Meagan Lopez 11-29-12 Child/Adolescent Psychology Adolescent Observation Assignment For this adolescent observation assignment I observed four adolescents at a home get together‚ there were two girls and two guys. One girl was sixteen years old‚ while another girl was seventeen years old. Both of the guys were seventeen years old. Their names are Rebecca‚ Amanda‚ Elias‚ and Aaron. There physical appearances did not seem to have much in common. Rebecca is African American‚ Amanda is Hispanic‚
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106 College English I Jasmine Downer 05/14/2013 Assignment: Write an essay on how cyberspace can be a positive influence on adolescents. Cause and Effect Essay The positive influences that cyberspace can have on adolescents In today’s world with the advances of technology‚ computers are part of our live. Learning about them is essential‚ especially for adolescents who are the future and that at this stage of their lives; they are in search of their own identity. Cyberspace can be one of the
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In the article “The Code of the Street and African-American Adolescent Violence‚” Erik A. Stewart opposes the research that Elijah Anderson has done. Anderson explains high rates of violence among African-American adolescents. Observing life in a Philadelphia African-American neighborhood‚ Anderson saw that economic disadvantage; Stewart begins by using the example of Anderson’s research on urban communities. The discussion on how Elijah Anderson conducted research on the living in poor and violent
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Risk Factors that Increase Stress in Modern Day Adolescents Adolescence is a time of growth and development. It is a transitional stage between the dependency of childhood and independency of adulthood. Thus‚ it is not surprising that adolescence is noted to be a juncture of high distress. Risk factors and causes of stress in adolescence must be determined first and foremost‚ so that appropriate coping strategies can be developed to deal with this issue. Stress is defined as conditions or events
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Adolescent Counseling and the Significant Aspects of Counseling Our Youth Laura Hobson Liberty University Abstract Adolescence is a developmental stage that is broken down into three stages. During this time‚ adolescents have a difficult time trying to find who they are and who they want to become. This is a time that adolescents may need to turn to someone else for help and guidance. For this reason Adolescent Counselors are extremely important and it can be both tricky and rewarding. There
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Drinking and Driving: The Leading Cause of Untimely Death in Adolescents The most horrifying event a parent can imagine is losing a child. Especially when it could have been avoided. According to David J. Hanson‚ "People aged sixteen to twenty-four were involved in twenty-eight percent of all alcohol related driving accidents‚ although they make up only fourteen percent of the population" (1). This statistic is shocking‚ but it should not be a surprise. A teenager in today ’s society is constantly
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Many adolescents struggle with the transition from teen-age years to adulthood. Questions are raised on careers‚ friends‚ school and family. "How do I know I made the right decision?" "What career do I wish to pursue?" "Why is this change so difficult?" Some‚ at times‚ even wish that they had an influence or guide to help them. For many‚ this is where the parents step in. Parents are meant to support and help an adolescent when needed‚ especially during this difficult transition. However‚ this is
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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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Drinking Imagine having a few quite drink’s with your friends‚ But one of your friends drink’s to much and starts to cause trouble‚ swearing all over the place‚ yelling at the neighbours or even picking a fight with you. What would you do?‚ leave them be to cause more trouble? or take them home?. Alcohol is one of New Zealand’s most used drug that causes the problems. New Zealanders enjoy alcohol in moderation but alcohol brings negative health and social consequences associated with it. Some
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age limit for drinking is 21. The ever growing underage drinking is becoming more and more popular. Binge drinking if not controlled can also cause alcohol addiction. From a religious stand point‚ drinking is wrong and should not be done. Radley Balko believes the drinking age should be lowered and that there are benefits to it (Kirszner and Mandell 371). There are no benefits to lowering the drinking age despite what Balko may think. In this essay it will be discussed that drinking does not help
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