The Use of Drug Therapies for Children with ADHD
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This 13 page paper provides an overview of plausible pharmacological interventions for children with ADHD. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: MHADHDDr.rtf

THE YOUTH CULTURE
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This 27 page paper discusses the phenomenon of the 'youth culture'. All aspects, from characteristics, trends, preditions, current research, comparison/contrast, offered. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: MByouthcult.rtf

Theories and School Violence
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A 10 page paper which examines theories relating to school violence. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAtosch.rtf

Theories in Family Dynamics
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This 5 page paper, broken into three sections, talks about different theories concerning family relationships. Concepts such as equifinality, multiple levels of understanding, interdependency, and enmeshment, are included along with a variety of models on this subject. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Theories on Aggression and Their Application in Social Psychology
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of the issue of aggression in youth populations and the psychological and social indicators. In school-aged populations, the issue of aggression and the presence of behavior disorders presents considerable problems for educators and parents, who struggle with the displays of physical aggression and the behavioral developments that extend from manifestations of aggression. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHAggSo2.rtf

Therapeutic Communities for Children and Adolescents
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This 6 page report discusses the theoretical bases of therapeutic communities (TCs) and the fact that, most often, the governing principles under which the treatment modalities practiced are also those which are used in numerous other treatment settings. Most recently, they have proven themselves as having become a legitimately unique entity in which the most fundamental concepts of therapeutic communities is the idea that growth and personal progress is an imperative component of being human. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BWthrcom.rtf

Three Journal Articles: Analysis Of Adolescent Development
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8 pages in length. The writer analyzes three articles pertaining to adolescent identity/development. No additional sources cited.
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TV's Effect on Sexual Behavior
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An 8 page research paper that discusses 2 studies that each pertain to the affect of TV viewing on adolescent sexual behavior. Collins, et al (2003) examines an episode of Friends on teen knowledge pertaining to condom use. Somers and Tynan (2006) examine the relationship between explicit sexual content in TV shows and teen sexual behavior. The writer summarizes each study and discusses their results and implications. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khtvsex.rtf

Twins: Child Development
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This 10 page paper focuses on child development and twins. A bit about child development in general is discussed. The unique bond twins share seems to alter some of the stages and experiences of twins as they grow up. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: SA725twn.rtf

Video Games and Aggression in Teens
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This 6 page paper presents a proposal for a study in order to prove that a relationship exists between the two variables. A questionnaire is recommended but a controlled experiment to prove the same hypothesis is also examined. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA037Vid.rtf

Violence in our Schools: The Role of Television
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A 4 page discussion of the problems we are facing in relation to violence. While a number of theories have been proposed to explain the increase in violence, one of the more interesting relates to the impact violence on television has on our nation's children. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPschVio.rtf

William Glasser
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A paper which consider how the theories of William Glasser are used in counseling adolescents, how these theories were developed, and the various influences both inside and outside psychology which impacted on Glasser’s work. A brief overview of the history of the relevant psychoanalytical models is included, in order to provide a background to Glasser’s own model. Bibliography lists 17 sources
Filename: JL2glasser.rtf

William Glasser: development of theories and adolescent counselling
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A paper which delineates the theories of Glasser and their particular relevance to the counseling of adolescents in a school situation. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: JL3glasser.rtf

Working Vs Not Working During the High School Years
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This five page paper presents a discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of teens who work during high school. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Youth and Negative Influences
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A 2.5 page paper which considers how today’s youth should combat negative moral influences. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TGyouthneg.rtf

Youth Suicide and Depression; Conventional Approaches To Treatment
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This 7 page paper looks at the problem of youth depression which can lead to suicide and the way these are treated using conventional methods. The paper discusses the use of non pharmacological and pharmacological treatments, their efficiency and the way that the different treatment options and potential outcomes will impact on the way healthcare processionals deal with depressed adolescents. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEyouthdep.rtf

Youth Suicide: Theory, Intervention and Policy
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the theory, intervention and policies about youth suicide. Because of the increase in youth suicide in the United States in the last thirty years, researchers have provided cognitive theories in an attempt to describe the continuum which occurs in adolescents from negative emotions to depression to suicide ideation to eventually suicide. Once understood, parents, educators and counselling professionals try and implement intervention programs which are available to adolescents in school programs, outside counselling and hotlines to provide for all possible avenues of screening and intervention. Primary and secondary programs should be included in any policies implemented for the prevention of youth suicide starting with programming for youths at risk in the primary school level and continuing throughout the teen years allowing for proper education of counsellors and teachers in regards to the research available. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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