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Common Problems Among Adolescents
• There are circumstances,hindrances, or problems that
come along way. It is normal, it happens to everyone.
• You may encounter environmental situations or
stressful events that can hamper your well being.
Problem with Attention/Focusing
• At this stage, your energy is high, activities are diverse,
your social life is growing, and technology abounds
with many things to do and get interested with.
• Sometimes, you get too excited with the many things
happening around that you lose focus.
• You end up not being deliver what is expected form
you: doing homework, submitting, passing exams,
fulfilling performance tasks etc.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder
--This is a chronic problem in attention, hyperactivity, and/or
impulsivity
Mood swings
• Moods are less intense and less specific, but last longer
compared to emotions.
• Moods swings would mean the fast shifting of moods.
“She is very moody. She would be happy now, then would be
quiet later”
• You my, in some ways blame the hormones which
brings you too many bodily changes to adjust to.
Mood Disorders- are types of mental disorders,affect physical
social, perpectual and thought processes of an indivual. ex;
bipolar disorder (manic-depressive/depression and mania)
Low Self-esteem
• Self-esteem refers to how well you regard yourself
• Teenagers with low self-esteem suffer from inability to
maximize there talents and skills, believing that they
do not have what it takes to do or perform tasks.
• You think low or poorly of yourself, and such affects
you self confidence
Anxiety
• It usually happens when we are anticipating something
we fearful of, or when faced with with difficult
situations.
• It is serious when it affects you normal functioning, like
when you start to experience sleeplessness, feel scared
for no reason etc.
Depression
• All of us experience feeling depressed once in a while.
It is normal especially when faced with a lot o
problems, difficulties, and frustrations.
• It becomes a cause of concern if the duration last a
number of weeks (4 to 6 weeks or months )
• May have already impaired you from doing your
normal activities.
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Major depressive disorder  Mood swings

--It is marked by persistent,sadness,despair,and loss of  Depression
interest in life activities.  Memory loss
Eating Problems  Paranoia
• Anorexia nervosa is a psychological disorder where in  Academic failure
the person keeps his/her weight as low as possible  Jobloss
because of faulty thinking that she or he is fat and  Relationship with family an friends become strained
would want to be thin as possible.  Finacial loss
Eating Disorder  Arrest and imprisonment
--this is a serious problem in eating behavior brought by
excesive concern over weight and unhealthy eating How can you prevent substance abuse?
practices.ex: anorexia nevosa and bulimia • Keep good company.choose friends carefully. make
Substance Abuse sure their influence is positive
• A Harmful of hazardous us of psychoactive substances, • Deal with peer pressure
including alcohol and illicit drugs. • Face problems
• Psychoactive substances affects the central nervous • Engage in healthy activities(e.g.,choose sports)
system by altering brain function resulting in changes • Seek help.
in perception, behaviour and mood.
• The use of drugs and alcohol is a serious issue and
concern most especially for teens
• The use of drugs and alcohol has serious consequences
your physical health,well-being,as well as academic
and professional life.
Effects Include:
 Organ damage
 Cancer
 Hormone imbalance