Fig. 1 Theoretical factors influencing adolescent development Genetic Influences Genes influence various adolescent sexual behaviors including sexual abstinence, sexual initiation, and number of sexual partners. These influences also appear to…
William T. O’Donohue, Lorraine T. Benuto and Lauren Woodward Tolle (eds.)Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology201310.1007/978-1-4614-6633-8_44© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 Chronic Pain in Adolescents: Physiological and Psychological Bases for Pain Anne M. Lynch-Jordan1 and Susmita Kashikar-Zuck1 (1)…
Fig. 1 Simplified diagram of steroid hormone synthesis. (Coursiv letters mark enzymes; – OH = hydroxylase; e.g. 21, OH = 21-hydrohylase, if defect is the key enzyme for CAH) In…
William T. O’Donohue, Lorraine T. Benuto and Lauren Woodward Tolle (eds.)Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology201310.1007/978-1-4614-6633-8_38© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 Obesity in Adolescence Alan M. Delamater1 , Elizabeth R. Pulgaron1 and Amber Daigre1 (1) University of Miami Miller School of…
Year Under 15 15–19 Total teen births Birthrate (15–19) 2000 8,219 369,456 377,675 47.7 2001 7,510 352,953 360,463 45.3 2002 7,315 425,493 432,493 43.0 2003 6,661 414,580 421,241 41.6 2004…
William T. O’Donohue, Lorraine T. Benuto and Lauren Woodward Tolle (eds.)Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology201310.1007/978-1-4614-6633-8_34© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities Megan M. Griffin1 , Marisa H. Fisher1 , Elisabeth M. Dykens2 and Robert M. Hodapp1 (1) University of New Mexico,…
William T. O’Donohue, Lorraine T. Benuto and Lauren Woodward Tolle (eds.)Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology201310.1007/978-1-4614-6633-8_33© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 Depression and Suicide-Related Behaviors in Adolescence Roisin M. O’Mara1 , Adabel Lee2 and Cheryl A. King3, 4 (1) Bradley Hospital,…
William T. O’Donohue, Lorraine T. Benuto and Lauren Woodward Tolle (eds.)Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology201310.1007/978-1-4614-6633-8_32© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 Anxiety in Adolescence DeMond M. Grant1 (1) Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, 107 Whitehurst, Stillwater,…
Psychological function Examples Affect regulation “To manage stress,” “to stop bad feelings” Self-punishment “To punish myself,” “to express anger at myself” Anti-dissociation “To stop feeling numb,” “to feel real and…
William T. O’Donohue, Lorraine T. Benuto and Lauren Woodward Tolle (eds.)Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology201310.1007/978-1-4614-6633-8_29© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 Personality Disorders in Adolescence Katherine A. Fowler1 and Stuart F. White1 (1) National Institute of Mental Health/National Institutes…
