CHALLENGES

DURING
ADOLESCENCE
WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE
THE CHALLENGES
EXPERIENCED BY
ADOLESCENTS ?
 1. ATTITUDES
AND BEHAVIOR
TOWARD
SEXUALITY AND
SEXUAL
RELATIONSHIPS
Event Puberty drives adolescents to experience surges of sexual
desires, which lead to exploration and experimentation.
Positive Develop his or her talents and potentials

Negative Danger of losing control over one’s sexual drives which

inevitably end up in lifetime of regrets

Attitude Sense of responsibility

Tips Draw limits in terms of sexual expression

Be responsible in seeing the future results
 2.
ACADEMIC
CONCERNS
Event Learning and development of skills and values as a student

Positive Develop his or her talents and potentials

Negative “easy-go-lucky” type of person

Attitude Being responsible when dealing with academic challenges

Tips To obtain knowledge, a student must develop skills in

memorization and comprehension
 3. GROUP
BELONGINGNESS
Event Seeking replacement if support system in form of social
groupings
Positive Develop his or her talents and potentials together with other
people

Negative Peer pressure can lead to unnecessary decisions

Attitude Confidence

Tips Choose who to be friends with

4. HEALTH
AND
NUTRITION
Event Development of healthy mind and body

Positive Having to experience and explore different situations

Negative Exploring can lead to abuse of body and mind

Attitude Willingness to explore

Tips Embrace a healthy lifestyle

5. DEVELOPING
OR REGAINING
SELF-ESTEEM
Event Learning through strengths and weaknesses

Positive Objective and balanced view of themselves

Negative When criticism comes from an important person, one

develop low self-esteem

Attitude Willingness to develop self-esteem

Tips Take criticisms positively

6. ROLES
Event Adolescents learn how to integrate into one, all different
roles
Positive Healthy adolescent will recognize not just the roles but the
values being expected from him or her

Negative Identity vs role confusion

Attitude Acceptance of his or her roles

Tips Balancing his or her time and energy in addressing his or her
responsibility
7. MATERIAL
POVERTY
Event Adolescents suffer from poverty

Positive Learn to be responsible

Negative Less privilege and opportunities

Attitude Hardworking and perseverance

Tips Do not take things for granted

8. PARENTS
WORKING
ABROAD
Event Parents leaving their families to work abroad

Positive Will be given all the opportunity that parents can give to
child

Negative Children can develop resentment

Attitude understanding

Tips Recognition of feelings and emotions brought about the

situation
9. CAREER
CHOICE
Event Urgent need to decide what course to take and establish a
career path
Positive Adolescents have a pre-planned career path to take

Negative Children can develop resentment

Attitude Openness to Change and Sacrifice

Tips Be ready to make sacrifices

 10.
RELATIONSHIPS
Event Maintaining of healthy relationships

Positive One is open to having relationships other than his or her

family

Negative Maintaining relationship is challenging because of the

possible future results; rumors

Attitude Committed and understanding

Tips Can learn to understand conflict if one recognizes that there

is a conflict
11. VALUES AND
BELIEFS
Event Finding out what is important to them

Positive Knowing who and what is important

Negative Self-centered

Attitude Willingness to sacrifice and protect others

Tips Ask yourself what will you fight or die for?

 12. OTHER
CHALLENGES
Event Dealing with mental health problem

Positive Positive thinking

Negative Adolescents keep their emotions to themselves

Attitude Being open to communicate with others

Tips Learn to tell want you want to say

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