Adolescent

Devlopment
By: The people in the back of the
classroom

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Behavioral Disorders: Jealynn
Facts to start off with...

48% of students struggle are identified with ED and those students are ranked in the 16th percentile in social skills (Cook)

The types of BD do not show up until about the adolescent age when they are still in school and learning how to be apart of

something bigger than themselves. The school system only caters to about 1% of the school’s population for kids who have BD (Cook)

According to Gulchack, 72% of students with ED have been expelled or suspended while only 22% have disabilities.

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Behavioral disorders... What's the problem?
• We are already failing the students with behavioral disorders by not giving them the
resources that they need
• Adolescents with behavioral disorders are often seen as the kids who are a disturbance or a
nuisance in class because they don't have classes that are catered to their speed and
perspective of learning.
• Behavioral disorders can also look like anything it's hard to tell whether a child does have a
behavioral disorder it could range from anything that looks like autism, depression or
ADHD
• Most schools have already given up on the child because they don't know where the child is
categorically fitting in to
• Children most want to impress their peers but also their parents and they have a need to
thrive in school

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Behavioral disorders... What's the solution?
• there are many solutions to help the child Thrive and flourish in school
• they can't help their behavioral disorder and it is something that cannot easily be put away or be put on
mute
• the easiest solution of teachers have found to help children with behavioral disorders is to create a list of
goals
• these lists actually does not start with academics but starts with social learning. social learning can look
something like being able to present a PowerPoint to the class and make eye contact or to go to tutoring
with a friend once a week. learning how to be social with a behavioral disorder can be difficult so starting
off with something small can help the child find new ways to make friends.
• as the list goes on we hit academics, akademiks can include passing a test that was really hard for the
student or seeking help with a teacher before or after school
• with this list the students are able to check in with their advisor once a week in create new goals to be
finished by the end of the school week
• behavioral disorders does not require an IEP or a 504 it could be as easy as making a unique list catered to
the student at hand
• another solution is to open up new classrooms with smaller class sizes students with behavioral disorders
are often stuck in the same General Ed classrooms as their peers and therefore they are not learning at the
same Pace as everyone else which makes them stuck and frustrated
• with a smaller classroom cater to the students design there are able to ask questions and learn at their own
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pace
Developmental Issues: Lauren

Adolescents experience change in five distinct areas: behavioral, physical, cognitive, emotional and social. These
areas are all very closely linked, and issues in one can cause issues in all of the others. Having said this, each of these
have individual issues that may crop up and affect it.
It’s important for parents and educators to be aware of developmental issues in adolescents so that they can better
understand how these issues affect teens. Being knowledgeable about developmental issues can also help parents
and educators to help adolescents struggling with them, and they can become resources for their teens to come to
when these issues become a bigger problem.

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Developmental Issues: Lauren
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Social
Peer pressure and
bullying are both factors
that hinder social
development, but mental
illness and disabilities are
some uncommon factors
that can greatly influence
it as well.
Emotional Behavioral
Hormones, social Affected most commonly Certain mental disorders
acceptance/ peer by emotional and social
pressure, stress, and development, parents,
mental illnesses can all peers, and social media
affect emotional all affect adolescent
development. behavior in significant
ways.
h H
Cognitive Physical
The timing of puberty is
and mental illnesses an issue for a lot of
hinder cognitive adolescents, and this can
development. also affect emotional
development. Eating
disorders also take a
heavy toll on physical
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development.
Racial Identity

4 Stages of Racial Identity Development

- Identity Diffusion- Minimal exploration of ethnicity
- Foreclosure- No exploration of ethnicity
- Moratorium- Active exploration of ethnicity.
- Achievement- Understanding of Your Ethnicity and Your Contentment with it.
Students of diverse backgrounds that don’t attend diverse schools tend to stay in the first 2 stages.
80 percent of teachers are White/Caucasian American.
Students excel when they see themselves in the lesson.
Get to know your students and ask questions about their heritage and try to implement it in your lessons.

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Sexual Orientation Identity

Sexual identity is a persona adopted by adolescents that defines how they want to be perceived sexually.
Exhibited by flirting, choice of clothing, wearing makeup, sending written sexual messages, wearing cologne, and
demonstrating either heterosexual or homosexual interests.
One of the most important stages of sexual identity development is Gender intensification.
- Gender Intensification- Boys and girls face intense pressure to conform to gender roles and stereotypes.
3 Stages of Homosexuality Development
- “Feeling Funny” typically takes place between ages 6 to 12
- “Confusion” usually takes place from ages 11-12 for boys and 14-15 for girls.
- “Self-Acceptance” can vary depending on the family support.

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(Teen Sleep Needs) [Requirements]

• Sleep needs correlate with age.

• A toddler requires more sleep than an
adult.
• Sleep helps human develop, balance their
hormones, and rest their brains.
• The necessary sleep for adults is about 7-8
hours, but for teens, they need about 9-10
hours for “good nights” rest.
• Unfortunately many adolescents are unable to
meet these requirements and suffer from sleep
deprivation and other health issues. Your Logo or Name Here
[Effects/Dangers of Sleep Deprivation]

Mental Illness Inability to Health Behavioral Life-threatening

Concentrate Complications Changes instances
Lack of sleep can wear Being drowsy due to lack Sleep deprivation and have Due to decrease in brain More drastic issues with
down the brain as it is not of sleep can cause drastic effects on teen functionality, the emotional sleep deprivation might
able to properly regulate concentration to dwindle health due to decrease centers of teh brains might be result of an inability to
hormones and energy. As , as adolescent minds will brain and immune system go unregulated at times focus. Many teens put
a result mental illnesses not be able focus for functionality. Adolescents causing teen to have themselves at risk of fatal
who are constantly sleep behavioral and emotional
such as depression longer than their brain deprived are at risk of difficulties, such as accidents, especially if
and/or anxiety can can manage. diseases such as obesity, they are sleep deprived
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develop in adolescents. stoke, and heart disease. mood swings. and unable to properly
focus and react.
[Some Causes of Sleep Deprivation]

Hormonal Shifts in Overstimulation After-School Sleep Disorders Poor Home

Internal Clocks Obligations Environment
As children enter With the large access to Many students, especial in There are a variety of Many children have
adolescents, their internal technology (i.e. mobile upper grades have busy sleep disorders that family issues, social issues
clocks (circadian rhythms) phones, television, laptop, after school lives. Some are adolescents may have or community troubles
change and as a result video games) many children in clubs, sports, and/or (i.e. insomnia, circadian that prevent the
they have a hard time are interacting with the work, and as a result that rhythms disorder, etc) adolescents from getting
technology which over can be up late (especially
falling asleep early and stimulates their brains and with homework added in)
that can hinder a teens sleep at night.
waking up early. Early causes difficulties with and not meet their sleep ability to sleep as a whole
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school start times can winding down to sleep. needs. without medical
further such problems. assistance.
 Roger’s Works Cited
Carpenter, S. (2001). Sleep Deprivation May be Undermining Teen Health. Retrieved from
https://www.apa.org/monitor/oct01/sleepteen.
Owens, J. (2014). Insufficient Sleep in Adolescents and Young Adults: An Update on Causes and Consequences. Retrieved from
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/134/3/e921.full.pdf.

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Jealynn’s Work Cited

Bruhn, A. L., McDaniel, S. C., Fernando, J., & Troughton, L. (2016). Goal-Setting Interventions

for Students with Behavior Problems: A Systematic Review. Behavioral Disorders,

41(2), 107–121. https://doi-org.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/10.17988/0198-7429-41.2.107

Cook, C. R., Gresham, F. M., Kern, L., Barreras, R. B., Thornton, S., & Crews, S. D. (2008).

Social Skills Training for Secondary Students With Emotional and/or Behavioral

Disorders: A Review and Analysis of the Meta-Analytic Literature. Journal of Emotional

& Behavioral Disorders, 16(3), 131–144.

https://doi-org.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/10.1177/1063426608314541

Gulchak, D. J., & Lopes, J. A. (2007). Interventions for Students With Behavioral Disorders: An

International Literature Review. Behavioral Disorders, 32(4), 267–281. https://doi- Your Logo or Name Here
Lauren’s Works Cited

Adolescent development. (2017, May 9). Retrieved from

https://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/topics/adolescence/development/en/.

Health Consequences. (2018, February 22). Retrieved from https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/health-consequences.

Office of Adolescent Health. (2018, July 29). Emotional Development. Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-

development/explained/emotional/index.html.

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