Precocious puberty

1. My adolescence began when I was about 12. Puberty didn’t hit me till I was about 15, but around age 12 I was noticing a lot of emotional changes. I started to care more about what my friends and what a stranger’s perspective was of myself. I began experimenting with clothing styles to find the style that brought me more friends and attention. At this age I also noticed that I hated when my parents would tell me what to do, I was always picking fights with my mom or even using rebellious…

making impulsive and risky decisions since most of their thought process is occurring in the amygdala which results in more emotional and intuitive decisions rather than more critical and analytical thinking. The combination of the early onset of puberty and the regular sequence of brain maturation result in most teenagers being ruled by emotions for almost a decade (Berger, 2016). Teenagers may look like adults but cognitively they are simply not there yet (Powell,…

Nicole is a 17 year old who identifies as female, Caucasian and bisexual. The presenting problem is that the client is seeking treatment to address issues related to anger, fear of abandonment, and impulsive and destructive behaviors (i.e. physical aggression, cutting, purging, sexual reactivity, and suicidal ideation). She has been hospitalized numerous times and currently resides in a treatment center for adolescents. She comes from a family of high socioeconomic status. She has struggled with…

Teen Homelessness There are ongoing issues throughout the world and it is happening all the time. This is teen homelessness. Whether this issue has to do with the health status of the teens who do not have housing available to them, if the welfare system prevents the teens from becoming homeless, are the teens choosing to be homeless, and are the teens being rejected from their home because of their sexuality. We as a hole don’t know what exactly is causing this epidemic but we are looking to…

Romantic teenage relationships usually affect the teenagers with social and educational aspects in life. Relationships can stress upon teenagers with causes their life become more difficult than it already is. Teenage relationships can cause the couple to possibly become teenage parents. If they are parents, adolescents start to believe finishing their education becomes impossible. Without their education, they will financially struggle with their future child desires and needs. Romantic…

Youth and adulthood are two unique yet similar vital circumstances in our lives. Youth is the timeframe when we are yet grown up. Adulthood is the time in our life when we are grown up, however, we may be created as individuals. All through the world, the start of adulthood is generally esteemed to happen at a specific age, for example, 18 or 21 years of age. In any case, it can be contended that we progress toward becoming grown-ups when we end up noticeably autonomous, in charge of our own…

Chapter 12 Learning Activity 1) Identify ways in which self-conceptions and self-esteem change during adolescence. Adolescent boys and girls as they grow are able to describe themselves in various ways. Many of the descriptions are actually contradictory. So they understand that this is possible and also they have an understanding of the use of synonyms like rather than saying there are smart they use words like clever or bright. They have evolved in their use of vocabulary and can use…

Young love is a common subject used by teenagers lately. They may understand the definition from reading out of a dictionary, but at such a young age you cannot fully comprehend the emotion of love. Romeo and Juliet are a strong example of young love, for they may think they're in love. In reality, they were truly an example of being infatuated with each other, leading to their demise for each other. Between Juliet saying how she wishes to no longer be a Capulet or Romeo and Juliet getting…

Adolescence is a turbulent time for most people. Perhaps the reason for this is the socialization that adolescents undergo, which is causing them to shift the way that they have always viewed themselves and the world. Additionally, as the individual’s place in the world is changing, so too is their body, and the way that others see them. In respect to Cooley’s theory of the Looking-Glass Self, it is now more difficult for the individual to interpret how others see them, because they are still…

In literature you have probably heard of a genre of Coming of Age Stories, where it's a story that centers on the protagonist's growth, most times youth into adulthood. In these types of stories the author likes to dramatize to enhance the story and its moral. One common thing that they do is to dramatize the moment when the teenager has to make that important decision that often lingers into adulthood. We see this happen in “The Bass, The river and Sheila Mant”, “A & P “, and “The Grave”…