sparse, making it difficult to capture an accurate and complete picture. Despite its limitations, recent research describes homeless youth as a large and diverse group. Many homeless youth have multiple overlapping problems including medical, substance abuse, and emotional and mental problems. Literature suggests that comprehensive and tailored services are needed that address both the immediate and long-term needs of homeless youth. Where appropriate, services should include assistance with meeting basic
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Oedipus complex is a desire on the part of the child to have a sexual relationship with the opposite sex parent and feelings of hostility toward the same sex parent. These desire/feelings are considered universal (Brenner, 1957; English & English, 1958; Kline, 1981). This is the concept that is referred to in this article when the term "Oedipus complex" or "oedipal theory" is used. Freud contends that it is normal for children to masturbate. When a child between the ages of 4 and 6 years old masturbates
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Cyber stalking- In the past stalking had been done physically by following a women to see what she does and where she goes, but new technologies made stalking much easier. Location tracking is now a basic feature in mobile phone technologies, and many new telecommunication companies go as far as provide location tracking as a service. Cyber stalkers can be either strangers or people you know and there are many other motives. The determined stalkers move from one online channel to another until your
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continues to crave for alcohol despite of repeated alcohol-related problems. The signs of alcoholism and alcohol abuse are very similar, and are often just a question of degree or intensity. Typically, the last person to be aware that he/she has a serious drinking problem is the alcoholic himself/herself - they are in denial. Some signs and symptoms of alcoholism as well as alcohol abuse include, drinking alone, not being able to limit how much alcohol is consumed, dropping hobbies and activities the
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Wellbeing Introduction The literature provided for this assignment will critically explore the relevance and the application of the concept of wellbeing within my organisational setting. My organisational setting is a Further Education College based in Cardiff, South Wales. My role in this institution is to deliver education and training in the vocational trade of plastering. Cardiff is now a diverse and multicultural city and many of the students that attend our college evolve from different social
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2. Tobacco- In 2012, an estimated 69.5 million Americans over age 12 were current users of a tobacco product. Across age groups, current cigarette use was highest among people aged 21 to 25. Among youths aged 12 to 17 who smoked cigarettes in the past month, over half (54.6) percent also used an illicit drug, compared with 6.4 percent of youths who did not smoke cigarettes. Short-term effects of
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Directed Research Human Trafficking-The Sex Trade Research Paper Raquel Barbour Fall Semester 2012 Florida Gulf Coast University Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………...………...….……3 What is Human Trafficking? ……………………………………………………………..…...4 What is the Sex Trafficking? …………………………………………………..…………….5-6 The Case of Texas Sex Slaves.………….…………………………………………………....6-7 The Case of Houston Sex Slaves…………..…………………………………………………7-9 The Case of Cleveland Sex Slaves………..…………………………………………..…………9
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“There Is No Such Thing” Sumie Bodden Prof. Stacy Kelly Sociology 100 June 3rd, 2012 African American life in the United States has been framed by migrations, forced and free. A forced migration from Africa the transatlantic slave trade carried black people to the Americas. A second forced migration was the internal slave trade that transported them from the Atlantic coast to the interior of the American South. Then people of all parts of the world entered into the United States, which included
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Century B.C in which the claimant allegedly suffered numerous emotional and physical injuries. The following is a detailed description of King Lear’s case in order to determine if further psychological therapies or treatments are needed. History/Past Profile: Lear is an elderly man. He belongs in the English royal family therefore he ruled the kingdom for a long time. His age has affected severely his physical and mental well being thus he proposes to divide his power and kingdom among his three
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ages, genders, and races and was collected during the first two weeks of admission. “Patients were eligible to participate if they were inpatients of the selected acute wards, were 18-65 years old, had stayed in hospital for two weeks or more, were present on the ward when the survey was conducted, were safe enough to be approached as judged by the ward staff and gave informed consent to take part in the study” (Stewart et al., 2011, p. 1006). The nursing staff helped to identify eligible patients and
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