Essays on Risky Behavior

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Background

Megaprojects have become a significant issue in the economic and infrastructural development of projects nationwide. An estimated 8% of the global GDP is made up of megaproject related funds and they have become the primary vehicle for the creation and delivery of a variety of social infrastructural projects including “water and energy, information technology, industrial processing plants, mining, supply chains, enterprise systems, strategic corporate initiatives and change programs, mergers and acquisitions, government administrative systems, banking, ...

Adolescent boys perceive themselves to be strong in sports while adolescent girls perceive themselves to be independent. Boys tend to be active in physical activities while girls tend to be more organized. Adolescents are likely to engage themselves in risky behavior. Adolescents are impulsive and will tend to try out new things in spite of the risk to themselves. One of the many mental issues affecting adolescents includes moody behavior among adolescents. Adolescence is a transition between childhood and adulthood that involves hormonal imbalance which leads to moody behavior (Adhikari, et al., 2015). Providing children with a positive environment ...

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In the novel ‘Black Hole,’ teenagers who engage in sexual behavior contract a decision that leads to genetic mutations which are hard to conceal. The disease is a replica of the Aids Pandemic and the struggles which teenagers have to endure during their adolescent years. The importance of the study is to identify how teenagers in the book the black Hole relate to the youth in the current society. Teenagers experience hormonal imbalances which cause them to lose control and are mostly controlled by their sex drives. Sexual attractions are common during this developmental stage of life, and most ...

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Mental illnesses altogether place a significant burden of disorder on young people. They induce adequate negative outcomes short- and long-term in several domains. Many youths with mental illnesses such as Bipolar disorder and Schizophrenia fall into the clutches of the criminal justice system (CJS) due to their risky behavior. This leads to a problematic quality of life. The main objective of the paper is to highlight about the mental illnesses in youth and the criminal justice system. A web search was conducted and quality articles were retrieved. It was observed that mentally ill youth encounter trouble with regard to ...

Throughout the years, the world has advanced more through the usage of technology and the benefits it brings. In the beginning, there were only desktop computers that could do a limited amount of work, and now they have been transformed in portable tablets, laptops, and even phones. With this much portability on technology, it was certain that certain websites dedicated to keeping in touch with people were invented. The first successful social media website that was around during the early days of the internet was Myspace. Just like the social media websites today, a person could update their page ...

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PTSD symptoms among adolescents are largely connected with early start of alcohol usage hence making it imperative to diagnose and treat PTSD-associated signs before they escalate to chronic levels. Children with a number of post-traumatic stress disorders are more likely to engage in alcohol abuse than adolescents who are not exposed to trauma. With alarming rates at which adolescents use alcohol, it is appropriate that research activities be undertaken to investigate the abuse of alcohol among adolescents with PTSD. It is imperative to reduce fatality incidences of PTSD by providing the necessary support from psychiatrics professionals, family members and ...

Ways in Which a Rebellious or Outcast Individual, Specific or Type, Conditioned to Conform, and Ways in Which This Conditioning is Ineffective

Rebellion is a common occurrence in the modern world. In reality, resistance dates back to the creation according to biblical sources. In the bible, it is noted that Satan who was an otherwise favorite angel of God rebelled against the creator in his quest to have absolute power over his creator's subjects. The aftermath would be his expulsion from heaven where the bible records that the Almighty God dwells. Different reasons could cause rebellion. The rebelling party could have found sufficient reasons to make them believe that their continue co-operation with the other party was untenable and. Therefore, rebelling ...

Data security is a major concern for organizations today. Organizations integrate data, by its movement and updation, across process terminals. The sensitive data handled by the organizations include medical records, personal records, credit card data and other highly confidential data, that if breached could have huge consequences. Therefore organizations have in place a security policy, which define role based access, authentication and authorization. Employees on their part require to be sensitized to the security requirements of the organization, by developing an appropriate culture.

Information or data is a key element that drives any business, and on most occasions organizations fail when they ...

Application of Transtheoretical Model vs. Health Belief Model

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Introduction

Recently many research strategies have developed to identify the most efficient methods to achieve healthier outcomes. An accurate combination of personal behavior and health improvement has proffered the novel approaches to behavioral and medical experts. The outcomes of such intervention studies have provided potent insights in various chronic and infectious diseases and many theories that gained high appreciation are designed to define the scope of nursing practices. Currently, many conceptual models are applied in health promotion and education (Glanz, Rimer & Viswanath, 2008). The essay aims to ...

There are a lot of different things influencing our worldview and mind: economical, political, cultural, technological and social changes, urbanization and mass media. These factors can vary depending on the social status, country, environment in which the one lives. The influence is more significant if we speak about adolescents, as in this age the personality is being formed and is easily influenced by the world around. The relationship of adolescents with their families, peers and social sphere members are very important for their life and development. Adolescence is the period when young people can be significantly influenced by others. ...

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Risky behavior contributes to the maladaptive behavior of psychopathic individuals. However, the results gotten from a group of psychopathic individuals in an experiment using the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy (LSRP) and the Angler’s Risk Task (ART) to evaluate their decision making has been equivocal. Different factors of psychopathy may be suitable to explain the findings. We examined the relationship between primary, secondary psychopathy and the performance based on the methods used. Impulsivity was also added to find out its effect as a moderator. In a combined model of the interactions and effects of primary, secondary psychopathy and impulsivity, only secondary psychopathy ...

Relationships are hard. The divorce rate skyrockets yearly, alternative lifestyles such as gay marriage and polygamy/polygyny are under attack and more and more women are becoming single mothers. The work that goes into developing a long term, meaningful relationship necessitates that the relationship begins on a foundation of honest communication, and acceptance. Without these two selfless traits along with a willingness to struggle in the name of achieving a mutual goal, a relationship cannot work. Because we live in a society that does not value abstinence, the likelihood of contracting some type of STD/STI while engaging in unprotected sex is very high. “By the time ...

Should the United States government lower the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) from 21 years to 18 years? This is a question that has elicited much debate in the recent years. Recent studies by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) indicate that there has been a significant rise in the number of young people engaged in alcohol drinking (NIAAA, 2). It is for this reason that many people are for the idea that the MLDA should be revised from the current 21 to 18. Proponents of this move argue that at 18 years, young people are adults and ...

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People living in community posses diverse needs and willing to get access to multiple resources. This accompanied with certain restriction or limitations at facilities in their daily schedule could disturb them. Very often this trend could also lead to emotional or psychological distress. All people have equal rights and receiving an unbiased response from the other side is of paramount importance. For instance in public amenities, educational institution, work place or at hospital, certain individuals representing a specific ethnic background or race are more likely to receive an unpleasant reaction. In more adverse cases, there could be a violence or a ...

Sleep is one of the most mysterious actions the human brain undertakes. Science has been studying the sleeping brain for many years using a vast array of different methods, and while it has come to some conclusions about the nature of sleep, by and large, sleep remains a mystery. One of the more puzzling types of sleep phenomena is the phenomenon of sleepwalking. Sleepwalking is certainly fascinating for the general public, and many different myths have sprung up around sleepwalking and sleepwalkers. Sleepwalking is clinically known as somnambulism or noctambulism, and it affects people during a very specific type of sleep ( ...

Hooning Behavior

Hooning behavior refers to the behavior of drivers who drive in an anti-social manner with reference to the standards set for the contemporary society. It entails the use of a vehicle in an irresponsible manner, which is hazardous especially in public places. The severity of hooning behaviors is assessed on the impact that a particular behavior has on the people involved. In fatal cases, hooning behavior can lead to the loss of lives not only to the driver in question but also to other road users. Due to its prevalence, many people consider hooning behavior an international problem. Owing to this, ...

1.0 Introduction

Across global boundaries, America is known by millions of people as the paragon of the most affluent society in the contemporary world. With the widely believed concept of the American dream, the country is perceived as the proverbial Promised Land which hosts tons of millionaires and where even the lower classes live comfortably with superb rags to riches tales. This picture might be true but a plethora of research studies and surveys have also shown it is a superficial picture which does not wholly portray contemporary America. Recent surveys have established that currently an approximate forty million Americans live ...