Signs‚ symptoms and contributing factors Depression is a serious mental disorder that could lead to death by suicide if not taken seriously and treated. Depression in adolescents (age group of 12-17) can affect school and work performance‚ peer and family relationships‚ and even exacerbate other health issues like asthma. According to childStats.gov statistics‚ in 2011 about 8% of the population age 12-17 had a major depressive episode. According to the medical Merriam-Webster online dictionary
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Maria Alvarez TUES-THURS 10:30-11:50AM May 8‚ 2014 Adolescent Interview When picking my adolescent I had quite a few choices to pick from but I decided on my adolescent 15 year old sister since I know a lot about her and have seen first-hand how she is coping with this adolescent stage. Patricia is a normal 15 year old girl still in high school. She lives in a household of 7 with 3 older siblings and one younger one. She mentioned that she lived in a small home with three dogs‚ two fish‚ a
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Adolescence Years A child’s body begins a period of rapid change in size and shape approximately around the age of 10 years in girls and 12 years in boys. This is called the “adolescent growth spurt.” During the next four years‚ an average girl may grow 10 inches taller and gain 40 to 50 pounds. An average boy may grow 12 inches taller and gain 50 to 60 pounds. At the same time‚ their body shape begins to change‚ too. The nutritional requirements of young people are influenced primarily by the
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Urban Adolescents Perception of Mentorship programs on Academic Performance Sharlil Jackson Clark Atlanta University Introduction This chapter includes the introduction‚ background‚ incidence‚ and scope of the research problem‚ Statement of Research Problem‚ Purpose of Study‚ Research Questions and Hypothesis‚ Significance of the Study‚ and Summary Statement of Urban Adolescents Perception of Mentorship programs on Academic Performance. Background‚ Incidence‚ and Scope of the Research Problem Background
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Adolescent Promiscuity Sabrina Garcia Psychology of Human Development Paula R. Schmidtlein April 2‚ 2013 (April 15‚ 2013) In this day in age I have experienced and observed a lot of young adolescent promiscuity among my peers and family members of the same age group and generation. I believe that as time goes on our generation is getting more comfortable with their sexuality and are not as afraid of the risks and consequences of sexual acts. I have also came to realization that technology
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Adolescence is roughly the ages of 10 and 19 years which around puberty to early adulthood. It is hard to determine if an adolescent is need of assistance from a human service provider or just going through the “changes.” The amount of peer pressure that is around them‚ the music‚ television‚ internet access and video games has embedded some much negativity in their mind that it is difficult for them to function without any intervention. My 19 year old daughter called me yesterday crying‚ saying
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Alyssa’s academic prowess is a source of pride for her parents as she has consistently been a good student and has excelled in most projects that she has decided to undertake and was even a part of the gifted and talented program at her school. As I gave her positive reinforcement about her being involved in extra-curricular activities‚ her confidence level in attempting these activities increased and her performance bettered. When she started losing confidence in in math and language arts‚ I was
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Adolescents and Marijuana Kathleen Stewart University of West Florida Adolescents and Marijuana Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug used by teens today. Approximately 60 percent of the kids who use drugs use only marijuana. Of the 14.6 million marijuana users in 2002‚ approximately 4.8 million used it on 20 or more days in any given month (Kids and Marijuana). There are many reasons why some teens start smoking marijuana. Many start using because their older siblings or friends
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Alcohol and Adolescents Alcohol has become the easiest drug to obtain for adolescents which has been leading to a life of alcoholism. Even though the legal age is twenty one‚ many teenagers are still finding ways to obtain alcohol. According to some reports kids as early as seven have tasted alcohol. Nearly three million young people between the ages of 14 and 17 “are regular drinkers with a serious alcohol problem” (Kittleson‚ 2005‚ 59). With statistics such as this no wonder younger children
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Chapter 14: BIOSOCIAL The things that I wanted to mention which about Puberty Begins was “menarche”. About menarche‚ it is a girl’s first menstrual period signaling that she had begun ovulation. Pregnancy is biologically possible‚ but ovulation and menstruation are often irregular for years after menarche. The current average age of menarche among well-nourished girls is about 12 years‚ 8 months. According to my personal experience of menarche‚ I remember my menarche was happened about 12
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