The Adolescents

programs make the existence of the online world more real. People can chat with their friends, share videos and be able to work from their bed. Nobody is really out of reach and they hardly miss anyone. In the article “ Technology Addiction In Adolescents,” Vivek Agarwal and Sujit Kumar Kar reveals, “Companies making mobile phones, made them compatible for other technologies like – games, videos, internet browsing and many other applications which facilitate their wide circulation…

being “moody”. Teenage depression is more prevalent now than ever before. Whether it’s from more awareness of the condition or added stress to teenagers now. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, in 2014, an estimated 2.8 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in the past year. They say 20 percent of teens will experience depression before they reach adulthood and 10 to 15 percent of teenagers have some symptoms of…

the Effects of Community Service on Adolescent Development: A Meta-Analysis, researchers van Goethem, et al. explored the benefit reflection has on adolescents participating in community service. The act of reflection is when a person takes mindful approach to thinking the relationship between community service and possible psychological benefits (Ogden & Claus, 2006 as cited in van Goethem, et al., 2014). Reflection is important part in the process of adolescents learning about the benefits of…

On August 17, 2014, I was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis, a spinal deformity most common in female adolescents. Before meeting with my orthopedist who officially diagnosed me, I had noticed my torso doing abnormal things. My shoulders weren’t squared, my waist was uneven, my left rib stuck out and my hips were asymmetrical. When the doctor told me I may be an advocate for scoliosis and suggested getting x-rays, I wasn’t surprised. I had been talking about potentially having a spinal…

I read an article called “Group Cognitive Behavior Therapy Program with Troubled Adolescents” written by Sarah Edelman. In this article, counselors in Sydney, Australia designed a cognitive behavior therapy program. This program was designed to assist troubled teens in school since they have not responded well to the regular classroom. The teens in this group have suffered from psychological issues such as anxiety and depression while others lacked motivation and had learning disabilities. These…

The program implemented by the Red Hook Justice Center in Brooklyn, NY., was designed to address positive perceptions of crime held by many young people in the apartment houses where these youths lived (Swaner, R., & White, E., 2009). The intent of the program that funded the study was to change behaviors among young people in the Red Hook Houses becoming more social and to change their attitudes toward crime through an effective marketing campaign (Swaner, R., & White, E., 2009). The study used…

The experimental practice I have chosen for adolescents is compassion and self-compassion practices. I have learned through the video of Dr. Neff speaking that self-compassion has three core components which are being kind to ourselves, understanding we share a common humanity, and being mindful. I feel like these three components align with a lot of the stress and issues adolescents face. I believe the three components Dr. Neff talks about are the three critical components which makes…

and revolutionized. This way of thinking can be achieved by honoring the escapism of creative art, an idea I have grown very fond of. It all started five years ago, as I watched the drama department at my high school produce it’s original show “Adolescent: The High School Saga” . It was my very first experience of Theatre, when suddenly my interest peaked, practically keeping me on the edge of my seat. While watching the production my conscious reality became altered, as if I have escaped my…

Adolescence is a very important time in a child’s life. As stated in the book entitled, This We Believe: Keys to Educating Young Adolescents , “Young people undergo more rapid and profound personal change between the ages 10 and 15 than at any other time in their lives” (AMLE, p. 5). It is important that educators guide students and mold them into ethical citizens. Students undergo five areas of development: physical, intellectual, moral, psychological, and social-emotional. Authors M. Lee…

Do adolescents have the right to make autonomous medical choices? Most people would say no because they believe children are very immature and careless, but I say yes. Adolescents have the right to make autonomous medical choice because most parents of today are very undetermined and hesitant. For example, forcing adolescents to receive treatment they do not want causes noncompliance and combative behavior, parental neglect/abuse, even current standards stand that law governing adolescents…