teenagers

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Professor
Course
Date
Teenage and adolescent
Review Box 4-1. What are a few interesting facts about teenagers?
Are 64 million. More girls attend school.
8% are disabled.
Higher male mortality.
17% are poor.
94.6% attend school ( Kerryellen,110)
24% are immigrants.
Are racially diverse.
Most live suburban lives.
Live with parents.
What behaviors might indicate a teenager has negative self-esteem?
Avoiding eye contact.
Being over confident.
Self-criticism.
Puts people down.
Gives opinion reluctantly.
Lacks parental support.
Is always vigilant.
Work individually.
Never directs others.
Being quickly submissive.
Speaks loudly.
What might be the consequences for adolescents who engage in activities such as cutting, excessive piercings and tattoos, or extreme weight loss?
Contacting diseases.
Halth complications.
Low self esteem.
Why should occupational therapists working with teens be receptive to discussions about sex?
Teens are experiencing it.
What is self-esteem?
Feeling about oneself.
What is body image?
Body’s sexual attractiveness.
What is self-determination?
Making own decisions.
What is body dissatisfaction?
Negative body perception.
According to research, which statement best reflects the self-esteem of teens with disabilities?
Low self esteem.
Review Table 4-2. What are some typical psychosocial developments in adolescents? How does the relationship of an adolescent change as they mature through the adolescent phases?
Challenge authority.

Reduced parental attachment
Disobey parents rules.
Display changing moods ( Kerryellen,100)
Strong peer friendship.
Experiment with drugs
Show modesty characteristics.
May experiment drugs.
May require privacy.
Sexual exploration.
Engage in risky behaviors .
Work as peers.
As they grow up, the relationship of an adolescence changes as follows:
Strengthens parental relationships.
Creates own values.
Develops future interests.
Becomes stable.
Peer influence diminishes.
Increased intellectual ability.
Show abstract thinking.
What are an occupational therapist’s roles when working with an adolescent with disabilities?
Understand biological developments.
Help in acquiring skills.
Identify difficulties faced.
How does allowing adolescents with disabilities to choose clothing and experiment with their appearance benefit them?
Boast their morale.
Why must occupational therapy practitioners also be aware of the emotional adjustments for parents of teens with disabilities?
To counter grief.
Adolescents with disabilities may require occupational therapy services to help them achieve independence in self-care skills. What is frequently the reason for the need for additional services?
Improve social skill.
What is identity diffusion?
Not realized oneself.
What is moratorium?
Delay an activity.
What is identity foreclosure?
Self-discovery.
What is identity achievement?
Commitment towards some values ( Kerryellen,115)
Which group of adolescents is more likely to demonstrate lower self-esteem and poor self-concept associated with body image and engage in more risky behaviors?
Teens with disability.
Teenage girls.
What are the benefits of work for adolescents?
Eliminate idle minds.
It is healthy.
For psychosocial development.
Minimize risky behaviors.
To help people.
Promote some values.
Develop life skills.
Achieve time organization.
Provide learning opportunities.
Gives economic independence.
For financial support.
Assume adult responsibilities.
What are the benefits of relationships with non-familial adults for adolescents?
Share their concern.
Share their fears.
Provide teenage intimacy.
Promote self-identity.
Increases self-esteem.
Enhances social skills.
Witness less anxiety.
What are ideal attributes for an occupational therapist to have if they want to work with teens?
Understand their culture.
Know their environment.
Adolescents’ social economic status.
Work cited
Pizzi, Michael A., and Kerryellen Vroman. “Childhood obesity: effects on children’s participation, mental health, and psychosocial development.” Occupational Therapy in Health Care 27.2 (2013): 99-112.