Adolescent Challenges
The adolescent’s effort to answer “Who am I?” and establish personal values, goals, and beliefs is the development of this.
Identity
A persistent pattern of aggression, rule violations, destruction, deceit, or disregard for the rights of others may indicate this type of disorder.
Behavioral or conduct disorder
This eating disorder involves severe restriction of food intake, intense fear of gaining weight, and a distorted perception of body size.
Anorexia nervosa
During this early stage, an adolescent tries alcohol or another substance out of curiosity or because of peer influence.
Experimentation
Giving away valued possessions, writing farewell messages, or making final arrangements may indicate this risk.
Adolescent suicide risk
Pressure to conform to the attitudes, clothing, activities, or risky behaviors of friends is known as this common adolescent problem.
Peer pressure
For a behavioral disorder to be diagnosed, the actions must be more serious and persistent than this expected feature of adolescent development.
Ordinary adolescent rebellion
This disorder involves repeated episodes of consuming large quantities of food followed by behaviors intended to prevent weight gain.
Bulimia nervosa
At this stage, substance use occurs mainly at parties or with friends and is associated with recreation or social acceptance.
Social or recreational use
Hopelessness, withdrawal, previous suicide attempts, and direct statements about death are four warning signs of this.
Concern about body appearance, weight, physical maturation, and acceptance by others reflects this common adolescent challenge.
Body-image concern
The behavioral pattern must interfere significantly with school, family, social, or community functioning to meet this diagnostic requirement.
Clinically significant impairment
Self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, fasting, or excessive exercise following a binge are known collectively as these behaviors.
Compensatory or purging behaviors
At this stage, the adolescent begins using substances more regularly to manage stress, escape problems, improve mood, or feel normal.
Regular or instrumental use
Close observation of behavior, mood, peer interactions, and safety risks is this adolescent-specific intervention.
Surveillance or careful monitoring
Unclear expectations, inconsistent discipline, and frequent arguments at home may create this problem for an adolescent.
Family conflict
Unlike many depressed adults, a depressed adolescent may display anger, irritability, defiance, or this behavior rather than openly expressing sadness.
Acting out
Extreme weight loss, food rituals, excessive exercise, denial of hunger, and resistance to maintaining a healthy weight are associated with this disorder.
Anorexia nervosa
Loss of control, increasing tolerance, preoccupation with obtaining the substance, and continued use despite consequences indicate this stage.
Dependency or addiction
Clear rules, predictable consequences, consistent staff responses, and explanations of acceptable behavior describe this intervention.
Limit-setting
Adolescents from troubled families may experience poor self-esteem, difficulty trusting others, and this tendency to express distress through risky or disruptive actions.
Acting-out behavior
A sudden decline in grades, withdrawal from friends, loss of interest, physical complaints, irritability, and reckless behavior may indicate this condition.
Adolescent depression
Dental erosion, swollen salivary glands, sore throat, electrolyte imbalance, and normal or fluctuating body weight may be seen with this disorder.
Bulimia nervosa
Falling grades, new peer groups, secrecy, mood changes, missing money, and declining appearance may suggest this adolescent problem.
Substance misuse or chemical dependency
Helping adolescents identify strengths, practice decision-making, communicate assertively, solve problems, and manage stress promotes these.
Effective coping skills