The patient's concerns during the visit most resemble what developmental stage of adolescence?
An adolescent male comes to your clinic with a note from his mother stating it is okay for him to be seen today without her presence. He has come in for his annual sports physical required to play football. For his age his physical examination is unremarkable and you sign his school's physical examination form. You decide to take this opportunity to do some health education with him. He admits to wondering a lot lately if he is normal. Although he is in football he really enjoys science and computers more. He is worried that all his buddies will think he is a geek. He is convinced he also won't get a date for the Sadie Hawkins dance next week because the girls all think he is boring, too. He denies any experimentation with tobacco or alcohol, and he blushes when you mention sex. After hitting all the pertinent age-appropriate education points you give him his sports physical form and he leaves.
A) Early adolescence (10 to 14 years old)
B) Middle adolescence (15 to 16 years old)
C) Late adolescence (17 to 20 years old)
A) Early adolescence (10 to 14 years old)
His concern with whether he is normal or not is often seen in the development of social identity in early adolescence. He is also concerned with the present (Sadie Hawkins dance) and not the distant future, as is seen with late adolescence. He also denies the experimentation often seen in middle adolescence.
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