Reframing Techniques

Depression in general is an extremely damaging illness and can, of course, become even worse when disregarded. Thus, adults brushing aside behavioral changes and problems in teenagers lead many of them to attempting suicide. In fact, the third leading cause of death for fifteen to twenty-four-year-olds, according to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), is suicide. For almost the entirety of their childhood, adolescents are expected to trust in adults, such as teachers or parents, to recognize their hardships. Teaching them about their own mind and surrounding them in a supporting environment would likely have a positive effect on adolescents. ("7/5 Mental

Researchers can look at the brain of a teen to examine their behavioral decisions.Teenage brains these years are more active and dynamic which means it’s still developing.Processing in the Limbic system is a result of risky behavior.The construction of a teenage thinking brain is not cable of fully processing necessary to make responsible decisions.At this stage the brain is still developing.The brain changes depending on interactions, helpimg the teen make changes. At this time the brain will need focused and support for a healthy connection.Surrounding impacts the child faces such as challenging situations is an effective technique.Parents need to consider the teens emotional

The article “Inside the Teenage Brain” by Marty Wolner states that recently, brain researchers have been able to do a great quantity of detailed studies on the human brain. Despite previous thoughts about the teenage brain, development of the brain through the teenage years is very dynamic. The teenage brain is still learning how to process certain information properly in the thinking part of the brain, so often teens may not process all the information necessary to make responsible decisions. Nevertheless, the teenage years can be very stressful for both parents and for teens. Getting through the teenage years can be difficult, but with the right amount of healthy communication, discipline and support the road ahead won’t be so rough. At this

As adolescents go through puberty and increase in hormones, their mind changes, and their understanding changes. The teen brain is in constant development and the brain grows rapidly during adolescent years into the age of 20s.They themselves are unaware of what they are feeling, which is why it is difficult for anyone else to understand them. As the world begins to change around them, teens look to drugs, substance abuse, violence, sexual relations, self-harm, and other unhealthy habits.

In a recent study, Scientist have determined that the brain continues to develop and grow well into the teenage years therefore, that although they may understand a lot they don’t know everything. Adolescent years are a fragile and crucial time in one’s life because they are more sensitive, self-conscious, and audacious with their emotions. The inner turmoil within them or others is only because they are trying to figure themselves out. In fact, some studies show that only 5-15% of teenagers go through extreme emotional turmoil, become rebellious or have major conflicts with their parents. Emotional changes are part of the adolescent road to adulthood.

This can be achieved through changing the discourse of viewing young people as subjects of intervention, to seeing them as agents of their own social change and personal agency (Finn, Nybell & Shook 2013). Young people have expressed how substantially important is for them to be correctly informed of their process in a way that is communicated appropriately for their age, ability and culture (Lefevre 2010). It is also an effective strategy to empower and give them the ability to participate in the decision-making process that affects their lives, which can facilitate the development of their self-esteem and sense of control to ensure they can make meaningful decisions and utilise those skills to overcome future problems (Cree & Myers 2008, Pritzker & Richards-Schuster 2016, Finn, Nybell & Shook 2013). Although, in order to young people to build their social resilience and personal agency, Wendy Blanchard (2018) discussed that it is critical to have clear communication skills and use critical thinking to ensure her young clients are able to use the appropriate resources and achieve their self-determined goals. Overall, making a difference with young people is achievable through

Going through adolescence can be a very unsettling time for most teens. During this time, many physical, emotional, psychological, and social changes occur. Often time’s teens face unrealistic academic, social, or family expectations. These expectations can create a big sense of rejection, which can lead to disappointment. Teens overreact to most things that do not seem to go their way. To make things more difficult, teens are constantly being faced with messages from their friends, parents, or society. The article states that ‘teens need adult guidance more than ever to understand all of the emotional and physical changes they are experiencing’. When these adolescence moods disrupt their ability to function on a daily basis, it may indicate that the individual suffers from depression. This depression rate is increasing at a shocking rate. There have been recent studies that have shown that as many as 1 in 5 teens have clinical depression. Research has found out that there are various factors that contribute to depression, one being too much or too little brain chemicals. Family history with depression can also contribute to an individual’s chances of getting depression (Mental Health America).

Adolescents have developed the ability to have abstract thinking and understanding the viewpoints of others. Typically during this stage puberty happens and adolescents try to become aware of who they are and what they want to do with their lives. Determining who they are and what they want to be sets ground work for their adult life. If the adolescents are not able to develop those aspects and decision identity confusion or role confusion will occur. Having role confusion can cause an adolescents’ mature years to be far more complicated then it need to be. Irving M. Rosen stated, “The requirements of the mature years are important to consider because they become the goals sought in the resolution of adolescent conflict” (1968).

Teens are unaware but, they self-isolate because they think they are the only ones feeling sad, embarrassed, alone, or angry, while other teens are feeling the same way. Some teenagers deal with emotions in different ways, whether it be sports, job, or a club. The adolescent that dwells on the emotions and isolates themselves from peers, family, and activities is the one who tends to develop depression or an unrealistic idea they cannot problem solve. Believing under false pretenses they cannot solve problems, leads to suicidal thoughts and even attempts because they see no way out of their problem(s), which is one step closer to completion. Apart from dealing with cognitive changes that teenagers cannot control, they must also deal with discovering and forming their identity.

The mind is full of emotions, knowledge, memories, and much more. The adolescent stage is very complex where a child is attacked with different emotions and events where they begin to feel excluded from society. In this stage, teens start using their mind for moral behavior and decision making. This is when children, begin puberty and start an irregular hormonal stage. As physical characteristics change in a teen’s body also does the perception of themselves start to develop in their mind. For example, when teenagers are not acknowledged by their peers they begin to exclude themselves from the outside world. Additionally, if the teen feels out of place they start isolating themselves from society and start a long journey of depressive thoughts. Depression is a mood disorder that causes an individual to feel sad and isolated.

Today, adolescent depression is a very significant problem. In most cases, depression is the leading cause of why adolescents tend to make rash decisions and cause problems to themselves and also for others. Emerging adulthood coincides with adolescents as it is a time of feeling in-between. A child is growing to become a teen, a teen is becoming a young adult, and the young adult is becoming an mature, independent adult. Throughout this time, there are many paths to choose from, hardships to overcome, decisions to make, and experiences to learn from. This can be the most stressful time in a persons life. All of these things contribute to adolescent stress, anxiety, and depression, which very much so, turns to drug-use, juvenile

As they become oriented to the adult world, adolescents' powers of reflective thinking enable them to evaluate what they learn. They become more capable of moral reasoning. Furthermore, their ability to differentiate the possible from the real enables them to distinguish not only what the adult world is but also what it might

It further explains that what people feel about situations they face is vital. The adolescents are very sensitive to the situations they face thus they will react very fast to them. When adolescents are not able to achieve what they want they may experience high levels of anxiety and a depressed mood. On the other hand they may show anger, hostility, and aggression which are features of depression (Genuchi & Valdez, 2014). Students cannot concentrate when their mental health is not stable. It is important that such students be helped to identify unhelpful thoughts, emotions and

For the first time in a child’s life, this is when the opinions of others begin to really matter. In order to establish greater independence from their parents, adolescents feel the need to gravitate themselves toward their peers more than they ever did in earlier stages of development. The need to fit in with society is at an all-time high during adolescence along with more serious sexual relationships. Emotionally, adolescent children can often feel confused or conflicted about events going on in their lives. With all of the changes and confusion going on in this time period, depression and stress are a common factor of the adolescent years.

Adolescence is a developmental period when youth begin to experience a desire for intimacy and increased responsibilities both socially and academically. A number of factors influence how adolescents navigate this period of change. Positive outcomes are more likely if adolescents engage in healthy activities, have adequate social support, and are connected with their families. However, the negotiation of developmental tasks in adolescents may also be quite challenging and difficult, leading to the onset of adolescent depression, substance use, and ultimately suicide