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Running head: ADOLESCENCE 1

Adolescence

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Adolescence

Adolescence is the period in ones years of growth where one moves from childhood to

adulthood. It is a period of transition, usually between the ages of 12 to 19 years. It is mainly

characterized with the growth and development of sex organs, physical growth and hormonal

changes. Different people have different experiences of adolescence, because the experience is

determined the social constructs.

PART 1

My Greatest Challenges During Adolescence

My main greatest challenge during adolescence was conflicts with parents. I grew up

with my grandparents, and without my parent’s care. My father had disowned us my mother

passed on when I was still young. I hated my father so much I never wanted anything associated

with him. I also experienced challenges in my social life, especially relationships with girls. At

home, I felt that my parents were too demanding, nagging and dictators who deliberately failed

to understood me. My academic performance started to decline and my parents were tough on

me. They would deny me some privileges like giving me little pocket money, failure to pay for

my school trips, and they stopped buying gifts as they used to do. They noticed there was a girl

whom I used to visit and they got mad with me, citing relationships as the cause of my academic

decline. I become more deviant and started hating my parents. Sometimes I would hate them so

much I would sleep on the cold. At school, teachers got concerned with my declining

performance. Most cases I would be send for my parents to help discuss my declining

performance and this increased the rift between my parents and I.

My Greatest Joys During Adolescence

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Greatest moments came with academic excellence. I passed very well in my academics

and this gave me great joy. I also got myself a loving boyfriend. He really helped to feel that I

had value, at least to someone. I got myself a job after school and lived an independed life. We

got married with my boyfriend and we had a wonderful time

The concerns I had about my identity and self-image.

As I grew I was confused because I felt that I had no parents, and therefore I had no

identity. My father had abandoned me and my mother had passed on when I was still young. I

got at loggerheads with my grandparents and my confusion about self-identity increase. I saw

myself as a grown man who needed some good space to my own thing. I wanted to identify

myself with a clique of school rude boys. I was also bothered that I was losing the love of my

parents and I could not identify with them, in fact, I hated them.

The Concerns I Had About my Physical, Social and Emotional changes.

Socially, I lost favor with my parents and teachers and contributed to my delinquency as

a defense. I indulged myself into a school clique of boys who were bullying the junior classes. I

had a couple of girl friends from different places, especially schools. Physically I was concerned

with my experience of wet dreams. I thought I had contracted a sexually transmitted infection

from my girlfriend.

How Knowledge on the Development of an Adolescent Would Have Helped During

Adolescence.

Yes, I believe that if I had adequate knowledge on the development experiences of an

adolescent would have helped me to understand my feelings and manage them. Knowledge on

how to overcome the challenges of adolescence would have been very crucial to me.

PART 2

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An interview with James (not the real name). James is a neighbor and friend aged

eighteen years and is also a student. I assured James of confidentiality before administering the

interview questions. The interview questions were designed in line with the adolescents’

developmental stages of physical, social, physiological and cognitive domains.

1. What changes have you been able to notice in your body?

“I have realized that I have grown hairs in my armpits and private part. Some friends are

telling me that my voice is heavy. I have noticed pimples on my face. I have suddenly found

myself admiring girls. When I see them I feel like I need them, I get an erection.”

2. What do you do when you get these sudden liking for girls?

“It is difficult for me. Sometimes I talk to them though I fear because most of them turn

me down. Some other time I allow the feeling to calm down.”

3. Have you kept or maintained all of your close friends? Who are your friends now?

“I have a few of my friends, but I have also made new ones. The ones I dropped asked

me to join them in forming a bully group. My new friends are boys we met in the

Christian union group. I like them because they have helped me to overcome some

challenges. I have also started associating with girls more than before.”

4. You have said that some girl turn you down. How do you feel about it?

“At first I was feeling very sad, very inadequate, very undeserving, in fact I felt disabled.

There is one lady who caused me depression so much that I could not eat. With time I

came to realize it is normal, some accept to talk to you, others are just very friendly while

are just difficult (Brown, 2015).”

5. If you compare your performance in school now and some years back, do you notice

any difference?

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“Yes, there is difference. Sometimes, around two years ago I used to perform than I do

today. I have noticed that I have been declining in total marks scored, though I have been

improving in terms of positons. It is as if the class is no longer performing very well, as it

used to perform years back. I do not why the class is declining, but I think I am declining

because the friends we broke up with really affected because they very close friends.

(Gopnik et al., 2017). There is girl living across there, my neighbor, who I think has been

occupying my mind so much.”

Interview Summary

The respondent fully understands himself. He is keen to note the differences that occur in

his body. The respondent is maturing in his sexual organs, though he does not understand

the cause and consequences of these changes. In the social domain, the interviewee has

some good principles. He can resolutely choose his friends wisely. He has also developed

some opposite sex attractions. The respondent’s self-esteem is high as he appreciates that

he must not be liked by every girl. The challenges of adolescence have led to his

academic decline.

The interviewees responses reflect on some course work covered in class. The

experiences through the four domains was very similar to content covered in classroom.

The challenges in academics and friendships reflect true picture of course contend

already covered in class.

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References

Brown, B. B. (2015). Adolescents' relationships with peers. Handbook of adolescent psychology,

363-394.

Gopnik, A., O’Grady, S., Lucas, C. G., Griffiths, T. L., Wente, A., Bridgers, S., .. & Dahl, R. E.

(2017). Changes in cognitive flexibility and hypothesis search across human life history

from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. Proceedings of the National Academy of

Sciences, 114(30), 7892-7899.

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