Adolescence

This paper examines some of the various aspects of adolescence, including substance use and abuse, sexual behaviors, alienation, and body image, from the viewpoint of four predominant adolescent developmental theories. These theories are the “biological, the cognitive, the psychosexual and the social approaches” (Dolgin, 2011, p. 27). Issues of Adolescence and Predominant Psychological Theories Bernstein, et al., succinctly state in their text Psychology, that “the biological approach to…

inequalities that adolescents face compared to children and adults. It is vital that more focus is put onto this age group not only for the benefit of adolescents themselves but for society and a for a safe and secure future (Kleinhert and Horton 2016). Adolescence can be a time of excitement and positive changes, many adolescents report to have good physical and mental health and manage to negotiate their way through this stage with little negative outcomes. However, it is a period in life…

school, and struggles with the loss of his brother. Esther is a successful young woman, who is taking a very promising path to a bright future. While Esther seems a success, both she and Holden experience traumatic events throughout their youth. Adolescence is both positive and negative experiences in life. J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar highlight how one event can lead to downhill cascade. Death, at any place or time, is a very traumatic experience for…

In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger demonstrates his knowledge of adolescence through the following, “‘...I never care too much when I lose something…’” which suggests that the youth of America may have an overly carefree view on life and material items. Salinger cultivates this view through the character of Holden Caulfield, a young man with few interests and many pet peeves. He dislikes many activities which other people his age adore, including movies and football games. Furthermore, he…

The poem, “Adolescence-III” by Rita Dove, is about a young girl who is growing up with a single mother. She works in the field with her mom, and they are poor. The main character, the poor girl, dreams of a better life, nicer things, and her “Prince Charming.” Rita Dove features multiple literary devices, including metaphors, symbolism, and paradox. To begin with, the author uses the device metaphor. In line 2, Dove begins an extensive metaphor comparing the girl to tomatoes. “The dusky rows…

Adolescence is a difficult time in every person's life, because of the great deal of change that occurs during this time can be overwhelming. The Catcher in the Rye is the story of a teenage boy named Holden Caulfield. He has recently been expelled from school, and he travels home to New York to find someone who will listen to him and tell him adulthood will be okay. Holden tries to preserve his own innocence, and the innocence of others by not letting go of childhood memories and through his…

“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind, always.” -Robin Williams. When referring to adolescence in a Juvenile Detention Center society has formed negative and judgmental stereotypes about these children; yes, that’s what they are, children. Society views these children as thug-like trouble makers who need to be taught a lesson. What society fails to realize is behind every juvenile, behind every jail cell door, there is a story. My purpose in life is to discover…

Adolescence was first used in 1950, adolescence comes from the Latin word adolescence which means “grow up into a maturity” (Muuss, 1990). But before this Aristotle and Plato already gave some perspective about this. Aristotle proposed a developmental stage not too far from the modern youth developmental stage. According to Cortis A. (2015), the adolescence is a change on the self-esteem of the person that involves the changes in physical, physiological temporal and cultural lenses. During…

Running head: Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescence There is little information on the development of Borderline Personality Disorder in adolescence due to the widespread belief that this disorder is long-standing and that certain personality traits that could be used to diagnose this disorder are not stable until adulthood. The reluctance to diagnose borderline personality disorder in adolescence may also be because of the criteria used to determine whether someone has this disorder.…

Effects of Substance Abuse in Adolescence Brain Development Erik Erikson’ psychosocial model of development, occurs in eight different stages. According to Erikson’s theory successful passage through each stage, ensures positive ability to develop and communicate with others. Unsuccessful development of a stage will create delay in later stages. However, transition through these stages can be accomplished at another time. According to Erikson the adolescence stage, occurs during the ages of…