Issues of Adolescent Psychological Development in the 21st Century

Abstract

Objectives After completing this article, readers should be able to:1. Describe outside influences on adolescent psychological development. 2. Explain why cognitive development advances during adolescence should be assessed before initiating counseling. 3. Describe the relationship between risk-taking behaviors of adolescents and cognitive maturity. 4. Explain how visible and nonvisible health conditions affect the adolescent's view of self. 5. Discuss how physicians can help improve compliance in an adolescent.

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“…(3,(8)(9)(10)(11). (12,13). Table 2 illustrates typical developmental landmarks of adolescence and young adulthood.…”

“…With time, their attitudes and capacity for complex abstract reasoning generally mature. However, not all attain this higher cognitive function (13) (11,15,16 (9). Examples of critical tasks and milestones to achieve prior to transfer are described in Table 3 (8,9,11,19).…”

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“…Adolescence is the period of transition from childhood to adulthood. An adolescent progresses through stages of biological development as well as changes in psychological and social functioning [3]. Adolescence can be a tumultuous time even when it is unfolding in a healthy manner [4].…”