Essays and Research Papers on Adolescent Psychology

This 5 page paper is a response paper to the book:Raising Cain by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson. Issues explored and discussed include the definition of male and how boys are suffering emotionally in the United States. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper critiquing a longitudinal study of children born of unwanted pregnancies. David, Dytrych and Matejcek (2003) report on a large and long-term study designed to assess the consequences of being born unwanted, expressed in terms of sound mental health in adulthood. The authors identified 220 children born between 1961 and ...

This 6 page paper discusses the bond between mother and daughter and reviews the literature concerning the self esteem of teens who lose their mothers. Bibliographpy lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the psychological damage that too much internet usage can have on teenagers. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper provides an overview of studies of adolescent populations. This paper looks specifically at Fergusson, Lynskey and Horwood (1997), in Attention Difficulties in Middle Childhood and Psychosocial Outcomes in Young Adulthood, considered the impacts of early childhood attention problems and the outcomes for children later in life. Bibliography lists 6 ...

This 5 page paper outlines the underlying reasons for egocentrism in adolescent populations. This paper considers social identification and change as elements impacting egocentrism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper provides an overview of a number of topics regarding adolescent development, including egocentrism and the role of the church. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper discussing the origin of aggression among teens in terms of peer rejection. There have been countless studies linking excessive aggression with personality, most of which have concluded that heightened aggression can be positively linked with some personality types. Others have used specific personality traits as predictors of aggressive behavior, ...

A 6 page discussion of the various factors which enter into the determination of an individual’s likelihood to use illicit drugs. The author distinguishes between sociological and physiological/psychological vulnerability factors and concludes that while it is impossible to predict an individual’s propensity for drug use with one-hundred percent accuracy, impossible to assign a numeric ...

An 11 page paper on, simply, love. For many, love is and remains an enigma for much of their lives. Several researchers have sought to explain aspects of love from various approaches, and all of the world’s leading religions give love a place of honor in individuals’ lives. The purpose here is ...

A 16 page study researching whether aggression is innate or learned. The paper discusses adolescent stress levels and stressors; personality factors linked to aggression; and quantitative differences between African Americans and whites. Poverty, both individual and community, is seen as being instrumental in aggressive display, as is lack of parental control. The ...

A 4 page discussion of the problems we are facing in relation to violence. While a number of theories have been proposed to explain the increase in violence, one of the more interesting relates to the impact violence on television has on our nation's children. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

An 8 page research paper/essay that discusses how Anne Frank's famous diary reflects her development as an adolescence. The writer specifically refers to Erik Erikson's model of personality development and argues that Anne was successfully negotiating the primary crisis of adolescent development--i.e., identity formation--quite successfully when her life was cut short by Nazi persecution. ...

An 8 page review of a study published in the Jan/Feb edition of “Nursing Research”. The study is analyzed for completeness and applicability. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper begins by identifying some of the factors that are prevalent in the three stages of adolescence. The writer then offers an overview of three theorists: Erik Erikson, Harry Stack Sullivan and G. Stanley Hall. The scenario presented for the paper focuses on the need for consultants/counselors working in a community health ...

A 15 page paper assessing the relationship between these two conditions among adolescents. The paper discusses ADHD followed by a discussion of depression, to conclude that there is a definite link between ADHD and depression. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

This is a 9 page paper using a qualitative approach to study cognitive behavioral therapy versus family therapy for treatment of anorexia nervosa. A qualitative study of cognitive behavioral therapy versus family therapy for treatment of anorexia nervosa includes various non-experimental components. Firstly, a statement of the problem introduces the prevalence of anorexia and the ...

This 4 page report discusses the influences that determine how and why a person, from adolescence to young adulthood develops the relationships he or she does with peers, teachers, authority figures and even potential love interests. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A paper which looks at children with behavioural disorders in relation to the school environment, with reference to the way in which such children should be assessed and the reasons why they underachieve in school.

This 5 page paper is a response paper to the book:Raising Cain by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson. Issues explored and discussed include the definition of male and how boys are suffering emotionally in the United States. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper critiquing a longitudinal study of children born of unwanted pregnancies. David, Dytrych and Matejcek (2003) report on a large and long-term study designed to assess the consequences of being born unwanted, expressed in terms of sound mental health in adulthood. The authors identified 220 children born between 1961 and ...

This 6 page paper discusses the bond between mother and daughter and reviews the literature concerning the self esteem of teens who lose their mothers. Bibliographpy lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the psychological damage that too much internet usage can have on teenagers. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper provides an overview of studies of adolescent populations. This paper looks specifically at Fergusson, Lynskey and Horwood (1997), in Attention Difficulties in Middle Childhood and Psychosocial Outcomes in Young Adulthood, considered the impacts of early childhood attention problems and the outcomes for children later in life. Bibliography lists 6 ...

This 5 page paper outlines the underlying reasons for egocentrism in adolescent populations. This paper considers social identification and change as elements impacting egocentrism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.