Normal Teenagers Research Articles

A Study to Assess and Evaluate the Gingival Response During and after the Fixed Orthodontics Treatment Experienced by Adult Patients.

The purpose of this research was to examine patients' periodontal health before, during, and after treatment using a fixed orthodontic device. Forty normal teenagers with full sets of permanent teeth and a clinical need for fixed orthodontics participated. Individuals were chosen from the Class I population who would benefit from utilizing traditional orthodontic braces and techniques that did not need extractions. Respondents were sent to the periodontist for required checkups after the placement of a fixed orthodontic device at 3-, 6-, 12-, and 24-month intervals, respectively, till the conclusion of orthodontic treatment. After having a fixed orthodontic device put in place, patients had a rise in the average values of the Plaque Index and Sulcus Bleeding Index at each checkup. Keeping an eye on the progression three months, six months, a year, and two years after the initiation of orthodontic treatment reveals a statistically significant difference in the presence of gingival hyperplasia. Patients' periodontal health before, during, and after fixed orthodontic treatment shows the need for close collaboration between the orthodontist and the periodontist.

Analysis of the Psychological Needs and Coping Strategies of the Current Chinese Teenagers

The psychological need is not a new concept. It affects every aspect of a person in the normal process of survival. When material life is gradually satisfied, and people have begun to pursue a spiritual life, the satisfaction of psychological needs seems necessary to realize everyday life. Such a changing trend has naturally attracted the attention of many researchers. In recent years, mental health problems or mental diseases have occurred in more and more adolescents, and the satisfaction of psychological needs has become a new research direction for relevant scholars to study the prevention and intervention of adolescent mental health problems. Therefore, this paper focuses on China, which has already started to pay attention to the development of mental health education and takes Chinese adolescents as the research object. Based on the relevant research data and literature in recent years, this paper discusses and analyzes the psychological needs of Chinese adolescents and practical strategies that can be applied in daily education work. According to the discussion, the psychological needs of Chinese teenagers are not very different from those of normal teenagers in other countries. Still, they have a stronger desire to meet specific psychological needs in some situations.

SOCIALIZATION OF A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

In the modern world the problem of children inclusion has become very acute. Possibility to communicate is in high demand among children with special needs. Speech barriers can easily be overcome by using social networks and various chat rooms for communication. With virtual communication, shyness and avoidance of communication are reduced for both normal children and children with special needs. The objective of this study is to reveal positive tendency in communication on the Internet among children with special needs. The method of the study is the questionnaire which has been elaborated and adapted for the respondents. The respondents are  teenagers with special needs aged from  to . Main results show that  respondents out of  have not changed their views on communication with their peers. Other  respondents have felt that shyness in communication has been reduced. The remaining  people have had positive interaction experience. They are willing to continue communication in social networks and have found online pen pals. Conclusion. The study has showed that social networking and messaging have a positive impact on the attitude of adolescents with special needs towards communication. Many children with special needs have speech spectrum disorders and have diffi culties in starting informal communication with peers because of shyness and increased time of this communication. However, in virtual communication, these barriers are signifi cantly reduced, the quality of social life, confi dence, overall psychological state are improved. In addition, it is important that respondents “on the other side of the screen” (normal teenagers) have been willing to make contact, showed interest (which might not have happened in everyday life) even if they never had prior communication with people with special needs. Therefore, virtual communication is effective as a way of establishing informal communication for children with special needs.

PENYULUHAN KESEHATAN: IDENTIFIKASI RESIKO DIABETES MELITUS PADA REMAJA DI SMA 8 KOTA MATARAM NUSA TENGGARA BARAT TAHUN 2022

Diabetes mellitus ( dm ) is disease characterized by the hiperglikemia and impaired metabolism of carbohydrates , fat , and protein linked by deprivation in absolute terms or relatively from work and or secretion of insulin .Is a symptom of diabetes mellitus is polidipsia , polyuria , polifagia , weight loss , and not only is diabetes mellitus at adult age , but also occurs with early adolescence .The purpose is to identifys: knowledge teenagers about diabetes mellitus .The time it takes the implementation is up to 1 week .The teenagers were respondents participate in finish this up , and bmi (body mass index) teidentifikasi normal and good knowledge teenagers .Can be expected in the local community health partnership with senior high school to more intensive counseling about preventing diabetes mellitus in adolescents .

Smartphone Addiction and Manual Coordination, Strength and Hand Pain in Normal Teenage Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Smartphone Addiction and Manual Coordination, Strength and Hand Pain in Normal Teenage Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

I’m Trying to Save My Family: Parent Experiences of Child Criminal Exploitation

Despite growing awareness of child criminal exploitation, there is a dearth of evidence relating to parent views and experiences. This article presents interview findings from parents with lived experience of parenting a criminally exploited child. Early warning signs, such as behaviour changes, disengagement from school and child disappearances, were often rationalised in response to family circumstances or normal teenage development. Not knowing the child’s whereabouts, increased missing episodes and disengagement from the family prompted parents to seek help. Findings highlighted the need for parent involvement in the development of suitable responses at the individual, local and national levels.

Long Story Short by Serena Kaylor

Reviewed by: Long Story Short by Serena Kaylor Aaren Tucker Kaylor, Serena Long Story Short. Wednesday/St. Martin's, 2022 [336p] Trade ed. ISBN 9781250818416 $18.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9781250818423 $10.99 Reviewed from digital galleys Ad Gr. 7-12 After graduating high school early, sixteen-year-old Beatrice has been accepted into Oxford, but her dreams of walking through those hallowed halls are thwarted by her parents, who feel that homeschooled Beatrice is too sheltered to cope with the many changes of moving to a new country. They reach a compromise when Beatrice agrees to attend a summer Shakespeare camp: if she can stay at the camp for the whole summer and complete her parents' checklist of "normal teenager experiences," she'll be allowed to attend Oxford in the fall. To her horror, the list includes things like "make a friend" and "hug three people," but Beatrice is determined that nothing will stand in the way of her college aspirations, not even Nik, the handsome but infuriating British son of the camp's owners. Sharp, witty, and determined Beatrice is a painfully awkward but relatable narrator and her story is a smorgasbord of wish-fulfillment fantasies for every wallflower wanting to come out of their shell. The Darcy-and-Elizabeth tension between Beatrice and Nik is an evergreen romance trope that readers will enjoy, even though some of the more dramatic romantic turns feel unearned. While side characters lean toward stereotypical and Beatrice's final performance strains credulity, the book has the breezy charm of a Netflix romcom and will be a hit with readers who loved The Kissing Booth or To All the Boys I've Loved Before adaptations. Copyright © 2022 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Deviations in psycho-sexual development of teenage girls and its legal consequences in modern society

IntroductionWhen studying the multiple aspects of the problem of criminal offences of a sexual character committed by adult males towards teenage girls, the role of digital communication technologies is not taking into account.ObjectivesTo reveal the negative aspects of social and family connections and the influence of digital communications on the formation of deviations in psycho-sexual development of teenage girls who had become victims of sexual delicts of a non-violent character.MethodsWe have studied the specifics of psycho-sexual behavior of seventeen teenage girls, aged 12-16 and their Internet and SMS correspondence with adult males by analysis of semantics and pathos-psychological markers.ResultsIntellectually, all the teenage girls are within normal age limits. They were bringing up in full, materially well-off families. Most of the girls’ parents experience a formal attitude towards them. The disrupted emotional ties of the teenage girls with mother or both parents leads to deviations in the development of normal teenage reactions, sexual attitudes. Their feeling of loneliness within the family, forces them to turn towards support to Internet-society or other adults of the opposite sex to their parents’ acquaintances. The desire to ascertain perfectionist expectations and self-assertion leads the teenagers to the realization of various forms of auto-destructive sexual behavior. They actively demonstrate in the Internet obscene photos of their genitals. While trying out their sexual importance, they persistently urge adult males towards sexual contacts.ConclusionsThus, the negative aspects of psycho-sexual development of teenage girls can disrupt their sexual behavior in adulthood.DisclosureNo significant relationships.

Comparison of Aggression, Anxiety, Stress and Depression between Normal and Divorce Teenagers

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was a comparison of aggression, anxiety, stress and depression between normal and divorce teenagers. Statistical population of this study was teenagers of married (normal) and divorced group in Sanandaj city. The statistical sample of the normal teenagers was 71 persons and the divorce teenagers 70 persons who were chosen in this research with cluster sampling. In this study, we used the scale of depression, anxiety and stress (DASS) and the Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire. For analyzing data, we used MANOVA analysis. The results showed that there is significant difference between anxiety and aggression in normal and divorce teenagers.

Breathing Underwater by Sarah Allen

Reviewed by: Breathing Underwater by Sarah Allen Deborah Stevenson, Editor Allen, Sarah Breathing Underwater. Farrar, 2021 [224p] Trade ed. ISBN 9780374313258 $16.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9780374313265 $9.99 Reviewed from digital galleys R Gr. 5–7 Three years ago, Olivia’s family moved to Tennessee from California, and Olivia and her older sister Ruth made an adventure of it with a Treasure Hunt along the way. Now Olivia is thirteen, and she and her sister Ruth are joining their grownup cousins (more like aunt and uncle) on an RV trip back west. As a budding photographer, Olivia’s excited about the chance to take some amazing pictures; as a worried sister, Olivia is hoping the trip and the connection to happy memories will help lift the depression Ruth has long battled. As they stop in locations such as New Orleans, Houston, and Las Cruces, Olivia begins to realize how exhausting her eternal vigilance about Ruth is, how lost her own life has been in Ruth’s shadow, and how much she misses the palpable bond with her sister of that previous journey. Olivia’s eager narrative voice makes her sound approachably younger than her years, and her account believably blends a fairly advanced understanding of Ruth’s depression, a legitimate frustration with Ruth’s self-absorption, and also an unquenchable hope. Ruth is credible in her occasional softening toward Olivia, and it’s also authentic that even Ruth’s normal teenage rebellions (she gets a tattoo in New Orleans) are magnified through the lens of the situation. It’s heartening to see a book that acknowledges the strain on a disability-shadowed sibling, and readers familiar with the experience will be glad to see Olivia firmly centered in the picture. Copyright © 2021 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Self-compassion dan Subjective Well-being Remaja Tunadaksa

Adolescents with physical disability is an adolescents whose have bodily abnormalities in their structure or function which can interfere with their activities such as normal teenagers. The psychological impact suffered by adolescents with physical disability such as low self-esteem, anxiety, frustration, withdrawal from society and apathy. Those condition can reduce the level of subjective well-being and to improve there is internal factors, self-compassion. This research has the aim of knowing how the relationship of self-compassion towards subjective well-being of adolescents with physical disability. This research use quantitative correlational with 140 total sample. The results shows that there is a significant relationship self-compassion toward subjective well-being. Relationships have a positive direction, when self-compassion increased, subjective wellbeing also higher in adolescent with physical disability and vice versa.

Gifted Girls’ Learning Experience in General Education

The Munich Dynamic Ability-Achievement Model during the school period emphasizes the increasing impact of the school environment on the transformation of the ability (potential) of exceptional achievement, making it an integral part of the development of giftedness. However, the literature indicates that the identification and education of gifted children in Lithuania and abroad is often left to the personal discretion and initiative of teachers, parents or gifted students. In general education schools, gaps in teachers’ theoretical and practical training in gifted children education, as well as abilities to determine their academic and emotional needs, can be identified. Gifted are often seen as “awkward” students, and during adolescence they are faced with the need to choose between mimicking “normal teenage life” and being a “geek”. Gifted teens girls additionally feel pressured to conform to the “normal image of a girl” rather than displaying exceptional abilities and vigorously competing for achievement as “normal for the male image”. Teachers often think that boys can accomplish more than girls, so they need more reinforcement and encouragement. These factors pose a greater risk for gifted adolescent girls to be unrecognized, not properly promoted, and have not realized giftedness.A qualitative research strategy was used to reveal the authentic learning experience of gifted girls (teens) in general education schools. Six gifted girls from 13 years 10 months to 14 years 7 months, from three Vilnius schools, participated in the survey. The learning experience of gifted girls was revealed by three themes. They have shown that teachers’ attitudes that all students have equal learning needs, their obligation to help low achievers, and disbelief that gifted students need special education assistance had made gifted girls bored and waste time in the classroom. It was also revealed that the most commonly used methods of teacher training reflect a passive form of teaching that does not facilitate the process of acquiring knowledge. Finally, teacher indifference, high expectations, comparing students to gifted girls cause uncomfortable feelings, while teacher rigidity and insensitivity provoke conflict situations and reduce learning motivation. All of this, combined with inconsistent behaviour by applying different norms for themselves and students, widens the gap between “good” and “bad” students.

Being a teenager and cancer patient: What do adolescents and young adults with cancer find valuable and challenging with their friends and cancer peers?

Purpose: This study examined Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) cancer patients’ experiences with friends and cancer friends (peers) throughout their cancer journey.Research approach: Qualitative, thematic analysis.Participants: Twelve AYA diagnosed with cancer, treated within the past five years.Methodological approach: Individual semi-structured interviews, focusing on friend and peer experiences pre-/post-diagnosis, during and after treatment.Findings: Overarching themes of ‘valued’ vs. ‘challenging’ aspects with friends and peers.Interpretation: Friend and peer relationships were both valuable, but in different ways. Friends provided general support and helped AYA feel like a normal teenager, while peers provided targeted support and helped AYA feel like a normal teenager with cancer. Peers had an intimate understanding of cancer, whereas poor understanding by friends led to further challenges such as avoidance and being dismissive. Peer relations were notably challenged by a premature confrontation with mortality. Friendships evolved and changed throughout the cancer journey.

Проблема творчества в контексте изучения девиантного поведения

In this article author discussing the problem of creativity in context of studying of deviant behavior. The author shows the results of several research of criminal that are underage and normal teenagers creativity abilities. The results of this research appears to be paradoxical, pointing non-linear structure of creativity abilities. By the other words it could be not definitely assert, that low result by creativity tests means low creativity abilities of the respondents with deviant behavior. That is, adolescents with deviant behavior, doing poorly with creativity tests, show very high creative abilities, for example, in the social sphere. According author opinion one of the possible way of overcoming that difficulties is L.S. Vygotsky’s cultural-historical approach. Studying of play activity and imagination development shows, that it is quality differences between deviant and normal persons. The author refers to them object level of development of imagination and stuck on the director's game, low level of imagination and lack of formation of the subject of imagination and play activity.

Mental health literacy: what do Nigerian adolescents know about depression?

BackgroundDepression is a leading cause of disability and has been projected to become the 2nd most burdensome disease by the year 2020; depression has also been found to be the strongest single risk factor for attempted or completed suicides. Adolescent-onset mood disorders are frequently unrecognized or misdiagnosed and often go untreated. While there is a growing literature on the mental health literacy of adults, there has not been a parallel interest in the mental health literacy of young people in Nigeria.MethodsThe study was a cross-sectional descriptive survey conducted among students of a Federal Government College (high school) in south-east Nigeria. All consenting students in the senior secondary classes (grades 10–12) were recruited, making a total of 285 participants. The participants were presented with the ‘friend in need’ questionnaire designed to elicit the participants’ recognition of the disorder depicted in two vignettes and their recommendation about the appropriate source of help-seeking. One vignette was of a clinically depressed case while the other vignette was about a girl undergoing normal life crisis.ResultsOut of the 285 students recruited into the study, 277 questionnaires were adequately completed indicating a response rate of 97.2%. A total of 4.8% (n = 13) participants correctly identified and labelled the depression vignette. Only four respondents (1.5%) recommended professional help from a Psychiatrist or Psychologist. Insomnia was the most identified symptom of distress for depression (17.1%). Females demonstrated higher mental health literacy, in terms of their ability to correctly label the depression vignettes, their expression of greater concern over a depressed peer than males, their expectation that depression requires a longer recovery than normal teenage problems and in their ability to identify individual symptoms of depression. Family and friends were the most recommended source of help.ConclusionMental health literacy was abysmally low amongst the adolescents surveyed. There’s an urgent need to increase mental health awareness in Nigeria.

The Azygos Vein Is at Potential Risk of Injury From Malpositioning of Left Thoracic Pedicle Screw in Thoracic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients.

A computed tomography study. To evaluate the changed position of azygos vein in patients with thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and to analyze the potential risk of injury of azygos vein from thoracic pedicle screw placement in these patients. It has been widely recognized that the anatomic positions of structures adjacent to the vertebrae may change in patients with AIS. To date, no study had evaluated such change of azygos vein in patients with AIS. Twenty-five patients with thoracic AIS and 17 age-matched normal teenagers were included in the present study. Axial computed tomography images from T7 to T10 level were obtained to evaluate azygos vein-vertebral angle (defined as 0° when the azygos vein was located directly laterally to the left and 180° when directly laterally to the right). The percentage of azygos vein located in the direction of left screw passage was calculated to analyze the potential risk of injury from left pedicle screw placement. The azygos vein-vertebral angles were significantly smaller in patients with AIS when compared with normal teenagers from T7 to T10 level (P < 0.001). The percentage of azygos vein at high risk of injury from left pedicle screw placement was 80% (20/25) at T7 level, 84% (21/25) at T8 level, 76% (19/25) at T9 level, and 72% (18/25) at T10 level in patients with AIS. No azygos vein was found to be at risk of injury from right pedicle screw placement in patients with AIS. The azygos vein was safe from pedicle screw placement on both sides in normal teenagers. The changed relative anatomic position of azygos vein in patients with thoracic AIS places the azygos vein at high potential risk of injury from excessively long left pedicle screw placement. Spine surgeons should choose appropriate screw length to avoid anterior cortex perforation. 3.

Exploring the Suicide Phenomenon: Basis for the Development of a Counseling Program

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This qualitative study conducted in May 2010 sought to find out the characteristics of the eight suicide attempters, the precipitating factors that trigger them to attempt suicide, their coping mechanisms, the role of significant others in their health, the insights gained from the experience and the post intervention services availed after the incident. Data gathering strategies used were the researcher-made interview guide and the focused-group discussions using photo essay which summarized the commonalities among the informants. The informants were college students doing the usual activities of normal teenagers with varying circumstances of family background and economic status in life; they also experienced hardships, difficulties, pain, anger, joy, and happiness just like any average teenager but they lack the ability to cope with the overwhelming situations and problems; they experienced moments of emptiness and psychological hopelessness; and they also experienced severe physical maltreatment and varied emotional abuse. Strained or failed romantic relationship had added to the realization of their suicidal ideations, but then, they were able to cope with the aftermath by employing some coping strategies. Their friends became their shoulders to lean on; their immediate family members and relatives were their wings who offered financial, moral and emotional support; and their teachers and classmates were their lifeline. The informants’ painful experiences of their attempt to end their lives helped them gain insights and realized that there is more to life. Among the eight informants, only one received a formal post intervention service, while others received the usual care and acceptance from the significant others who accepted them for what happened and what they had done.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

COMPOSICIÓN CORPORAL, PERFIL LIPÍDICO Y APTITUD FÍSICA EN MUJERES ADOLESCENTES EN MÉXICO

El objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la composición corporal, el perfil de lípidos sanguíneos y aptitud física en mujeres adolescentes con y sin sobrepeso, y correlacionar cada variable con las demás. Se consideró un diseño transversal. Participaron 38 mujeres adolescentes con edades entre 14 y 19 años. Clasificadas como normopeso (n = 21) o sobrepeso (n = 17) según la gráfica de la Organización Mundial de la Salud mediante el IMC (kg/m²) en función del puntaje z para edades de 5 a 19 años (puntaje z: 0 a +1 DE = normopeso, +1 a +2 DE = sobrepeso). Se realizaron mediciones de composición corporal, perfil de lípidos sanguíneos (colesterol total, triglicéridos, cHDL, cLDL) y aptitud física (VO2pico y 1RM). Los resultados muestran que las adolescentes con normopeso fueron significativamente (p &lt; 0.05) más bajas (M ± DE) en todas las variables de composición corporal que las mujeres adolescentes con sobrepeso. No se encontraron diferencias significativas en el VO2pico, 1RM ni en el perfil de lípidos sanguíneos. En conclusión, las mujeres adolescentes con sobrepeso presentan mayores niveles de composición y grasa corporal pero estos niveles superiores no parecen afectar los niveles de lípidos sanguíneos. Se encontró una asociación entre los niveles de aptitud física (VO2pico) y la composición corporal (% grasa, pliegues cutáneos). Se sugieren otros estudios para buscar la asociación entre los niveles de VO2pico y grasa corporal.

Life With Type 1 Diabetes: Views of Hispanic Adolescents and Their Clinicians.

The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of Hispanic adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) from the perspectives of adolescents and their diabetes clinicians. Nine Hispanic adolescents with T1DM and 7 clinicians at a tertiary academic medical center participated in in-depth individual semistructured interviews. Adolescents were purposively sampled to obtain a range in age and metabolic control. Based on interpretive descriptive methodology, data were coded and combined into themes, which were constructed separately for the 2 groups and then compared across groups. Data were analyzed concurrently with data collection. Adolescents and clinicians reported similar themes related to (1) cultural aspects of living with T1DM; (2) finding the balance of: food, insulin, and exercise; being "perfect at diabetes" versus being a "normal teenager"; and being independent versus needing support, and (3) ways to improve life for Hispanic adolescents with T1DM. Although there were some key cultural distinctions, Hispanic adolescents with T1DM and their clinicians described life and daily management issues as being similar to those of their non-Hispanic peers. Hispanic adolescents with T1DM have unique experiences and beliefs that affect their living with T1DM, but in many respects, their experiences are similar to those of their non-Hispanic peers with T1DM. Hispanic adolescents with T1DM want their clinicians to learn about their personal lives. Preferably, clinicians and parents should speak the same language. If not possible, interpreters should be used instead of having adolescents translate during clinic appointments.

The potential risk of left subclavian artery injury from excessively long thoracic pedicle screws placed in the proximal thoracic regions of Lenke type 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients and normal teenagers: an anatomical study.

The altered anatomic positions of important structures adjacent to the vertebrae in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients have been comprehensively investigated by previous radiographic studies. However, no study has evaluated the altered position of left subclavian artery (SA) in these patients. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the altered position of left subclavian artery in AIS patients with a double thoracic curve pattern. Nineteen Lenke type 2 AIS patients and thirteen normal teenagers were included in this study. Axial computed tomography images at T2 and T3 levels were obtained in all these subjects to evaluate the subclavian artery-vertebral angle (SAVA, defined as 0° when the artery was located directly lateral to the left and 180° when directly lateral to the right) and subclavian artery-vertebral distance (SAVD, the shortest distance between the artery and vertebral body). The percentage of left subclavian arteries at potential risk of injury from excessively long pedicle screws was calculated. The SAVA was significantly larger in AIS patients than that in normal teenagers at both T2 and T3 levels (P<0.05) while the SAVD was significantly smaller in AIS patients compared with normal teenagers at both T2 and T3 levels (P<0.05). The left SA was at potential risk of injury from excessively long left pedicle screws in 6 (31.6%) AIS patients at T2 level and in 10 (52.6%) patients at T3 level. The patients with risk of left SA injury had larger proximal thoracic (PT) and larger AVT of PT curve when compared with those without. No left SA was at potential risk of injury from excessively long left pedicle screws in normal teenagers. The left SA is located much closer to the vertebrae in the proximal thoracic curve of Lenke type 2 AIS patients when compared with normal teenagers. The spine surgeons should be aware of such altered position of left SA and choose appropriate pedicle length to avoid anterior cortical penetration in Lenke type 2 AIS patients.