are two developmental stages in a life where the young ones are growing into young adults. For that reason, they have their own psychological and social needs for wholesome growt Continue Reading...
Suicide in Adolescents Adolescents comprise an especially vulnerable group as far as suicide is concerned. This paper discusses a number of aspects relating to suicide in adolescents. Following a definition of the concept of suicide, attention is pai Continue Reading...
perception of objects in infants related to IQ during adolescence? The term "social cognition" represents the fundamental capabilities of children to perceive an object, categorize, remember, evaluate, thing and react appropriately (Dilalla, 2007). Continue Reading...
Abstract Objective: The motivation behind this paper is to give annotated bibliography of sources on research in regards to overseeing conduct in young people and kids through arrangement centered treatment. Solution Focused Therapy or SFBT is a type Continue Reading...
For adolescents living in the Delta, health education on modifiable risk factors is mandatory if any change is to be seen. FINDINGS of the REVIEW of LITERATURE Findings of the literature reviewed in this study include the key roles of mothers, caf Continue Reading...
Preliminary Research ProposalPurpose of Research ProposalA research proposal is intended to achieve two things: to present why a research problem is to be studied and to state the most viable ways of conducting the study. Research proposals are condu Continue Reading...
According to Son and Kirchner (2000), depression frequently goes unrecognized in children and adolescents. However, Bhatia (2019) is categorical that depression in childhood and teen years appears to have been in an upward trend in recent times. Acco Continue Reading...
Depression in Adolescence Depression in Adolescents The link between symptoms, etiology, core biochemical processes, treatment outcome, and treatment response of affective (mood) disorders is yet to be adequately understood for allowing their categ Continue Reading...
predicts heavy alcohol use among adolescents? J. Greg Getz and James H. Bray in examining the heavy use of alcohol among adolescent found that family factors, the separation anxiety, psychosocial behavioral factors, and ethnic status were important Continue Reading...
Article Critique: The Impact of Covid-19 Related School Shutdown on Sleep in Adolescents- A Natural Experiment Article Summary The study is experimental since the study itself mentions it was a natural experiment. In the experimental studies, an inte Continue Reading...
Culture on Substance Use Among Adolescents Cultural values do have a significant impact on most adolescents' attitudes towards drug abuse. It should be noted that what is regarded "illicit" varies from culture to culture. In that regard, therefore, Continue Reading...
Depression in Adolescents Group Curriculum overview This group aims at aiding participants in modifying their cognitions, maladaptive schemas, and behaviors. Participants acquire a grasp of how to be more relaxed and occupied in more pleasing activ Continue Reading...
Risky Behaviors in Adolescents Adolescents engage in a wide variety of risky behaviors in this day in age. Youth engage in activities that put them at risk for serious injury, sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection and chronic diseas Continue Reading...
This entire process aids a client to seek and see the humor in life experience. Communication is also extremely significant since it helps by preventing any feelings of inferiority by the client since the counselor is viewed as an equal instead of a Continue Reading...
Gender Inequity in Sports Has Led to Obesity Among Adolescent Girls in Saudi Arabia Gender Inequality in sports has led to Obesity among Adolescent Girls in Saudi Arabia Obesity is one of the most rapidly escalating phenomena in the entire world. I Continue Reading...
However, the most important area in terms of the connection between brain development and adolescent delinquency seems to be the prefrontal cortex, located immediately behind the forehead. In many respects, the prefrontal cortex is the "control cent Continue Reading...
Expressive Arts InterventionThe ideal client for expressive arts is an adolescent male between 14 and 18. The intervention will be conducted individually to boost the clients confidence when interacting with the therapist. The expressive arts interve Continue Reading...
Child and Adolescent Maltreatment Child and Adolescent MaltreatmentAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are the violence, abuse, growing up in a family with mental health issues, or the influence of drug abuse that some children experience in today\\ Continue Reading...
Running Head: Late AdolescenceLate Adolescence 5The Psychosocial Crisis of Later AdolescenceOne of the significant concerns of Ericksons psychosocial stage theory is ego identity development and growth. It is a self-conscious sense that develops thro Continue Reading...
assist an adolescent to increase positive affiliations and, therefore, turn away from delinquent behavior. Compare and contrast these two strategies and explain why you selected each, with particular emphasis on how each would help an adolescent bec Continue Reading...
Cyberbullying by Singapore Adolescents Cyberbullying and Empathy An inverse relationship between empathy and traditional bullying has been well established empirically (reviewed by Ang and Goh, 2010). Whether the same claim can be made about cyberb Continue Reading...
Response (Mental Health in Children and Adolescents)BrittanyBrittany highlights how in her current job as a student support specialist and a mental health advocate, she would be able to help students struggling with anxiety. To be able to help the sa Continue Reading...
Literature Review Amphetamine is a stimulant drug mainly used in the treatment of ADHD and narcolepsy (sleeping disorder). Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has classified amphetamine as a schedule II drug, which means that they can be used for m Continue Reading...
Article Critique Kornienko, O., Santos, C. E., Martin, C. L., & Granger, K. L. (2016). Peer influence on gender identity development in adolescence. Developmental psychology, 52(10), 1578. I. Statement of the Problem a. Research Topic T Continue Reading...
Delinquency Family environment as a predictor of adolescent delinquency According to the study entitled "Family environment as a predictor of adolescent delinquency" by Monique Matherne and Adrienne Thomas (2001), juvenile delinquency has long been Continue Reading...
