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  2. Extensive reading - Wikipedia

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    Extensive reading (ER) is the process of reading longer, easier texts for an extended period of time without a breakdown of comprehension, feeling overwhelmed, or the need to take breaks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It stands in contrast to intensive or academic reading, which is focused on a close reading of dense, shorter texts, typically not read for pleasure.

  3. Stress in early childhood - Wikipedia

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    When cortisol is present in the body at high levels and for extended periods of time, however, the body's immune response may be suppressed. [4] This leaves the developing bodies of children extremely vulnerable to damage and illness. Cortisol is usually bound to proteins in adults. The protein is called the corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG ...

  4. Waxy flexibility - Wikipedia

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    Posturing: holding in an inappropriate body position for an extended period of time [6] Mutism: lack or absence of speaking [6] Ambitendency: a pattern of incomplete motor responses in anticipation of a voluntary action [6] Withdrawal and refusal to eat; Staring or no focus in eyes

  5. Existential crisis - Wikipedia

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    An additional factor here is the limited time left in their reproductive period or the onset of the menopause. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] [ 50 ] Between 8 and 25 percent of Americans over the age of thirty-five have experienced a mid-life crisis.

  6. Mental health in education - Wikipedia

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    Mental health in education is the impact that mental health (including emotional, psychological, and social well-being) has on educational performance.Mental health often viewed as an adult issue, but in fact, almost half of adolescents in the United States are affected by mental disorders, and about 20% of these are categorized as “severe.” [1] Mental health issues can pose a huge problem ...

  7. Time-out (parenting) - Wikipedia

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    Results showed that both time-out procedures were successful in reducing the problem behavior for the subjects. The subjects in the release contingency did not benefit from staying in time-out for an extended period of time either. Moreover, the results show that only four minutes is necessary for a successful time-out procedure. [19]

  8. Project-based learning - Wikipedia

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    Students learn about a subject by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to a complex question, challenge, or problem. [2] It is a style of active learning and inquiry-based learning. Project-based learning contrasts with paper-based, rote memorization, or teacher-led instruction that presents established facts or ...

  9. Psychological stress - Wikipedia

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    The length of time since occurrence and whether or not it is a positive or negative event are factors in whether or not it causes stress and how much stress it causes. Researchers have found that events that have occurred within the past month generally are not linked to stress or illness, while chronic events that occurred more than several ...