Interpersonal skills with adolescents

Question 1

Adolescence

Answer 1

-transitional stage of physical and psychological development which occurs during puberty to legal adulthood

Question 2

Imaginary audience

Answer 2

-when an adolescent anticipates the reactions of others to them in actual or impending social situs
-due to a preoccupation that others are critical of themself as they are of themself

Question 3

Personal fable

Answer 3

a belief held by many adolescents telling them that they are special and unique, so much so that none of life’s difficulties or problems will affect them regardless of their behaviour

Question 4

How to help adolescents with personal fable/ imaginary audience

Answer 4

-don’t judge
-help make real world connections to actions and their consequences
-make peer connections to illustrate
-encourage empathy
-allow ownership of feelings

Question 5

Behavioural considerations with adolescents

Answer 5

-peer pressure
-aggression
-socio-economic family dynamics
-avoidance behaviour
-submissive or accommodating behaviour

Question 6

What can influence language development

Answer 6

-educational exposure
-social experiences

Question 7

What is communication dependent on

Answer 7

-clinicians ability to connect, gain rapport and elicit a clinical history

Question 8

Transactional interaction

Answer 8

-use ‘I’ rather than ‘you’ eg. I think
-consider the parent/ guardian and the role both morally and legally
-consider verbal and non verbal communication strategies

Question 9

Gillick competence and Fraser guidelines

Answer 9

-whether doctors should be able to give contraceptive advice or treatment to u16s without parental consent
-a way to decide whether a child is mature enough to make decisions

Question 10

What happens if person u16 isn’t gillick competent

Answer 10

-they lack the capacity to consent
-consent can be given on their behalf by someone with parental responsibility or by the court

Question 11

Adolescents and refusal of treatment

Answer 11

-in some circumstances can be overridden by a parent, someone with parental responsibility or court
-because we have to act in the best interests of the child
-include circumstances where refusal would lead to death, severe impairment/ injury or irreversible mental/ physical harm