Major Challenges that Adolescent faces in senior high school: Flashcards
8 Major Challenges that Adolescent
faces in senior high school:
Self-esteem
Physical Appearance
Group belongingness
Relationships
Sexuality and sexual relationships
Academic concerns
Choosing the right course and career path
Socio-emotional challenges
one’s subjective evaluation of his/her own worth. It is about
believing in oneself, having confidence in one’s own value as a
person, and seeing oneself in a positive way.
Self-Esteem-
To develop healthy self-esteem, one needs to see both his/her
assets
and limitations.
The beauty of human nature is that each person has a set of —- and ——
strengths and weaknesses:
are also more self-conscious of their bodies and physical
appearance, since it is the first thing that other people notice about a
person.
Teenagers
a common reason for
teenagers to feel lowly about themselves.
Dissatisfaction with one’s physical appearance
is the most attractive quality of an
individual.
confidence
Teenagers are also more self-conscious of their bodies and physical
appearance, since it is the first thing that other people notice about a
person.
Dissatisfaction with one’s physical appearance is a common reason for
teenagers to feel lowly about themselves. Yes, adolescents in this
regard are not alone in their fears and insecurities.
Actually, it is confidence that is the most attractive quality of an
individual. Perhaps, what helped the Philippine Miss Universe
Pia Wurtzbach win was her stance of being “confidently beautiful
with a heart”.
Physical Appearance-
Adolescents strongly feel the need to find a
group to belong
Adolescents strongly feel the need to find a group to belong to and
fit well in. There is a warm sense of comfort when one can identify
with a group of people with similar interests and values.
When one is with different group that he/she cannot relate to,
there is an awkward silence. While peers are at the center of the
teenager’s social relationships, it is always nice to meet new and
different people since there is always something new to learn and
experience.
Group Belongingness-
in group belongingness One may not need to be wary of
peer pressure,
in group belongingness One does not have to
indulge in smoking, drinking, or experimenting with drugs
in group belongingness It pays to be
true to oneself,
has been a cause of untimely deaths among
teenagers. One can never know what might happen when he joins
these organizations or what might be demanded afterward.
Fraternity hazing
require a person to be emotionally mature-to be
rational in thought and behavior.
Relationships
sometimes imagine the worst-case scenarios–
parents
When adolescents fail to understand why their parents are being “overly” protective, strict, and/or controlling, they tend to
resent and rebel
Comparing oneself with others breed
negative feelings
True friendship is built on mutual
respect and trust
Start to develop during this stage. Such relationships are highly
intense and emotional and people do not usually think with
reason and objectivity.
Romantic Relationships