Youth and adolescent Flashcards
what percent of the popuation have a mental health issues/ episodes happen before the age of 25?
More than 75% of people with serious mental health issues experience their first
episode before the age of 25 (Layard and Hagel, 2015).
over half of all mental health issues start at what age?
At least half of all mental health issues emerge by the age of 14 (World Health
Organisation, 2014)
what are the most common mental health issues for adolescents. (3)
Anxiety, depression and self harm. (WHO, 2019)
how are Symptoms exhibited by young people?
Symptoms exhibited by young people may be transient and
change over time and often does not fall neatly into a
diagnostic category
Defines adolescence
WHO defines adolescence as between 10-19yrs
what way does the brain develop?
The brain develops from the back (cerebellum) to the front
(prefrontal cortex).
when does the brain finish develop.
First born female 19
Other female 25
First born male 25
Other male 32
first step of Adolescent Development
Adjust to sexually maturing bodies and feelings
second step of Adolescent Development
Develop and apply new product relationships
Thrid step of Adolescent Development
Identify meaningful moral standards, values, and belief systems (sense of identity)
Fourth step of Adolescent Development
Meet the demands of increasingly mature roles and responsibilities
Fifth step of Adolescent Development
Renegotiate relationships with adults in parenting role
Sixth step of Adolescent Development
finding their own values and beliefs.
Seventh step of Adolescent Development
adjust to new physical sense of self.
Seventh step of Adolescent Development
Develop and apply abstract thinking skills.
Early: stage
Midd: stage
Late: stage
1.Early: “Am I normal?”
- Midd: Where do I belong?
- Late: Where am I going?”
Physical Development of Girls (Growth and Puberty)
Growth: 11 - 14 years
Puberty: 11 - 14 years
Physical Development of boys (Growth and Puberty)
Growth: 13 - 17 years
Puberty: 12 - 15 years
what are the two main types of childhood Trauma?
- Single traumatic event e.g., car accident or sexual assault
- Period of prolonged stress due to a traumatic experience,
e.g. domestic violence or sexual abuse
Trauma
what is the Impact of Trauma? (5)
*brain development
* behaviours
* emotional-regulation
* physical health
* mental health
what is depression
Depression is an illness that affects how a person feels,
thinks and behaves
what is deliberate Self-Harm
deliberate self-harm is a behaviour and Not an illness
what are some of the way people deliberately Self-Harm?
- cutting
- overdosing
- burning
- punching/hitting
who is most likely to attempts suicide?
female are the most likely to attempt suidide
Who is most likely to commit suide?
males are more likely to commit suide
What can be done to help
1.Ask
them about about suicide.
2.Talk
with the person alone if possible
- Acknowledge that it may be difficult to talk
- Confidentiality
discuss the limits of confidentiality - Assessing risk
- Giving hope.
what is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Fear about particular situations
- Re-experiencing events that have occurred, e.g. via
daytime memories, flashbacks, play or nightmares - Avoiding places or things that remind them of the
traumatic event - Irritability, moodiness and trouble concentrating
- Negative thinking about the future
- Hypervigilance and easily startled
- Headaches and stomach upsets
- Dissociation
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD)
What can be done to help poeple with PTSD
- To provide a safe environment
- Attend to urgent medical needs
- Increase social and emotional supports for the child and
family/whānau
what is Psychosis
Disturbances in thought or perception
what are two main symptoms of psychosis
they are are hallucinations
and delusions
What can be done to help with psychosis
Early intervention
e.g., Explore cultural/ spiritual interpretations of symptoms
family collaboration
