P3- Factors that may lead to abusive situations Adults Most at Risk A vulnerable adult is someone aged 18 or over who may receive community care services because of a disability‚ age or illness‚ or may be unable to take care of themselves or protect themselves against significant harm or exploitation. Older people are especially vulnerable‚ for example those with health issues who are unwell‚ confused and unable to stand up for themselves due to how frail they are. Because of their defencelessness
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Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile delinquency‚ referring to the crime committed by teenagers between 14 and 25 years old in China‚ has become a problem difficult to handle for the whole society. Juvenile delinquency occupied to over 70% of all the crime in recent three years [1]. Many social scientists‚ who have studied the deep causes for juvenile crime‚ found that the juvenile delinquency results from a mixture of different factors‚ not only criminal himself or herself‚ but also family‚ school
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Running Head: SFBT Incorporating the Solution Focused Brief Therapy Model with Teen Substance Abusers in Counseling Abstract This paper serves as a tool for discussion and is divided into four parts: to begin with‚ a brief description of the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy approach is provided. Then provided is a description of the history and development of this therapeutic approach including common developmental and environmental factors. Next an overview of the prevalence of teen substance
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adequately met. To meet the needs of the aging population‚ psychologists need to increase awareness of competencies for geropsychology practice and knowledge of dementia diagnosis‚ screening and services. Until recently most psychologists had little involvement in geriatric care and educating other psychologists regarding aging issues. Aging is an aspect of diversity that can be integrated into psychology education. Psychologists have a lot to offer an aging society‚ yet the decade ahead
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Shilpi The poem above reflects the current issues that our young people face today. Youth nowadays‚ are masked with a sense of fear and defiance. They possess enlivened mien yet a mind that is innocent. These children are subjected to individual risks as they commit various offenses such as addiction to drugs‚ theft‚ robbery‚ use of violence against their peers and the like. Thus‚ society reprimands them and makes way to get rid of them‚ forgetting that they are still children who are in need of
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Psychiatric Problems in Adolescents Helmich‚ B.H. (2010). Window of Opportunity? Adolescence‚ Music‚ and Alegbra. Journal of Adolescent Research Lacourse‚ E.‚ Claes‚ M.‚ & Villeneuve‚ M. (2001). Heavy metal music and adolescent suicidal risk. Miranda‚ D.‚ & Claes‚ M. (2009). Music Listening‚ Coping‚ Peer Affiliation and Depression in Adolescence Miranda‚ D.‚ & Gaudreau‚ P. (2011) Music listening and emotional well-being in adolescence: A person and variable-oriented study Research Volume 2‚ Issue.10‚Nov. 2012
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What is Organizational Psychology? Tiffany Newman Psy 570/Organizational Psychology February 20‚ 2012 Jon Cabiria Organizational Psychology Organizational psychology is a critical part of getting an organization or workplace to function in a productive and positive manner. Organizational psychology gives a glimpse into how a business is doing in terms of the workers. Some aspects looked at are the worker’s morale‚ attitudes‚ abiding policies‚ problems‚ etc. The subject can also help an organization
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Experiencing Adolescence: Males vs. Females Janet M. Sims PSYCH/600 October 14‚ 2013 Jody Pendleton Abstract Adolescence is the time when children undergo puberty by maturing psychologically and attaining more adult-like behavior. During the first stages of puberty adolescents have rapid height and weight gain‚ known as a growth spurt. Adolescents gain approximately 10 to 11 inches in height and about 50 to 75 pounds in weight. Body size grows immensely as a result of the growth hormone and
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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY – ITS EFFECTS AND HOW TO SOLVE IT A Problem Solution essay with regards to Juvenile Delinquency ___________________________________________________________ Juvenile Delinquency – its effects and how to solve it We generally see criminals as gruesome adults‚ but the increasing numbers of minors getting involved in this kind of wrongdoings can be considered a disturbing matter that the government has to take seriously. Misguided and problematic‚ these minors lurk in the darkest
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micro-system the individual is the dominant factor. The risk factors act upon the individuals are as follows. Firstly‚ genetics is a major risk factor that is beyond the control of the individual an example of such is body mass composition‚ which is the manner of which the body takes on weight. The consequence of genetics is that the individual has little control over weight gain and thus must be more conscious of their lifestyle choices. The psychological risk factors associated with the individual are depression
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