What are the different views of adolescent development?
What will be an ideal response?
Views of adolescent development have changed across time. G. Stanley Hall was the
first to suggest a distinct stage of adolescence and to define it as a time of "storm and
stress.". According to this view, adolescence is a time of intense turmoil with mood
swings and conflicts with parents that are a necessary aspect of growing up. Sigmund
Freud saw most of adolescence as a peaceful time of transition from childhood to
adulthood. Peaceful, that is, until the genital stage begins and sexual urges reemerge at
puberty. Anna Freud, like Hall, considered adolescence to be marked by turmoil.
However, she viewed the turmoil as being caused by an intense sex drive and the
feelings of anxiety and uncertainty created by this drive. Turmoil, according to both
Hall and Anna Freud, is a necessary aspect of adolescence and is necessary for
normal development. Contemporary views see turmoil and stress as potential, but not
necessary, aspects of adolescence. One key predictor of the degree of turmoil
experienced by an adolescent is degree, number, and/or magnitude of life changes that
coincide with adolescence and puberty. A child experiencing moving to a new school, a
parental divorce, issues of sexual orientation, and the like is more prone to experiencing
adolescence as a time of turmoil.
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a. Physicians' Desk Reference b. Syndromes of Mental Disorders c. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders d. American Psychiatric Association Guidelines for Diagnosis
Melanie has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. If the disorder is genetic, who is at greatest risk of developing the disorder??
a. ?Melody, her identical twin b. ?Marty, her older brother c. ?Marvin, her father d. ?Marissa, her mother
According to the mental health law, what determines what happens if a family member or a police officer certifies that a mentally disturbed person presents a clear and immediate danger?
A. It is different from state to state. B. It is exactly the same in every state. C. It is determined by the U.S. government. D. It is determined by the hospital where the patient is being committed.
Research concerning the riddle of sexual orientation suggests that:
a. most gay men report being seduced by an older adult during late childhood or early adolescence. b. the majority of children of gay parents become gay themselves when they reach adolescence. c. the parents of gay men were unconcerned about their son's nonconformity with the traditional male role. d. from an early age, most gay men recall that they rejected the typical boy role and toys.