Sentences with phrase «troubling types of abuse»

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Sundance Canyon Academy is a therapeutic boarding school that specializes in helping troubled teen boys with every type of challenge learn to deal with issues like anger, defiance, depression, substance abuse and mental disorders.

«Although some types of school moves can have positive effects, most are associated with a range of negative outcomes, including lower test scores, grade retention, low self - esteem, trouble fitting into schools, dropping out and event adult substance abuse.»

Though the incoming freshman can expect some abuse — sometimes accompanied by genuine hostility, courtesy of Parker Posey as a queen - bee type and a hilariously belligerent Ben Affleck as a two - year senior — the only troubled characters in Dazed And Confused are the heads of each class: Randall «Pink» Floyd (Jason London), the good - natured quarterback who doesn't want to be pigeonholed as a jock and told not to run with the wrong crowd, and Mitch Kramer (Wiley Wiggins), in many ways his heir apparent, an 8th - grade star pitcher whose awkward transition comes with extra pressure (and extra beatings).

Our girls have often manifested one or more of the following types of behaviors or unhealthy coping mechanisms: withdrawal and isolation from family and friends; trouble maintaining friendships; discontinuation of previously enjoyable activities; excessive anger or verbal aggression; defiance toward authority or unwillingness to follow directions; school avoidance or refusal; substance experimentation or abuse; risky sexual activity; self - harm; suicidal ideation or gestures; Internet obsession or addiction; leaving home without permission for significant periods of time; frequent dishonest communication; and declining academic performance.