review and describe specific guidelines‚ based on how to prevent teenage depression and how to help teenage depression to help parents‚ guardians‚ and teenagers. Jessica Portner explains that teenage depression is a silent epidemic (2008‚ p. 15). Teen depression is one of the greatest tragedies of this century since depression is increasing dramatically. With Portner’s studies and experiments she predicts that by the year 2020‚ when children reach adulthood‚ depression will rank as the second leading
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Teens and Stress Many people think that just because you are a young teen that you have no idea what stress is like. News flash‚ school can be a very stressful place especially with the homework‚ tests‚ and all that. Not to mention that nowadays teens are always trying to fit in and impress everyone around them. There is also the stress about finishing highschool and choosing what college to attend and what major to pursue. Many teens have to deal with going to school and also working to earn money
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affecting today’s teenagers is the increase in the rate of teen obesity. According to the American Obesity Association‚ about 30.4 percent of teenagers are overweight‚ and 15.5 percent of teens are obese (1). This means that 45.9 percent of teens are at risk for developing health problems due to weight. It is important to note that weight gain during the teen years is normal. It is when that weight gain progresses beyond normal limits that teens become at risk for obesity. Generally speaking‚ a person
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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. Fourteen percent of all deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents are teenagers. Teenage deaths due to cars occur a little over fifty percent of the time on weekends. Of all teen drivers being killed in car accidents‚ forty five percent of the time there is a passenger in the car. Statistics show that 16 and 17-year-old driver death rates increase with each additional passenger. Speeding is a major factor in teenagers driving
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Teen Suicide Gabbi Giffin Introduction • Suicide is the act of taking one’s own life (Peacock 1). • Suicide attempts are associated with thoughts of death (Kim 2). • More teens nowadays are killing themselves more than ever before (Peacock 1). • Some other reasons for teen suicides are violence‚ drugs‚ alcohol‚ and another type of mental illness. (Peacock 1) Introduction (continued) • In 2004‚ 88% of the teens who self-harm do it to attempt suicide (Kim 2). • Those who self-harm should be hospitalized
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Teens at High Risk of Suicide Teen suicide is a major problem in today’s society and it is totally preventable. This issue needs to be taken care of immediately. Teen should not be taking their lives intentionally. Teen suicide is derived from three major factors: bullying‚ drug/alcohol abuse‚ and most commonly mental illness. It has been a pretty popular topic in the media world but it still just gets pushed under the rug. Suicide is currently the third leading cause of death in the United States
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a good side of getting pregnant. In my opinion girls need to graduate high school and not worry about a baby. Teenage girls watch a lot of shows that make it seem okay to get pregnant. Shows like Teen Mom‚ 16 & pregnant‚ and The Secret Life of an American Teenager are shows that portray sex. In Teen Mom they like to show all of the parents helping the child out and the family having a good time but they don’t show the real struggle. TV shows like to leave out the bad things that could come along
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Mini Research Paper “While most teens are not even thinking about getting married when they are in high school‚ there are some teens who believe that they have found their soul mate and plan to get married at a young age. Marriage is a serious commitment and a life choice‚ so teens need to know what they are getting into. It is not a decision that should be made in haste.” –http://www.child.net/articals/marriage/ Teen marriage is fading away from society. It is no longer considered
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consumers and they are being used shamelessly by savvy advertisers. The young minds of this generation’s teens are easily persuaded by the desire to be considered popular and cool. Teen branding has many unsettling effects. There are teens who are working as consultants for corporations‚ letting them know what other teens are interested in so they can better market their product. In return‚ these teens are offered money and products along with the feeling of being cool. Such branding makes teenagers
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Teen Talk Text 1. (two excerpts) Dear Dr. Erika‚ There’s a girl in my class who thinks whenever she opens her big mouth everybody better shut up and listen. And at lunch she sits at the best table in the cafeteria‚ and woe! if you park there. She pitches a fit. She actually gets her way in everything. Even the teachers are scared of her and treat her different from the rest of us. Reina‚ 14 Dear Dr. Erika‚ I dread my second period class. There’s this girl who‚
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