Early Adolescence

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Early Adolescence

Physical maturation

Psychological reactions to physical maturation

Psychological reactions to physical maturation

Formal operations

New conceptual skills

Emotional development

Tolerating one's own emotionality

Membership in the peer group

Sexual relationships

Heterosexual relationships

Adolescent pregnancy

Homosexual relationships

Definition of homosexuality

Homophobia

Adolescent homosexuality

Adaptations to the "dilemma" of adolescent homosexuality

Psychosocial crisis:

Positive resolution

Negative resolution

Alcohol and drug use

Alcohol and physical development

Alcohol and cognitive development

Alcohol and peer relations

Suicide among adolescents

Incidence

Causes

Symptoms

Sex

Age

Depression

Previous attempts

Ethanol and other drug use

Rational thinking loss

Social supports lacking

Organized plan

No spouse

Sickness

Helpful suggestions

More helpful suggestions

Social problems

Eating disorders

Anorexia nervosa

Physical symptoms

Development of anorexia

Personal characteristics

Prognosis

Bulimia nervosa

Physical symptoms

Development of bulimia

Personal characteristics

Prognosis

Compulsive overeating

Personal characteristics

Emotional and Behavioral Problems

Emotional Problems

Behavioral Problems

Everyone, at one time or another, will experience emotional and/or behavioral problems

Medical model

Interactional model

Crime and Delinquency

Adolescent crime and violence

Statistics on violence

More statistics

Statistics on weapons

the roots of violence

More roots

Delinquent gangs

Criminal gangs

Conflict gangs

Retreatist gangs

Cult/occult gangs

Social work roles with gangs

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