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Challenges of Adolescence

Published on Dec 08, 2016

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Challenges of Adolescence

Psychology: Ch. 11 - Sec. 4
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Eating disorders

  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Nervosa

Anorexia

  • Self-starvation
  • Distorted body image
  • Efforts to lose weight become obsessive
  • Studies show that effects linger for years
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Bulimia

  • Recurrent cycles of binge-and-purge
  • As with anorexia, this is mainly a female issue.
  • Perfectionist tendencies present
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Origins of Eating Disorders

  • Women's effort to return to pre-pubescent stage
  • Trying to conform to an ideal body shape
  • For men, more likely to be tied to exercise
  • Family component - body-related comments
  • May be a way to cope with loneliness or alienation
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Treatment of eating disorders

  • Professional assistance
  • Psychological help
  • Monitoring of weight
  • Identifying issues
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Substance Abuse

  • Usually begins with experimentation
  • Early adolescent drinking - risk factor for later abuse.
  • Peer influence, parent use, stress - factors/use
  • Smoking - heart issues; addiction
  • Marijuana - cancer risk, heart issues, memory
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Treatment

  • Detoxification
  • Medical and emotional support
  • Therapists - what prompts use
  • Relationships, self-esteem addressed
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Drug Prevention

  • Stop "gateway drug" use
  • Mixed results from programs
  • Scare tactics, peer counseling

Teen Pregnancy Factors

  • parental or peer issues
  • emotional emptiness
  • school issues
  • media/culture messages
  • perceived immunity
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Juvenile delinquency factors

  • low self-esteem, alienation
  • lack of affection, ineffective discipline
  • early behavior problems
  • poor grades, lack of ed./voc. goals
  • peer pressure, relative's conviction