Vocab
What is Social Acceptance?
What is accepting differences and diversity in other groups of people
These are the two common mental health struggles that teenagers face during adolescence
What is depression and anxiety
This is the positive side of peer influence when friends push you to do better
What is encouraging positive habits or learning new skills
Unlike physical cuts or broken bones, depression causes this intense type of internal pain
What is emotional or mental pain
Many teenagers choose to do this with their depression because they feel ashamed or embrarrased
What is suffer in silence
What is Conformity?
What is acting in accordance with some specified authority
This term describes aggressive behavior or exclusion meant to hurt someone socially or physically
what is bullying
This type of behavior includes dangerous stunts, using substances, or breaking rules to look cool
What is risky behaviors
This is a core emotional feeling of depression where a person feels completely alone or disconnected
What is extreme loneliness
Adults often mistakenly dismiss a teenager's clinical depression as these normal adolescent updates
What is normal mood swings
What is Appearance Ideas?
What is the socially defined standards of beauty and physical attractiveness within a specific culture or era.
This modern online platform is listed as a major source of social comparison and stress for modern teens
What is social media
This emotional feeling happens when a teen has a constant fear of being left out or mocked by friends
What is severe anxiety or emotional distress
This symptom causes a student's grades to slip because they lose ability to focus in class
What is drop in school performance
This is the easy-to-remember, 3-digit phone number for the national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
What is 988
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
What is a serious eating disorder characterized by a free of gaining weight that results in prolonged self-starvation and dramatic weight loss.
During adolescence, a teen's primary focus shifts away from this group and towards their peers
What is their family
Peer pressure can cause a loss of this if a teen hides their true beliefs just to fit into a group
What is personal identity
This is the painful belief held b depressed teens that they are a bother to everyone around them
What is feeling like a burden
This phrase means taking action early to help a teen before their depression worsens
What is early intervention
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
What is a serious eating disorder characterized by compulsive overeating usually followed by self-induced vomiting or abuse of laxatives.
These are the three social goals teenagers look to explore when they connect with peer groups
What is values, autonomy and social role
This term describes the intense negative effects on a teen's self-worth when they don't meet social expectations
What is low self-esteem
This word describes the dangerous lack of hope where a teen believes things will never get better
What is hopelessness
These are two medical or professional solutions used to help manage clinical depression in adolescents
What is therapy, counseling, and medical evaluations