1 Foundations of Child and Adolescent Development Syllabus CADV 150‚ Fall 2011 Lectures: MW 8:00am–9:15am LA 181 Instructor: Dr. Virginia Huynh email: virginia.huynh@csun.edu Tel: 818-677-2510 Webpage: http://moodle.csun.edu Office Hours: W 9:30–11:30am Room SQ 280F Course Description This course surveys typical and atypical child and adolescent development. The course begins with the underlying principles and theories of human development and then follows chronologically from prenatal development
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way. A lot of research is showing that the heavy use of cyberspace is isolating people form the world around them. Knowing that adolescents are spending a great deal of their time in cyberspace‚ this article will examine the things they miss when they are left to grow up in it. Leaving Adolescents Grow Up in Cyberspace The question on whether leaving adolescents grow up in cyberspace is beneficial or not has long been controversial. When a lot agree that cyberspace has made their life easier
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15-17 Later adolescence- between the ages of 18-21 During this period many different changes occur‚ including rapid growth and puberty (sexual maturation). Puberty may occur gradually or quickly but usually girls develop earlier then boys. Every adolescent is unique in the rate in which they grow; some may have earlier signs of maturity whilst others may have later signs. Boys often have a higher nutritional requirement then girls. During adolescence it is also important to maintain a healthy nutrition
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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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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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Introduction Long ago people viewed “risk” as the inevitability of chance which occurred beyond the control of humans. In today’s world the concept of “risk” has turned into riches‚ as risky ventures have become the norm in the business world. “Risk” therefore applies to decisions that can have a bad or good outcome. The different types of “risk” can include financial‚ legal‚ ethical‚ information technology‚ or even human resource since it can exist everywhere and at any time in our lives.
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At such a young age‚ these children may have difficulty adhering to all of them. Adolescents can be involved in various activities in addition to school. Taking the correct amount of medications at the right times may not be in their top priorities of the day‚ so pill boxes that are appealing to children’s eyes and interactive can get them
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