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Jean Piagot’s Contribution to Adolescent Psychology

The time of Piaget was a time when new awareness was also coming to the specific condition of children, as they were seen as separ...

Adolescence: Erikson and Piaget's Staging Theories Compared

one that they find fits them ("Eriksons Psychosocial Stages of Development," 2007). In other words, they do not know who they real...

Rite of Passage

and, thus, in the religious duties and responsibilities of being an adult male within this community. The boy, in turn, receives a...

Ethical Issues with Regard to Marketing Prepackaged Foods to Schools

of revenue for under-funded schools, it is difficult to get them removed (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004). They contain, in addition ...

Adolescent Motivation To Learn And Achieve

this youngster is challenged with massive physiological and emotional changes. This stage is called: Identity vs. Role Confusion (...

Body Image: Journal Articles Overview

to lose weight, media pressure to gain weight, and media pressure to increase muscle tone (McCabe et al, 2003). Both studi...

Childhood Obesity and Public Health Nursing

The funding agency chosen for this program is the Childrens Aid Society, a nonprofit organization that has been dedicated to impro...

An Article on Childhood Obesity and Television Critiqued

In six pages an article addressing the problems of children who spend too much time engaging in sedentary activities such as watch...

Relevant Nursing Theories and Childhood Obesity

This research paper describes Patricia Benner's Humanistic Model, Kathryn E. Barnard's Parent Child Interaction Model and Nola Pen...

Let's Move The Whitehouse's Attempt to Intervene in Childhood Obesity

This paper emphasizes the importance of this program being part of a much larger societal framework. There are three sources in t...

Preventing Childhood Obesity

This paper introduces the concept of childhood obesity and why it is important for the CDC to address the issue. Communication met...

Adolescent Obesity in Canada

This research paper focuses on the problem of overweight/obesity and its prevalence among Canadian youth. The writer also discusse...

Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers is often referred to as the grandfather of client centered therapy. The writer looks at this well-known clinical psych...

Nineteenth Century Childhood in the Works of Henry James

In eight pages this paper examines how 19th century childhood is reflected in James's What Maisie Knew and The Turn of the Screw. ...

Brooklyn's Bedford Stuyvesant Neighborhood and the Respiratory Impact of Poverty on Children

condition. Other mitigating factors in regard to asthma include psychosocial variables, and possibly environmental exposure to a...

The Childhood Condition Known as Attention Deficit Disorder

In five pages ADD as it affects children is discussed in terms of symptoms, the unknown cause, and medication options. Five sourc...

Nursing Practice and Otitis Media

of ear infection (Chronic otitis media, 2003). OM is a serious childhood illness because, if not properly treated, it can lead to ...

Spiritual Development of Children

that is, promote and nurture this factor. While this examination will touch on the latter meaning, this emphasis is on the former,...

Type 1 Diabetes

was still excessive (Feltbower, Bodansky, Patterson, et. al., 2008). Not only is the increased threat of death concerning in Type...

Adult Obesity

a drug sold under the brand name of Glucophage) in treating obesity. Finally, nursing intervention will be proposed based on the ...

Action Plan to Reduce Obesity in 12 - 18 Year Olds

causes of obesity catching children when they can still be influenced. Children who are overweight are one of the groups that ha...

Children And Obesity

for one full of simple sugars, worthless carbohydrates and empty calories, a cycle perpetuated by parents who fail to provide thei...

Taking a Toddler’s Blood Pressure

pressure There are three types of high blood pressure observed in children. The first type is called "white-coat" high blood pres...

Obesity/Hispanic Women in Tillman County, OK

$1,109,950 in additional medical costs for the county (OSDoH, 2007). Additionally the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDoH)...

Depression and Obesity

emotional problems are likely to emerge. The relationship between obesity and depression is one that is not exactly clear (Stunka...

Nutrition and Health Problems in the Elderly

self-reported diabetes ranged from 1.6% among persons aged 18-34 years to 12.5% among persons aged 65-74 years" (Current Trends Re...

Substance Abuse in Adolescents and the Predictor of Childhood Sexual Abuse

In twenty pages a research proposal is presented in which the correlation between substance abuse in adolescents and being sexuall...

Progress of Fat and Genetic Predisposition to Obesity

health. There are morbidly obese people who appear to enjoy being the way they are and actively seek to maintain their stat...

An Important Public Health Issue, Obesity

This paper pertains to obesity and the writer specially discusses how the terms "epidemic" and "pandemic" are defined in regards t...

Obesity, Social Marketing

This research paper pertains to a social marketing campaign, the Campaign to End Obesity and the writer also discusses obesity pre...