Adolescence

People who have experienced child sexual abuse are likely to experience positive and negative effects. Adolescence is a popular time, due to the occurrence of many transitions, for people who experienced CSA to reflect on the abuse, and experience negative psychological and physical side effects. Side effects can vary depending on the individual. Side effects…

Risk and Protective Factors Risk Factors Risk appears at every transition in Manuelito’s life, he began to pick up several risk factors from early childhood years through late adolescence, which includes individuality factors, family factors, environmental factors, school factors and association with peers. In Manuelito’s early life through to adolescent years he was exposed to violence and conflict in his family. His father was an alcoholic who was often violent when intoxicated. He…

and influenced us in different kinds of way. Many people think that the bond between parents and children weakens as the children grow older and move into teenage years as adolescence is a period when children go through series of physical as well as emotional changes. It is true that the relationships may change during adolescence, but it is a time when children need even more support…

The following reflects week four class for children and adolescence and will showcase the discusses that were held during this period. I will also reflect on the multiple videos that were watched and techniques that were talked about during this time so that I can become a stronger counselor. This class period focused on play therapy and then we had the opportunity to look first-hand with some of the techniques, which I thought was beneficial to the class. Play therapy was something I had no…

Introduction The percentage of Canadian youth who report using cannabis has been cited as the highest in the developed world (Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, 2016b). According to United Nations Children’s Fund Office of Research, in 2013 twenty-eight percent of Canadian Children aged 11 to 15 admitted to using cannabis at least once in the past year. The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) (2016b) reported as much as 7% of adolescents smoke marijuana every single day; making Canadian…

Psychological causes in teen pregnancy: The issue of teen parenthood is one of the many controversial topics in the United States. Some 11% of teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 19 become pregnant each year, accounting for approximately 1 million pregnancies. It has been found that most teens are being exposed to having unprotected sex at an early age as well as their cognitive development is in a growth stage. Psychology is the seeking to understanding and explaining thought, emotion, and…

The stages of human life Every human being born, grows, matures, grows old and dies. These stages are a process of continuous physical, psychological and intellectual changes. It is an irreversible and permanent evolution of changes, our body has stages of growth, maturation and degeneration. The stage of Infancy or childhood is an important stage of development, in which many skills, such as speaking, reading and understanding acquired ideas. During this period children become more precise in…

Conformity and Rebellion In recent years, as is well known, conformity and rebellion becomes a necessary stage for almost all the teenagers who are in their adolescence. Besides, tension is the main reason, which leads to adolescent conformity or rebellion. No matters the teens are conformed or rebellious, it is obvious that the behaviour of adolescents is in order to prove them and get freedom or supported by others. The conformity means a group of people who are always obedient…

acknowledge the eminence of life: birth, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, aging, and death using nature. Even though those two modernist poets write about the importance of life, they use different means and ways of expression. Natural resource, such as a plant is beautiful for admiration, explanation…

Riverside City College, Psych 9, spring 2015 My Virtual Child Checkpoint Summary Sheet . Your Name: Mayra Developmental Stage: Adolescence Child’s Name: Nicole The general achievements (not specifically about my child) I believe are most important during this stage of the lifespan are: Physical): During this stage I think is important for your child to be healthy. It is important for them to participate in school sports or after school activities to help with their physical development.…