Attributes and Value of Youth Work
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A 9 page paper discussing how work experience can affect adolescent workers. In many developed nations, adolescents choose to work at wage-earning jobs to contribute to further education, the ability to have a higher level of discretionary funds available or even to support a young family that may or may not have been planned. Youth workers can have a wide variety of reasons for working at wage-earning jobs, which in turn provide significant learning opportunities. The youth worker finds opportunity not only to learn skills to build on, s/he also has the opportunity to learn much about himself and to more closely define the individual that s/he is. The paper explores Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and Erikson’s expansion on it to determine that it is the third level, that of belonging, that can be of greatest obvious beneficial effect for teens. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtYouthMas.rtf

Avoidant Attachment & Depression
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A 5 page research paper that examines empirical research relative to the affect of avoidant attachment on female behavior in later life. This examination of empirical research focuses on the possible connection between avoidant attachment in infancy and early childhood and depression for women in later life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Behavior Disorders In Children
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This 7 page paper begins with the DSM-IV definition of disruptive behavior disorders and then discusses the three groups of disorders: conduct disorder (CD), opposition defiant disorder (ODD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD). Each is discussed in terms of incidence, symptoms, causes and treatment interventions. Also included are comments regarding the costs of these disorders. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Behavior Modification Approach To Anger Management
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10 pages in length. The objective of behavior therapy is to first assess and then treat mental problems that cause people to act abnormally. The current consensus among mental health professionals is that behaviors causing distress or prevent normal functioning in daily life are considered abnormal. There is a social standard by which all members are expected to abide; however, when an individual shows a propensity for straying from that social norm, behavior therapy theories are more than likely applied to determine the problem's origin and ultimate treatment. There exist myriad influences that can prompt a person into sidestepping what is considered to be normal behavior, including mental disorders, physical diseases and stress-related issues. Findings indicate successful treatment outcome and maintenance for families with aggressive youths through peer group therapy, which has proven instrumental in establishing a basic foundation of trust and understanding. This particular approach provides services within a therapeutic environment, offering the least restrictive treatment possible, while at the same time promoting the safety and well being of all treatment members. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Behavior Therapy And Adolescent Drug Abuse
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This 5 page paper reports five journal articles that discuss the effectiveness of behavior therapy with adolescents using drugs. Behavior therapy, contingency management and family cognitive behavior therapy. Statistical data, when provided in the articles, is included in the essay. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Being a Teenager During the Great Depression
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An 8 page paper presenting an interview with an 81-year-old woman about her teen years, which occurred during the Great Depression. The woman provides information about high school, home life, working as a teen and the responsibilities she had at home. The second portion of the paper compares the woman’s responses to Erikson’s characterization of the adolescent. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Betrayal and Suicide
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A 3 page paper which examines when betraying a friend is acceptable if they have threatened suicide. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Biopsychosocial Development In Adolescence
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A 7 page paper that discusses the development of early adolescence. Adolescence represents one of the most critical developmental periods in life. It is a time of profound changes on all levels. Theories of these changes are discussed. 1 table included that compares Freud's, Erikson's, and Piaget's adolescent stages of development. The biopsychosocial model is explained and described. The importance of both family and peers during these years is also discussed. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Bipolar Disorder With Biographical Sketch
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A 14 page paper. The essay includes the definition, incidence, causes and symptoms of this mental illness and discusses the difficulty of diagnosing early onset of bipolar disorder. One of the issues with youth is the similarity to ADHD symptoms. The most effective treatment interventions are explained. The last section discusses suicide among bipolar disorder patients. A biographical sketch of a real person with bipolar disorder are intermingled in the text. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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