Teen Behavior

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This paper examines teen behavior, including the causes behind what they do and the consequences of their actions. The paper explains how the behavior of teens is directly related to their physiological and psychological changes and suggests several steps that can be taken to modify their behavior.

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Introduction
Teen Behavior

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"A great deal of the existing research concerning this topic asserts that the behavior of teens is directly related to the amount of physiological and psychological change that is taking place within the adolescent. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) adolescence is the period between puberty and adulthood; usually between the ages of 13 and 19. During this period, teenagers' endocrine glands begin to generate hormones that result in transformations in the body and the development of secondary sex characteristics. In females, the ovaries increase the manufacture of estrogen and other female hormones. In males, the testicles increase the manufacture of testosterone ("Puberty and Adolescence")."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Achenbach T. M. ( 1978). "Psychopathology of childhood: Research problems and issues". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 46,759-776.
• Adams, Gerald R., Raymond Montemayor, and Thomas P.Gullota, eds. Psychosocial Development during Adolescence. ThousandOaks, CA, Sage Publications (1996).
• Adolescence, Brain Development and Legal Culpability. (2004) Juvenile Justice Center
• Archer Robert P. - MMPI-A: Assessing Adolescent Psychopathology. Contributors: author. Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Place of Publication: Mahwah, NJ. Publication Year: 1997.
• Cobb, N. J. (1998)Adolescence: Continuity, Change and Diversity. Mayfield Publishing, CA.

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