Adolescence articles from December 1996

Adolescence archives from December 1996

Homosexual parents.
December 22, 1996... How do children fare when raised by a homosexual? Sharply different views are held by traditional and pre-1973 psychiatric opinion as compared to recent professional literature. Common opinion holds that, like drug use, homosexuality is a learned...

Relationships of the WISC-R and K-BIT for an adolescent clinical sample. (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised IQs; Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test)
December 22, 1996... Students with disabilities, recognized under Public Law 94-142, who are enrolled in special education are required to have a psychological reevaluation within a three-year or less time period (USDHEW, 1977). Thus, students who have been diagnosed...

Using live theatre combined with role playing and discussion to examine what at-risk, adolescents think about substance abuse, its consequences, and prevention.
December 22, 1996... INTRODUCTION The Chicago-based Music Theatre Workshop's (MTW) Under Pressure Program is an innovative communication-centered approach for involving Chicago elementary and high school students in considering the problems and prevention of...

Polysubstance abuse - a case study.
December 22, 1996... Over the last twenty years we have seen an increased effort to understand and solve the adolescent drug abuse problem. Researchers have developed a number of models to explain why adolescents have become involved in drug use. Studies have shown...

Substance use among adolescents: fulfilling a need state.
December 22, 1996... Recent data indicate that the use of drugs and alcohol by adolescents is substantial, and that heavy use adversely affects healthy development (Newcomb & Bentler, 1988). Substance-abusing teens smoke at higher rates than do those of the general...

Counseling issues with gay and lesbian adolescents.
December 22, 1996... In a culture already uncomfortable about adult sex and worried about adolescent sexual behavior, the idea of homosexual sex generates hostile and almost reflexive contempt. Society's abhorrence, and hence avoidance, of homosexuality is reflected...

Adolescent aggression and imagery: contributions from object relations and social cognitive theory.
December 22, 1996... Yates (1983), among others, is highly critical of theorists such as Lazarus (1967) who have attempted to synthesize theoretically opposed approaches, although in defense of Lazarus, his approach has been not to synthesize theory but rather...

The relationship between Type A parenting and adolescent perceptions of family environment.
December 22, 1996... The Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP) has been characterized as a composite of behaviors, including time-urgency, hostility, competitiveness, control, and achievement orientation. Both retrospective and prospective studies have found an association...

4-H Night at the Movies: a program for adolescents and their families.
December 22, 1996... Primary prevention has emerged as increasingly important in the field of mental health (Buckner, Trickett, & Corse, 1985), especially when dealing with adolescents and children (Long, 1986). This trend has also emphasized the mission of family...

Big brothers: impact on little brothers' self-concepts and behaviors.
December 22, 1996... When a couple with children divorces, the structure of the family is altered, and the process of disorganization and reorganization can continue for several years. However, as with other crises, divorce has the potential for creating growth and...

Urban-rural differences in adolescent self-esteem, leisure boredom, and sensation-seeking as predictors of leisure-time usage and satisfaction.
December 22, 1996... Australia is perceived internationally as a "sporting nation" inhabitated by "athletic outdoor types," yet a nationwide survey of leisure-time pursuits (Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism & Territories, 1989) revealed that...

Massage and relaxation therapies' effects on depressed adolescent mothers.
December 22, 1996... Depression is one of the most prevalent medical disorders and has been recognized as a distinct pathologic entity from early Egyptian times. Anxiety is one of the primary features of depression in adolescents (Goldman, 1988), and relaxation...

Mediators of adolescents' stress in a college preparatory environment.
December 22, 1996... Adolescence has often been called a time of "storm and stress," and many factors contribute to this view, including developmental and environmental pressures. Compas, Phares, & Ledoux (1989) identify five sources of individual differences in...

Psychotropic medication in adolescence: psychodynamic and clinical considerations.
December 22, 1996... Administering medication to adolescents frequently produces negative reactions, especially when treatment is prolonged; the problem of compliance is particularly marked during treatment with psychotropic drugs. This study discusses the...

Irrational beliefs and depression in adolescence.
December 22, 1996... Depression in adolescents has long been conceptualized as a normal or transient phenomenon necessitating no therapeutic intervention (Lefkowitz & Burton, 1978; Lapouse, 1966; Werry & Quay, 1971). This has had the effect of limiting research in...

Parent-child interactions predict anxiety in Mexican adolescents.
December 22, 1996... Anxiety during adolescence has been strongly associated with mal-adaptive problems such as school failure (Benjamin, Costello, & Warren, 1990; Comunian, 1993; Goodyear & Altham, 1991; Kochgaway, 1993); substance abuse (Eisen, Youngman, Grob, &...

The worldwide phenomenon of street children: conceptual analysis.
December 22, 1996... INTRODUCTION The scene is common and painfully familiar; a busy street lined with shops displaying the latest in fashion and electronic equipment, well-dressed people going in and out, the sound of vehicles whizzing by, expensive cars, the...

A measurement of delinquency differences between a delinquent and nondelinquent sample: what are the implications?
December 22, 1996... Several years ago juvenile misbehavior was generally perpetrated by youths who were not enrolled in school (Fagan, Forst, & Vivon, 1987; Poulos & Orschowsky, 1994; Strasburg, 1984). The acts were usually performed away from the vicinity of the...

Multicultural Education, Transformative Knowledge, and Action: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... Essential to continued growth in the field of multicultural education is the documentation of its historical roots and its linkages to the current school reform movement. This volume demonstrates the ways in which the current multicultural...

The Handbook of Humor: Clinical Applications in Psychotherapy.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... The purpose of this book is to encourage skilled, practicing psychotherapists, as well as students, to think about humor as a viable intervention in the ever-widening range of psychotherapeutic theory. In this volume, the use of humor in the...

Growing Up Sad: Childhood Depression and Its Treatment.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... Both depression in children and suicide attempts by the young are on the rise. This book provides information for understanding and treating depressed children, as well as preventing depression in the young. In the past decade, tremendous...

The Best Friends Book: True Stories About Real Best Friends, Fun Things to Do with Your Best Friend, Solving Best Friend Problems, Long-Distance Best Friends, Finding New Friends, and More!(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... Having a best friend is one of the defining experiences of childhood. While adults tend to take for granted the joy and ease of having a best friend while growing up, kids are curious and sometimes confused about the intensity of a best friend...

Grants for Recreation, Sports and Athletics.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... This fundraising tool lists 2,428 grants of $10,000 or more with a total value of $136,011,505 made by 644 foundations. It covers grants to youth centers, boys and girls clubs, scouting programs, camps, parks, athletic organizations, social...

Entering Adulthood: Looking at Body Image and Eating Disorders (A Curriculum for Grades 9-12).(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... This curriculum for high school students addresses the link between society's preoccupation with the perfect body and eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. The lessons and activities focus on improving students' body image. Students use...

Adolescent Gambling.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... Although in theory gambling is against the law for children, there is one form of gambling that young people do have access to: fruit (i.e., slot) machines. Griffiths investigates why some adolescents get hooked on gambling, how they gamble, and...

Teen Mothers: Citizens or Dependents?(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... Horowitz examines one of the most critical questions of welfare policy: How can a government program help one of society's most needful groups move from welfare dependency to employment, independence, and responsible citizenship? Following a...

Social Problems and Social Contexts in Adolescence: Perspectives Across Boundaries.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... This selection of previously published research papers presents the empirical and theoretical work on the similarities and differences in adolescent development in the United States and other countries. Contributors are an international group of...

Urban Girls: Resisting Stereotypes, Creating Identities.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... The image of the pregnant, poor, and uneducated inner-city adolescent girl is so fixed in the public psyche that some find it difficult even to imagine urban girls who fit other descriptions. Indeed, the girls themselves have been so saturated...

Issues in Adolescent Sexuality: Readings from the 'Washington Post' Writers Group.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... This volume contains a selection of articles from the Washington Post that covers the various domains of the issues surrounding adolescent sexuality. It provides insights into the varying perspectives held by laypersons, experts, and policymakers...

Dismantling Desegregation: The Quiet Reversal of 'Brown v. Board of Education.'(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... Desegregation has been one of the only legally enforceable routes of access and opportunity for millions of school children. Yet, for the first time since 1954, school segregation is actually increasing for African American students. In several...

The "Putting on the Brakes" Activity Book for Young People with ADHD.
December 22, 1996... This activity book provides dozens of ways to spark and hold the interest of young readers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Designed as the companion to Putting on the Brakes: Young People's Guide to Understanding Attention Deficit...

The Transcendent Child: Tales of Triumph over the Past.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... The author starts with a question few psychologists have asked, yet one that goes to the heart of our beliefs about character, growth, and the ability to learn from experience: How is it that some people manage to transcend even the most harsh...

Kids On-Line: 150 Ways for Kids to Surf the Net for Fun and Information.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... At first, cyberspace was a way for adults to exchange ideas and engage in philosophical debate. Now, it is a popular place of learning and recreation for children. This step-by-step manual describes everything available to kids on all the on-line...

Growing Pains: The Making of America's Middle School Teachers.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... Commissioned by the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, this report examines the findings of the largest study of its kind on middle-grades teacher preparation. Of the more than 2,100 middle school teachers polled, a startling minority came to...

Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence, 4th ed.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... This textbook is divided into five parts, each of which is introduced by a brief opener. Part 1 presents an orientation to the discipline and the tools of this trade, including a discussion and illustration of research methodologies and a...

Troublesome Children: A Guide to Understanding and Managing Youth with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Conduct Disorder.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... This book provides clinically relevant information on three disorders: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder. Most troublesome children suffer from one or more of these disorders. These...

Safe Schools: A Handbook for Violence Prevention.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... Recent statistics indicate that crimes committed at schools are becoming more serious in nature, that children are committing these crimes at younger ages, and that the frequency of assaults is increasing. The author addresses these challenges in...

The International Dictionary of Psychology, 2d ed.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... This dictionary attempts to include all technical terms that a psychologist is likely to encounter in reading about the subject, including terms from psychiatry, neurology, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, ethology, sociobiology, genetics,...

Psychology of the Youthful Offender, 3d ed.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1996... Deviant youthful behavior for years has comprised more than half of all cases compelling official cognizance by criminal justice and social welfare agencies. An understanding of the nature, motivations and criminogenic factors operating today is...