Lymphogranuloma Venereum

Question: what are some misconceptions of lymphogranuloma venereum? im doing a health project and i need some more detailed information about lymphogranuloma venereum.

Answer: I don't think it's a misconception per se, as it is a total unawareness of LGV. LGV is a RARE, highly virulent form of chlamydia. We don't see it much in the US, but when we do, it's usually in men to receive anal sex from other men. Here is the CDC page about LGV http://www.cdc.gov/STD/lgv/default.htm

Question: lymphogranuloma venereum is it chlamydia? if i tested neg for chlamydia would that mean im negative for lymphogranuloma venereum

Answer: Lymphogranuloma venereum is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by specific strains of the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. It is rare in New Zealand. It has several features. Firstly, small painless ulcers may appear on the genitals but often go unnoticed as they heal quickly. Most people seek care weeks later when painful and swollen lymph glands develop around the groin region. Complications occur such as abcesses or fistulas occur when the infection becomes deep-seated......The main method of diagnosis is using an antibody blood test (complement fixation titers of >1:64) and excluding other causes of swollen lymph glands or genital ulcers

Question: Is it possible to have the S.T.I., Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) for many years? I tested positive for chlamydia about a year ago, and took doxycycline for 7 days, but I still always feel sick. I have a doctor who keeps telling me I'm "too anxious" and I'm causing my own sickness. My first symptoms of any u.t.i. type infection was 10 years ago, I never had it treated. Since then I've had the following ailments almost constantly (definately chronic): severe lower back pain (sometimes that lasts six months or longer, with only 1-2 symptomless weeks before it comes back full force (xrays have come back normal.) Also I have joint pain, chronic constipation, and a very strange ulcer type sore on the perimeter of my anus that has been there for years, which is sometimes barely noticable (dormant), but when the back pain, constipation, and other symptoms start to flare up, so does the anal sore, it seems to all be related. My Doctor has ordered me to go on Doxycycline for 21 days this time,could irreversible damage have already occured??

Answer: Lymphogranuloma venereum is a chlamydial disease characterized by a transitory primary skin lesion followed by suppurative lymphadenitis and lymphangitis. Lymphatic obstruction, fistula formation, and proctitis are also possible. Diagnosis is often clinical, but laboratory confirmation with serologic or immunofluorescent testing is usually possible. Treatment is with 21 days of a tetracycline or erythromycin. Please see the web pages for more details on Lymphogranuloma venereum.

Question: lymphogranuloma venereum??..Medical Professional answers prefered.? I contracted LGV about 6 years ago. I had been married for 6 months and had not had any other partners in a year or more. My husband was never tested but has never showed any symptoms and I haven't been reinfected. SO my question is...Is there another way to contract this disease or is it possible that he could be a carrier and I've just become immune to it? I've done a lot of research and it just doesn't add up. Thank you in advance for your answers. I have had 2 children since and have tested negative both times. No my husband has never had symptoms. I'm not worried about the situation just curious how this happened. I live in the US and neither of us have been out of the country. I am completely dumbfounded as to where I could have picked it up. because Iike I said I was completely monogamous. the only thing I can think of is a toilet seat, but I know that's highly unlikely.

Answer: LGV is a sexual disease, that is caused by a bacterial infection (Chlamidiae) If you were treated for LGV and bacteria was killed with antibiotics you should not have any more outbreaks. There is a small chance that he can be a carrier, but it is very unlikely. Chlamidae is an atypical organism that can support itself so it lives in a persons cells and uses the hosts energy. If your husbands immune system is so weak that it cant fight of LGV than it is possible that he is a carrier. Why dont you ask your husband if he ever had outbreaks. It is also possible to get it from rubbing against someone who has an outbreak, so technically no sexual penetration.

Question: what is your reaction with these? TEENAGERS Teenagers or Adolescence are the ages that are ending with the word “teen�. Teenagers are also the beginning of Puberty. What is Puberty? Puberty is the stage of becoming physiologically able of sexual reproduction, clear by genital maturation, development of lesser sex characteristics, and, in girls, the earliest menstruation. (In this stage we can experience the developments and the changes in our body, one of it is Menstruation.) What is Menstruation? Menstruation it is the monthly discharging of blood of the girls for the womb. These sometimes begin between the ages of 10-16. When having these kinds of changes you can sometimes experience a dysmenorrhoea. (Menstruation is so yikes! It is color red and it smells fishy because it’s a blood that’s coming out from the girls. It’s hard for us to have it because sometimes we experience dysmenorrhoea.) We have developments in our life as a teenager like; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT- The activity of the pituitary gland at this time results in the increased secretion of hormones, with widespread physiological effects. (In this kind of development we experienced the changes in our physical appearance and also the changes inside our body like the Growth Hormones.) What is a Growth Hormone? Growth Hormone is necessary to human growth, which is produced by the anterior lobe of Pituitary Gland. (If we are experiencing the Physical Development our Growth Hormone can create a fast growth spurt.) INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT- the beginning of the stage of formal operational thought, which may be characterized as thinking that, involves deductive logic. (In this kind of development we learn how to understand difficult problems. We can think more.) SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT- In this kind of development we learn how to join together to other people. We can go out with friends and enjoy. EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT- adolescence is a period of emotional stress, resulting from the rapid and extensive physiological changes occurring at pubescence. (In this development we are learning how to be an independent person and to relate to other people.) SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT- In this kind of development we’ll have knowledge about Birth Control and Sexually Transmitted disease. What is Birth Control and Sexually Transmitted Disease? Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) is an infectious disease that can be spread by sexual contact while Birth Control is the different methods to avoid pregnancy. There are Eight Principal Sexually Transmitted Diseases: •ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) •SYPHILIS •GONORRHOEA •GENITAL HERPES •CHANCROID (SOFT SORE) •LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM •TRICHOMONIASIS •VAGINAL CANDIDIA There are Eleven Birth Control Methods: •NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING •VASECTOMY •TUBAL LIGATION •INTRAUTERINE DEVICE (IUD) •HORMONAL INJECTION •HORMONAL IMPLANT •BIRTH CONTROL PILL •CERVICAL CAP •DIAPHRAGM •CONDOM •SPERMICIDES In using those Birth Control Methods there can be benefits and also problems. As a teenager we have to be careful to those things that we’ll do and we should think twice before deciding. “Teenage boys goaded by their surging hormones...run in packs like the primal horde. They have only a brief season of exhilarating liberty between control by their mothers and control by their wives.� Camille Paglia (1947 - ) US academic and author On the next page, we’ll discuss about the FACTORS THAT AFFECT TEENAGERS. FACTORS THAT AFFECT TEENAGERS There are many factors that affect teenagers like: •PARENTS •PEERS •SCHOOL •PERSONALITY •ENVIRONMENT •RELIGION •TRAUMA • CHOICE Why Parents? Parents are the mother, father, or legal guardian. They’re the first teacher of a child like me. Parents can also affect teenagers on how the parents grown their child. If the parents are so good in growing up a child then the child can also be good but if the parents are not there to support their child in times of problems and enjoyment then the child can have a rebel because he/she didn’t feel any love with his/her parents. Why Peers? Peers are the companion, fellow, or mate. They’re the friends of a teenager or what we called “barkada�. Peers can affect teenagers on how their friendship goes on. If your friends are good influence then your attitude or behavior can also be good but if your friends are bad influence then you can also be bad because you are influenced by your friends but then if you can find other friends that are better than them then go with them for you to have a happy life and for you to have a good path of life. In having peers you should choose the right one. Why Education? Education is an institution in which the children and teenagers are taught. These can also affect the teenagers on how the teachers, classmates, schoolmates and principal communicate to them. If the teachers, classmates, schoolmates and principal have a good relationship, then the teenagers or the students have a reason to enjoy in the school and to be active in school programs. Why Personality? Personality is the whole attitudes, interests, behavioral patterns, emotional responses, social roles, and other individual traits that endure over long periods of time. These can affect the teenagers on how to get along with other people. Why Environment? Environment is the natural world, within which people, animals, and plants live. These can affect the teenagers on what is the condition of their environment. If your environment is full of many bad people you can be influenced by them for you to be in style, but that is wrong. If you’re a good person and you know how to discipline your self you should be the model of others. Why Religion? Religion is the people’s beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature, and worship of God, a god, or gods, and divine involvement in the universe and human life. These can also affect the teenagers because we have different religions and beliefs, and we can’t just believe in one saying. Why Trauma? Trauma is any injury, whether physically or emotionally inflicted. "Trauma" has both a health and a psychiatric definition. Medically, "trauma" refers to a serious or critical physical injury, wound, or shock. This meaning is often associated with trauma medicine practiced in emergency rooms and represents a popular view of the term. In analysis, "trauma" has understood a different meaning and refers to an experience that is emotionally painful, distressful, or shocking, which often results in lasting mental and physical effects Why Choice? Choice is a decision to choose one thing, person, or course of action in preference to others. Choice can affect the teenagers on how they decide in a situation. We should be careful in deciding for us not to be in the wrong way of life but it’s not an embarrassment if we do the wrong choice because we can also learn from our mistakes. Those factors that affect the life of a teenager have good and bad effects to us. Parents, Peers, Education, Environment, Religion, Trauma and Choice are a part of everyday life that is given by God so even though they give as many factors we should love it to have a peace on earth but if it’s bad for us we better start to adjust to a new life. On the next page, we’ll discuss about the RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF TEENAGERS. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF A TEENAGER Many teenagers are interested to many things. This is the time that the teenagers give importance to their new interests. These are the: •SPORTS •RELAXING •GOING TO OTHER PLACES •DANCING •WATCHING MOVIES •LISTENING TO RADIO •DREAMING •TEXTING •CHATTING •SINGING Sports- are used in physical or recreational activities. Some teenagers want outside games or the games that needs intellectual training. Like the Basketball for boys and Volleyball for the girls. In some schools especially the private ones are have the varsities in Basketball and Volleyball to take part in some sport contests. Relaxing- is to spend time resting or doing things for pleasure, especially in contrast to or as a relief from the effort and stress of everyday life. Some teenagers just want to relax like; talking with friends because they’re more comfortable in doing it and it’s a good start because you’re open to each other. It’s happier when eating while joking with each other. Going to other places- is a short pleasure trip usually lasting no more than a day. Some teenagers are happy in going to other places every vacation and they want to be far with their family but not to long. Dancing- the activity of performing or taking part in a dance. Many teenagers have an interest in dancing because it is needed in parties. And dancing is also good for the body. Watching Movies- Watching movie is one of the favorite activity of the teenagers because even though they don’t have money to go to the movie theater they can watch movie in their house. Listening to Radio- The teenagers are learning to listen to radio while reading books and reviewing because it’s also relaxing to do but not all the teenagers are doing that because some can’t concentrate to the things that their doing. Listening to Radio is fun for us as a teenager because all the music you want is there. Dreaming- an imaginary, very pleasant or perfect sphere of existence. This is the popular activity of a teenager especially when they’re alone because dreaming is free and all of us are doing that. It’s also good for us so we can have an idea on how our future will be going on. Texting- Texting is one of the entertaining activities of some teenagers. Some are addicted in texting because in texting you can talk to your friends even in far places like chatting. The teenagers become more addicted in texting when some companies are giving promos especially the SMART UNLIMITED where in you can text many people with a load of P30 in 2 days. It’s fun but sometimes you’ll feel sleepy because some text mates are not very nice to talk to. Texting can also affect in our studies because once you’ve tried it you can’t stop doing it. Chatting- Chatting is also one of the fun activities of teenagers. Teenagers are having many friends in chatting because all over the world can do this kind of activity. Chatting is also addicting for us as a teenager because when you start using it, maybe you can’t eat or do other things because many people is talking with you. It’s also exciting because there are some videos that are peculiar. But Chatting is also bad for us because it can also affect in our studies. Singing- Singing is fun to do. It’s also one of the entertaining activities of teenagers. If you have talent in singing you’ll have fun in doing it. It’s also like dancing, needed in some parties but not too much. “We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.� Hannah Arendt (1906 - 1975) German, US philosopher and historian On the next page, we’ll discuss about the PROBLEMS OF A TEENAGER. PROBLEMS OF A TEENAGER Teenager undergoes problems in Money, Education, Family, and Emotions. Why Money? Money is one of the problems of the teenagers. It’s hard for us to save money to buy our needs and wants because the money that is given from our parents is intended for our “baon�. Sometimes we can save money but it’s just a little because the foods that are sold from the stores are not to cheap and healthy for us. Some teenagers are just going to school to have a “baon� but that “baon� is not wasted for their food, but their using it to other things like going to Mall instead in School, going to Internet shops and many more. Why Education? Education is also a problem of a teenager because of the grades and relationship with their teachers. But if someone is failed in an exam it’s also his/her fault because he/she didn’t give any effort to study. Education is important to us because if we are not well-educated we can’t find a good job. Why Family? Family is also one of the problems of a teenager because some parents are not supporting they’re child. So the teenagers who have those problems can’t feel the love of their family. Some teenagers have broken families because their parents broke up. And that problem can give them a big disaster. Why Emotions? Emotions are also a problem of a teenager because they don’t know how to face the new world or their new life. We have there the… •PEER PRESSURE •GENERATION GAP •MOOD SWING •TEMPER TANTRUMS •SEX IN THE SOCIETY •MAKING FRIENDS •WORKING OUT VALUES •SEEKING INDEPENDENCE •DEPPRESSION What is Peer Pressure? Peer Pressure- is a social pressure on somebody to adopt a particular type of behavior, dress, or attitude in order to be accepted as part of a group. What is Generation Gap? Generation Gap- is the difference in attitudes, behavior, and interests between people of different generations, especially between parents and their children. What is Mood Swing? Mood Swing-is tending to change mood unpredictably from cheerful to bad-tempered. What is Temper Tantrums? Temper Tantrums- is an outburst of anger, especially a childish display of rage or bad temper. What is Depression? Depression- is a serious problem among high schools, and a state of unhappiness and hopelessness of a person. Those problems of teenagers need an emotional support. “To see teenagers sitting around trying to solve the problems of the world, I figured, all things considered, I'd rather be dancing.� Joni Mitchell (1943 - ) Singer and a songwriter On the next page, we’ll discuss about the TEENAGERS HIGH SCHOOL LIFE. TEENAGERS HIGH SCHOOL LIFE Teenagers High School Life can be fun. It’s fun because you can have many friends and many occurrences. Teenagers in high school have many activities to do which are hard but very enjoyable like the practices that we did in some programs. Also in high school, you’ll meet your crushes that are so cute, beautiful, and handsome and etc. Having crushes is not bad because it’s normal for us as a person. Even teachers have crushes. What is Crush? Crush it is a temporary romantic infatuation. In our grades, it’s good and it’s also fun to memorize all the pointers especially when the exam is so early, we’re so hurried in reviewing our exams but still the result seems good. Teenagers High School Life can also be awful or terrible. It can be awful when you’re grades, your teachers, classmates and schoolmates are not to close to you or your grades are not high enough to be presented with your parents. It can also be awful when you don’t have any friends in the campus because you’ll feel isolated with them. But if you are one of the beautiful people, don't make fun of the ones who aren't. Just think the feelings of other people if someone said something like that to you just because they wanted their friends to laugh. Depression is a serious problem among high schools. What you say, may mean the thing that just happens to push them over the edge. If you are not one of the people who are not “pretty� enough. Don't worry about it, surround yourself with Friends and keep your head up. If you are shy, try to make at least 2 good friends. It's better than standing by you at the pep rallies. If you are outgoing, take notice to the shy people and talk to them, they will be grateful. If you have been friends with someone since grade school, don't abandon them once in high school. It's OK to go different directions, but keep them close to your heart. Grades matter! Work hard. Friends matter! Have fun.

Answer: well if u a health teacher don't just give him these papers and expect them to read this lol TO Long make them play a game we play jeopardy like asking Q's and we had to answer kinda fun

Question: Question about TWO STDs? If one person has Lymphogranuloma Venereum and Herpes, is it possible to pass on one and not the other? For example, my friend's boyfriend has herpes && LGV, but she has a lump on her buttock that started as a pimple (most likely, LGV) Is it possible that she could have just caught that and not genital herpes?

Answer: sorry i'm not too sure about LGV. but if she is having other symptoms with this blister like itching, tingeling sensations, mild flu like symptoms, then it could be herpes. it is possible to get one and not the other. as far as i know i just have herpes ad not LGV, but then my boyfriend doesn't have LGV. but i suppose having herpes can make u more suceptable to getting other stds. herpes is usually a fluid filled white blister or an open sore or cut like wound.

Question: R&S Posters..Please tell me how the Netherlands is fairing so well? much better than the Religious of the USA? HOW is GODLESS NETHERLANDS doing so well???? The non-violent variant of radical Islam is winning ground in the Netherlands and Europe, according to a new report by Dutch intelligence service AIVD about radical Islam in the Netherlands Radical Islam in The Netherlands: A Case Study of a Failed European Policy Since September 11, 2001, phenomena such as the growth of radical Islamic groups, polarization between Muslims and the surrounding society, limitations in the process of integration, and Islamist terrorism have increased in The Netherlands STD's NETHERLANDS: Rare Sexually Transmitted Disease On Rise in Netherlands On Friday in Amsterdam, the Netherlands' National Institute for Public Health said that an outbreak of a rate STD among gay and bisexual men might also facilitate the transmission of HIV. Approximately 80 percent of the 92 people infected with lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in the Netherlands were also infected with HIV, said Marita van de Laar, an institute spokesperson. The disease causes ulcers in the rectum. While it can treated with antibiotics, scientists believe the associated bleeding may make HIV transmission easier, said van de Laar. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Prime Minister: Economic Recession in The Netherlands Dutch government does not expect the Dutch economy to grow in 2009 and 2010. Balkenende based his statement in part on conversations with the steel company Corus and the truck company DAF. The heads of these companies said that they had never experienced a crisis like the current one Netherlands has a high anti-drug related public expenditure, the second highest drug related public expenditure per capita of all countries in EU (after Sweden). 75% is law enforcement expenditures including police, army, law courts, prisons, customs and finance guards. 25% is health and social care expenditures including treatment, harm reduction, health research and educational including prevention and social affairs interventions What does my opinion have to do with the FACTS that are about the Netherllands if you are just spouting drivel and insults then maybe you are to immature to be on a site and debate a question like an adult... MOTH FATHER- you are what is typical of your teen generation that have no clue about RESPECT, about reasearch and education...Try Reading and posting about what is happening in the world, not MINDLESS drivel that is getting you no where in life...

Answer: The Netherlands is not fairing well at all. Only goes to show how far a nation can digress when people turn their backs on God, and start embracing other faiths. God bless!!!

Question: K3/CR1/IR1 medical examination? My husband-to-be and I are looking through the different types of Visa's we can apply for once we're married,so I can move to the States to be with him legally. I've just read that as part of applying for these kinds of Visa's,a medical examination is required. I've just been reading through Form I-693 (the medical exam form) and i saw that some STD tests are required as part of the exam...this brought me out in a cold sweat,as i'm very modest! I know some STD tests can be done by blood test,but not sure which ones,so i was wondering if anyone who has had this immigration medical exam could tell me if the STDs tested for in this exam (Chancroid; gonorrhea; granuloma inguinal; lymphogranuloma venereum; and syphilis) are done by blood test? I've only had 3 sexual partners in my life,with all i was on the birth control pill AND used condoms,so i have no reason to believe i have an STD,so have never been tested previously. Can anyone put my mind at rest?! Thanks in advance x

Answer: I had my medical exam for the same purpose and it was easy - just blood test for STD - so do not worry!

Question: what is your reaction with these? TEENAGERS Teenagers or Adolescence are the ages that are ending with the word “teen�. Teenagers are also the beginning of Puberty. What is Puberty? Puberty is the stage of becoming physiologically able of sexual reproduction, clear by genital maturation, development of lesser sex characteristics, and, in girls, the earliest menstruation. (In this stage we can experience the developments and the changes in our body, one of it is Menstruation.) What is Menstruation? Menstruation it is the monthly discharging of blood of the girls for the womb. These sometimes begin between the ages of 10-16. When having these kinds of changes you can sometimes experience a dysmenorrhoea. (Menstruation is so yikes! It is color red and it smells fishy because it’s a blood that’s coming out from the girls. It’s hard for us to have it because sometimes we experience dysmenorrhoea.) We have developments in our life as a teenager like; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT- The activity of the pituitary gland at this time results in the increased secretion of hormones, with widespread physiological effects. (In this kind of development we experienced the changes in our physical appearance and also the changes inside our body like the Growth Hormones.) What is a Growth Hormone? Growth Hormone is necessary to human growth, which is produced by the anterior lobe of Pituitary Gland. (If we are experiencing the Physical Development our Growth Hormone can create a fast growth spurt.) INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT- the beginning of the stage of formal operational thought, which may be characterized as thinking that, involves deductive logic. (In this kind of development we learn how to understand difficult problems. We can think more.) SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT- In this kind of development we learn how to join together to other people. We can go out with friends and enjoy. EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT- adolescence is a period of emotional stress, resulting from the rapid and extensive physiological changes occurring at pubescence. (In this development we are learning how to be an independent person and to relate to other people.) SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT- In this kind of development we’ll have knowledge about Birth Control and Sexually Transmitted disease. What is Birth Control and Sexually Transmitted Disease? Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) is an infectious disease that can be spread by sexual contact while Birth Control is the different methods to avoid pregnancy. There are Eight Principal Sexually Transmitted Diseases: •ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) •SYPHILIS •GONORRHOEA •GENITAL HERPES •CHANCROID (SOFT SORE) •LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM •TRICHOMONIASIS •VAGINAL CANDIDIA There are Eleven Birth Control Methods: •NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING •VASECTOMY •TUBAL LIGATION •INTRAUTERINE DEVICE (IUD) •HORMONAL INJECTION •HORMONAL IMPLANT •BIRTH CONTROL PILL •CERVICAL CAP •DIAPHRAGM •CONDOM •SPERMICIDES In using those Birth Control Methods there can be benefits and also problems. As a teenager we have to be careful to those things that we’ll do and we should think twice before deciding. “Teenage boys goaded by their surging hormones...run in packs like the primal horde. They have only a brief season of exhilarating liberty between control by their mothers and control by their wives.� Camille Paglia (1947 - ) US academic and author On the next page, we’ll discuss about the FACTORS THAT AFFECT TEENAGERS. FACTORS THAT AFFECT TEENAGERS There are many factors that affect teenagers like: •PARENTS •PEERS •SCHOOL •PERSONALITY •ENVIRONMENT •RELIGION •TRAUMA • CHOICE Why Parents? Parents are the mother, father, or legal guardian. They’re the first teacher of a child like me. Parents can also affect teenagers on how the parents grown their child. If the parents are so good in growing up a child then the child can also be good but if the parents are not there to support their child in times of problems and enjoyment then the child can have a rebel because he/she didn’t feel any love with his/her parents. Why Peers? Peers are the companion, fellow, or mate. They’re the friends of a teenager or what we called “barkada�. Peers can affect teenagers on how their friendship goes on. If your friends are good influence then your attitude or behavior can also be good but if your friends are bad influence then you can also be bad because you are influenced by your friends but then if you can find other friends that are better than them then go with them for you to have a happy life and for you to have a good path of life. In having peers you should choose the right one. Why Education? Education is an institution in which the children and teenagers are taught. These can also affect the teenagers on how the teachers, classmates, schoolmates and principal communicate to them. If the teachers, classmates, schoolmates and principal have a good relationship, then the teenagers or the students have a reason to enjoy in the school and to be active in school programs. Why Personality? Personality is the whole attitudes, interests, behavioral patterns, emotional responses, social roles, and other individual traits that endure over long periods of time. These can affect the teenagers on how to get along with other people. Why Environment? Environment is the natural world, within which people, animals, and plants live. These can affect the teenagers on what is the condition of their environment. If your environment is full of many bad people you can be influenced by them for you to be in style, but that is wrong. If you’re a good person and you know how to discipline your self you should be the model of others. Why Religion? Religion is the people’s beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature, and worship of God, a god, or gods, and divine involvement in the universe and human life. These can also affect the teenagers because we have different religions and beliefs, and we can’t just believe in one saying. Why Trauma? Trauma is any injury, whether physically or emotionally inflicted. "Trauma" has both a health and a psychiatric definition. Medically, "trauma" refers to a serious or critical physical injury, wound, or shock. This meaning is often associated with trauma medicine practiced in emergency rooms and represents a popular view of the term. In analysis, "trauma" has understood a different meaning and refers to an experience that is emotionally painful, distressful, or shocking, which often results in lasting mental and physical effects Why Choice? Choice is a decision to choose one thing, person, or course of action in preference to others. Choice can affect the teenagers on how they decide in a situation. We should be careful in deciding for us not to be in the wrong way of life but it’s not an embarrassment if we do the wrong choice because we can also learn from our mistakes. Those factors that affect the life of a teenager have good and bad effects to us. Parents, Peers, Education, Environment, Religion, Trauma and Choice are a part of everyday life that is given by God so even though they give as many factors we should love it to have a peace on earth but if it’s bad for us we better start to adjust to a new life. On the next page, we’ll discuss about the RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF TEENAGERS. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF A TEENAGER Many teenagers are interested to many things. This is the time that the teenagers give importance to their new interests. These are the: •SPORTS •RELAXING •GOING TO OTHER PLACES •DANCING •WATCHING MOVIES •LISTENING TO RADIO •DREAMING •TEXTING •CHATTING •SINGING Sports- are used in physical or recreational activities. Some teenagers want outside games or the games that needs intellectual training. Like the Basketball for boys and Volleyball for the girls. In some schools especially the private ones are have the varsities in Basketball and Volleyball to take part in some sport contests. Relaxing- is to spend time resting or doing things for pleasure, especially in contrast to or as a relief from the effort and stress of everyday life. Some teenagers just want to relax like; talking with friends because they’re more comfortable in doing it and it’s a good start because you’re open to each other. It’s happier when eating while joking with each other. Going to other places- is a short pleasure trip usually lasting no more than a day. Some teenagers are happy in going to other places every vacation and they want to be far with their family but not to long. Dancing- the activity of performing or taking part in a dance. Many teenagers have an interest in dancing because it is needed in parties. And dancing is also good for the body. Watching Movies- Watching movie is one of the favorite activity of the teenagers because even though they don’t have money to go to the movie theater they can watch movie in their house. Listening to Radio- The teenagers are learning to listen to radio while reading books and reviewing because it’s also relaxing to do but not all the teenagers are doing that because some can’t concentrate to the things that their doing. Listening to Radio is fun for us as a teenager because all the music you want is there. Dreaming- an imaginary, very pleasant or perfect sphere of existence. This is the popular activity of a teenager especially when they’re alone because dreaming is free and all of us are doing that. It’s also good for us so we can have an idea on how our future will be going on. Texting- Texting is one of the entertaining activities of some teenagers. Some are addicted in texting because in texting you can talk to your friends even in far places like chatting. The teenagers become more addicted in texting when some companies are giving promos especially the SMART UNLIMITED where in you can text many people with a load of P30 in 2 days. It’s fun but sometimes you’ll feel sleepy because some text mates are not very nice to talk to. Texting can also affect in our studies because once you’ve tried it you can’t stop doing it. Chatting- Chatting is also one of the fun activities of teenagers. Teenagers are having many friends in chatting because all over the world can do this kind of activity. Chatting is also addicting for us as a teenager because when you start using it, maybe you can’t eat or do other things because many people is talking with you. It’s also exciting because there are some videos that are peculiar. But Chatting is also bad for us because it can also affect in our studies. Singing- Singing is fun to do. It’s also one of the entertaining activities of teenagers. If you have talent in singing you’ll have fun in doing it. It’s also like dancing, needed in some parties but not too much. “We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.� Hannah Arendt (1906 - 1975) German, US philosopher and historian On the next page, we’ll discuss about the PROBLEMS OF A TEENAGER. PROBLEMS OF A TEENAGER Teenager undergoes problems in Money, Education, Family, and Emotions. Why Money? Money is one of the problems of the teenagers. It’s hard for us to save money to buy our needs and wants because the money that is given from our parents is intended for our “baon�. Sometimes we can save money but it’s just a little because the foods that are sold from the stores are not to cheap and healthy for us. Some teenagers are just going to school to have a “baon� but that “baon� is not wasted for their food, but their using it to other things like going to Mall instead in School, going to Internet shops and many more. Why Education? Education is also a problem of a teenager because of the grades and relationship with their teachers. But if someone is failed in an exam it’s also his/her fault because he/she didn’t give any effort to study. Education is important to us because if we are not well-educated we can’t find a good job. Why Family? Family is also one of the problems of a teenager because some parents are not supporting they’re child. So the teenagers who have those problems can’t feel the love of their family. Some teenagers have broken families because their parents broke up. And that problem can give them a big disaster. Why Emotions? Emotions are also a problem of a teenager because they don’t know how to face the new world or their new life. We have there the… •PEER PRESSURE •GENERATION GAP •MOOD SWING •TEMPER TANTRUMS •SEX IN THE SOCIETY •MAKING FRIENDS •WORKING OUT VALUES •SEEKING INDEPENDENCE •DEPPRESSION What is Peer Pressure? Peer Pressure- is a social pressure on somebody to adopt a particular type of behavior, dress, or attitude in order to be accepted as part of a group. What is Generation Gap? Generation Gap- is the difference in attitudes, behavior, and interests between people of different generations, especially between parents and their children. What is Mood Swing? Mood Swing-is tending to change mood unpredictably from cheerful to bad-tempered. What is Temper Tantrums? Temper Tantrums- is an outburst of anger, especially a childish display of rage or bad temper. What is Depression? Depression- is a serious problem among high schools, and a state of unhappiness and hopelessness of a person. Those problems of teenagers need an emotional support. “To see teenagers sitting around trying to solve the problems of the world, I figured, all things considered, I'd rather be dancing.� Joni Mitchell (1943 - ) Singer and a songwriter On the next page, we’ll discuss about the TEENAGERS HIGH SCHOOL LIFE. TEENAGERS HIGH SCHOOL LIFE Teenagers High School Life can be fun. It’s fun because you can have many friends and many occurrences. Teenagers in high school have many activities to do which are hard but very enjoyable like the practices that we did in some programs. Also in high school, you’ll meet your crushes that are so cute, beautiful, and handsome and etc. Having crushes is not bad because it’s normal for us as a person. Even teachers have crushes. What is Crush? Crush it is a temporary romantic infatuation. In our grades, it’s good and it’s also fun to memorize all the pointers especially when the exam is so early, we’re so hurried in reviewing our exams but still the result seems good. Teenagers High School Life can also be awful or terrible. It can be awful when you’re grades, your teachers, classmates and schoolmates are not to close to you or your grades are not high enough to be presented with your parents. It can also be awful when you don’t have any friends in the campus because you’ll feel isolated with them. But if you are one of the beautiful people, don't make fun of the ones who aren't. Just think the feelings of other people if someone said something like that to you just because they wanted their friends to laugh. Depression is a serious problem among high schools. What you say, may mean the thing that just happens to push them over the edge. If you are not one of the people who are not “pretty� enough. Don't worry about it, surround yourself with Friends and keep your head up. If you are shy, try to make at least 2 good friends. It's better than standing by you at the pep rallies. If you are outgoing, take notice to the shy people and talk to them, they will be grateful. If you have been friends with someone since grade school, don't abandon them once in high school. It's OK to go different directions, but keep them close to your heart. Grades matter! Work hard. Friends matter! Have fun.

Answer: WTF??? Get a hobby like knitting or decapitating chickens.