Menarche

biological process and social and environmental mechanisms (Martin, Myers, & Brantley, 2004). African American girls when compared to adult women were 1 to 3kg heavier than Caucasian girls their age after the age of 13 years old. The early onset of menarche is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and breast cancer in adulthood. African American girls are 2 times more likely to disapprove of their body image than Caucasian girls in regards to their body mass index (Webber & Bedimo-Rung,…

In today’s society the media has transformed the behaviors of human sexuality especially in pop culture which is conveyed in movies and videos. The media has revealed that everyone is engaging in sexually intercourse regardless of age (King & Regan, 2014). Human sexuality is a play a major role in how we response to other. It is what makes a man a man and a woman a woman. The unique characteristics of who they are, how they are and how they act with others. Human beings express their sexuality…

Last menstrual period 10/26/2017, she describes it as heavy flow, lasted 10 days 2. Last pap-smear 7/2016, normal 3. Menarche: Age 14 4. First sexual encounter at age 17, sex with men, identifies as heterosexual. Current Health Status: • Allergies: No known drug allergies. Denies food, animals and latex…

Compared with adolescent females with a negative pregnancy attitude, those females with a positive pregnancy attitude were significantly ,more likely to have public insurance (43% vs 20%), to be poor (33% vs 10%), to have reached menarche at an earlier age (12 years old vs 13 years old), ever have HIV tested (35% vs 23%), but less likely to have ever been forced to have sex (1% vs 10%)( Lau, M., Lin, H., & Flores, G. (2014). The most effective and supported programs should be expanded…

continuous, damned journey to corruption. I cannot say I agree with any of these theories, nor have I had one moment that shifted me from doe-eyed girlhood to jaunting realism. Yes, there have been adventures that projected illusions of adulthood. The menarche, mimicking the Tamil ceremony of Sri Lanka. The cliche of…

There are many social, psychological, and legal definitions with regard to the entrance into adulthood. In modern societies, adolescence is defined as the transitional period from childhood into adulthood. There is not a specific event, signal or line that denotes the end of childhood or the beginning of adolescence. Rather, this period of time is more like a passage from one era to another, which is composed of a set of transitions that gradually develop in the individual. It usually starts…

Juvenile delinquency is an umbrella term that characterizes a variety of illegal behaviors committed by minors. The majority of these illegal behaviors are referred to as status offenses, or offenses that are only considered illegal because the perpetrator is underage. One pattern of deviant behavior that is very prominent among juveniles is partaking in risky sexual behaviors, particularly when alcohol or illicit drugs are involved. These risky behaviors most often include having sex with…

body image. Social comparison and societal factors associated with the social-cultural theory were significant predictors of body dissatisfaction and eating disturbances; weight-based teasing explained a small portion of the variance; and age of menarche did not significantly…

In the nineteenth century, the American population had an unending sense of hubris, believing not only that they were capable, but that they were destined to expand their dominion of democracy across the entire North American continent. The enormous sense of pride the American people expressed was not surprising, it had been seen since the original pilgrims colonized the continent. Travelers had come half way across the world to express their independence and fought for their rights against the…

Wickman, S. (2005). An examination of the five factors of personality, pubertal onset and alcohol usage in adolescent males. Masters theses & specialist projects. Paper 981. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu.libsrv.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1984&context=theses This study was conducted to determine the combined effects of early pubertal onset and certain personality characteristics on the alcohol usage demonstrated by adolescent males. The subjects for this study were 100 males in the…