This could be a struggle because some parents live their dreams through their children and that pressures them to do more than they are capable of doing. More stress is being added to that because they want to have friends and make their parents happy and it can be hard for them to make time for studying and hanging out with friends. Most times these teens have a fear of failure and are under a lot of stress. If they feel like they have failed at something that their parents would be disappointed about they could feel like they aren’t good enough or just have unhealthy thoughts about themselves and they could end up being depressed or will do unhealthy things. Peer pressure is another challenge teenagers face.
Lifestyle choices such as drinking large amounts of alcohol, smoking and too much exposure to the sun can also make us look older than we actually are. However choices such as eating healthily and exercising regularly can help to slow down the aging process and help us to lead better, healthier lives right into our old age. As we get older, we are more likely to suffer from illnesses and diseases such as Coronary Heart Disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, strokes and heart attacks. • It also takes longer for our bodies to heal e.g. after a fall or an accident, we might not recover as fast as we would when we were younger.
Throughout our lifespan we all go through psychological differences and age-related psychological changes from birth through old age that will continuously change. In our adolescent stage we will go through many different changes that develop. Throughout this stage we all deal with fast or slow physical growth, positive or negative cognitive development and psychosocial development; which can affect our emotional and social development. Before this class I didn't realize how each develop interacts and influences one another. From my understanding the main point of everyone's development will include process of change.
Smoking and drinking are both addictive and can have negative effects if used improperly, but smoking one cigarette is more harmful than drinking one beer. If they lowered the drinking age to 18, there would be a lot fewer problems related to alcohol. Lowering the drinking age would take away the excitement of teens drinking. People who are under the age and drink see drinking as a rebellious act. Under age teens will drink less than they did before since the thrill of is gone.
Some just want to escape and drink their pain away. They tend to drink large amounts of alcohol in one sitting which is called binge drinking. That can be very bad considering alcohol is a depressant and you can become dependent on it. Drinking alcohol underaged can affect the still-growing brain leading to a learning deficiency and mental disorders. Alcohol tends to make you lazy and makes you show a loss of interest in your school work and extra curricular activities.
Physical development will be completed and personalities will be developed. As an adolescent grows into adulthood, many factors will affect physical development. Family will affect the adolescent in a variety of ways. A family that exercises daily and spends a lot of time together will develop into stronger adults. On the other hand, an adolescent that never sees the parents, or interacts with the parents in a negative away may develop slower.
First, the distraction caused by changes in the family may prevent a child from completing assignments. In addition, meditation about the divorce could cause lapses in a child's concentration in the classroom. Children are also affected by divorce in other ways. Some children may blame themselves for their parents' divorce, and subsequently harbor unrealistic expectations that they can bring their parents back together again. This prevents them from accepting
Academic Stress – Some teenagers are under a big amount of pressure to succeed academically, especially when the rest of their family is successful too. Social Anxiety or Peer Pressure – When you grow up, you learn about the social world and the society. Popularity is really important for most of us, and for some who are not popular enough it can be very unsatisfying. The peer pressure nowadays to do things such as drugs, drink or other behavior may be traumatic for some teenagers who are not comfortable to do such things, but do them anyways because they are afraid they will not fit in and look bad in front of their friends. Romantic Problems – For some people, relationships and romantic entanglements may cause trauma in their life.
In moderation, the tendency for divorcees to rely on their children can foster self-sufficiency and maturity. Unfortunately some parents lose perspective. They may start to treat their children as friends or mentors, asking their children for advice on where to live, how or whom to date, where and when to work, and whether to get remarried. Adults going through divorce seem to forget sometimes that a child’s knowledge is limited. “When a child forfeits her childhood and adolescence to take on the responsibilities for a parent, her capacity to enjoy her life as a young person, develop close friendships, and cultivate shared interests is sacrificed.” (Wallerstein, Lewis, and Blakeslee 9).
Family can have a great influence a college student's actions and create additional stress in the process. Many college students feel obligated to please their parents. Some might choose to major in a field that they aren't interested in just because their parents want them to do. Others might get stressed out when their grades aren't up to par because they know their parents will be disappointed. Parents may be a bit overprotective at first, because it's the student's first time away from home.