Table
of Contents
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Preface |
xv |
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PART I |
AN
OVERVIEW OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH |
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Chapter 1 |
Statistics
on Adolescent Health in the |
3 |
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Chapter 2 |
Key
Indicators of Adolescent Well-Being |
9 |
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Chapter 3 |
Physical
and Emotional Changes in Teens |
15 |
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Chapter 4 |
Understanding
Adolescent Brain Development |
21 |
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Chapter 5 |
Adolescent
Risk Taking |
27 |
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Chapter 6 |
For
Parents: Talking to Teens About Health Issues |
31 |
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Section 6.1 |
Communicating
with Your Teen |
32 |
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Section 6.2 |
Talking
About Substance Abuse |
34 |
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Section 6.3 |
Talking
About Sex |
39 |
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Chapter 7 |
For Teens:
Talking to Your Parents or Other Adults |
41 |
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PART
II |
STAYING
HEALTHY DURING ADOLESCENCE |
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Chapter 8 |
Medical
Care and Your Teen |
47 |
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Section 8.1 |
What to
Expect at The Doctor’s Office |
48 |
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Section 8.2 |
Vaccines
Teens Need |
51 |
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Chapter 9 |
Nutrition
Recommendations for Teens |
55 |
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Chapter 10 |
Talking
with Your Teen About Healthy Food Choices |
59 |
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Chapter 11 |
Calcium,
Vitamin D, and Teens |
63 |
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Section 11.1 |
Facts About
Calcium |
64 |
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Section 11.2 |
Low Vitamin
D Levels Associated with Several Risk Factors in Teenagers |
67 |
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Chapter 12 |
Teens and
Caffeine Use |
71 |
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Section 12.1 |
Energy
Drinks: Power Boosts or Empty Boasts? |
72 |
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Section 12.2 |
Caffeine
and Teens’ Sleep |
74 |
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Chapter 13 |
Physical
Activity and Teens |
77 |
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Section 13.1 |
Tips to
Help Teens Increase Physical Activity |
78 |
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Section 13.2 |
Strength
Training i Adolescents |
81 |
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Section 13.3 |
Sport
Specialization: Advantages and Disadvantages |
84 |
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Chapter 14 |
Weight
Management in Teens |
87 |
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Section 14.1 |
Understanding
Your Teen’s Body Mass Index
Measurement |
88 |
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Section 14.2 |
Helping
Your Overweight Child |
91 |
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Chapter 15 |
Body Image
in Youth |
95 |
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Section 15.1 |
For Teens:
Developing Body Image and Self Esteem |
96 |
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Section 15.2 |
Why do
Teens Get Plastic Surgery? |
99 |
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Chapter 16 |
Sleep and
Adolescents |
103 |
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Section 16.1 |
Is Your
Teen Sleep Deprived? |
104 |
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Section 16.2 |
Sleep-Smart
Tips for Parents and Teens |
106 |
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PART III |
PUBERTY,
SEXUALITY, AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH |
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Chapter 17 |
Overview of
Reproductive and Sexual Health Trends in Teens |
111 |
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Chapter 18 |
Puberty and
Male Sexual Development |
117 |
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Chapter 19 |
Male
Reproductive Concerns |
123 |
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Section 19.1 |
How to do a
Testicular Self-Exam |
124 |
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Section 19.2 |
Disorders
of the Testes |
126 |
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Section 19.3 |
Gynecomastia (Male Breast Development) |
131 |
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Chapter 20 |
Puberty and
Female Sexual Development |
135 |
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Chapter 21 |
Menstruation
and the Menstrual Cycle |
141 |
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Chapter 22 |
Female
Reproductive Health Concerns |
147 |
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Section 22.1 |
Breast and
Pelvic Exams |
148 |
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Section 22.2 |
Premenstrual
Syndrome |
154 |
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Section 22.3 |
Menstrual
Irregularities |
157 |
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Section 22.4 |
Vaginal
Discharge Concerns |
159 |
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Section 22.5 |
Vaginal
Yeast Infections |
161 |
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Chapter 23 |
Precocious
and Delayed Puberty |
165 |
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Section 23.1 |
Precocious
Puberty |
166 |
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Section 23.2 |
Delayed
Puberty |
168 |
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Chapter 24 |
Teaching
Teens About Sexual Activity |
173 |
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Section 24.1 |
Making
Healthy Sexual Decisions |
174 |
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Section 24.2 |
Facts on
Sex Education in the United States |
178 |
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Chapter 25 |
Sexually
Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and their Prevention |
185 |
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Section 25.1 |
Frequently
Asked Questions About STDs |
186 |
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Section 25.2 |
STD Testing |
188 |
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Section 25.3 |
Vaccine to
Prevent Human Papillomavirus |
191 |
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Section 25.4 |
Practicing
Safer Sex: what it Means |
196 |
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Section 25.5 |
Talking to
Your Partner About Condoms |
202 |
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Chapter 26 |
Understanding
Abstinence |
205 |
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Chapter 27 |
Birth
Control Methods (Contraception) |
209 |
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Chapter 28 |
Teen
Pregnancy |
219 |
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Section 28.1 |
Statistics
on Teen Pregnancy in the United
States |
220 |
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Section 28.2 |
Options for
Pregnant Teens |
224 |
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Section 28.3 |
Prenatal
Care For Pregnant Teens |
226 |
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Chapter 29 |
Understanding
Sexual Orientation |
229 |
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Chapter 30 |
Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and
Questioning Youth |
235 |
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PART IV |
COMMON
HEALTH CONCERNS OF TEENS AND THEIR PARENTS |
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Chapter 31 |
Dealing
with a Health Problem |
245 |
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Chapter 32 |
Acne |
251 |
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Chapter 33 |
Allergies
in Adolescents |
255 |
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Chapter 34 |
Asthma and
Teens |
261 |
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Chapter 35 |
Cancer in
Childhood and Adolescence |
265 |
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Chapter 36 |
Diabetes in
Children and Teens |
271 |
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Chapter 37 |
Growing
Pains and Growth Disorders |
277 |
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Section 37.I |
Growing
Pains |
278 |
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Section 37.2 |
Growth
Disorders |
280 |
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Chapter 38 |
Juvenile
Arthritis |
289 |
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Chapter 39 |
Infections
Often Spread in Schools |
293 |
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Section 39.1 |
Preventing
Influenza in Schools |
294 |
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Section 39.2 |
Meningococcal
Infection on Campus |
299 |
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Section 39.3 |
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Schools |
302 |
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Section 39.4 |
Mononucleosis |
304 |
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Section 39.5 |
Staphylococcal
Infections in Teens |
307 |
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Chapter 40 |
Malocclusion,
Braces, and Orthodontics |
313 |
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Chapter 41 |
Scoliosis |
317 |
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Section 41.1 |
Scoliosis:
a Guide for Teens |
318 |
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Section 41.2 |
Setting
Young Spines Straight |
322 |
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PART V |
EMOTIONAL,
SOCIAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS IN ADOLESCENTS |
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Chapter 42 |
Adolescent
Stress |
327 |
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Chapter 43 |
School
Pressures |
331 |
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Section 43.1 |
Test Anxiety |
332 |
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Section 43.2 |
Cheating |
334 |
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Section 43.3 |
Helping
Your Child Feel Connected to School |
337 |
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Chapter 44 |
Adolescent
Social Development and Concerns |
341 |
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Section 44.1 |
Developing
Friendships: Tips to Help Your Child |
342 |
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Section 44.2 |
Cliques |
344 |
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Section 44.3 |
Peer
Pressure |
346 |
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Chapter 45 |
Facts About
Mental Health Disorders in Youth |
351 |
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Chapter 46 |
Treating
Mental Health Disorders in Teens |
355 |
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Chapter 47 |
Depression |
361 |
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Section 47.1 |
Depression
in Teens |
362 |
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Section 47.2 |
Antidepressants
and Teens |
366 |
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Chapter 48 |
Other
Common Mental Health Disorders Affecting
Adolescents |
369 |
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Section 48.1 |
Anxiety
Disorders |
370 |
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Section 48.2 |
Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) |
375 |
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Section 48.3 |
Bipolar
Disorder in Children and Teens |
379 |
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Section 48.4 |
Borderline
Personality Disorder |
383 |
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Section 48.5 |
Conduct
Disorder |
385 |
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Section 48.6 |
Eating
Disorders |
386 |
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Section 48.7 |
Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder (OCD) |
391 |
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Section 48.8 |
Schizophrenia
in Teens |
393 |
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Section 48.9 |
Tics Andtourette Syndrome in Youth |
397 |
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Chapter 49 |
Cutting and
Self-Injury |
405 |
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Chapter 50 |
Teen Suicide |
409 |
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Section 50.1 |
Facts About
Teen Suicide |
410 |
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Section 50.2 |
Risk
Factors and Warning Signs |
412 |
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PART
VI |
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE AND ADOLESCENTS |
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Chapter 51 |
Addiction
and the Adolescent Brain |
417 |
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Chapter 52 |
Treating
Teens for Substance Abuse |
423 |
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Chapter 53 |
Smoking and
Nicotine Use in Adolescents |
431 |
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Section 53.1 |
Nicotine
Addiction |
432 |
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Section 53.2 |
Smokeless
Tobacco |
436 |
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Section 53.3 |
Hookah
(Water Pipe) Smoking |
438 |
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Section 53.4 |
Smoking and
How to Quit |
440 |
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Chapter 54 |
Alcohol Use
in Adolescents |
443 |
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Section 54.1 |
Why do
Adolescents Drink, What are the Risks, and How can Underage Drinking be
Prevented? |
444 |
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Section 54.2 |
Talk to
Your Child About Alcohol |
450 |
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Chapter 55 |
Marijuana |
455 |
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Chapter 56 |
Prescription
Medicine Abuse |
459 |
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Chapter 57 |
Inhalants |
463 |
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PART VII |
ADOLESCENT
SAFETY CONCERNS |
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Chapter 58 |
Driving
Safety for Teens |
471 |
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Section 58.1 |
Facts About
Teen Drivers |
472 |
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Section 58.2 |
Technology
and Driving Safety and Risk |
474 |
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Section 58.3 |
Tips for
Teen Drivers |
478 |
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Chapter 59 |
Media,
Gaming, and Internet Safety |
481 |
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Section 59.1 |
How Teens
Interact Online |
482 |
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Section 59.2 |
Statistics
About Online Sexual Solicitation |
486 |
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Section 59.3 |
Computer
and Video Game Addiction |
488 |
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Section 59.4 |
Protecting
Teens’ Privacy Online |
491 |
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Section 59.5 |
Social
Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Teens |
492 |
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Section 59.6 |
Protecting
Your Child From Electronic Aggression |
494 |
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Chapter 60 |
Skin Safety
Concerns |
497 |
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Section 60.1 |
Body
Piercing: A Guide for Teens |
498 |
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Section 60.2 |
Cosmetics:
Frequently Asked Questions |
507 |
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Section 60.3 |
Safe Hair
Removal |
511 |
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Section 60.4 |
The Risks
of Tanning |
512 |
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Section 60.5 |
Tattoos and
Teens |
515 |
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Section 60.6 |
Tinea Infections: Athlete’s Foot, Jock Itch, and Ringworm |
517 |
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Chapter 61 |
Work Safety
for Teens |
521 |
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Chapter 62 |
Other Teen
Safety Concerns |
527 |
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Section 62.1 |
Adolescent
Sports Injuries |
528 |
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Section 62.2 |
Noise and
Hearing Damage |
531 |
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Section 62.3 |
Repetitive
Stress Injuries in Teens |
534 |
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PART VIII |
VIOLENCE
AGAINST ADOLESCENTS |
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Chapter 63 |
Youth
Violence: a Public Health Problem |
543 |
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Section 63.1 |
Statistics
on Youth Violence |
544 |
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Section 63.2 |
Youth
Violence Risk and Protective Factors |
547 |
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Section 63.3 |
Warning
Signs of Youth Violence |
550 |
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Chapter 64 |
Bullying
and Hazing |
557 |
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Section 64.1 |
Facts and
Statistics on Bullying |
558 |
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Section 64.2 |
Effects of
Bullying and What Teens can do to Stop It |
561 |
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Section 64.3 |
What is
Hazing? |
564 |
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Chapter 65 |
Choking
Games |
569 |
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Chapter 66 |
Dating
Violence and Abusive Relationships |
573 |
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Chapter 67 |
Sexual
Assault |
581 |
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Chapter 68 |
Youth Gangs
and Violence |
585 |
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Chapter 69 |
Coping with
Violence and Trauma |
589 |
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PART IX |
ADDITIONAL
HELP AND INFORMATION |
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Chapter 70 |
Glossary of
Terms About Adolescent Health |
597 |
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Chapter 71 |
Directory
of Adolescent Health Organizations for
Parents and Teens |
605 |
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Index |
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