ADOLESCENCE

BIOLOGICAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

• Puberty is the one aspect of adolecence that is found in every society
• Puberty is universal because it id biological rather than culutral
• The brain and the endocrine ststem conytol biologicsl development
• More than 40% of adolecents have acne so severe that they seek medical advice and treatment
• Teens should be prepared and taught about these things before it happens

UNDEFINED STATUS

• The adolescent expectations ste often vague
• It is often difficult for adolescents to determine their status
• Some adolescents are teated as children and others as adults
• Different people have different attitudes about adolescents
• Teens should all be treated as adults

INCREASED DECISION MAKING

• When children reach adolescence, they must make many of their own decisions
• Ther seeme to be no end to the decisions that must be made
• Some decisions are long term
• Other decisions have far reaching consequences
• Teens should be exposed to deciding careers early

INCREASED PRESSURES

• Adolescents are faced with pressure from many sources
• Parents generally make rules
• Young people are under pressure to strike a balance between parents and peers
• Teenagers want to be accepted y their peers
• Teens should be place in drastic situations and learn to say no

SEARCH FOR SELF

• Adolescents are mature enough to think about themselves and about what they want out of life
• Teens sort through ir values and decide what is important to them
• They set prioritie in their lives
• When people know what they want, they are in a better position for adulthood
• Teens should be offered as muchopportunitiee as possible