Family Function And Its Affect Upon Adolescence: Comparison Of Two Articles
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5 pages in length. There can be no argument surrounding the fact that family dynamics -- that is the interaction patterns between members, as well as the manner in which the family functions together -- are influential with regard to adolescent psychological development. Two articles clearly depict the association between family life and how a child's psychopathology inevitably develops: "Parental Conflict And Self Esteem: The Rest Of The Story" by Pawlak and Klein, and Shek's "The Relation Of Family Functioning To Adolescent Psychological Well-Being, School Adjustment, And Problem Behavior." While both articles address the inherent importance of bringing children up in a loving, healthy environment, they each bring to light the consequences of what occurs when such a home life is not the case. The writer discusses how adolescent children who spend their formative years within the confines of a hostile or dysfunctional family setting are significantly more prone to detrimental psychological development. No additional sources cited.
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Family Influence On Adolescent Development
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A 3 page paper. The relationship between adolescent and his or her family is very important in the adolescent's ability to develop through these years. This paper provides an overview of the variables that affect development. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Family Studies / Effects Of Intimate Relationships On Adolescents
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This 9 page paper reports the results of four studies, each of which focused on a different aspect of intimate family relationships and adolescent development. The studies focused on: responsibility-taking, self-esteem development, predicting the amount of intimate family time and gender differences. Each researcher reached similar conclusions, one of which belies the adage that parents have little or no influence on their teenagers' behaviors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Freud on Child Development
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of Freud's maternal attachment theory and underscores its importance for understanding child psychology. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Gender and the Manifestations of Eating Disorders
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This 11 page paper considers why it is that there is a large gender gap between the incidence of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. The writers examines why males are less prone than females to the condition using existing studies including consideration of influences such as self images, self esteem, confidence, depression, family and even social or economic factors. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
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Gender Socialization
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This 10 page paper discusses gender socialization and the way in which various factors contribute to the way in which we develop and decide what is and is not "suitable" for each gender. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Girls Growing Up Without a Father
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of existing research about the role that absent fathers play in the adolescent psychosocial development of girls. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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How Divorce Impacts Children
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8 pages in length. Through a child's eyes, divorce is nothing short of a disaster. To them, it symbolizes the complete destruction of their family unit, forcing them to choose sides in a game they never wanted to play in the first place. The stress that accompanies divorce cannot help but infiltrate the child's every waking moment, eventually detrimentally affecting school work, social relationships and issues of self-esteem. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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How Vulnerability Plays a Role in Drug Use
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A 6 page discussion of the various factors which enter into the determination of an individual’s likelihood to use illicit drugs. The author distinguishes between sociological and physiological/psychological vulnerability factors and concludes that while it is impossible to predict an individual’s propensity for drug use with one-hundred percent accuracy, impossible to assign a numeric value to any one individual’s vulnerability, some relationships have been identified in the literature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Human Life, Suicide and Adolescent Populations
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the issue of quality of life and the choice of suicide. The conflict between religious ideologies, moral perspectives, and questions of humanity and human rights have all come into play to support and negate claims of the right of the individual to chose euthanasia or suicide, especially when relating issues of the quality of life to certain populations, including adolescents at-risk. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Ideas That Influence The Understanding Of And Response To Psychosexual Development Of Children And Youth
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6 pages in length. Sexuality is an ever-evolving human behavior; from era to era and society to society, this particular aspect of humanity continues to reinvent itself as trends and disease dictate the path people take when it comes to sexual activity. Children and youth - who are only just beginning their entrance into sexual understanding and exploration - have also undergone considerable change in the way in which each group associates itself with sexuality, a continuously changing perspective that is influenced by myriad social elements. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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This 4 page paper examines three articles about sexual orientation, in particular the problems faced by homosexual children and teens in school and beyond. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Illiteracy And Juvenile Delinquency
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10 pages in length. The notion that illiteracy is directly associated with the incidence of juvenile delinquency has received significant consideration within the psychological and educational communities. Clearly, if an individual does not possess the ability to read or write, the mere act of obtaining – much less advancing in – a good job is out of reach. Additionally, the basics of life represent the utmost frustration and anger, such as understanding simple directions or being self-motivated, which ultimately leads to a significant sense of failure. Combine that with the social stigma inherently associated with illiteracy, and this creates one considerably maladjusted youth whose inability to read and write breeds hopelessness and juvenile delinquency. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Improving Social Interaction in Autistic Children; A Dissertation Proposal
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This 8 page paper proposes a study into the emotional aspect that influence social interaction of children aged 8 – 12 diagnosed as suffering from autism. The paper gives the goals of the study and conducts a brief literature review looking at supporting studies and looks at potential tools for measurement of social and emotional abilities. The paper also gives a brief methodology and outlines the expected results. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
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Influences of 'tube/tv violence'
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(5 pp) Victims of violence in America today are most likely to be between the ages of 12 and 24. According to 1999 MTV: Music Television research, violence is the number one concern overall among ts viewers. And, in a recent American Psychological Association poll, 40 percent of youth say they have been concerned about a potentially violent classmate Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Intervention Strategies in Juvenile Crime: Considerations for Framing a Mixed Method Study
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A 4 page overview of the elements that must be present in mixed method research. The author presents a key resource from the literature that can be used to frame such studies, identifies three critical theories in juvenile crime, emphasizes the importance of balancing qualitative study with quantitative results, and notes the importance of ethics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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