Adolescents may face mental and emotional problems, eating disorders, puberty-related issues, school pressures, and behavior problems. Puberty can cause discomfort, embarrassment, and worries about weight. Depression, schizophrenia, and other mental health problems may arise due to stress and genetic factors. Adults can help by providing a supportive environment and gradually giving responsibilities.
Common problems during adolescence include mental and emotional problems, such as stress and depression. Eating disorders often occur during adolescence, as do other behavioral problems. Puberty can present problems in adolescents, as some adolescents reach puberty before their friends and others develop much later. School pressures can also put a teenager under a lot of stress.
Everyone goes through puberty at different rates. Starting puberty early or late are common problems during adolescence. A teenager who develops too fast may be teased by her classmates. If puberty comes late, she may even be teased by her classmates. The changes that occur during puberty, whenever they occur, can make a person feel uncomfortable or nervous about their body.
Puberty also brings its own set of problems. Acne and pimples are common and can be embarrassing. Boys usually experience a deepening of the voice, which can cause it to crack or make other embarrassing sounds when it gets lower in pitch. Body odor becomes much more noticeable as a child goes through puberty, which means teens need to learn about using deodorant or being teased about the face.
Changes in the body can cause girls and in some cases boys to worry excessively about their weight. Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia can be problems during adolescence, although they can also occur earlier or later in life. Left untreated, an eating disorder can cause a delay in puberty and other physical problems, such as heart problems, bleeding in the esophagus, and even death.
Some adolescents are unable to cope with problems during adolescence and may develop behavior problems during this time. Teens and older children usually have less adult supervision than they did when they were children. If teenagers are not prepared for less supervision, problems can arise, such as fights, underage drinking, and illegal drug use and other illegal activities. One way adults can help adolescents learn good behavior is to give them responsibilities gradually and to provide adolescents with a supportive and caring environment.
Several mental health problems commonly arise during the teenage years. During adolescence, some people may initially show signs of disorders such as schizophrenia or conditions such as depression. Depression among adolescents can be due to biological and genetic conditioning or stress. While a teenager’s life may seem carefree, it usually contains a lot of stress due to school and social pressures.
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