Introduction
Psychology involves the study of human behaviors and their mental function. Adolescence is the Span of social and psychological transition between adulthood and childhood. Adolescence is considered to start between the age of 12 and 14 and ends at the age of between 19 and 20. This period has dramatic changes in the body, transitions over one’s academic career and developments in one’s psychology.
Discussion
At this age, they start to distance themselves from parental figures and begin to become more independent. At the same time, they start trying different looks and identities. They become alert of how incomparable they are from their peers. This struggle on looks may result to distress and conflict with parents.
Many developmental issues prone to occur during the adolescence stage include physical development, cognitive development and social development. Physical development starts with puberty. The stage involves deep voice and facial hair in boys while in girls, features such as hips and breasts development. Sexual feelings also develop at this stage, the teen is just learning in dealing with their own feelings. Another development is in the brain i.e. the frontal lobe. This is an area for controlling impulse, judgment and capability to plan. This explains the behaviors and moodiness among adolescents.
The capability to think theoretically starts to develop in early adolescence. Abstract thinking enables one to think about the future. One teen had this to say during the interview, “I want to be a pilot, just like my Dad.” It is conclusive that the kid has begun to view the world in a different way. Majority of teenagers make plans for their future during this period such as what they will have to do when they pursue high school and go to college. Jean Piagett through his theory, he suggested that adult’s role in trying to help teenagers learn about the stage is to provide convenient materials for the teen to interact and understand. Vygotsky argued that culture determines a child’s pattern in development as it moves from the social line to the individual level.
Some of them were arguing at some point, a clear indication that they have the ability to reason over abstract thinking that enables the teens to detect hypocrisy and inconsistencies. Erikson’s theory states that adolescent leads to identity exploration which associates with diversity of symptoms, such as mood swings, heightened physical complaints and fluctuations in ego strength.
Adolescence is believed to be extremely marked by peer influence and less parental influence. Information given by parents may be neglected. Intense arguments between parents and teens develop at this period. In Erikson’s opinion, adolescents usually try out various identities, such as dressing styles and act differently when with friends and another way when with their parents. Thus, naturally believe they are secure to anything unpleasant happening to them, which may result to risky behaviors.
I decided to observe and interview the adolescents because this period is highly crucial and many do experience difficulty. Some teens are at eminent risk of developing substance use problems. Creating awareness that adolescence is a normal period and parents should not blame their children but be ready to help and guide them.
I leant that teens can highly be influenced with their friends a lot more than their parents and what parents should be more mindful of the kind of friends their children interact with. One of the teens I interviewed had this to say, “I never tell my parents that we sneak out of school to go to smoke with my friends, it feels great to be in such company.” As a concerned parent, be cautious of whom your child is with.
Conclusion
What a teenager absorbs into his mind, his experiences during this period and family relationships can have an impact on her or his mental health. Adolescents need attention and love, someone mature to talk to for them to receive guidance and have discipline. They also need to be guided for them to have clear boundaries because if a teen does not have clear boundaries it can result to instability.
References
Lerner, Richard M, and Laurence D. Steinberg. Handbook of Adolescent Psychology. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2009. Print.
Mehta, Manju. Adolescent Psychology. Jaipur: Pointer Publishers, 2000. Print.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Mahwah, N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002. Print.
Psychology involves the study of human behaviors and their mental function. Adolescence is the Span of social and psychological transition between adulthood and childhood. Adolescence is considered to start between the age of 12 and 14 and ends at the age of between 19 and 20. This period has dramatic changes in the body, transitions over one’s academic career and developments in one’s psychology.
Discussion
At this age, they start to distance themselves from parental figures and begin to become more independent. At the same time, they start trying different looks and identities. They become alert of how incomparable they are from their peers. This struggle on looks may result to distress and conflict with parents.
Many developmental issues prone to occur during the adolescence stage include physical development, cognitive development and social development. Physical development starts with puberty. The stage involves deep voice and facial hair in boys while in girls, features such as hips and breasts development. Sexual feelings also develop at this stage, the teen is just learning in dealing with their own feelings. Another development is in the brain i.e. the frontal lobe. This is an area for controlling impulse, judgment and capability to plan. This explains the behaviors and moodiness among adolescents.
The capability to think theoretically starts to develop in early adolescence. Abstract thinking enables one to think about the future. One teen had this to say during the interview, “I want to be a pilot, just like my Dad.” It is conclusive that the kid has begun to view the world in a different way. Majority of teenagers make plans for their future during this period such as what they will have to do when they pursue high school and go to college. Jean Piagett through his theory, he suggested that adult’s role in trying to help teenagers learn about the stage is to provide convenient materials for the teen to interact and understand. Vygotsky argued that culture determines a child’s pattern in development as it moves from the social line to the individual level.
Some of them were arguing at some point, a clear indication that they have the ability to reason over abstract thinking that enables the teens to detect hypocrisy and inconsistencies. Erikson’s theory states that adolescent leads to identity exploration which associates with diversity of symptoms, such as mood swings, heightened physical complaints and fluctuations in ego strength.
Adolescence is believed to be extremely marked by peer influence and less parental influence. Information given by parents may be neglected. Intense arguments between parents and teens develop at this period. In Erikson’s opinion, adolescents usually try out various identities, such as dressing styles and act differently when with friends and another way when with their parents. Thus, naturally believe they are secure to anything unpleasant happening to them, which may result to risky behaviors.
I decided to observe and interview the adolescents because this period is highly crucial and many do experience difficulty. Some teens are at eminent risk of developing substance use problems. Creating awareness that adolescence is a normal period and parents should not blame their children but be ready to help and guide them.
I leant that teens can highly be influenced with their friends a lot more than their parents and what parents should be more mindful of the kind of friends their children interact with. One of the teens I interviewed had this to say, “I never tell my parents that we sneak out of school to go to smoke with my friends, it feels great to be in such company.” As a concerned parent, be cautious of whom your child is with.
Conclusion
What a teenager absorbs into his mind, his experiences during this period and family relationships can have an impact on her or his mental health. Adolescents need attention and love, someone mature to talk to for them to receive guidance and have discipline. They also need to be guided for them to have clear boundaries because if a teen does not have clear boundaries it can result to instability.
References
Lerner, Richard M, and Laurence D. Steinberg. Handbook of Adolescent Psychology. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2009. Print.
Mehta, Manju. Adolescent Psychology. Jaipur: Pointer Publishers, 2000. Print.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Mahwah, N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002. Print.
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