Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder In Children And Adolescents
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An 8 page paper. There are far fewer studies of PTSD in children and adolescents than there are for adults. The literature that is available suggests that post traumatic stress disorder may be more prevalent than previously believed. This essay provides a general overview of this disorder, incidence, traumatic events that may lead to PTSD, symptoms and treatment. The writer also discusses why this is important for educators. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Psychological Development In Adolescence
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A 10 page paper discussing adolescence in general. By far, the teen years are not all doom and gloom unless people around the teen attempt to make them that way, but by the same token, adults have no reason to tell teens that life never improves. Finishing up with the hormone wash and gaining the life experience that enables the individual to truly know who he is are freeing in the end, but both processes alone can be devastating to the teen who has only limited adult support and the safety net of a loving and accepting family. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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Psychosocial Assessment of an Adolescent
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This 16 page report discusses John Dorron, a white, upper middle-class, 16 year-old who has had multiple and intense psychosocial problems in his short life. His parents who divorced he was nine. From the age of nine to 14, he had very limited contact with his father, despite the fact that his father lived less than 20 miles from John and his mother. John stabbed his 19 year-old half-brother when he was 12. He disappeared for four days once when he was 13. Only a month after his disappearance he was arrested for public intoxication, possession of cocaine, and vandalism and was taken to a juvenile detention center to await a juvenile court appearance. This report describes his situation, a proposed intervention, research supporting that type of intervention and evaluation processes. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Rationale for a Student Assistance Program
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A 13 page paper discussing the need for and structuring of a Student Assistance Program (SAP) in the school setting. There are many and varied programs available designed to help people of all ages deal with the stresses of life and focusing specifically on drug and alcohol abuse. Though many such programs exist, a feature common to most is that they are not well known in the communities they serve. Participation commonly is in the form of a "sentence" imposed by some civil authority, and many individuals already have lived most of their lives devoted to their specific addictions. Modeled on the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) model, the SAP works to accomplish identification and intervention much earlier, and on a voluntary basis in every case possible. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Similarities and Differences of Midlife and Adolescent Crises
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This 9 page paper examines the identity crisis in adolescence and compares and contrasts it to the midlife crisis. The fact that many parents go through their crises at the same time as their adolescents is also discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Society's Role Models & Adolescent Girls
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A 10 page paper discussing the effect media depictions of role models have on adolescent girls. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Sociology Theories & "The Rebel Without a Cause."
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(7 pp) Explaining crime and delinquency is a complex task. A multitude of factors exist that contribute to the understanding of what leads someone to engage in delinquent behavior. While biological and psychological factors hold their own merit when explaining crime and delinquency, perhaps sociology factors can make the best effort to explain juvenile delinquency. Movie characters are used to illustrate social theories. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Spanking Verses Modern Forms of Behavioral Modification
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A 5 page discussion of techniques for achieving behavioral modification. Spanking as a form of correction is viewed very differently by different people. The more traditional approach to child rearing incorporates spanking as a mild form of punishment. Spanking is employed as a means of correcting inappropriate behavior. The more contemporary approach to child rearing, however, often views spanking as an antiquated and cruel relict of our past. Many contend in fact that spanking is ineffective in terms of instilling correct behavior in a child. In many cases in fact spanking, although an effective deterrent of earlier generations, is not the most preferred means of behavioral modification in today’s environment. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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