Challenges that adolescents go through.pdf

textos en English sobre la adolescencia, estados de ánimos y percepción de la vida

2. Betweentheagesof12and19,theconstantchangesinmood,thesearchfor
identity,socialadaptation,belongingtogroupsoffriendsbecomemoreimportant
thaneverandtheprocessofindependenceofadolescentsmakesthisstagefullof
manychallenges;situationthatcouldleadthemtorisksituations,suchasthe
consumptionofalcoholandillicitsubstancesorsexualrelations.
Asteenagersareconstantlygrowingandchanging,thehormonesthattrigger
pubertycanhaveabigimpactontheirmood.InthisessaythatIhaveprepared,
youwillfindusefulinformationaboutthechallengesthatadolescentsgothrough.

3. Oneofthechallengesisthatthebodyin
adolescencechangesduringthoseyears;Ina
societysodominatedbytheimportanceofbody
aesthetics,thephysicalchangesofadolescentsare
acauseofdiscomfortformany.Theachesand
painstypicaloftheacceleratedbodygrowththat
usuallyoccursjustcomplicatethetask.

4. Angerinadolescentsisathingoflegend,thereare
manythingsthatadolescentscanbeangryaboutright
nowaccordingtoLaurenAllerhand,clinicalpsychologist
atC.M.I."Angerisanimportantpartoftheemotional
lifeofadolescents,"hesays."Butangerhasabad
reputation,becausetheimpulsesthataccompanyit
(yelling,fighting,beingunkindtoothers)canbe
destructiveandannoying.".

5. Achievinganidentityinadolescentsisoneofthemost
difficultstages;theadolescentappearsinanattitude
ofsearchingforhimselfandnotfleeingfromthe
family.Itissomethingthatisbuiltovertime,where
theadolescenthimselfhashisfearsanddoubts
regardinghisabilitytofacelifeasanadult.

6. Thechallengesfacedinadolescenceoftengounnoticed
becauseteenagersaregoodathidingtheirthoughtsand
feelings.However,oncedetected,youcanseekprofessional
help;Thebesttreatmentforadolescentswithanxietyis
cognitivebehavioraltherapy(CBT).CBTteachesteensto
confronttheirproblemsratherthanavoidthem.