A RESEARCH-BASED GUIDE TO DEBUNKING COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD MYTHS ABOUT ADOLESCENCE Great Myths of Adolescence contains the evidence-based science that debunks the myths and commonly held misconceptions concerning adolescence. The book explores myths related to sex, drugs and self-control, as well as many others. The authors define each myth, identify each myth's prevalence and present the latest and most significant research debunking the myth. The text is grounded in the authors' own research on the prevalence of belief in each myth, from the perspective of college students. Additionally,…mehr
A RESEARCH-BASED GUIDE TO DEBUNKING COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD MYTHS ABOUT ADOLESCENCE Great Myths of Adolescence contains the evidence-based science that debunks the myths and commonly held misconceptions concerning adolescence. The book explores myths related to sex, drugs and self-control, as well as many others. The authors define each myth, identify each myth's prevalence and present the latest and most significant research debunking the myth. The text is grounded in the authors' own research on the prevalence of belief in each myth, from the perspective of college students. Additionally, various pop culture icons that have helped propagate the myths are discussed. Written by noted experts, the book explores 50 common myths including: The teen brain is fully developed by 18; Greek life has a negative effect on college students academically; significant mood disruptions in adolescence are inevitable; the millennial generation is lazy; and much more. This important resource: * Shatters commonly held and topical myths relating to gender, education, technology, sex, crime and more * Based in empirical and up-to-date research including the authors' own * Links each myth to icons of pop culture who/which have helped propagate them * Discusses why myths are harmful and best practices related to the various topics * A volume in the popular Great Myths of Psychology series Written for educators, parents, childhood studies and education studies students, and undergraduate students studying psychology modules in Adolescence and developmental psychology, Great Myths of Adolescence offers an important guide that debunks misconceptions about adolescence behavior. This book also pairs well with another book by two of the authors, Great Myths of Child Development.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
I call myself a mountain woman. In truth, I was born on the flatlands of Indiana on May 20th, 1955. The world population was 2.780 billion, Eisenhower was President, unemployment was 5.5%, Cher was nine years old on that day, and you could mail a letter for .03 cents. Luckily, the dinosaurs were gone, and fire had been invented by then. I moved to Tennessee to the foot of The Great Smoky Mountains in 1998. I have been writing since the age of six. I won my first regional poetry contest in second grade. For the past 50+ years, I have written for myself and only a chosen few. Writing to me is as life-sustaining as breathing, as important as a beating heart. I have written for newspapers, had my own local column in the Blount County Voice, shared stories of my life for my friends to make them laugh, sigh, cry, or more importantly, to think. I wrote puppet shows for our mentally handicapped facility, inspirational short stories for church services, and a series of articles that led to testimony before the Maryland State Senate and the creation of the bill: Maryland Task Force for Abused, Abandoned, and Neglected Children. As long as it meant I could write, I wrote. I can't tell you where this passion came from, I can't tell you one incident that caused me to start writing and not stop. I have no memory of "starting" to write, I just did, and at a very early age. I hope you enjoy reading this story as much as the characters enjoyed telling their stories.
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Foreword x Preface xvii Introduction 1 1 Development of the Body, Brain, and Mind 7 1 Adolescence ends at 18 years old 8 2 Girls are universally experiencing puberty sooner in recent years 16 3 The teen brain is fully developed by age 18 24 4 Anorexia treatment usually requires teens to be separated from their parents 33 5 Technology has made teens better at multitasking 38 Mini myths for development of the body, brain, and mind 46 6 Pubertal "early bloomers" fare better than "late bloomers" 46 7 Teens can study better while listening to music 48 8 The "Freshman 15": College students gain 15 pounds their freshman year 50 9 Horses are helpful in the treatment of eating disorders, autism spectrum, and more 51 10 The onset of puberty is very upsetting to most teens 52 11 Male teens are much less likely than females to be preoccupied with their physical appearance 54 12 Most teens hardly ever engage in leisure reading these days 55 13 Greek life has a negative effect on college students academically 56 14 Paying for prep courses is the best way to make large gains on the SAT 57 2 Development of the Self 59 15 Significant mood disruptions in adolescence are inevitable 60 16 Teens should have a job in high school to build character 64 17 Risky behavior in adolescence is inevitable 68 18 Taking care of an infant simulator doll increases abstinence from sexual activity 72 19 College placement tests are useless at predicting academic success in college 77 Mini myths for development of the self 82 20 College students' lives are full of random hook?]ups 82 21 Teaching teens about contraception makes them more likely to engage in sexual activity 84 22 Abstinence?]only sex education programs are effective at keeping teens abstinent 85 23 The HPV vaccine increases teen sex 86 24 The millennial generation is lazy 87 25 High school football players are more likely to become seriously injured than cheerleaders 88 26 Offenders hide sexual interest when using the internet to initiate sex offenses against teens 90 27 Conversion therapy effectively turns homosexual teens into straight teens 91 28 Teens underestimate the consequences of risky behavior and adults do not 94 3 The Social Environment 96 29 More quality time with teens can make up for less quantity of time 96 30 Successful transition from adolescence to adulthood is achieved through detachment from parents 98 31 Popular teens are usually mean 107 32 Peer pressure only causes teens to make bad decisions 112 33 Boys only use sticks and stones to hurt while girls use words instead 117 Mini myths for the social environment 121 34 Most teens have a strained relationship with their parents 121 35 Asking teens if they have thought about suicide "plants a seed" and makes them more likely to actually attempt suicide 123 36 Teens only listen to their peers 125 37 When girls are sexually assaulted it is usually by a stranger 125 38 Most college students graduate in 4 years 126 39 College is the happiest time of one's life 127 4 Problems in Modern Society 130 40 Teens these days are worse behaved than those of previous generations 130 41 School violence is on the rise 139 42 Boot camps get teens "on the right path" 149 43 Most teens party with drugs or alcohol on weekends 154 44 DARE programs prevent teen drug use 158 45 Listening to heavy metal or rap music makes teens more likely to defy authority 165 Mini myths for problems in modern society 173 46 Teens have the highest suicide rate 173 47 Goggles mimicking drunkenness help prevent impaired driving 174 48 Teens can be "scared straight" 176 49 Sexting is only a teen problem 177 50 Traditional High School Driver education courses have a strong record of making teens safe drivers 178 Index 180
Foreword x Preface xvii Introduction 1 1 Development of the Body, Brain, and Mind 7 1 Adolescence ends at 18 years old 8 2 Girls are universally experiencing puberty sooner in recent years 16 3 The teen brain is fully developed by age 18 24 4 Anorexia treatment usually requires teens to be separated from their parents 33 5 Technology has made teens better at multitasking 38 Mini myths for development of the body, brain, and mind 46 6 Pubertal "early bloomers" fare better than "late bloomers" 46 7 Teens can study better while listening to music 48 8 The "Freshman 15": College students gain 15 pounds their freshman year 50 9 Horses are helpful in the treatment of eating disorders, autism spectrum, and more 51 10 The onset of puberty is very upsetting to most teens 52 11 Male teens are much less likely than females to be preoccupied with their physical appearance 54 12 Most teens hardly ever engage in leisure reading these days 55 13 Greek life has a negative effect on college students academically 56 14 Paying for prep courses is the best way to make large gains on the SAT 57 2 Development of the Self 59 15 Significant mood disruptions in adolescence are inevitable 60 16 Teens should have a job in high school to build character 64 17 Risky behavior in adolescence is inevitable 68 18 Taking care of an infant simulator doll increases abstinence from sexual activity 72 19 College placement tests are useless at predicting academic success in college 77 Mini myths for development of the self 82 20 College students' lives are full of random hook?]ups 82 21 Teaching teens about contraception makes them more likely to engage in sexual activity 84 22 Abstinence?]only sex education programs are effective at keeping teens abstinent 85 23 The HPV vaccine increases teen sex 86 24 The millennial generation is lazy 87 25 High school football players are more likely to become seriously injured than cheerleaders 88 26 Offenders hide sexual interest when using the internet to initiate sex offenses against teens 90 27 Conversion therapy effectively turns homosexual teens into straight teens 91 28 Teens underestimate the consequences of risky behavior and adults do not 94 3 The Social Environment 96 29 More quality time with teens can make up for less quantity of time 96 30 Successful transition from adolescence to adulthood is achieved through detachment from parents 98 31 Popular teens are usually mean 107 32 Peer pressure only causes teens to make bad decisions 112 33 Boys only use sticks and stones to hurt while girls use words instead 117 Mini myths for the social environment 121 34 Most teens have a strained relationship with their parents 121 35 Asking teens if they have thought about suicide "plants a seed" and makes them more likely to actually attempt suicide 123 36 Teens only listen to their peers 125 37 When girls are sexually assaulted it is usually by a stranger 125 38 Most college students graduate in 4 years 126 39 College is the happiest time of one's life 127 4 Problems in Modern Society 130 40 Teens these days are worse behaved than those of previous generations 130 41 School violence is on the rise 139 42 Boot camps get teens "on the right path" 149 43 Most teens party with drugs or alcohol on weekends 154 44 DARE programs prevent teen drug use 158 45 Listening to heavy metal or rap music makes teens more likely to defy authority 165 Mini myths for problems in modern society 173 46 Teens have the highest suicide rate 173 47 Goggles mimicking drunkenness help prevent impaired driving 174 48 Teens can be "scared straight" 176 49 Sexting is only a teen problem 177 50 Traditional High School Driver education courses have a strong record of making teens safe drivers 178 Index 180
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