Injuries claim many lives during adolescence. Which factors contribute to early adolescents engaging in risk-taking behaviors? Select all that apply
a. Peer pressure
b. A desire to master their environment
c. Engagement in the process of separation from their parents
d. A belief that they are invulnerable
e. Impulsivity
A, D, E
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Correct Peer pressure (including impressing peers) is a factor contributing to
adolescent injuries. During early to middle adolescence, children feel that
they are exempt from the consequences of risk-taking behaviors; they
believe that negative consequences only happen to others. Feelings of
invulnerability ("It can't happen to me") are evident in adolescence.
Impulsivity places adolescents in unsafe situations.
Incorrect Mastering the environment is the task of young school-age children.
Emancipation is a major issue for the older adolescent. The process is
accomplished as the teenager gains an education or vocational training.
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