http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC88925 o /http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/v1-511.html Biological screening of natural products and drug innovation in China Abstract The use of and search for drugs and dietary supplements derived from plants have accelerated in recent years. Ethnopharmacologists‚ botanists‚ microbiologists‚ and natural-products chemists are combing the Earth for phytochemicals and “leads” which could be developed
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(ADHD) and Diverse Populations. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal‚ 24(2)‚ 195-207. Retrieved April 4‚ 2008. Ray‚ D.‚ Schottelkorb‚ A.‚ & Tsai‚ M. (2007‚ December). Play therapy with children exhibiting symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. International Journal of Play Therapy‚ 16(2)‚ 95-111. Retrieved April 3‚ 2008. Saywitz‚ K.‚ Mannarino‚ A.‚ Berliner‚ L.‚ & Cohen‚ J. (2000‚ September). Treatment of Sexually abused children and adolescents. American Psychologist‚ 55(9)‚ 1040-1049
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Study on Adolescent Suicide Ideation in South Korea Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies SooYoun Zong sooyoun961213@gmail.com I. Introduction What is the most effective way to prevent adolescent suicide? What are the significant and urgent topics that must be studied to prevent adolescent suicide? One of the causes for adolescents’ mortality in Korea for the last 8 years was suicide‚ which has been on the top ranking for their death causes (NSO‚ 2012). Adolescent suicide is a negative
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As each year passes‚ it is becoming more and more difficult to be an adolescent. Many problems are beginning to arise for teens. Such problems include trying to deal with societal pressures to handling the stresses in life. Without the proper guidance and information‚ it is easy for the adolescent to veer in the wrong direction. The negative outcomes may include low self-esteem to resorting to eating disorders. Body image is also very important among teens these days. The pressure of trying
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03 Nov. 2001. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. O4 Nov. 2001 <http://www.parenthoodweb.com/parent_cfmfile/pros.cfm?n= 247>. Hough‚ Kirstin J‚ and Philip G.Erwin. "Children ’s attitudes toward violence on television." The Journal of Psychology July 1997 v131 n4 p411(5) <http://www.galenet.com/servlet/src//>. Kinnear‚ Karen L. Violent Children. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO‚ 1995. Langone‚ John. Violence!: Our fastest growing health problem. Boston: Little‚ Brown‚ 1984. Mudore‚ Constance
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Development of Social Cognition and Adolescent Egocentrism Maturation of the adolescent brain‚ along with biological and environmental changes‚ lead to new social encounters and a heightened awareness and belief that others are interested in and attentive to their behaviors and appearance. This awareness is thought to be associated with an increased attention to socially salient stimuli‚ particularly faces‚ and the processing of emotional information (Herba and Phillips‚ 2004). This
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Selfie Addiction and its Psychological effects to Adolescents Thesis statement: Social media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called “Selfie”. It may be the 2013 word of the year‚ but for certain at-risk people‚ taking selfies just may be dangerous. What is Selfie? According to Oxford English Dictionary‚ it is a photograph that one has taken of oneself‚ typically with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website. You see them all
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The Standard for Education Standardized testing has completely altered the way that adolescent knowledge is evaluated in our society. In relation to its title‚ a standardized test is an exam that is consistent or "standard" when it is administered and scored. These tests are designed so that interpretations‚ scoring procedures‚ and questions are universal and consistent when administered. A test is considered standardized when the same exam is distributed throughout a particular
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Teaching Human Sexuality to adolescents and children: What should be taught at every stage and why The new world encyclopedia defines human sexuality as “the means to express the fullness of love between a man and a woman and the means through which a child is conceived” (1). Human sexuality is much more than an ordinary physical activity; it is an exercise that impacts the minds and hearts as well as the bodies of the participants. With the rate of teenage pregnancies (or our awareness of it)
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University of Phoenix Material Weekly Guide Community Health Advocacy Project Overview Each week you will use the Weekly Guide to guide you through the process of creating a hypothetical‚ community health advocacy project due in Week Six. The following breakdown represents each week’s part: • In Week One‚ you select an aggregate and write questions to help you identify areas of strength and of need. • In Week Two‚ you focus on describing the characteristics of your
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