ties and our peer groups or “barkada”. “Among the high school students‚ majority of them are engaged to alcohol drinks at young age. Early in history‚ those who drink at a young age to excess were said to be irresponsible‚ immoral‚ and without character” Bobijes(2009). Alcohol dependency has the ability to affect the social relationship of an individual. In fact teenagers that have serious drinking problems have much higher tendency of smoking cigarettes. This practice can directly lead to another
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what makes someone gay or lesbian‚ but rather what causes it at all. During the very early stages of development‚ XX and XY chromosome fetuses‚ share the same traits (1). After 9 weeks‚ fetuses are given higher levels of testosterone to begin the process of a male-typical body. During prenatal development‚ there are biological factors that influence diverse sexual orientation in humans. Prenatal sex hormones are a good focus when looking at why humans are gynephilic or androphilic because experiments
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Maintaining the Drinking Age Law of 21 Teen alcohol use kills about 6‚000 people each year‚ more than all illegal drugs combined (Hingson and Kenkel). Alcohol use by persons under 21 years of age is a major public health problem. Alcohol is a common used and abused drug among youth in the United States. Although alcohol is harmful to everyone‚ alcohol harms adolescents much more than adults. Adolescents are more vulnerable than adults to the harmful effects of alcohol on learning‚ memory‚ and
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are plenty of available prenatal tests that can be done in order to determine certain things regarding a fetus. Some of these tests are necessary however‚ some are not‚ and although‚ they may be able to provide valuable information‚ they can also carry risks‚ even if they may be small. For instance‚ an amniocentesis is done to screen for birth defects and chromosome abnormality by inserting a needle through the mother’s abdomen and retrieving amniotic fluid. Although‚ the risk of a miscarriage due to
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When the word alcohol is brought up‚ what do you think about? What comes to my mind is parties‚ and what people think they have to drink to have fun. Did you know that over 5‚000 people under the age of 21 die each year from alcohol-related car crashes‚ suicides‚ homicides‚ alcohol poisoning‚ and other injuries such as falls‚ burns‚ and drowning? Alcohol can be a very dangerous substance if not treated correctly and drank responsibly. Alcohol is a form of a drug but unlike the other drug‚ marijuana
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Prenatal and Postpartum Scenario Mindy Donaldson PSY 280 April 17‚ 2015 6- Month Pregnant Woman MEMO To: 6- month Pregnant Woman From: Mindy Donaldson Date: April 17‚ 2015 Re: Daily Activity List The following is a daily activity list for the 6 month developmental pregnancy timeline‚ this consist of three activities if done daily can have a positive effect on your pregnancy and your infant’s future development. What a baby looks like and how it acts‚ to an extent are determined by
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What is FAS/FASD? Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a set of physical and mental birth defects that can result when a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy. When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol‚ such as beer‚ wine‚ or mixed drinks‚ so does her baby. Alcohol passes through the placenta right into the developing baby. The baby may suffer lifelong damage as a result. FAS is characterized by brain damage‚ facial deformities‚ and growth deficits. Heart‚ liver‚ and kidney defects also are common‚ as
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Substance abuse amongst women who are of the childbearing ages has risen in the United States‚ in fact substance abuse is much higher in this age group than with any other age group. While this is a problem within itself already‚ the problem worsens when a woman who was already abusing drugs gets pregnant. It should be assumed that taking drugs during a pregnancy is extremely dangerous‚ not only to the fetus but also to the mother. Pregnancy is proven to be harsh on the mother’s body‚ but when illicit
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mentally. Many animals such as mice‚ dogs‚ and monkeys are used for testing and the results of the testing can easily lead to death. Although animal testing has been done since the 1850’s and has proved itself to be efficient. Animal testing is unnecessary to the improvement of products used by humans. Animal testing costs a lot of money. Using animals for testing can add up‚ including buying the animals to test on. Also the money used
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Controversial research What types of research are considered controversial? -nuclear and military research; -some medical things; -unethical testing on humans; Rules regarding research We all know science advances quite fast and that’s why there are a lot of regulations that try to prevent abuse or problems that might appear in some areas of research…not so welcomed by the social pulse. The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the results
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