Adolescence Flashcards
WHO def. of adol
10-19 years
lady def. of adol
The period between sexual maturation and the
attainment of adult roles and responsibilities
5 major domains of adol dev.
- physical
- sexual
- cog.
- moral
- emot.
what is are main problems facing teens
preventable risk behhaviors
what is biol. underpinning of risk behaviors
insufficient dev. of prefrontal cortex
what is biological underpinning of emotional regulation
limbic system - sensitive in adols
4 features of BRAINSTORM
- novelty seeking
- social engagement
- Increaed emotional intensity
- creative exploration
what is key to eriksons theory of dev
8 crises
- need to successfully pass one or they may reappear later in life
what is main social radius of adols
peers
what is key crisis of adol and young adults
adols: identity vs. confusion
young adult: intimacy vs. isolation
4 keys self conscious emotions
- guilt - focus on others
- shame - flaw in self
- embarrassment - violation of social norm
- pride - success
emotional focus by ages
early (11-13) : me
mid (14-15): we - peers
late: they - have self identitiy
5 main domains of primary care
- health promotion (most important)
- disease preventions
- curative care
- rehab care
- supportive care
what is key promotion in adols
help them dev. skills for decision making and coping
2 types of family structures
high context - heirarchical, fam. oriented, interdep
low context - egalitarian, indiv. oriented, indep
6 key aspects to adol assess
HEADSS Home Education/employment Activities Drugs Sex Suidcide/depresison
5 main concerns of adols
SIEVE Sex Image Emancipation - separation Vocational/educ. Emotions
teens mother stats
- drop out
- mortality
- likely to have again
- live in poverty
2 types of delayed menstruation
primary - after 16yo
seconadary - preg, ED, athlete, illness, stress
causes of heavy/prolonged period
- preg
- trauma
- PCOS
- polyps
4 common boy issues
- delayed mat (after 14)
- gynecomastia
- torsion
- cryptorchidism
4 stages of sexual identity (LGBT)
- feeling diff
- identity confusion
- identity assumption (coming out)
- identity integration
3 domain to define orientation
- identity
- prefs
- behaviors/attractions
4 common LGBT medical issues
- depressiokn
- suicide
- drugs
- risky sex
2 important image probelms
- fat
2. acne - need to treat
2 issues that make emancipation(separation hard)
- dev. diability
2. ASD
diff. between autism and asp
autism - low IQ, early diagnosis
3 levels of disease prevention
1ry - condom
2ry - pap
3ry - treat
3 most common adol deaths
- MVA
- homocide
- suicide
ways to prevent disease in adol
- substance harm reduction
- diet/exercise
- sunscreen
- immunize
STI prevention
where is the key place a child learns to socialize
family
