by her mother’s “friend”. As a result‚ she has an unwanted pregnancy. She is angry with her mother because she didn’t do anything to protect her. People in society are misjudging her. Yah-yah is frustrated and on the verge of suicide. Teenage pregnancy has been a phenomenon since biblical ages. Dr. Michelle Golland stated‚ The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world. There are 750‚000 teen pregnancies annually. The Caribbean has not escaped this plague. A study
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Conclusion Teen pregnancy is a pregnancy in female human-beings who are below the age of twenty years and being a teen parent it isn’t as great as it sounds. Teen pregnancy should be highly discouraged has it has effect on the teenage mother and the baby born. The teen mother may face complications such as premature labor‚ medical complication during the pregnancy period‚ at child birth or after child birth and are likely to drop out of school. One cause for an early pregnancy for a teenager is
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LEGAZPI CITY‚ Albay - Teenage pregnancies in the Philippines surged by 70 percent over one decade‚ a ranking official of the United Nation Population Fund Agency (UNFPA) said on Monday. Ugochi Daniels‚ UNFPA country representative‚ said the rising number of teenage pregnancies in the country is an area of concern that the agency is giving serious attention to‚ exposing as it does adolescent girls (10 to 19 years old) to high risk. Daniels said a strong advocacy campaign is needed to educate
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Teenage pregnancies have suddenly become an epidemic in our generation. This resulted to teenage mothers dropping out of school and ending up on welfare‚ barely able to support their child. In worst cases‚ teenagers who give birth die through the ordeal‚ as their bodies are not prepared to handle childbirth. So why do teenage girls get pregnant? There are a number of causes to why this is so. Firstly‚ teenagers themselves are responsible for the increase of teen pregnancies. The lack of knowledge
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teenage pregnancy speech The following is an informative speech I was required to prepare for my Public Speaking class. Granted I did create it in one night‚ so it might not be as good as it could be‚ but feel free to tear it apart and give feedback. As a disclaimer I would like you to know that this is not an essay about the way I feel about teen pregnancy. It is purely an informative speech. Did you ever have a doll when you were younger‚ that you would play with and pretend was your own
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Adolescent pregnancy is viewed as a high-risk situation due to the serious health risks that this creates for the mother‚ the baby‚ and society at large. Describe various risk factors or precursors to adolescent pregnancy. All races of females in low socioeconomic status In 2009‚ 57% of teen pregnancies were to Non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics/Latinos Those in foster care Those in the juvenile detention system The risk factors are determined based on the teen’s upbringing‚ knowledge‚ and attitude
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Attachment Theories: Bowlby and Winnicott I am particularly interested in attachment theories and ideas arising from objects theory namely Winnicott’s concepts of the transitional object and the “good enough mother”. Having two children‚ now aged 12 and 14 years old‚ I can see how the theories applied to them as babies and how it continues to be of significance now they are entering adolescence. It has also allowed me to understand relational patterns in my own life. I particularly like the recognition
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References: About Teen Pregnancy ( n.a‚ 2014) Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy /aboutteenpreg.htm Teen Pregnancy (n.a‚ 2014) Retrieved from The National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy http://www.stayteen.org/teen-pregnancy The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy‚ Teen Pregnancy: So What (n.a‚ 2009) Retrieved from http://www.teenpregnancystatistics.org/content/teen-pregnancy-facts.html
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THEORY OF ATTACHMENT Attachment theory‚ developed by John Bowlby presents a set of organizing principles for understanding various facets of human psychological aspects. The theory offers a wide spectrum‚ which encompasses comprehensive theoretical paradigm for understanding diversities amongst relationships. Bowlby rejecting the old theories of attachment highlighted that attachment is not merely an internal drive to satisfy some need. This paper will focus on the seminal work and the principles
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Theories of attachment 1) “cupboard love” theories – psychodynamic/behaviourists 2) The ethological approach 3) Bowlbys evolutionary theory 4) Social learning theory Studying attachments and their loss can help us understand how early relationship experiences can affect later development What is attachment? An intense emotional relationship that is specific to two people that endure over time. Prolonged separation brings stress and sorrow 1‚ “cupboard love” theory – psychodynamic
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