Chapter 15 Response -- EDPR 7/8112 Adolescence Sec. 001 0500-0800 R

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Date Posted: 08:17:44 02/07/07 Wed
Author: Julie Falvey
Subject: Chapter 15 Response

In Chapter 15, the authors state that problem-focused coping, e.g., seeking additional support from a professional to solve a problem, is effective in bringing positive change (495). Earlier in the chapter the authors state: �Though adolescents suffer from a greater number of acute health conditions than adults, they see private physicians less often than any other age group (Edelman, 1996)� (480). This �conversation� between the data suggests that our society needs to be better educated about the importance of seeking treatment at all ages for depression, eating disorders, etc., rather than delaying treatment because �it�s just a stage� or �he/she will grow out of it�. Too often, adults characterize abnormal behavior in adolescents, e.g., depression, drinking, obsession with body image, as �typical� adolescent behavior, so warning signs are not addressed and problems escalate. I think the best way we can help adolescents cope with this period of change is to have a deep understanding of the range of behaviors and recognize when �abnormal� is no longer �typical�.

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[> Re: Chapter 15 Response -- Cassandra Schuyler, 19:58:19 02/07/07 Wed

I agree with your statements. As an 8th grade teacher, I see first hand some of these "abnormal" behaviors...the drinkers, cutters, and depressed students. It is vital that we step in at this stage and that we recognize this may not be something that is just going to pass. We need to take any, even slight, behaviors and bring them to the attention of others such as parents, teachers, and counselors. You stated how people look at these things as "just a stage" and it "passing" later on. I wanted to add that this is the time in these adolescence lives where whatever they are doing is going to affect their future forever, whether it is how they are dealing with their depression or being an alcoholic. And the way kids are acting these days, they are "maturing" or atleast committing more mature acts at younger and younger ages, at this point of their life we must recognize that this could definitely not be a stage and that this may already be a habit for them. That is why they need help now and we need to act on these behaviors.

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