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Module 4: CHALLENGES AND ISSUES AMONG ADOLESCENTS

Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, the student is expected to be able to:
 Discuss that facing the challenges during adolescence may be able to clarify and
manage the demands of teen years
 Express his or her feelings on the expectations of the significant people around
him or her
 Make affirmations that help one become more lovable and capable as an
adolescent

Focus Question:

 What are the challenges facing an adolescent and how can he or she manage to
overcome them and be a responsible individual?

Discussion:

Physical Appearance

Adolescents fresh off of puberty or still going through it, face a lot of changes regarding
their physical appearance. Add that to the variety of new emotions, sensations, and
perceptive abilities and one would be able to understand why adolescents were
conscious of their looks.

It helps to know that everyone goes through puberty differently from a lot of aspects -
time, nature, and degree. Every human being has a unique set of genes, therefore,
different predispositions.

It is not rational to compare yourself to other people because as mentioned earlier -


everyone has his or her own pace - be it physically, mentally, or psychologically. Do not
be someone following another person's identity completely. Be your own person. It takes
time.

Identity Development

It was said that if we were to force an apple to be skillful in becoming an orange, we


cannot expect it to succeed. If you are symbolically an apple, be the best apple you can
be. If others want to be oranges, melons, or mangoes, it should not affect you. This is
your life so live it the best way you can.

We should also monitor ourselves for behaviors that might go over the top. It is not
enough to have knowledge but it will ensure victory if you apply it as well. You have
formal operations at this point. Internalize it so it manifests to your behavior.

Gender Identity

You need to know what your gender orientation is personally. Self-betrayal is a silent
chain that weighs down on your potential. It acts as a big wall from being the best
person you can ever achieve.

As it goes as well in identity development, it helps an adolescent more to be true to


himself or herself. Do not depend on other people's demand and expectations. Instead,
develop your own. Being situationally and environmentally dependent for attitude,
behavior, and self-concept too much is not a worthwhile investment. It does not help
you.

In some cases, it can be a struggle, however, especially being in a collectivistic country


that is predominantly patriarchal. This may cause conflicts and family strains that will
either be revolved or kept in the open. Be brave. Do not look up to the stars but aim on
being your own star. It might be your vaccine against low self-esteem.

Social Cognition: Personal Fable and Imaginary Audience

Adolescents oftentimes go through social cognitions such as personal fable and


imaginary audience. The adolescent believes on having an imaginary audience— that a
group of followers exist to continuously watch and judge their every move, verbalization,
and public or personal behavior. This relates, like personal fable, to the bigger concept
of adolescent egocentrism.

The personal fable, however, is an adolescent belief that he or she is highly special and
unlike anyone else who has ever walked the earth. In other words, the adolescent thinks
that because others could be so obviously amazed by him or her, he or she musts be a
very distinct brand of human.

It is a developmentally normal cognitive limitation. Oftentimes, people tell us they know


how we feel and we tell them they don't - is one example. Though perfect empathy or
sympathy is impossible, it doesn’t mean that either cannot exist. We are not alone in our
own sufferings.

The personal fable may be detrimental to one's well-being that is why it heips to know
about it ahead of time for due self-reflection and self-assertion. Since adolescents with
strong personal fables feel highly special, they tend to feel invincible which results to
trying dangerously risky behaviors such as unprotected sex, substance abuse, or
breaking the law.

Impulsivity and Risk-Taking or Thrill-Seeking Behaviors

Neurobiologically, during adolescence, the effect of adrenaline complements the effects


of increased testosterone and estrogen.

Psychologically, because of personal fable and the adolescent predisposition to please


one's social circle or someone's object of admiration, one would be inclined to be
impulsive into going headfirst to particular thrill-seeking behaviors for the ultimate goal
of being "cool."

Hormonally, the euphoric hit of adrenaline amplifies athleticism and other strenuous
activities. These also lead to sexual behaviors that may be maladaptive, unwise, and
detrimental. Thrill-seekers and excessive risk-takers need to slow themselves down. It is
like a flame burning so large and furious but so fast.

Sexual Behavior

Reproductive characteristics start getting emphasized during puberty. These are


brought about by our endocrine system - the system in our body that is responsible for
hormones.

As testosterone and estrogen get introduced into our bodies, all of our organ systems get
affected. Our anxiety levels increase with our libido. Our emotions get spikier -mood
swings, amplified intensity, streaks of high imagination and fantasy- all riding along the
other things that are developing- cognitive, mental, intellectual, and logical abilities.

As associated as sexual behavior is with puberty, the experience of being an adolescent,


and the flurry of hormones, emotions and newly found facilities are, it doesn't change
that you are a thinking, calculating, self-oriented human being.

Having premarital sex holds you and your significant other to the risk of conceiving a
child too early into your lives. This means, you will have to set aside your ambitions, find
work, and delay your academic progress by a few years.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases or STDs are also rampant these modern times. These are
infections that can involve your reproductive organs, your whole body, or even your
child. Bacterial infections are curable, fungal takes time, but viral infections are almost
forever depending on which virus strain. For a wider awareness of these infections, you
can look them up and be enlightened. Know why sex should be responsible.

Sexual behavior is observable and natural, yet it is also abstract and deeply intimate.

Anti-Social and Delinquency Behaviors

To clarify, the term "anti-social" is massively misused. It does not mean that a person
hates to socialize, is a kill joy, or is a loner. It means that a person wants to inflict harm
to other people, through physical or psychological means. Anti-social individuals are
usually known to be delinquent and guiltless. They are also avid manipulators, getting
what they want to the cost of another.

Anti-social behavior was studied to root from an impairment in personal, interpersonal,


and family functioning, as related to delinquent behavior. A biological parent that
maladaptively parents a child through delinquency and anti-social behavior would likely
pass the same nature and nurture factors to the child. There are no perfect households
but these are some of the worse.

If an adolescent is manipulative or overly aggressive, it might mean that this adolescent


was raised similarly. Aggression is either inward or outward. Being raised in an abusive
home predisposes an individual to internalizing or externalizing the abuse.

Delinquency and anti-social behaviors are beyond the managing skills of adolescents. It
requires professional psychotherapeutic aid, the peers being the support group.
Victims of abuse have two options to deal with their troubles - they either prevent it or
avenge themselves. Vengeance does not end anything, it only makes things worse.
Preventing is helping you reach out to your younger self and helping those who need
help. Humans are oftentimes oblivious to their capacity to transcend from their
perceived limitations.

Submitted by:
Segura, Shakira Nicole
Aspera, Trisha Noreen
Palmes, Nelro Axl

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