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Adolescents : Substance Abuse With Dual Diagnoses
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A 12 page paper that begins with data regarding the incidence and prevalence of drug and alcohol use and abuse among adolescents. Data are provided by age and ethnicity/race and the effects of alcohol and drug dependency are reported in terms of personality and cognitive changes. Data regarding the incidence of arrests of youth dependent on drugs or alcohol are reported. The writer explains and discusses dual diagnoses, including the most common psychiatric diagnoses associated with substance abuse among adolescents. Research reporting the prevalence of dual diagnoses among adolescents with chemical dependency are reported and discussed, including a study that focused on runaways. The writer also reports and discusses the need for integrated treatment intervention plans and the lack of this practice. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Adolescents At High Risk For Suicide
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An 8 page paper. The suicide rate among adolescents is alarmingly high. This paper has three parts to it: a statement of the problem and hypothesis, a literature review, and a brief discussion of the perspective of the study. The writer provides data regarding the incidence of teen suicide, reasons that have been proposed, behaviors that signal risk, and what can be done to prevent suicide among adolescents. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Adopting Older Children
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This 5 page research paper explores the challenges and joys of adopting the older child. More challenges exist because these children have more memories to overcome. The writer explains the kinds of situations that become obstacles to the child and of which the adoptive parents need to be aware. Adopting infants is certainly easier but the writer contends there are joys as well as challenges in either case.
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Adoption May Be Detrimental to the Welfare of Children
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This 4 page paper takes a look at an important study in respect to adoption. The study contends that children who have been adopted have a great deal more problems. Implications are considered and the study is critically evaluated. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Adult Aging And Development: Comprehensive Interview With An 80-Year-Old African-American
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15 pages in length. This paper is based upon a comprehensive interview with an eighty-year-old African-American man who lives independently within a community setting. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Adult Child Abuse: Case Study
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11 pages in length. Thirty-one-year-old Geraint Jones is accused of an offence of indecent assault against his eleven-year-old niece, Eleri, which allegedly occurred when Eleri came to stay with Jones and his family for a weekend. Jones, who currently lives with his partner Jane Williams and their two children Megan (10) and Bethan (8), is employed as an attendant at a local sports centre. He has no previous convictions. The writer discusses UK laws pertaining to child protection, as well as identifying the potential implications of abuse. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Adult Children Of Alcoholics
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A 12 page paper. Humans develop their personalities during childhood, thus, the environment in which they live as children is critical to the type of adult they will become. This paper discusses the roles children take on and the effects that having an alcoholic parent have on the child. The child carries these on into adulthood. The characteristics of the adult child of an alcoholic parent are discussed as are the emotional and psychological problems these individuals face. Data are provided. Tutorial comments are included. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Adult Children Of Bad Parents
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Within the realm of psychology, social work and counseling there are a great many theories that apply to developmental processes, modes of therapy and the relationship between cause and effect of psycho-pathologies. This 6 page paper provides an overview of the effect of parenting on behavior and provides suggestions as to the role of the therapist in addressing these issues. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Adult Children/Leaving Home
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An 8 page research paper that examines the social phenomenon of adult children either not leaving home or moving back in with their parents. The writer offers a hypothetical research study that can be used as a guide in creating original research. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Adult Development/A Case Study
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A 10 page research paper that consists of a case study that discusses the life course of human development by drawing on the experiences of Rita Blitt, a 77-year-old Jewish woman and artist who has successfully overcome each obstacle that characterizes adult development. The writer particularly draws on Erikson’s model of development in this discussion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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