Introduction Adolescent sexual behavior refers to sexual feelings‚ behavior‚ and development in adolescents. It is a stage of human sexuality. The sexual behavior of adolescents is influenced by their culture’s norms and mores‚ their sexual orientation and the issues of social control. Sexuality is a cultural issue. For humans‚ sex is a matter of cultural meaning and personal choice than biological programming. Costs and Benefits of Sexual Behavior According to a 2004 study‚ the rates
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Abortion Among Adolescents Journal American Psychologist Volume: 58 Page: 211-217 The article “Abortion among Adolescents” was written by Nancy E. Adler‚ Emily J. Ozer‚ and Jeanne Tschann from the University of California‚ San Francisco. Nancy is the Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and the Director of the Center for Health and Community. She is also the Lisa and John Pritzker Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry. Emily received her Ph.D from UC-Berkeley in
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Action research Action research is either research initiated to solve an immediate problem or a reflective process of progressive problem solving led by individuals working with others in teams or as part of a "community of practice" to improve the way they address issues and solve problems. There are two types of action research: participatory action research and practical action research. Denscombe (2010‚ p. 6) writes that an action research strategy’s purpose is to solve a particular problem
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of the Los Angeles church community. Purpose Diabetes is a serious disease that cannot be cured and implementing an awareness program will help prevent many people from developing the disease. This proposal shows how to create a program that will help lower the incidence rates of diabetes in Latino communities. The program will demonstrate the importance of working out for 30 minutes a day‚ eating healthy meals and making annuals appointments for a
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Kubler-Ross Model of 5 Stages of Death Daniel Redwood‚ D.C. (1995) mentioned the 5 stages of death was introduced by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in the book On Death and Dying (1956). The 5 stages of death is also known as Kubler-Ross Model. According to this model‚ there are 5 stages that a person will face when he or she is going through death or is about to lose someone they love or have just lost their loved ones. The 5 stages are Denial‚ Anger‚ Bargaining‚ Depression and the final stage
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good about whom they are. Adolescents are no different. They too use drugs to gain these temporary feelings and sensations. “Drug abuse among young people is one of the greatest challenges of our time” (Shedler and Black‚ 1990). The prevalence of drug use among adolescents is a disturbing phenomenon that has been investigated for decades. When adolescents abuse drugs‚ their lives can be adversely affected (Jenkins
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Stages of adolescent adolescence is a very delicate period in one ’s life. It arouses various internal conflicts‚ as an adolescent is neither a child and nor an adult yet. It is a very challenging period for the parents too‚ as parenting teenagers involves coping with their moods and behavioral changes. There are basically three stages which every child goes through‚ although the ages at which the child experiences these and the duration of each stage varies. Here are the three stages of adolescent
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Adolescent Drug Abuse I.) Introduction: "Crack‚ booze‚ pot‚ crystal- from the inner city to the suburbs to small towns‚ the world of the adolescent is permeated by drugs. When ’a little harmless experimentation ’ becomes addiction‚ parents‚ teachers‚ and clinicians are often at a loss. For this age group (roughly ages 13 to 23)‚ traditional substance abuse programs simply are not enough" (Nowinski‚ inside cover). Today ’s society provides many challenges for adolescents that our
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the fad of synthetic drugs such as bath salts‚ special k‚ and spice. The effects that the substance abuse has on the adolescent covers a very large area. An adolescent’s health is always a major concern when substance abuse is an issue. There are the effects that the substances can cause on the adolescents developing brain. The negative impact that drug use has on adolescents neurocognition has shown to hurt the brain functioning (Squeglia‚ Jacobus‚ Tapert‚ 2009). Along with what it can do cognitively
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Adolescent Identity Development Brandi Gibson COM/220 September 5‚ 2010 Nicole Hudson Self-structure is what defines the term‚ identity. Identity is made of what drives an individual‚ the abilities they have‚ what they believe‚ and their personal history (Marcia‚ 1980). Identity is one of the main struggles in an adolescents’ life. It is very important that children receive the proper guidance while entering their adolescence from their
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