THE CHALLENGES AND ISSUES AMONG ADOLESCENTS Flashcards
EVERY HUMAN BEING HAS A UNIQUE SET OF GENES.
IT IS NOT RATIONAL TO COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS HIS OR HER OWN PACE BE IT PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, OR PSYCHOLOGICALLY.
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
IF YOU ARE SYMBOLICALLY AN APPLE, BE THE BEST APPLE YOU CAN BE.
IT IS COMPLEX PROCESS BY WHICH PEOPLE COME TO DEVELOP A SENSE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THEMSELVES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF CULTURAL DEMANDS AND SOCIAL NORMS.
IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT
AS IT GOES AS WELL IN IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT, IT HELPS AN ADOLESCENT MORE TO BE TRU TO HIMSELF OR HERSELF.
GENDER IDENTITY
SINCE ADOLESCENTS WITH STRONG PERSONAL FABLES FEEL HIGHLY SPECIAL, THEY TEND TO FEEL INVICIBLE WHICH RESULTS TO TRYING DANGEROUSLY RISKY BEHAVIOR SUCH AS UNPROTECTED SEX, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, OR BREAKING THE LAW.
SOCIAL COGNITION: IMAGINARY AUDIENCE AND PERSONAL FABLE
SEEKING THRILL AND BEING IMPULSIVE ARE NATURAL YET RISKY BEHAVIORS OF AN ADOLESCENT.
IMPULSIVITY AND RISK-TAKING OR THRILL SEEKING BEHAVIORS
IS KEY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEXUAL FUNCTIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS IN WOMEN DURING ADOLESCENCE. THIS INCLUDES MENTRUATION AND THE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE. IT HELPS MAINTAIN THAT FUNCTION THROUGHOUT LIFE.
ESTROGEN
IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT HORMONE TO MALE SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION. BUT ESTROGEN NEEDS TO STAY BALANCE WITH TESTOSTERONE TO HELP CONTROL SEX DRIVE, THE ABILITY TO HAVE AN ERECTION, AND THE PRODUCTION OF SPERM.
TESTOSTERONE