NRS434 Health Assessment

Week 3 Assignment

Adolescence: Contemporary Issues and Resources

Research the range of contemporary issues teenagers face today. In a 500-750-word paper, choose one issue (besides teen pregnancy) and discuss its effect on adolescent behavior and overall well-being. Include the following in your submission:

Describe the contemporary issue and explain what external stressors are associated with this issue.

Outline assessment strategies to screen for this issue and external stressors during an assessment for an adolescent patient. Describe what additional assessment questions you would need to ask and define the ethical parameters regarding what you can and cannot share with the parent or guardian.

Discuss support options for adolescents encountering external stressors. Include specific support options for the contemporary issue you presented.

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Adolescence: Contemporary Issues and Resources

Introduction

Adolescence is a difficult time for most of us. It’s when we learn how to make decisions, form relationships and navigate the world around us. Adolescents face many challenges while they are growing up: peer pressure, schoolwork and learning new skills all require a lot of effort at this stage in life. However, there are ways that adults can help adolescents deal with these issues by providing support and guidance through their lives as well as raising awareness about them within their communities

Life as an adolescent is not easy.

Adolescence is a time of change. It’s a time of great emotional turmoil, physical changes and intellectual development. The transition into adulthood generally begins at age 15 or 16, but the actual transition can occur anytime between ages 13-24 years old.

Adolescence is also a time when you may experience your first love or marriage proposal; your first breakup; your first job; or any number of other life events that will shape you into the person who becomes an adult when it’s all said and done.

School

If you’re a teen, you know that school can be a difficult place. You may have experienced bullying or other harassment there, and it’s important to understand that this isn’t just the fault of one person—it’s an issue with the school system itself. School should be a safe place where children can learn without fear; this means having policies in place to prevent bullying, discrimination against minorities and sexual harassment (among other things).

If your child is being bullied in school at any time during his or her adolescence years:

• Talk with their teacher about making sure they feel safe at school by reporting incidents when possible.

• Contact your child’s guidance counselor if you feel there may be an issue involving drugs or alcohol that affects how well he/she does academically despite doing well otherwise academically within their grade level.”

Peer pressure

Peer pressure is a very real phenomenon that can be difficult to deal with. It’s important to understand that peer pressure is not always negative, and it can even have the opposite effect of what you want it to do.

When facing peer pressure, it’s important for you to consider how your decisions affect others around you. If one person feels like they’re being pressured into something unwanted by another friend or family member, then they should consider talking about this issue before taking action—or at least try to find out why their friend wants them to do something before deciding whether or not there’s any validity behind this desire (and if so).

If someone tries coercing another person into doing something against their will without their consent (such as selling drugs), those involved will probably get into trouble eventually. However, if someone does sell drugs because she was pressured into doing so by friends who wanted her help getting high on marijuana because they were bored at home on Saturday night… well… let’s just say things may go downhill from there!

Drugs and alcohol

You may be wondering whether drug and alcohol use is harmful to your health, or whether it can lead to legal problems. The answer is yes, but not in the way you might expect. If you take drugs or drink alcohol and do so excessively, there are a number of negative outcomes that can occur:

• Drug addiction: In some cases, people will become addicted after just one use of a particular drug (e.g., heroin). If this occurs with marijuana or cocaine, for example, then taking too much could lead your body chemistry into an imbalance where withdrawal symptoms occur when trying to stop using them. This process is called tolerance and requires users who want long-term abstinence from their substance(s) of choice (i.e., “cold turkey”) because otherwise permanent damage would result from continued usage without medical supervision from professionals trained specifically in treating addiction issues associated with these substances such as doctors specializing in addiction medicine; psychologists who specialize helping individuals overcome personal challenges related specifically with substance use disorder; counselors who specialize helping families deal effectively with difficult situations like divorce/separation which often leads people towards self-destructive behaviors like drinking excessively due

Inequality of sexes and races in America

In the United States, girls are more likely to be overweight or obese than boys. They also have a higher chance of becoming pregnant before getting married. This disparity is known as the gender gap in childbearing, which has been increasing over time: in 1960 only 40 percent of births were to unmarried mothers; today it’s 70 percent!

It isn’t just how many children you have that matters; it’s what kind they are as well. The average age at which women first give birth is now 25 years old—and while some people think this isn’t too late (they’re wrong), there is no doubt that having children later in life can be detrimental for your health and happiness later on down the road (when you’re older).

Problems with body image

Body image issues are common during adolescence, and can be a result of bullying, the media, social media or family members.

Bullying is a common problem for young people today. The victim often knows who the bully is but may not be able to say anything because they fear losing their friends or being seen as weak by other students. Bullies also tend to target other vulnerable members of society (e.g., those with disabilities), which means that bullies don’t just affect individuals; they impact entire families throughout generations because of how damaging it is when one person suffers from this type of abuse over time!

Another way body image problems develop is through exposure to unhealthy images in popular culture such as music videos or television shows where models appear much thinner than average women do today.”

Bullying and emotional abuse

Bullying and emotional abuse are serious problems that affect many students, including those in the LGBT community. Bullying can take many forms, including physical bullying (such as hitting or kicking) and verbal abuse (name-calling). It can also include threats of violence or other harm against the victim’s person or property.

Bullying can happen in person or online through social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram; text messaging; instant messaging programs like Snapchat; email accounts at school sites like Gmail; mobile phones owned by students at school sites such as iPhone 6s plus models from Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LG Electronics Inc., Motorola Mobility LLC and HTC Corp.; smart watches made by Fitbit Incorporated (Fitbit Flex 2) too!

There are ways to deal with these issues for adolescents and adults to support them.

There are many ways to deal with these issues for adolescents and adults to support them.

• Support groups: Support groups can help people who are dealing with trauma in their lives to feel less alone, and may also provide other benefits such as increased self-esteem, or the ability to connect with others who have similar experiences. For example, there are many different types of support groups that focus on different aspects of mental health (e.g., anxiety), but one common type is peer-support groups where someone who has similar problems as yours goes through their own struggles while they’re still at home rather than being hospitalized like some people might have been in need of assistance before they started going into therapy sessions.”

Conclusion

Adolescence can be a difficult time for everyone. There are many resources available to help you better understand your own adolescence and how it impacts your life. If you are feeling alone in the world or stuck in a situation that is causing you stress, consider finding someone who understands the challenges of growing up today. You will find that there are people out there who care about making sure no one experiences what they went through at such a young age again!