use of a biopsychosocial approach to identify and describe a selected lifestage and explain associated health related factors

p Running Head : USE OF A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH

Use of a Biopsychosocial Approach to Identify and Describe a Selected Lifestage and Explain Associated Health Related Factors Health Related Factors of adolescence

Adolescence arrives like an avalanche . Mental health risk factors for the adolescents are many . A hundred mad trains run in the mind of an adolescent simultaneously . An adolescent belongs to the combustible younger generation . Suddenly , he finds that he has to face many problems related to his health and sex urge . The problems could be mind-related or body-related . Some of

them are , abuse , adolescent development alcohol and drug addiction , Attention Deficit -Hyperactivity Dis autism , Bipolar Dis (Manic Depression , Conduct diss

Depression , eating diss , panic dis , obsessive-compulsive dis , retardation , sexual abuse , suicidal tendencies , lack of support etc

Adolescence is defined thus

The period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to maturity

Erik Erikson identifies eight developmental stages through which a healthy developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood . He agrees with Freud 's theory on many counts but is not deterred to take pots shots at him , in the areas where he has different views

Hunter , Figueredo , Malamuth , and Becker (2003 , observed that youth who sexually offend against prepubescent children display greater deficits in psychosocial functioning than those who victimize pubescent females The offenders can be categorized thus adolescents who commit sexual offences and those who are aggressive in non -sexual types . The former types have more negative self cognition than the later group . The non-sexual offenders nevertheless have some serious grudge against the society , and surroundings in which they grew . The economic conditions also play a very prominent role with such adolescents . In some of the adolescents , the sexual aggression is not the dominant feature of their personality . They just got an opportunity , or coaxed and tempted by the opposite sex to behave thus . This single act later became the habit and the adolescent begins to explore the avenues sexual gratification . Then follow the short term and long term consequences of the regressive acts

Sexual abuses by the adolescent or against the adolescents are prevalent in every society . Adolescents are used for the sexual pleasure , which involves all types of perverted acts . This is done with or without the consent of the abused adolescent . The worst part of the situation is that such offences are committed by people closely related to the victims . Apart from the physical damage , the psychological consequences of the sexual abuse are shattering and at times , it could be a suffering of the lifetime . This untold abuse at the physical and psychological levels , in extreme cases , may result in death

Adolescence is the most critical period in one 's life . Identity crisis is the main issue . Parents too are affected due to the suffering of the adolescent and it has been researched that suicide is the second leading cause of death between the age group 15 to 19 years . Chances of negativities sprouting are more . The clash between security and...