Childhood Behavior
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A 7 page research paper that gives a summation on the current research regarding the influences of environment and genetics on the development of childhood behavior. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Childhood Depression and Suicide: The Appropriate Role of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) in Treatment
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A 10 page discussion of depression and suicidal tendencies among children. While the suicide rate has actually declined since the introduction of SSRIs, there is a growing concern that these drugs many contribute to suicidal thoughts and behavior among some children. Is it possible that the declining suicide rate is not a reflection of SSRI usage but of some other factor? This paper explores the validity of the concerns over SSRIs. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Childhood Growth And Development: Birth Through Three Years Old
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6 pages in length. The extent to which birth through three years old is a critical period with regard to individual development is both grand and far-reaching. Myriad theorists have charted this time frame by means of cognitive and emotional development, with the common denominator among them all being that what is learned during this period will shape the child's entire adolescent and adult life. Piaget and Erikson, whose respective works represent two of the most widely acclaimed theories of childhood development, illustrate just how crucial certain stages are between the ages of birth to three years old. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Childhood Mental Illnesses
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This 3 page paper discusses two recent articles about ADHD. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms Prior To Diagnosis
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5 pages in length. There is no longer any question – clinical, scientific or anecdotal - as to whether children can be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a mental imbalance typically attributed to adults. What is especially difficult about making this diagnosis, however, is the manner by which bipolar symptoms closely mimic those of other childhood disorders like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Childhood Prejudice / An Aspect of Socio-Moral Development
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A 12 page research paper on the development of childhood prejudice. The writer looks at the formation of racial preferences, stereotyping, and supports all ideas with existing research studies from journal articles. The point is made that classroom settings are of particular importance to this area of research and consequently, appropriate educational suggestions are made for reducing the development and continuation of the destructive "hate cycle." Bibliography lists approximately 20 sources.
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Childhood Sexual Abuse
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Childhood sexual abuse is a problem of increasing magnitude in the United States. Children who are sexually abused often know their abusers and research suggests that some children who are abused by parents, family members, or clergy often create a normative view of the sexual abuse that creates a cycle of abuse. In fact, it can be argued that a large percentage of children who are sexually abused become sexual predators in adulthood, and prior to this, may participate in sexually abusive behaviors with other children. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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CHILDREN AND ADULT BEHAVIOR
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This 5-page paper discusses adult and children behavior, focusing mainly on how children learn by mimicing adults. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Children and Death
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A 5 page paper which addresses various aspects of death that involve children. This is done with the help of the book “Death, Mourning, and Caring” by Robert Marrone. The issues addressed are the perceptions children have in regards to death, how they see death in association with parents, siblings, and pets, teenage suicide, how adults perceive the death of a child, and different phrases and phases that relate to the subject at hand. No additional sources cited.
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