ADOLESCENCE

MUHAMMAD IFTAR MUBARAK BIN ABD SAMAT   PTM140716772

Many scholars have written expannsively pertaining adolescence, and while they have focused on the changes that occur or the problems that adolescents face, they o

ften forget to point out how to deal with the problems that come about during this vital stage in the development of the person. This topic will focus on some of the tribulations associated with adolescence and how to deal with them.

Rebelliousness towards authority figures

Many young people whilst undergoing the transition from chilhood to adulthood tend t be rebellious, perhaps because of the rapid biological changes occuring in their bodies, or according to Sigmund Freud, because of fixation at either stage in the development of personality, especially at the anal stage. When toilet training is initiated during the second year of life, the child has now been introduced to external regulations of instinctual impulses to postpone gratification. How this new development affects the child will depend on the method of toilet training the mother uses. If the mother is understanding and pleasant in her approach to the toilet training, the child is likely to develop into a healthy and productive individual. On the other hand, if the mother is excessively strict and repressive, the child may develop rebelliousness.

Drug abuse

When one takes drugs, either for medical purposes or recreation, there is a benefit or reward that one is trying to achieve. There are many factors that can cause drug addiction, and such as, they range from lineliness, family problems, anxiety stress, peer presure, curiosity, and sensation seeking and so on. Adolescence are most prone to drug abuse, especially through peer pressure and because of the desire to fit in. Such as, there ought to be effective ways of dealing with the manace of drug abuse, and as the abuse can be quite an uphill tasks, not to mention that the costs incurred in good rehabilitation centers are astronomical.

What ought to be done, therefore, is to engage  adolescents in activities that would ensure that they are not idle, productive and engaging activities like sports are highly recommended, and also productive hobbies.

Depression

Some people describe depression as "living in a black hole" or having a feeling of impending doom. However, some depressed people dont feel sad at all-they may fee lifeless, empty, and apathetic, or adolescents in particular may even feel angry, aggressive, and restless.

Whatever the symptoms, depression is different from normal sadnessin that it engulfs one's day-to-day hopelessness, and worthlessness are intense and unrelenting, with little, if any, relief.

Depression is a major risk factor for suicide. The deep despair and hopelessness that goes along with depression can make suicide feel like the only way to escape the pain. Thoughts of death or suicide are a serious symptom of depression; it is advisable that one takes any suicidal talk or behavior seriously. It's not just a warning sign that the person is thinking about suicide:it's a cry for help.

What parent ought to do curb depression among adolescents is to try to talk to them and create a relaxed atmosphere with their adolescent teens so that as they go through some of the changes that are accordingly. Lack of a figure to advise teenagers appropriately can cause them to engage in vices such as drug abuse or others and later regret, and the whole process can lead to depression.

I agree with this topic because depression like make a person become more worst at all.