Effects of Physical Development on Adolescents Case study/scenario Liza Garcia Psychology 6215-2‚ Week 8‚ October 30‚ 2011 Benjamin Lopez is a 14-years-old boy‚ with a thin body‚ a small stature although in recent months he has increased from two to three inches‚ he have long hair tied up with a pony tail‚ the facial hair‚ the acne in his face and the deepening of his voice‚ are characteristics of the pubertal transition from child to adolescent. According to Berk‚ (2010) some of the
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and parcel of being an adolescent but golly‚ how much havoc they cause in me! Nevertheless‚ I do enjoy being a teenager. First‚ I like my closer relationships with my friends. As a child‚ my friendship with other children was based on how frequently I saw them. Those whom I saw every day would inevitably become my good friends. This is not the case now‚ as my friendships are based on mutual interests and shared activities so that the bonds are stronger. Another thing I like about being this age is
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Abstract Substance abuse is extremely prevalent among adolescents. School counselors have an opportunity to implement prevention and intervention strategies to help assist adolescents with his or her usage and abuse. This literature review defines the importance of the counselor’s role in adolescent substance abuse. The literature review also explores prevention techniques that school counselors can implement. In addition to prevention methods‚ the literature review also explores the intervention
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Adolescent Stressors Adolescents today face a myriad of stressors in their lives that can impact who they are and who they will become. Bio-psychosocial stressors appear to be more prevalent in minority adolescents who reside in lower socioeconomic households. Impoverished neighborhoods experience a great deal of financial difficulties‚ crime‚ and single parent homes. Adolescents growing up in these households often have lower grades in school and a lack of self confidence verses their counterparts
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Perceptions of Mexican American Adolescent Girls. Journal of Adolescent Research. doi:10.1177/0743558415594424 Research by Romo‚ Mireles-Rios and Hurtado (2015) found that although one of the participants does not take her friends feedback as
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Outcomes ……………………………………………………………………………..… 4 Treatment ……………………………………………………………………………. 4-7 Conclusion ……………………………………………..……………………………….. 7 References ……………………………………………………………………...….. 8-10 Substance Abuse and Treatment for Adolescents Introduction Substance abuse among adolescents is becoming an increasing concern. There are the obvious health issues associated with substance abuse‚ but many people do not consider the long term affects of drug and alcohol use. In this paper I will discuss substance
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I interviewed D.B for my Adolescent- Friendship project. D.B is 16 years old and lives in an urban area. D.B’s environment and friendships have influence her moral development in a positive way. D.B described the majority of her friends as being goal oriented‚ smart‚ and overall nice people. However‚ she also made it clear that her friend’s qualities varies. When D.B was younger she defined a friend as someone she was always with her. However‚ now she define a friend as someone who she connects
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Prevention of Adolescent Drug Addictions Abstract Drug addictions among today’s adolescent is climbing to an all-time high rate. Parents need to become more proactive in the prevention of their children becoming addicted to drugs. However‚ parents alone cannot handle this overwhelming task‚ the local schools and the community will need to take action also. Together this is a possible task‚ team work and consistency will prevail and save adolescents from being drug addicts.
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Adolescent Substance Abuse Being a teenager and raising a teenager are individually‚ and collectively‚ enormous challenges. For many teens‚ illicit substance use and abuse become part of the landscape of their teenage years. Although most adolescents who use drugs do not progress to become drug abusers‚ or drug addicts in adulthood‚ drug use in adolescence is a very risky proposition. Even small degrees of substance abuse (for example‚ alcohol‚ marijuana‚ and inhalants) can have negative consequences
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Being Single or Being Married There are many differences between life as a single person and life as a part of a married couple. some of these differences are obvious‚ while others are more subtle. The key to make the dicision is the answer of the following question: Do you prefer life of going home to an empty house and a cold bed alone‚ but which seems easier; or do you prefer life of coming home with considerate family and warm atmosphere‚ but which seems more complicated? Sometimes‚ the soceity
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