The items linked from this page were written as part of graduate psychology course work completed through the University of Iowa College of Education, Division of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations. They are posted here for reference and information and may not be reproduced without permission of the author or under any circumstances be falsely submitted as the original academic work of another.

The following short essays were written in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a entitled "The Adolescent and Young Adult".

03-04-1991 - Delayed adolescence and social development
03-04-1991 - Hormonal levels, hemispheric lateralization, and social adjustment during adolescence
03-04-1991 - In opposition to routine universal administration of IQ scores
03-18-1991 - Reciprocal socialization and family systems with illustrations
03-18-1991 - Peer pressure
03-18-1991 - Styles of parenting
06-16-1991 - Occupation and identity
06-16-1991 - Schools as 'youth ghettos'
09-07-1991 - Substance abuse prevention in schools

These were written as part of a similar course at the same institution entitled "Socialization of the School Age Child".

12-07-1991 - How should schools respond to adolescent suicide?
12-10-1991 - What does it mean to say that there is nothing more practical than a good theory?
12-10-1991 - Why is the relationship between individuation and socialization significant?
12-21-1991 - What can those who work with children do to help them develop a good self-concept?
12-21-1991 - Why is nurturance an important concept when trying to explain the behavior of children?
12-21-1991 - Why is aggression given so much attention in the child-development literature?
12-28-1991 - What is the significance of the difference between moral reason and moral knowledge?
12-28-1991 - Advantages and disadvantages of an 'ages and stages' view of morality?
12-29-1991 - Ethological and social-learning views of how attachment develops.
12-30-1991 - Problems associated with identifying the best way to raise children.
12-30-1991 - What are the implications of androgyny for child-rearing practices?
12-29-1991 - Why is 'attachment' such an important concept in explaining human behavior?
12-30-1991 - Differences in child-rearing practices have and how schools are run.

And this from an "Abnormal Psychology" class:

01-18-1993 - Case study in depression

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