Adolescents are a transitional stage of physical and physiological development that occurs between puberty and legal adulthood.1 It is a period of multiple transitions involving education‚ training‚ employment and unemployment‚ as well as transition from one living circumstance to another.2 The behavioral patterns during these periods determine their health status and their risks for developing chronic diseases in adulthood.3 Adolescents are generally healthy but several important public health and
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my personal experience of menarche‚ I remember my menarche was happened about 12 years old. (The first grade of Secondary School) Luckily‚ it happened during my summer holiday and I was staying at home. When I had menarche‚ I shouted out loud; I was frightened and didn’t know what I should do‚ because I was bleeding without stopped. My mum was not here and my housekeeper helped me out. She taught me how to use sanitary towel. In contrast‚ the things which different from my experience in adolescence
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Depression is a disease that afflicts the human psyche in such a way that the afflicted tends to act and react abnormally toward others and themselves. Therefore it comes to no surprise to discover that adolescent depression is strongly linked to teen suicide. Adolescent suicide is now responsible for more deaths in youths aged 15 to 19 than cardiovascular disease or cancer (Blackman‚ 1995). Despite this increased suicide rate‚ depression in this age group is greatly underdiagnosed and leads to serious
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People ask‚ "Why are you trying to help people ’fix’ relationships that many people urge you to flee?" We are by profession‚ practice and expertise healers first. Our belief is that people‚ at the core of their being‚ have the capacity for change. Every person in an abusive relationship‚ whether they are the abuser or abused‚ can influence the dynamics of the relationship. Now this doesn’t mean to imply that domestic abuse survivors are responsible for the battering or even have the ability to
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Suicide in Adolescents INTRODUCTION Suicide is intentional self-inflicted acts that end in death. Each year‚ an average of 30‚000 suicide deaths occur in the United States and it is estimated that 6‚000 of those suicides are committed by teenagers (CDC‚ 2002). Psychologists have identified the teenage years as one of the most difficult phases of human life. During this phase‚ new social roles are being learned‚ new relationships are being developed‚ bodily changes are occurring and decisions
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2013 The Influence of Customer Relationship Management in Business What makes a business prosper? What keeps your costumers coming back to your business rather than going to others? How can you continue to blossom as a business owner? There are many questions to be answered in the world of business. However‚ there is not just one correct answer. The motives of people and their needs can be different with everyone. But there is something that every successful business
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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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Adolescence Years A child’s body begins a period of rapid change in size and shape approximately around the age of 10 years in girls and 12 years in boys. This is called the “adolescent growth spurt.” During the next four years‚ an average girl may grow 10 inches taller and gain 40 to 50 pounds. An average boy may grow 12 inches taller and gain 50 to 60 pounds. At the same time‚ their body shape begins to change‚ too. The nutritional requirements of young people are influenced primarily by the
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SEXUALITY OVERVIEW Most teens and pre-teens have a lot of questions about sex and sexuality. This is normal and natural. It also is normal to feel shy or embarrassed about raising these issues with adults or healthcare providers. Sexual development is an important part of health‚ similar to other measures of physical growth‚ such as height and weight. Sexual behavior‚ which is related to sexual development‚ has important health implications for everyone‚ and especially for teens. It is particularly
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United States – men and women‚ young and old‚ white or back – has become exposed to the influences of obesity. The big concern is that children and young adults are beginning to follow in the footsteps of “big” role models of their time. According to the American Obesity Association‚ 127 million Americans are overweight‚ 60 million are obese and 9 million are considered “severely obese”– this is only for adults. Currently‚ an estimated 17.6 million children under age 5 are said to be overweight (Spurlock
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