### person:

Adolescent
* All adolescents struggle with issues surrounding sexuality and sex.
* Many adolescents are now able to cognitively understand the purpose and reasoning of rules
  - self-obsessed
  - sexually active and are affected by unplanned pregnancies
  - unaware of the risk of pregnancy
  - die the first time they huff, bag or sniff
  - engage in sexual activities especially masturbation but feel guilty about it
  - have concerns about whether their experiences are normal
  - take up smoking as an experiment during their adventurous years
* Many adolescents worry about their bodies and their feelings
  - own sexuality as they come of age
* Most adolescents are seriously concerned about their long-term physical health
  - become sexually mature two or three years after puberty begins
  - begin having intercourse in their mid to late teens
  - experience some alienation - it's a normal part of development
  - get enough fats through fast foods and fried foods
  - have pimples when they have reached the age of puberty
  - know that anabolic steroids build muscles and can increase athletic prowess
  - leave home because of conflict and physical, sexual and emotional abuse
  - love to kiss, but begin to lose interest when genital sex becomes an option
  - make decisions based upon values that they have learned at home
  - move away from relying on family and parents and develop close ties with friends
  - participate in farm labor
  - recover well from a single episode of depression
  - understand the concept that death is permanent, universal, and inevitable
* Some adolescents also struggle with conflicts around family, religious or cultural values.
* Some adolescents are afraid to go to school because they fear for their own safety
  - concerned about their body image, dieting and exercising relentlessly
* Some adolescents become depressed and even suicidal themselves after the death of a friend
  - self-conscious if they think they are taking too long
  - develop crushes on or fall in love with real or imagined partners
  - face cultural barriers in accessing health care
  - live in neighborhoods with high rates of crime and violence
  - mature earlier or later than average, with a differential effect
  - physically mature earlier of later than average
* account for less than half of the total number of unintended pregnancies
  - twenty to fifty percent of all reported rapes
* also engage in unprotected sex with sex workers.
* also face pressure to use illegal drugs and drink alcohol
  - the risks of recruitment into armed groups
  - have the highest rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea
  - reveal gender differences through their friendships and romantic relationships
  - spend time away from the adults
  - worry about their weight
* are a high-risk group
  - able to talk about lovemaking and sex in terms of dating and relationships
* are also at risk for poisonings, both intentional and unintentional
  - susceptible to stress
* are at an increased risk for developing depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms
  - high risk for depression
* are at risk of academic failure, school drop-out, delinquency, and substance abuse
  - being both victims and perpetrators of violence
  - the highest risk of sexual and reproductive health problems
  - cognitively and emotionally less mature than adults
  - difficult to reach, and have a poor perception of risk
* are especially at risk to drug abuse
  - prone to blepharitis, as they are to dandruff
  - vulnerable to infection through sex or drug injecting
  - far less likely to use seat belts than any other age group
  - juveniles
  - more likely to have financial worries than are younger children
  - now capable of complex reasoning and thinking
  - particularly susceptible to cavities
  - physically more active and have a greater metabolic rate
* are the fastest growing group of people diagnosed
  - most difficult to diagnose and treat
  - vectors which carry violence from home into the community
  - twice as likely to be involved in a fatal, alcohol-related crash than adults
* breathing in another s smoke show a decrease in lung volume.
* can be a vulnerable group of people as they make the transition to being an adult
  - highly egocentric
* can become addicted to alcohol faster than adults
  - in a short amount of time
  - begin to understand abstract terms, synthesize, and analyze information
  - give up, become lazy and fat instead of strong and thin
  - see exactly how their bodies are going to change as they grow older
  - suffer quietly because sexual orientation is tied to self-esteem
* currently have the lowest use of health services of any age group.
* develop and mature in varying ways
  - oily skin due to high levels of testosterone and estrogen
  - respect for themselves and others
* engage in risk related health behaviors because their peers are doing so.
* experience social stress and rapid physical changes that often lead to depression.
* explore, organize, understand, and evaluate their abilities in art.
* face higher risks from unsafe abortion, partly because they wait longer
  - significant financial barriers to health care
  - unique problems in respect to reproductive health
* feel the urge to be attractive to the opposite sex.
* frequently feel insecure and unstable.
* get colds about two to four times a year
  - colds, on average, two to four times a year
* go through a period of rapid change both physically and psychologically.
* grow and develop in more ways and more quickly than people in any other age group.
* have a higher degree of susceptibility than do older people
  - passion for taking parental advice as a sign of senility
  - poor public image
  - an entirely different perspective on the world
  - difficulty thinking about the consequences of their actions
  - large secretions of hormones
  - more deaths from accidents
  - special problems in managing diabetes
* have the highest rate of sexually transmitted disease in any population
  - transmitted disease of any age group
  - their own music, language, dress, and other distinguishing features
* identify physicians as a highly credible source of information about smoking.
* increase in aerobic performance for specific tasks as age increases.
* is publications reading.
* live in the best of times and in the worst of times.
* living in poor conditions are more likely to develop negative views of themselves.
* look to their peers for fashion, music and other social norms and activities.
* make up one third of all child sex crime.
* now commit suicide at a higher rate than the national average of all ages.
* often communicate in action rather than word
  - diet unnecessarily
  - feel pressure to limit what they eat so they can conform to a certain look
  - have questions about puberty and adolescence
  - initiate substance use due to peer pressure
  - leave after the birth of a younger sibling, and adult males often travel alone
* peer groups selectively socialize behaviors and attitudes.
* rank the media with parents and peers as important sources of sexual information.
* react to stress in much the same ways adults do.
* represent a generation for whom legal gambling has been available all their lives.
* search for their individual identity separate from parents.
* seek independence and a sense of belonging within their new experiences.
* seem to be increasing at risk, due to high risk sexual behavior, as well as drug use
  - increasingly at risk, due to high-risk sexual behavior, as well as drug use
  - more egalitarian in gender roles than parents
* shoot up in height and gain weight.
* sometimes do well with self-hypnosis.
* struggle with personal identity through the choices they make.
* take risks because they think they are invulnerable.
* tend to delay seeking abortion, thus increasing the risks of the procedure
  - eat more meals away from home than younger children
  - grow up before they grow out
  - lose some of their sense of invulnerability
* think in terms of ideals.
* time where change takes a whole new meaning.
* typically spend much of their time with peers.
* usually drink to get drunk
  - report loss of appetite, weakness, and sore muscles
  - try to be more independent from their parents
* vary in their degree of progress toward developing a mature identity.
* yearn to be independent of adults, particularly their parents.