Many college students use AOL instant messenger, the largest internet chat source, in place of telephones.People are introduced when they meet in chat rooms of common interests, and friendships are forged. ... Most people, including children, have the common sense to realize that one knows an internet friend no better than a stranger on the street. ... Although there may be many potential internet "attackers" looking for prey, we are insulting the intelligence of the internet youth by assuming that they do not have the common sense not to share private information on the internet. ... Notes ...

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Eating disorders are more common in girls because they believe it's their role in society to be sexy. ... It is important to note, however that not everyone who has been sexually abused develops anorexia and not all anorexics have been sexually abused. ... In one sense, mature adolescents deny their sexuality by returning to a prepubescent state, developing amenorrhea or loss of menstruation, which is one of the criteria for diagnosing anorexia. ...

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Transvestitism allows for men to show the world that they do have fashion sense. But on a serious note, males who enjoy this fetish tend to have a assortment of female clothes that he uses to cross dress. ... "Although many of the paraphilias seem so foreign or extreme that one could not imagine how the object or behavior can be arousing to anyone, they are easier to understand if one thinks of those behaviors, in less extreme versions, are quite common and not considered abnormal. ...

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., & Palevitz, C, 2009) It is common to try to organize various psychological topics by placing the factors involved into environmental and physiological categories. ... Subsequently, Liebowitz reasons, animals and likely humans are genetically programmed to secrete endorphins in situations of social comfort such as sex, which would help them to feel both less anxious and also give them a sense of well-being. Moreover, Liebowitz notes that when people feel socially isolated or cut off from familiar figures, the brain shuts off endorphin production. ... The new couple realizes their dreams, as...

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The group is presumed to entail common characteristics, be subjective to predisposing factors, and presumed to warrant different treatment than that of adult sexual offenders (Finkelhor, et al., 2009). ... Common characteristics have been identified amongst the population of juvenile sexual offenders. ... Diagnosable psychiatric disorders including conduct disorder and antisocial traits (in up to 80 percent of the juveniles), and behavioral characteristics such as impulse control disorders, are present commonalities in juvenile sexual offenders (Hunter, 1999). ... Various studies suggest the ...

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Child neglect is the most common type of child abuse. 1. ... Emotional Emotional Abuse is a pattern of behavior that impairs a child's emotional development or sense of self-worth. ... Physical abuse includes but is not limited to the following: • Isolating or excluding a child • Stigmatizing a child • Withholding love, support, or guidance • Treating a child who is a victim as a suspect (repeated questioning and investigation) • Failing to provide a supportive environment • Failing to give a child an appropriate sense of self (for example, criticizing wei...

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As we can see, this form of harassment is theoretically different from Quid Pro Quo sexual harassment in the sense that Quid Pro Quo sexual harassment involves tangible job detriment or economic loss, whereas hostile sexual harassment does not. ...

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