Psychological Development In Adolescence : A 10
page
paper discussing adolescence in general. By far, the teen years
are not all doom and gloom unless people around the teen
attempt to make them that way, but by the same token, adults
have no reason to tell teens that life never improves. Finishing
up with the hormone wash and gaining the life experience that
enables the individual to truly know who he is are freeing in the
end, but both processes alone can be devastating to the teen who
has only limited adult support and the safety net of a loving and
accepting family. Bibliography lists 16 sources. Adolesde.wps Development During Adolescence : A 17 page paper
discussing influences on the development of identity and
self-concept during adolescence. Numerous theorists and related
studies are cited. Bibliography lists 20 sources. Adoldev.wps
Perspectives on Adolescence : A 5 page analysis of
research
conducted by Enright, et al (1987) that proposes that the
theories of psychologists, which relate how adolescents are
perceived is, in several historical eras, directly related to the
economic conditions of that time. The writer relates this to
present day theory. Bibliography lists 1 source. Persadol.wps
Family Function And Its Affect Upon Adolescence :
Comparison Of Two Articles : 5 pages in length. There can
be no argument surrounding the fact that family dynamics -- that
is the interaction patterns between members, as well as the
manner in which the family functions together -- are influential
with regard to adolescent psychological development. Two
articles clearly depict the association between family life and
how a child's psychopathology inevitably develops: "Parental
Conflict And Self Esteem: The Rest Of The Story" by Pawlak
and Klein, and Shek's "The Relation Of Family Functioning To
Adolescent Psychological Well-Being, School Adjustment, And
Problem Behavior." While both articles address the inherent
importance of bringing children up in a loving, healthy
environment, they each bring to light the consequences of what
occurs when such a home life is not the case. The writer
discusses how adolescent children who spend their formative
years within the confines of a hostile or dysfunctional family
setting are significantly more prone to detrimental psychological
development. No additional sources cited. TLCadol.wps
The Dysfunctional Family of Man - A Look At Our
Humanity : 9 pages in length, this essay discusses the meaning
of humanity and explores the origin of bias and prejudice
between human races. Included are discussions of the black
experience in America and a comparison between the bias and
prejudice experienced by African-Americans and
Asian-Americans. Bibliography lists 5 sources. LCHuman.doc
Theories in Family Dynamics : This 5 page paper,
broken into
three sections, talks about different theories concerning family
relationships. Concepts such as equifinality, multiple levels of
understanding, interdependency, and enmeshment, are included
along with a variety of models on this subject. Bibliography
lists 3 sources. SA21Fam.wps
Adolescent Self-Esteem : A 6 page research paper
that
examines the topic of female adolescent self-esteem. The writer
analyzes an article from Cosmopolitan magazine and then
relates it to various research articles that relate scientific data on
adolescent self-esteem and how it affects identity development.
Bibliography lists 6 sources. 90slfetm.wps
Adolescent Homosexuality : 5 page research paper on
adolescent homosexuality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Adolhomo.wps
Counseling Perspectives For Adolescent Homosexuality :
A 5 page paper that deals with the issues facing counseling
psychologists who counsel adolescent homosexuals. The paper
discusses the issues facing the adolescents and gives the
psychologist background research on a few of these issues.
Bibliography lists 6 sources. Youngay.wps
Personal Disguise : A 7 page paper which discusses the
experience of using a disguise, in relationship to pretending to
be someone one is not. The situation is one where the writer
illustrates a period in time, during late teen years, when the role
of bad boy was attempted. The reasons behind this and the
experiences with such a disguise are discussed. RAdisguise.wps
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