The Adolescents

Adolescent Health is gaining more attention now than ever before, however there are still a lot of improvements required in order to try and reduce the 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…

“What Do Adolescents Need for Healthy Development? Implications for Youth Policy”, Jodie Roth and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn break down the social policy into fourth main ideas. First, Roth and Brooks-Gunn explain that a healthy development for an adolescent is summarized into the “five C’s”: competence being the ability to complete something successfully in the academic, social and vocational field, confidence in an adolescent, connection or healthy relationships with individuals around an adolescent,…

39% of sexually active adolescents have reported to only using a condom sometime if at all, meaning there are high numbers of unprotected sex taking place. With statistics showing that adolescents are not only taking place in sexual activity younger as well as more teens are reporting sexually transmitted infections (STI). A recent study across Australia of adolescents in years 10-12 have shown that 78% of these students have participated in some form of sexual activity, as well as over one…

Organization (2009), adolescents are individuals between the ages of 10 and 19 who go through transitional stages of physical and psychological human development. Some of the physical changes that adolescents go through are widening of hips, growth of facial and pubic hair, development of breasts, menstruation, enlargement of the penis, and consistent erection. The psychological changes also include, high level of curiosity and explorative of the opposite sex. These changes make the adolescents…

or need to regulate alcohol. Cheadle et al. informs social scientists that early drinking among adolescents elevates the risk for problem drinking in their article because stressors (a factor of adolescent drinking) decrease positive attitudes and increase negative attitudes in the adolescent’s life. The study gathers data from North American Indigenous adolescents to determine the causes of adolescent drinking and how it correlates with problem drinking. Cheadle explains that “stressors (e.g.,…

called “Identity vs Confusion” and is the stage which adolescents go through (Swartz et al., 2011). Through the use of examples of the struggles faced by South African adolescents as well as the discussion of skills and the values necessary to solve an Identity crisis, this essay will demonstrate how stage five can be related to challenges faced in one’s life.…

the adolescents hence he is taken to be the father of developmental task in psychology (J.B.Dusek, 1977). According to Havighurst a successful achievement of developmental task lead to the individuals happiness and to success with later tasks, while failure leads to unhappiness, maladjustments, increased anxiety and difficulty with their tasks Robert Havighurst identified the following developmental tasks associated with the adolescent’s transition (Denton, 2008). 1. The adolescent…

Running Head: ADOLESCENTS SUD APPROACHES 1 5 ADOLESCENTS SUD APPROACHES Adolescents SUD Approaches Thomas J. McCarthy Grand Canyon University: PCN-535 April 26, 2017 Adolescents SUD Approaches The counselor believes that a family-based approach to adolescents with a substance abuse disorder, and with a co-occurring disorder, is the most effective way to…

Center, adolescent pregnancy is pregnancy in girls age 19 or younger. From the systems mentioned, microsystem and mesosystems are most influential concerning adolescent pregnancy. The microsystem represents the immediate environment of the developing person (Smith & Hamon, 2012). The mesosystem recognizes the links that exist between two or more microsystems (Smith & Hamon, 2012). All systems however are all linked to one another and all play a role in the developing…

Adolescent Pregnancy among Latinas Although adolescent pregnancy has been steadily declining, the Unites States is the highest rated country experiencing adolescent births totaling 57 pregnancies per 1,000 females in 2014 (Sedgh, Finer, Akinrinola, Eiliers, & Singh, 2015). Furthermore, nationwide adolescent Latinos have the highest birthrate, totaling 81 births for every 1,000 Latino adolescents (Dehlendorf, Marchi, Vittinghof, & Braveman, 2014). These statistics persuade views of Adolescent…