Adolescence

Can Teens Decide for Themselves? “Rates of deaths by injury between ages 15 to 19 are about six times, that of the ages 10 and 14… as with reproductive hormones, stress hormones can have complex effects on the brain, and as a result, behavior” (Teen Brain: Under Construction). Are 18-year olds mature enough to make life decisions? The answer is no. Many 18-year olds may think they are mature enough to make adult like decisions yet in reality, they make reckless and risky choices.…

disadvantage as adults would overpower their viewpoints and adults are often unable to admit change. Within “The Giraffe”, Mauro Senesi enables his story to effectively utilize archetypes and symbols in order to represent the disparity among the adolescence and the mature. As a result of this, both the adolescent and mature are at a lost as their conflicts progress. Since the dawn of time, there has always been an obvious difference between a child and the adult. This is shown through various…

I was able to interview a good friend of mine who had her first child at the age of 15. For privacy purposes I will call her “Katy”. Katy describes her teenage years as rebellious. Katy didn’t tell her parents she was pregnant until 5 months into her pregnancy. She would do her best to hide it and confronted it because her boyfriend came out. Her father was very angry when he heard the news so he broke her phone so she would have no communication with her boyfriend at the time. Moved by the…

anxious about Social Anxiety Disorder” In this article titled “When to get anxious about Social Anxiety Disorder”, the author Marcy Burstein begins by explaining what social anxiety is and why it generally hits the adolescent population the hardest. Adolescence can be a very difficult transitioning time for most teens. They have to learn to adjust to the increased amount of academic pressures, new peers, increased responsibilities and navigating through new romantic relationships. With this…

front. And this can lead to a car accident. Thus making teens dangerous on the road. Furthermore, in Robert Davis's article "Is 16 too young to drive a car?" It shows that "'Physically [teens] should be able [to] rule the world,' Giedd says. 'But (adolescence) is not that great of a time emotionally" (Davis 149- 151). This quote proves that teens are emotionally unstable and can make the wrong choice based on their emotions. With that being said teens can be dangerous on the road since they do…

“Bet On It” Analysis Throughout childhood kids are constantly taught to be true to themselves and treat others with kindness. Unfortunately, this can be incredibly challenging to do in the trying years of adolescence. Teens are always facing the pressures of growing up, making friends, and balancing their priorities. The movie High School Musical 2 revolves around all of these problems and features a song about change sung by the character, Troy Bolton. During the song, Troy is struggling to…

I was twelve years old when we entered the eighties. I had just started adolescence, and I hated the boring town I had grown up in. I had been playing electronic organ for a while and became fascinated with electronic music. By the time I was sixteen, I had started to go to an obscure underground club every Saturday night. I started to smoke and thought I had an opinion about the world around me. I was convinced that having funny hair and liking a certain kind of music gave me an identity, a…

reasons from families, schools, friends, to what city they live in. Gangs are everywhere, even some of the nicest cities. Peer pressure, family, protection, and boredom are the main reasons I noticed that teens join gangs. In reflecting upon my own adolescence and witnessing teens joining gangs, I believe that all these reasons are closely associated. It seems as though gangs have no boundaries it affects the poor and the rich, small towns, suburbia, and some of the wealthiest cities. Gang…

In any child 's life it is wonderful to have parents who support and encourage the child 's goals. In many cases parents wish to see their child succeed in life or anything that they do. The parents may want to be there for the child when they fall or stumble, Maybe there just to pick them up and tell them everything will be alright. As touching as this may seem, this may not always be the case for every child. As we no we are all different individuals who have had different life experiences and…

time that an individual begins Erikson’s fifth stage of psychosocial development, identity versus identity confusion, if the individual is successful in experiencing this stage they develop the virtue of fidelity (Papalia & Martorell, 2015). This adolescence stage starts around 12 years old and ends around 18 years old (Papalia & Martorell, 2015). Throughout this period of time, individuals work to cultivate their individual identity…