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medical attention if they were identified as organ donors (Minniefield, 2002). One hundred percent of the 25 to 35 years olds expr...
has existed for more than a decade (Associated Content, Inc., 2006; Young and Gainsborough, 2000). In fact, the juvenile system ha...
mental illness. One area of practice where this factor in Christian psychiatric practice may prove effective is in regards to the...
women, despite their success; women still are faced with doing the majority of tasks around the home, no matter how busy their pro...
29 percent of the entire group of patients at the beginning of the study (Weeks, 2004; NIMH, 2005). This rate was reduced in all f...
describe the other elements that were at play in the educational process. These invisible elements, the so-called "hidden curricu...
as noted above, is a "protective resource" that counters the effect of something stressful; for example, providing financial suppo...
teenagers, because they are often reactions from the lower self. A strong personal desire can also evoke an emotional response, w...
things also play a role in the analysis. While a variety of things are examined, and statistics complied, there is seemingly only ...
a major relapse when they are adults (Olfson et al, 2003). Therefore treatment at an early stage may help prevent later episodes. ...
goes on to say that the nature of the family is its members being "connected emotionally" (Bowen Center for the Study of the Famil...
to one of three groups, one of which was a control group with 208 students in it (Ferlazzo, 2006). The rest of the group were divi...
as well. Nielsen and Perry (2000) state that we "must recognize that we are united in our diversity" (p. 4). This has...
families often have little access to health care services (Bauman, Silver and Stein, 2006). In many cases, access is provided thro...
cause of death for 5-to-14-year-olds" ("Teen suicide"). Such statistics suggest that depression in childhood and adolescence can b...
grade, "21.3% had been drunk, while 44.0% and 61.6% of 10th- and 12th-graders, respectively, had been drunk at least once in their...
Discussion Parents serve, either consciously or unconsciously as role models for their children. Gender roles develop in p...
between cases at the time of diagnosis (Newmark and Anhalt, 2007). Type 1 diabetes is typically due to a "lack of insulin producti...
couple of studies dealing with gansta rap and its impact on adolescents most likely to be affected by it. Well then move to the ot...
Although it is not uncommon to see gay and lesbian couples at the high school level, there are children who question their sexuali...
researchers maintained that obesity is on the rise in adolescent populations and may be the product of social constructs. There ...
questionable impact over adolescent personality, values and manner. In gathering this information, several methods were utilized ...
It has never been out of print since its publication and has been translated into "French, German and Dutch" (Taillon 16). Written...
effect of exposure to violent video games has been determined to be 0.2, which is more than the effect of asbestos on cancer, home...
jungle (Berk, 2008). This chapter concentrates on the physical development of the child through this stage of growth. Berk not...
among those challenges could be racism, classism, sexism, adultism, and cultural oppression. Any of these can have devastating eff...
(Alliance for Excellent Education, 2006). * About eight percent of entering college freshmen must take at least one literacy remed...
14 hours per week of television and spend an average of 6-7 hours per day viewing various media" (LeBlanc, 2003, p. 329. Furthermo...
Ward & Friedman (2006) report, "Our findings suggest that TV use, in multiple forms, appears to be linked with adolescent sexualit...
experimental trial" (Craig, et al, 1996, p. 811). It may be that the researchers assumed that their readers would perceive that th...