1. Reply to these different discussions from my classmates. Make the responses separate.
1.1 Poor mental health outcomes for young children and adolescents can have long-term effects on society’s socio-economic productivity. Adolescents are more likely than other children to experience psychological and social concerns affecting behavior and schooling in adolescence. Youth are far more autonomous than adults and often out of control. Adolescents often have emotional issues. Anxiety disorders (including panic attacks and excessive concern) are more common in older adolescents than younger adolescents. Anxiety disorders affect 3.6 percent of 10-14-year-olds and 4.6 percent of 15-19-year-olds. Depression affects 1.1 percent of 10-14-year-olds and 2.8 percent of 15-19-year-olds. Depression and anxiety overlap specific symptoms, such as mood swings. Severe and persistent misbehavior should prompt a mental health expert to assess for a psychosocial condition. Adolescents often suffer from melancholy, anxiety, and eating disorders. Anxiety and mood disorders and disruptive behavioral disorders like ODD and conduct disorder commonly develop in adolescence. Psychosis, or trouble discriminating between fantasy and reality, usually begins in youth or early adulthood. A psychotic break is the first stage of psychosis. Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder are two examples. Psychosis may be linked to drug use. In these circumstances, psychosis may decrease over time. Marijuana, especially edibles, can cause psychotic episodes.
Some marijuana-induced psychotic episodes in teens develop into chronic psychotic disorders. Girls’ eating disorders are frequent and can be catastrophic. Some adolescents hide eating disorder symptoms by drastically reducing food intake, vomiting after meals, using laxatives, or exercising excessively. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 3.2 million American teenagers suffered major depressive episodes in 2017. That means 13% of teenagers will experience depression before turning 18(National Institute of Mental Health. Major Depression (Links to an external site.) ). Many things influence mental health. The more risk factors teenagers face, the more likely they will suffer from mental health problems. Accidental exposure to adversity, peer pressure to conform, and exploration of identity can all cause stress in adolescents. Teens’ lived reality and their thoughts or goals for the future can be vastly different. Also, their home life and relationships with classmates are significant influencers.
References
“Adolescent Mental Health.” Adolescent Mental Health, www.who.int, 17 Nov. 2021, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/adolescent-mental-health#:~:text=Emotional%20disorders%20are%20common%20among%20adolescents.%20Anxiety%20disorders,4.6%25%20of%2015-19%20year-olds%20experience%20an%20anxiety%20disorder (Links to an external site.).
LEVY.SHARON. “Overview of Psychosocial Problems in Adolescents – Children’s Health Issues – MSD Manual Consumer Version.” MSD Manual Consumer Version, www.msdmanuals.com, https://www.msdmanuals.com/home/children-s-health-issues/problems-in-adolescents/overview-of-psychosocial-problems-in-adolescents. Accessed 18 Apr. 2022.
1.2When you become a parent, everything changes and your life isn’t only about you anymore. Children are supposed to be your first priority no matter what and it’s a human instinct. Parents sometimes do not realize that what you say to your child will stay with them for as long as they live. Also how you treat your kids will be remembered by them. It is extremely important to raise your kids in a stable environment so they can grow up to be successful and somewhat follow your footsteps. Some of the main psychosocial problems that emerge during adolescence is depression, anxiety, substance abuse, delinquency, aggression, and last but not least is educational difficulties. The most common psychosocial problem with adolescents is depression and anxiety because most of the time teens tend to hold everything in and push everyone away who try’s to help them. This forces them to be alone and deal with their inner problems on their own. I blame parents for adolescents with psychosocial problems because how can someone not pay attention to their child? Parents only realize when it is too late. Life can be a struggle with working full time and providing for your family, but you should never get too distracted to the point that you don’t figure out what is wrong with your own child. After the depression and anxiety comes, that is when everything else falls apart and teens starts to take drugs to not feel anything that is reality. They become lost in the drug because teenagers believe that no one is paying attention to them or that anyone cares. Then the delinquency comes after that, and the truancy from school, and aggression comes from all the anger that teen is dealing with. It is the same cycle for almost every adolescent and the only thing that breaks them from falling into bad habits is if your parent was there for you no matter how rough it can get. The main factor that contributes to that problem is parents because they are the only ones that can help you through it all.
References:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00158/full (Links to an external site.)
Steinberg, Laurence. Adolescence. McGraw-Hill US Higher ED, 2022.
2. Hello everyone! Please review wiki page Effect of Social Media on Self-Esteem 2 for this question!
If you or a loved one were being negatively effected by the effects of social media what would be your steps to take, precautions, mediation to help right this situation?
3. As a final part of your project, you will choose another group’s project and write a one page double-spaced summary/critique. Make sure to briefly summarize the other group’s project. Focus on the strengths and weaknesses of your chosen project’s approach. For instance, would you have chosen the same theory they chose? Are there critical missing elements? After reviewing this project are there any aspects of your project you would have changed?
