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Issues Related To The Development of Adolescence
Issues Related To The Development of Adolescence
DEVELOPMENT OF
ADOLESCENCE
Submitted by
Manisha M
Physical science
Mount Carmel College,Kottayam
ADOLESCENCE
• Firstly, the Adolescent strives to grow up, to be big and yet also to have
some of the security that goes with being little.
• Secondly, there is something radical about being an Adolescent, yet also
something conservative.
• Thirdly, the Adolescents, if able to draw upon their resources, have a great
capacity for flexibility, yet they are rigid in many ways.
Adolescence is a period of anxiety, a time to adjust with the
changes occurring in them during that period, a time to find
out the reason for their existence.
• Peer pressure is the influence a peer group has on its members to fit into a
particular way of thinking and behaving
• The peer pressure can range from direct,open pressure,to more subtle and
non-confrontational pressures to think and act like everyone else
• Peer pressure is more about an adolescent choosing to do something,or
wear something,or say something or view things in a particular way in order
to feel accepted and valued by their peers
• It arises from an individual`s need to have the approval and acceptance of
his equals
• There are 2 types of peer pressure:
1. Positive peer pressure:
When the social influence exerted by age mates up on an individual
results in the development of desirable attitudes and behaviour
2. Negative peer pressure
When the social influence exerted by agemates up on an individual
results in the development of undesirable attitudes and behaviours
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF PEER PRESSURE
• Helps to develop healthy friendships,self-identity,self-esteem,and self-reliance
• Helps in the development of moral values and sense of justice
• Helps to adopt good habits in life such as reading books ,collecting
stamps,exercising,joining social activities and so on
• Gives exposure to the world and can lead youngsters to make right choices in life
• Learn how to be independent
• Can make youngsters to give up bad habits such as smoking,drinking
alcohol,cutting glasses etc
• Feel safe and boost their self-confidence
• Take positive risks and test out values and opinions of others
• Allow for high self-esteem and self-worth,thereby promoting the exploration and
development of personal strengths
• Test out their strengths and limitations
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF PEER PRESSURE
• Cultivation of bad habits such as doing drugs ,smoking ,shoplifting,eve teasing and
so on
• Peer pressure often causes truancy and subsequent scholastic
backwardness,underachievement
• Making wrong academic and carrer choices
• Can lead to loss of individuality as the teen follow the peers blindly,adopt their
tastes of fashion,clothing,hair,music and living at large
• Affiliation to political extremist and communal fanatic groups
• Experience significant distress and other emotional problems that may continue
into adulthood
• Peer rejection can lead to problems later in life,such as mental health problems
and dropping out of school,depression,socially dissatisfied and experiencing lower
self-esteem,anxiety and anger
• Begin to seek more independence from their parents and carers
• Coercive and conflicting relationships confer developmental disadvantages
STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH PEER PRESSURE
• Establish and maintain good communications and healthy and positive
relationships with the adolescent
• Being genuinely interested in teen`s activities
• Encouraging independent thought and expression
• Encourage positive relationship between significant adults and teens
• Encourage diverse relationships
• Encourage friendships with positive role models
• Teach assertiveness
• Support adolescents to be confident and true to themselves and show them care
• Nurture teens` abilities and self –esteem