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- 1081: Teenage Stress
- ... the causes of teenage stress, it is first important to discuss what exactly stress is. Once the term stress is discussed, the causes of teenage stress will then be focused on. According to a high school psychology textbook, stress is "a particular pattern of disturbing psychological reactions that occur when an environment event threatens important motives and taxes one's ability to cope." In plain English, stress is the "wear and ... response to those situations constitutes the actual stress. Teenagers face a specific kind of stress. It could be problems at home, with parents, with siblings, an alcoholic parent, divorce, or it could be problems at school, pressure from your teachers, pressure from your friends, or pressure from your parents to do well. Teenagers may also suffer from the high competition for jobs out in the real world. There is a sense ... t have as much money as they did when the teenager was younger. Educational choices are another stress that teenagers come in contact with. The teenager will ask themselves What do I do after high school? and How do I pay for college? These are both good questions, and unfortunately not an easy question to answer. Then there are the stresses of living at home, which is a place where ...
- 1082: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- ... support, but not define, the diagnosis. Also, intellectual and behavioral abnormalities are present in children of FAS. Reports of FAS documented delayed intellectual and behavioral development in all children studied. Theses children were younger than school age. More studies showed a variety of learning and behavior problems that appeared at different ages. For example, there was feeding problems in infants, along with irritability, unpredictable patterns of sleeping and eating, making the babies hard to care for, and interfering with maternal bonding. Children with FAS receive the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) ; most in the first few years of school. Because of their high activity level, short attention span, and poor short-term memory. even if their IQ falls within the normal range, many need special educational help. In school, the FAS child's progress is further compromised as she or he gets older by inadequate communication skills, impulsivity, and difficulty with social interactions. Furthermore, their adolescence is marked by poor judgment, trouble with ...
- 1083: Teenage Suicide
- ... lack peer support and positive role models, and therefore, find it difficult to establish a positive adolescent identity. As a result, a large number of them suffer from psychological dysfunction, running away, droping out of school, prostitution, violence, AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases. Eventually, these dangerous behaviors sometimes lead them to suicide. Teenagers may also want to commit suicide if they are sexually or physically molested for a certain period ... by national medical and educational associations issued a report in 1993, which painted a dire picture of the state of adolescent health. The analysis of the report presented youth problems, including social and emotional problems, school performance, drug use, drinking and driving, violence in school, pregnancy, crime, etc. as common reasons for and characteristics of a teen's self-destructive nature, which eventually leads him or her to suicide. In Canada, researches were made to figure out the reasons ...
- 1084: Night Rider
- ... a native of York Beach. She is a remarkably bright kid with a sense of right that will be her distinction for life. The best way to describe myself is that I am an unemployed school teacher working my way through a Master's Program at The University of New Hampshire. The reason for my present unemployment is that I am more concerned with the education of my students then I am with the politics of present day school administrations. At least that is what I say. They say I am a trouble maker. Now believe me when I say that I take no offense by this description. I 've just got to learn ... wife made us some coffee with my daughter acting out the part of her mother's shadow because she was shaking from the night before. On normal mornings she would have been getting ready for school but because of what happened, we decided it would be best to keep her home. Later on in the morning my wife's sister called. Immediately I knew that something was wrong because of ...
- 1085: Stephen King
- ... Maine. Around his 11th anniversary Stephens mom moved to Durham, Maine, along with Stephen and his brother, to take care of her parents, whom were to old to take care of themselves. Stephens school days were spent in the Durham Grammar School. He then attended Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. He went to college at the University of Maine at Orono, at which, during his spophomore year, he worte a weekly column for THE MAINE CAMPUS. During his years at college ...
- 1086: Social Heirarchy
- ... given the idea that these problems of society are not needed to be worried about because of the way that they are treated as minor problems. The television show Popular takes place at Kennedy High School in Los Angeles, California. The plot centers around two cliques of teens, the "in" crowd and the "out" crowd, led by Brooke McQueen and Sam McPherson, respectively. Although the show consists of conflicts regarding members ... herself to see that the "in" crowd pays for the way that they treat anyone that is not of their status. Sam struggles to gain equality with those of the more popular crowd within the school. By showing both types of crowds, it expands the viewing audience because everyone can relate to either on of the two crowds. Walking down the hallway of Kennedy High School, one can easily spot out who the members of each of the two crowds are just by their appearance. Anyone who is blonde, beautiful, and looks as though she can be a model for ...
- 1087: Sportsmanship
- ... my deviant behavior to my sporting past. Sports does notpromote poor sportsmanship, it creates a drive to succeed within yourself and to try to do the best atwhatever you do whether it be in sports, school or at a job. The violence that is occurring today is not occurring more than it was ten or twenty years agolike some people might suggest, it is only being shown and talked about more ... rules of a contest and accepts victory or defeat graciously." All those in athletics are not the only ones who need to be good sportsmen. It must also be required by coaches, cheerleaders, fans, and school administrators. Two years ago, Morningside High School was in our junior varsity tournament. Since they traveled so far to be in our tournament, we treated them very well. We provided them with dinner and, and we let them stay the night ...
- 1088: Christian Science
- Christian Science Christian Science is the belief that a person can be healed of their sickness or injury through faith and prayer. Christian Scientists do not resort to traditional medicine for treatment of illnesses, instead they believe faith in God and the use of prayer can heal the sick. Mary Baker Eddy founded the Church of Christ, Scientist and the Christian Science movement in 1866 after a spiritual revelation she claimed to have had while reading the Bible. Mary Baker ... a natural law that governs the universe, there is also a spiritual law that was established by God that is witnessed through Jesus Christ's healing of the sick. Christian Science healing comes through scientific prayer, or spiritual communion with God. Prayer is used to recognize a patient's direct access to God's love through the consistent operation of God's law of health and wholeness on his behalf. ...
- 1089: Ritalin and Its Uses
- ... legs and tapping their pencils. They tend to be forgetful, have problems following directions, and lose things easily, as well as their tempers. This behavior occurs constantly. This may be a reason why teachers and school psychologists are adament in their beliefs; these kids are disrupting their classrooms, so they want the problem solved immeditately, and take the "quick fix" approach. Experts believe that more than two million children (3-5 ... as easy as you think. There is no blood test, no x-ray, or no cat scan to determine a biological cause for the disorder. Teachers, even in preschool strongly advocate the drug(negative reinforcement???). School psychologists are even prescribing the drug before giving an evaluation because there are so many referrals and a lack of school psychologists (1:2100 students). Many times, it has been shown, that psychiatrists who often diagnose for ADHD in children, are disdiagnosing disorders similar to ADHD such as learning disabilities, depression or anxiety disorders; disorders ...
- 1090: Important Cases of the US Supreme Court
- ... Another important case recently involved the right of protection against illegal search and seizure. In T.L.O. v. New Jersey two girls were caught smoking cigarettes in the bathroom of a New jersey high school. Being searched revealed cigarettes, marijuana, large amounts of cash, and records indicating the sale of marijuana on one of the girls. The girl was convicted of drug charges but her lawyer argued she was searched illegally. This case was another example of the limitation of rights. The issue in this case was the right of protection against illegal search and seizure versus the need of the school system to create and maintain a safe learning environment. According to law a law official must establish "probable cause" before a search can take place. However in a public school setting school officials operate under "reasonable suspicion" this was established because of the school's responsibility to provide a safe learning environment. This case upheld the schools right to search under the cause of ...
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