Setting the Stage
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Common Issues During Adolescence
● Anorexia nervosa causes
people to think they are
overweight, when in fact,
they are already
Achieving physical perfection may underweight.
Physical be taken to extremes, resulting in
● Bulimia nervosa causes
Concerns more problems.
people to eat large
amounts of food. They feel
that they cannot control
this urge.
● Binge-eating disorder
causes uncontrollable
eating.
Common Issues During Adolescence
● Drug addiction is a condition Types of Psychoactive Drugs
in which an individual is
unable to control the use of ● Stimulants (e.g., crystal
addictive substances meth and cocaine)
Substance known as psychoactive ● Depressants (e.g.,
and Alcohol drugs. alcohol)
Abuse ● Alcohol is a substance that ● Narcotics (e.g.,
affects five morphine, codeine, and
neurotransmitters heroine)
responsible for thinking, ● Hallucinogens (e.g.,
feeling, and behavior. LSD and ecstasy)
Common Issues During Adolescence
The UN Population Fund in 2011 reported that there’s a
Teenage Pregnancy 65% increase in cases of teenage pregnancy in the
Philippines over the duration of 10 years.
This refers to a group's influence on a person's
Peer Pressure decisions or actions.
Social and Emotional Competence
● Emotional competence is the ability to manage emotional
responses.
● Social competence is the ability to relate to others
effectively.
Word Bank
Rebellion
Morality
This is a set of principles that a
This is when adolescents reject
person chooses to live by. It
societal standards and replace
influences his or her decisions
them with their own
about what is right and wrong.
Concrete Thinking Abstract Thinking
This involves making conclusions This involves imagining or
based on the actual presence of comprehending things that are
an object or direct experience not physically present.
with a concept.
Effective Communication
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and Expectancy Effect
Self-Fulfilling This is a prediction that becomes real because your
Prophecy belief that it will happen influences the outcome.
Expectancy Effect This is the effect of other people's expectations on your
behavior.
PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENTS
Family School
Adolesce
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Behavior
Peers Communit
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Managing Emotions: Expressing Yourself
1. Identify and name the feeling.
2. Accept how you feel.
3. Express what you are feeling.
4. Think of how you can take care of yourself.
Healthy Communication Techniques
● Use “I” statements.
● Recognize your feelings.
● Be trustworthy.
● Be clear, specific, and direct.
● Interact face-to-face.
● Ask questions.
● Avoid shouting and yelling. They are not
effective.
● Apologize when necessary.
Self-Affirmation
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Self-Affirmation and Self-Affirmation Theory
● Self-affirmation is the process of focusing on your most
important values.
● Self-affirmation theory focuses on protecting self-
integrity. A person whose self-integrity is threatened
responds by restoring self-worth.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
ADULTING 101: How
to Deal with
Adulting
Quarter 1 – Module 4
Eight (8) simple rules which could help you, teenagers,
to become a responsible
adolescent who is prepared for adult life:
1. Focus on your studies and do well in all of your endeavors. There is
time for everything.
2. Take care of your health and hygiene. Healthy body and mind are
important as you journey through adolescence.
3. Establish good communication and relation with your parents or
guardian. Listen to them. This may be easier said than done at this
stage, but creating good relationship with them will do you good as
they are the ones you can lean on especially in times of trouble.
Eight (8) simple rules which could help you, teenagers,
to become a responsible
adolescent who is prepared for adult life:
4. Think a lot before doing something. Evaluate probable consequences
before acting. Practice self-control and self-discipline.
5. Choose to do the right thing. There are plenty of situations in which
it is better to use your mind rather than your heart.
6. Do your best to resist temptations, bad acts, and earthly pleasures
and commit to being a responsible adolescent.
Eight (8) simple rules which could help you, teenagers,
to become a responsible
adolescent who is prepared for adult life:
7. Respect yourself. You are an adult in the making. Do not let your
teenage hormones get into you. If you respect yourself, others will
respect you too.
8. Be prepared to be answerable or accountable for your actions
Physical Development
• Most girls have completed the physical changes related
to puberty by age 15.
• Boys are still maturing and gaining strength, muscle
mass, and height and are completing the development
of sexual traits.
Emotional Development
• May stress over school and test scores.
• Is self-involved (may have high expectations and low self-concept).
• Seeks privacy and time alone.
• Is concerned about physical and sexual attractiveness.
• May complain of parents preventing him or her from doing things
independently.
• Starts to want both physical and emotional intimacy in relationships.
• Tries the experience of intimate partnerships.
Social Development
• Shifts in relationship with parents from dependency and subordination to
one that reflects the adolescent’s increasing maturity and responsibilities
in the family and community.
• Is more and more aware of social behaviors of friends.
• Seeks friends that share the same beliefs, values, and interests.
• Friends become more important.
• Starts to have more intellectual interest.
• Explores romantic and sexual behaviors with others.
• May be influenced by peers to try risky behaviors (alcohol, tobacco, sex).
Mental Development
• Becomes better able to set goals and think in terms of
the future.
• Has a better understanding of complex problems and
issues.
• Starts to develop moral ideals and to select role
models.