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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A), 2002.
An examination of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A), a psychological test.
3,027 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 19 sources, MLA, £ 61.95
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This paper discusses the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A), a psychological test that is widely used in clinical settings to evaluate the psycho-emotional status of test subjects, diagnose any of a variety of psychological disorders, and forecast possible lines of individual development. It sets forth the historical and professional background in which the MMPI emerged and discusses its operational characteristics and psychometric features (i.e., the way in which it measures personality traits, preferences and capabilities), including the scope and limit of its applicability and utility in real-world contexts.
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"MMPI is informally known as a "pencil" test, i.e., a test taken with pencil and answer sheet (Lilienfeld, 1999), although as of 1999 the whole process has also been computerized. The form that the inventory takes is that of a true-false questionnaire. Subjects in the original test were provided with 550 statements, with which they would agree or disagree. Answers that the subjects chose were then evaluated, or more exactly interpreted, by being checked against psychological norms, i.e., against answers given by normal people. These norms were derived from a universe of test takers whose answers set a standard against which pathology could be measured. Measurement against the norms would enable test designers to identify and diagnose possible personality disorder(s). The evidence of publications about use of the MMPI is that the inventory was a clinical mechanism for identifying mentally unstable, socially maladjusted individuals and then targeting them for treatment."
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Adolescent Smoking, 2008.
This paper is a literature review of research studies to determine if adolescents' personal conceptions of smoking or addiction deter or encourage them to smoke.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 47.95
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This paper relates that this literature review about adolescent smoking indicates the complex socio-cultural context in which personal conceptions arise. The author points out that, among the numerous variables affecting these conceptions are race, ethnicity, socio-cultural expectations, gender, peer group and nicotine. The paper summarizes that this literature review reveals that adolescents' conceptions both deter and encourage smoking. The author reports that all the researchers use quantitative methodologies and interpretive paradigms; however, a major limitation, which is common for all these studies, is that they are based on self-reports.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Studies
Discussion
Conclusion
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"Rasmussen-Cruz, Martin & Nuno-Gutierrez's (2006) purpose was to explore tobacco consumption and motives for use among university students. The research question was: why do university health sciences students who are informed about tobacco risks consume tobacco? The design was a basic quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study. The method was an online survey of 282 students, aged 15 to 24. The authors used an interpretive paradigm. The results were that conceptions involved motives such as coping with emotional problems, reported by 76 percent."
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Sadistic Personality Disorder, 2008.
This paper explores the research regarding sadistic personality disorder.
1,639 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 36.95
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The paper discusses the characteristics of sadistic personality disorder and examines the theories of Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget on child development. The paper relates that because of the lack of extensive research in this area and the extensive factors that are indicated as part of sadistic personality disorder, it appears evident that both a biological and environmental influence will impact the disorder's development in children. The paper maintains that more extensive research must be conducted in order to understand how the child and adolescent population is impacted by psychological functioning.
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"Myers, Burket and Husted (2006) state that there has been little research related to sadistic personality disorder in adolescents or children to date (sec. 2). Myers, Burket and Husted (2006) further state that although there has been a growing concentration on sadistic personality disorder due to it being associated with violent criminal activities, the DSM included it in the third version of the manual and alleviated it from version four (sec. 2). Additionally, Myers, Burket and Husted (2006) contend that many psychologists and psychiatrists do not believe that a diagnosis of sadistic personality disorder is valid because of the close association that the symptoms have with other personality disorders, such as anti-social personality disorder (sec. 2)."
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Personality Development, 2005.
A psychological discussion on personality development.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper is a high level discussion of development and personality theories in psychology. Through the use and examination of President George W. Bush contrasts between the impact of environment and heredity are discussed, inclusive of his father's impact and life in Texas. A review of contrasting developmental theorists of adult cognitive development verse those that end at adolescence is also reviewed relative to President Bush.
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"Developmental theories abound in the field of psychology, ranging from Paiget to Maslow to a host of others. As our text points out (Leahy, 2004), developmental psychology seeks to address to various aspects of human development: physical, cognitive, emotional, personality, and moral. In looking at the life of George Bush, Jr. there are many forces that have strongly impacted his life and in turn his ultimate election as president of the United States. This paper will focus on these various forces and highlight the distinction between heredity and environmental forces upon President Bush's psychological developing, inclusive of a look at his moral and emotional development. Of interest to President Bush is the effect that his parental practices and social support systems had in optimizing his development, especially in light of his father having also been President of the United States."
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Adolescence, 2005.
This paper is a discussion of how adolescence is a period of greatly accelerated growth.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, £ 18.95
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This paper defines adolescence. The author points out that growth during adolescence is divided into three stages---early, middle and late adolescence---each with their own developmental tasks. The paper relates that the most important task of adolescence is the acquisition of an identity, which is why the peer group is so essential.
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"Adolescence is the point of development when the person makes the transition from childhood to adulthood. Adolescence consists of the years from 13 to 20. According to Erikson's theory, adolescence is the time for "acquiring a sense of identity while overcoming role confusion" (Ross-Kerr & Wood, 2001, p. 162). Adolescents need greater independence but also some limits set on their behavior. As part of the transition from childhood, the adolescent needs privacy for thinking and for talking with peers."
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Sexuality and Adolescence, 2002.
A paper on the changes faced by young adults as they mature physically and emotionally.
2,220 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 47.95
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This paper discusses self-concept and identity in adolescence, examining the roles of sexuality and relationships in developing an awareness of self and positive self-image. Adolescents experience many changes during this period of life, which is a period of transition between childhood and adulthood. During adolescence, individuals develop new ways of thinking and their bodies change. In addition, they begin to establish psychological independence from their families and seek more interaction with friends. As a result, they develop a sense of behavioral maturity and learn to control impulsiveness. This paper discusses the changes of adolescence and how they form an individual?s concept of self and identity.
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Abstract
About Adolescence
Introduction to Identity and Self-Concept
Changes Caused by Adolescence
The Role of Self-Concept and Self-Esteem in Adolescence
Changes in Relationships During Adolescence
Conclusion
Works Cited
Appendix
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"Before puberty, sex is not a particular topic of interest for most children. However, during adolescence, sexuality becomes a concern and the ways in which adolescents respond to physical and emotional changes contribute to their identity, as well as their self-image.
Sexuality plays a significant role in developing identity. ?In keeping pace with their body changes and following normal hormonal urges, the pubescent adolescent, often despite strong social pressures, increasingly turns attention to romance and sexual desire (Howley, 2003)?. Adolescents integrate their sexuality into their identity; a process that is viewed as an important developmental task of adolescence."
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"Adolescence", 2007.
An analysis of the use of language in Rita Dove's "Adolescence" to portray the teenage years.
1,024 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 0 sources, £ 25.95
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This paper reviews Rita Dove's "Adolescence", which is a collection of three poems presenting the subject's teenage years as a birth of dark truths and of a frightening, sexual awakening. The paper examines the way in which Dove arranges the poems and the language that she uses in "Adolescence" to present these aspects of the teenage years.
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"Adolescence is a pivotal time in every person's life. It, whether one is conscious of it or not, largely shapes our views and actions following those quick years. In Rita Dove's, "Adolescence" she uses three sole pieces with their own defined arrangements and language thus presenting the subject's teenage years as just that: a birth of dark truths, of a frightening, sexual awakening."
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Adolescence in 19th Century Japan, 2007.
An insight into adolescence in 19th century Japan, based on the novel, "Growing Up" by Higuchi Ichiyo.
1,382 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 32.95
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This paper provides insight into adolescence in the Meiji period of Japanese history. It uses a primary source - the novel, "Growing Up" by Higuchi Ichiyo to show how fiction of that period can give us better insight into the lives of adolescent Japanese children in Meiji Japan in the 19th century. The paper discusses the historical value of this writing.
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"Higuchi Ichiyo's Growing Up is a portrait of youth during the Meiji period. It is a fictional account of a group of children's coming of age in the town of Yoshiwara. Yoshiwara is a lower to middle quarter with a wide breadth of characters. The characters that Ichiyo presents provide an interesting window into the life of young people in late 19th century Japan. The three characters who allow the most insight are Nobu, Midori, and Shota. Nobu is the son of a priest, Midori is the sister of a prostitute, and Shota lives with his grandmother who runs a pawn shop. Over the course of this piece of writing, the reader follows each of these youths as they struggle with the hardships of growing up and finding themselves. The historical value of this writing is that it allows one to study the maturity of children at this time and their role in society as based on class. It also shows the realities that children had to face at a young age and how much family determined ones occupation at the time. More importantly it shows the suddenness with which these life changes struck adolescents, such as the sudden movement from playing in the streets, to tending to businesses. It would be hard to imagine today, that kids between twelve and fifteen would be taking on the responsibility of priesthood, or the running of a business. It would be even harder to imagine a twelve year old girl becoming a prostitute, but this is exactly the reality that these children face. Growing Up highlights the sudden transition into adulthood that Japanese children had to make during the Meiji period."
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Adolescence, 2002.
Psychological study of human development and adolescence.
2,175 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 46.95
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This paper examines the psychological development of adolescence children into adults. The paper considers Piaget?s theory of cognitive development and discusses Kohlberg?s theory of moral development. It explores adolescent social development through considering the development of self-image and self-esteem. The paper finally describes the development of sexual identity.
Table of Contents:
Piaget?s Theory of Human Development
Kohlberg?s Theory of Moral Reasoning
Self-identity and Self-esteem
Sexual Identity
Conclusion
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"Adolescence is a major time in development, with the period of adolescence representing the transition from childhood to adulthood. By the end of adolescence the individual has become an adult. The importance of this process is described by Petersen who states that the teenage years set the patterns that will persist until the end of the person?s life (Petersen 1988, 584). To consider adolescent development further it is necessary to look at several aspects that make up the process. Firstly, it is important to define the two types of development, cognitive development and social development. Cognition is defined as ?mental operations involved in the acquisition and use of knowledge. These mental operations include perception, memory, language and thought? (Seamon & Kenrick 1994, 662). This cognitive development also extends to moral development, where moral development is based on how people think and make decisions, incorporating making moral judgments."
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American Adolescence, 2004.
A comparison of Thomas Hine's "The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager" and Patricia Hersch's "A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence".
1,358 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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Thomas Hine and Patricia Hersch present us with two views of the contemporary American teenager, one based in an historical analysis of the creation of the teenager, and the other based in an ethnographic account of contemporary teenage life. The perspective that results from these two views is a more complex one that the usual, uncomplimentary stereotype of the adolescent as moody, disrespectful, and oversexed. This paper examines the ways in which both of these authors present views of American adolescence.
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"Hine?s view of modern teenager is grounded in an historical analysis, arguing in The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager that while the life of teenagers a hundred years ago was certainly quite different from the life led by adolescents today, there are important similarities. The generation of teenagers today uses the years between childhood and adulthood as a time in which to gain the skills needed to become a fully functional adult ? a status that tends to come later now than it did several generations ago. But while teenagers can in some ways be seen as adults in training, they should also ? Hine argues ? be taken seriously as cultural, economic and political agents."
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Adolescence: A Time of Development, 2008.
This paper explores the various transitions during adolescence.
1,712 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 38.95
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The paper discusses the biological and environmental transitions that can have a negative or positive effect on an adolescent. The paper considers the issues of an adolescent's physical appearance not being in accordance with his intellectual and behavioural adaptations, the self-consciousness of body image and the cognitive development in perception, attention and memory that can lead to a quest for identity development.
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"Adolescence, marked by the onset of pubertal maturation and represented by a period during lifespan where a child becomes an adult, is characterised by many transitions which can either be biologically based (the body) or environmentally based (people, relationships, general society, etc.). Biological transitions include physical and mental transitions whereas environmental transitions consist of social transitions. These transitions enable a child to encounter new experiences and to adjust their thinking to them which allows the child to then become an adult. Therefore, both biological and environmental transitions have an effect on each other and can either have a negative or a positive effect on the adolescent."
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Adolescence, 2007.
An examination of the theories of the developmental stages of adolescence.
2,604 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 54.95
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This paper discusses the development that is seen in the adolescent years (ages 12-18). It describes physical, cognitive, emotional, psychosocial and psychosexual development. It then discusses factors that are important for healthy development, such as nutrition. The paper then concludes by describing various theories of the developmental stages during the adolescent years and focuses on Freud, Erickson, Piaget and Kohlberg's theories.
Table of Contents:
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Emotional Development
Psychosocial Development
Psychosexual Development
Nutrition
Health Promotion
Developmental Stages/Theories
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"Kohlberg's Theory is organized into three general levels of moral development. The Pre-conventional level is when children accept the rules of authority figures and judge actions by their consequences. Behaviors that result in punishment are viewed as bad, and those that lead to rewards are seen as good. At the Conventional level, individuals continue to regard conformity to social rules as important, but not for reasons of self-interest. They believe that actively maintaining the current social system ensures positive relationships and societal order. The Post-conventional or Principled level moves beyond unquestioning support for the laws and rules of their own society. They define morality in terms of abstract principles and values that apply to all situations and societies (Berk, L.E., 2004)."
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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, 2000.
An examination of the test which measures the psychoemotional status of a subject, diagnoses disorders and forecasts development including history, psychometric features, limitations, applicability and more.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 19 sources, £ 66.95
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This research will examine the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A), a psychological test that is widely used in clinical settings to evaluate the psychoemotional status of test subjects, diagnose any of a variety of psychological disorders, and forecast possible lines of individual development.
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"This research will examine the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A), a psychological test that is widely used in clinical settings to evaluate the psychoemotional status of test subjects, diagnose any of a variety of psychological disorders, and forecast possible lines of individual development. The research will set forth the historical and professional background in which the MMPI emerged, and then discuss its operational characteristics and psychometric features (i.e., the way in which it measures personality traits, preferences, and capabilities), including the scope and limit of its applicability and utility in real-world contexts.
Background
The first publication of the Minnesota Multiphasic..."
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Adolescence Research Projects, 2002.
This paper reviews three research projects on high school students reported in ?Adolescence? magazine.
2,005 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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The first study discussed in this paper compares the validity of self-report surveys between parental interviews and school and police records and reviews the type of questions that best elicit responses that reflect the more accurate police and school data. The second study concludes that school counselors are able to identify adolescents at moderate risk for dropping out. The third study demonstrates that teenagers use hotlines to receive assistance in resolving issues of importance to them as they often feel there is no one else they can talk to about their problems.
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"Earlier research showed that adolescents in Toledo, Ohio made use of a peer hotline to discuss the concerns they had regarding their relationships with peers and family, sexuality issues, and "just to talk." Calls to the hotline over a period of twelve months were shown to be generally representative of the concerns of adolescents living in the area, and these results were in agreement with those of several other studies of the concerns of teens. Risky behaviors were not highly ranked in any of these studies. While these teens were not overly concerned about such high-risk behaviors as sexual activity and substance abuse, they also reported their belief that other teens were highly concerned about such issues."
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