Unit 1 part 4 adolescent-young adult

• development: psychosocial
• Stage: identity vs role confusion

• development: psychosocial
• Stage: genital

• development: cognitive
• stage: formal operational

12-20 yrs

• Acne may appear
• Females reach 95% of their adult height by age 13.Hips widen throughout these years
• Males reach 95% of their adult height by age 15. Shoulders widen throughout these years
• Sleep habits change with puberty due to increased to increased metabolism, these children tend to stay up late and go to bed early.

• Increase in size of the testes
• Appearance of pubic hair
• Rapid growht of genitalia
• Growth of axillary hair
• Appearance of downy hair on upper lip
• Change in voice

• Thea adolescent is capable of thinking at adult level
• Abstract thought is possible, and adolesecents can deal with principles
• The adolescen can evaluate the quality of his/her own thining
• Attention span becomes longer
• Language: adolescents develop jargon within peer group. Can communicate one way with peers and another with adults.

• The adolescent develops a sense of personal identity that is influenced by expectations of the family
• Group identity: the adolescent may bcome part of a peer-group that greatly influences his/her behaviors
• Vocationally - work habits begin to solidify
• Sexually - There is increased interest in the opposite sex
• Health perceptions - adolescents may view themselves as invincible to bad outcomes of risky behaviors

Conventional law and order - rules are not seen as absolutes. Each situation neds to be looked at, and perhpas teh rules will need to bea adjusted. NOt all adolescents attain this level of moral development during these years

• conventional law and order - rules are not seen as absolutes. Each situation needs to be looked at, and perhaps the rules will need to be adjusted
• Not all adolescents attain this level of oral development during these years

A healthy self-concept is develped by hving helahty relationships with peers, family, and teachers. Identifying a skill or talent helps maintain a healthy self-concept. Participation in sports, hobbies, or the community can have a positive outcome.

• Adeolescents eem particularly concerned with the lean bodies protrayed by the media. Changes that occur during puberty result in a great deal of comparisons among adolescents in the surrounding peer group.
• Parents also give their input as to hair styles, dressm, and activity. Adolescents may require help if depression or eating disorders result due to poor body image

• Nonviolent video games
• Nonviolent music
• Sports
• Caring for pet
• Career-training programs
• Reading
• Social events (ex: goignto the movies, school dances)

Rapid growth and high metabolism require increases in quality nutrients

• Homicides, most prevalent among male adolescent acquaintances with a firearm
• violent media may influence this type of behavior

Suicide.

• Occurs in approx 50% of adolescents.
• Abstinence is highly recommended. If sexual activity os occuring, the use of birth control is recommended

• If not given at age 11-12: Tdap
• HPV
• Hep B
• IPV
• MMR
• MCV4

• peer influences to abuse substances
• An increase in riksy behaviors because the adolescent vews himself as invincible
• Inexperienced drivers

Adolescents require more sleep due to increased metabolism and rapid growth.Sleep patterns may change with the adolescent staying up late and then sleeping later in the morning

• Development: psychosocial
• Stage: Intimacy vs. Isolation

• Development: psycosocial
• Stage: Genital

• Development: cognitive
• Stage: formal operational

20-40 years

• Growth hs concluded around age 20
• physical senses peak
• Cardiac output and efficiency peaks
• Optimal muscle function occurs at ages 25-30
• Metabolic rate decreases 2-4% every decade after age 20
• Sex drive is high for men
• Sex drive for women peaks during the later part of this stage
• Optimal time for childbearing
• pregnancy related changes

• Breast enlargement and tenderness
• Amenorrhea
• Morning sickness and fatigue
• Pigmentation changes
• Pruritus
• Quickening
• Abdominal distension
• Uinary frequency
• Changes in sex drive

• Critical thinking skills improve
• Memory peaksin the 20s
• There is a greater ability for creative thought

• leaving home
• taking on more adult commitments and responsibilities
• going from being single to establishing a new family
• Developing parenting skills
• Making occupational choices characterized by high goals and experimentation

• The young adult may personalize values and beliefs
• Reasoning may be baed on ethical fairness principles such as the principle of justice.

• Avoidance of substance abuse
• Late formation of a family
• Frequent interactions with family and friends
• Choosing to behave in an ethical manner

• Greatly influenced by diet and exercise
• Pregnancy related changes:
• mother may feel more feminine in the early stages
• Mother may feel huge and unappealing in the last trimester
• Mother may experience increased well-being with quickening

2,800

1,600

2,200

about 300 kcal for a total of 2100 to 2400 kcal

• Substance abuse
• Periodontal disease due to poor oral hygiene
• Unplanned pregnancies (high source of stress)
• STDs
• Infertility
• Work-related injuries or exposures

• Tdap every 10 years
• 1 dose of MMR or 2 if college student, health care worker or planning international travel
• 2 doses of varicella if no evidence of immunity
• females 26 yrs or younger not previously vaccinated should get 3 doses of HPV vaccine

• Satisfying career choice
• Late formation of family
• Frequent interactions with family and friends

• Pregnancy. This event causes significant physical changes in the female including:
• Breast enlargement and tenderness
• Morning sickness and fatigue
• Pigmentation changes
• Pruritus
• Abdominal distension

• Personal physical growth has concluded
• Physically, the body is at its peak
• Sex drive is high

B. Devloting a lot of time to establishing an occupation