Adolescents

Age range

11/13 - 18/21

Main objectives is ….

Puberty

During this phase, teenagers are

• Discovering and identifying self

• Identifying good vs bad behaviors

Behaviors are…

Risk-taking

Thinking is

Complex

During this age group, adolescents are learning

Cause and effects/consequences

Self reliance and responsibility (increases/decreases)

increases

Recommended sleep amount

9 hours

Screening

• Starts now

• Catch it early, stop it early

Female secondary sex organs

Breast

Male secondary sex organs

Testes drop

Tanner scale

Determine stage of secondary sex organs

Acne development

• genetics

• increased activity, sweat and stress

Effects of acne

Lower self esteem

Growth spurt age

Increased weight and height

Scoliosis

• S-shaped spine

• >15 degrees requires referral

• Most common in girls

Turner syndrome

• short

• webbed neck

• infertile

• female XO

Klinefelter syndrome

• thin

• tall

• decreased sexual development

• gynecomastia - male breast

• male XXY

Piaget stage

Formal operational

Formal operational

• abstract thinking

• introspection

• No egocentrism

• Intolerance of status quo - changing thinking when something new arises

• hypothetical-deductive reasoning

• systemically solve problems

Erikson’s stage

Identity vs. ro

Identity vs. role confusion

threats to identity lead to delinquent behaviors

Kohlberg’s moral development stage

• moving towards postconventional stage

Postconventional stage of moral development

• justice and universal principles

Leading cause of death

accidents, suicide, homicide

Health prevention

• safe sex practices

• eating disorder identification

• safety → activity and cars

• ways to decrease stress

• normalize sleep patterns

• proper hygiene

• identify depression

Health promotion

• diet and exercise

• good choices vs. violence + substance abuse

• awareness of cancers → screenings

• educate on sex education