ALS PROJECT PORTRFOLIO

(2022-2023)

TROUBLED TEENS

Name: Mohanapriya K.
Class: XII
Roll No: C1209A

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
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This investigation designated in the title of “TROUBLED TEENS”
has been carried out under the guidance of Ms.Ramyashree T.,
PGT English of Vedavalli Vidyalaya Senior Secondary School,
Walajapet.

Mentor and Guide

Internal Examiner External Examiner Senior Principal

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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S.No. Title Pg.No.

1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4

2. ACTION PLAN OF THE PROJECT 5

3. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT 6

4. MATERIAL EVIDENCE 7

5. QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SURVEY 7-8

6. A REPORT ON “TROUBLED TEENS” 9-16

7. REFLECTION 17-18

8. PHOTOGRAPHS OF POSITIVE 19
LEARNING EXPERIENCE

9. BIBLIOGRAPHY 20

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my gratitude to our school Principal

Ms.Banu N., M.A., B.Ed., and to the management team of our
school who gave me the golden opportunity to do this wonderful
project on the topic “TROUBLED TEENS”.

I would also like to express my gratitude to all those who helped

me in completion of this report including the surveyees, co –
workers and my dear friends for being an indispensable part by
sparing their valuable time in filling the questionnaire through
which the production of a reliable report became a successful
one.

Furthermore, I would like to express my heart - felt thanks to my

English teacher Ms. Ramyashree T. whose suggestions and
significant support was essential for the completion of this
project.

ACTION PLAN
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S.No. PROCEDURE DATE

1. INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT THE 13.05.2022

PROJECT AND DISCUSSION ON THE
SAME

2. SELECTION OF FINAL TOPIC 16.05.2022

3. STUDY OF THE TOPIC AND 17.05.2022

ORGANIZING DATA

4. CONTENT ANALYSIS AND 18.05.2022

INTERPRETATION

5. PREPARATION OF 20.05.2022
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR
CONDUCTING SURVEY

6. CIRCULATION OF QUESTIONNAIRE 23.05.2022

7. CONSOLIDATION OF 12.06.2022
QUESTIONNAIRE

8. INVESTIGATION 08.07.2022

9. CONCLUSION AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 09.07.2022

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

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The objectives of this project are

⮚ To analyse teenagers’ attitude or behaviour towards

changes in and around them.

⮚ To examine and investigate deeply hand in hand on mobile

addiction and procrastination; consequences and
acceptance; phobia and its impact; failure and ensuing
events; abuse and emotional influence.

⮚ To make them realise and understand the situation to face

the real world.

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 MATERIAL EVIDENCES
https://forms.gle/6DsiQJ8Bn5qXtpky8

QUESTIONNAIRE

1. To which extent do you think addiction has or had

devoured your efficiency and time? Do you think mobile
addicts know the consequences of overuse?
2. Which is the most influencing factor in addiction?
3. Which is the most effective way to overcome addiction?
4. How will you react to your failure even after a tedious
effort?
5. Will you agree that FAILURE IS A PART OF SUCCESS?
6. Why do teenagers make wrong decisions after a failure?
7. How do you think peer pressure influences a person's
behavior?
8. How do you feel when you are teased in front of your
friends (by your friends)?
9. How do you feel when your parents tease you for your
performance or behavior?
10. As we grow, many of our phobias vanish. What is the
reason for it?

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11. How have you successfully overcome your phobia?
12. Why do you think a few phobias still exist in many
people like phobia of reptiles, arachnids, public speaking,
heights, death and water.
13. Which is the most intolerable trouble faced by teens?
14. What are the symptoms which show that teens are in
trouble?
15. How do you think teens could get rid of their troubled
thoughts?

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 PROJECT REPORT
These days, teenagers are accused of being more troublesome
but at the same time also face a lot of troubles out of which
many aren’t acknowledged by their parents, elders and even
friends. During this period of their life, they encounter many
changes in and around them. Not all the changes they face are
precisely comprehended by teens.

Many times it is the people of nearly the same age to which

teenagers express their troubles and as they are nearly of their
own age, it is obvious that they also cannot provide a proper and
complete solution to that problem. They don’t express all their
feelings to their parents or elders. This is often because their
problems are considered petty by their parents or scolded by
them by accusing them.

Further, they go through hormonal changes, puberty, peer

pressure, ignorance, distraction, infatuation, aggressiveness and
loneliness. And are expected to cope with the same.Troubles
faced by teens are not just the problem of an individual. It is
indeed directly affecting the growth of the whole country.
Healthy teens is a prerequisite for a better tomorrow.
Consequences of these problems are definitely harmful to the
whole human race.
In the subsequent pages of my project, I have given a clear-cut
analysis of major problems faced by teens which includes
mobile addiction and procrastination; consequences and ways of
acceptance; failure and ensuing events; abuse and emotional
influence; solutions and perpetuation of these problems.

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Through the survey I conducted to various people including
teenagers, their parents and other elders, I have made a deep
investigation and analysis on people’s perspective towards
various problems faced by teens.

A total of 52 Surveyees have responded to the virtual survey that

I have conducted.

One in two of them feel that mobile addiction is attributed to

procrastination, inefficiency and time devouring. Almost
everybody agrees that mobile addicts very well know the
consequences of overuse of mobile phones. They also agree that
addiction is a one way path with closed ears which implies that
mobile addicts fail to understand the hazardous consequences of
addiction though they hear a lot of advice. Rather they just hear
but not listen to the good suggestions which they are supposed
to listen to.

Half of the respondents feel that time - pass and craving for
entertainment are the factors that greatly influence mobile
addiction. Many others feel that feelings of exhaustion and
depression plunge people to seek mobile phones. Three in ten
acknowledge that unending yearning to be updated in social
media and games are yet important factors influencing mobile
addiction. Half the fraction of surveyees have recognized the
need for keeping an organised schedule in order to effectively
overcome mobile addiction and have asserted that it has worked
out very well with them and the teens knew about it.

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The Rest of the respondents have understood that staying
accountable, kicking their device out of bed, turning off push
notifications, taking distracting apps off the home screen and
efficiency are essential to overcome addiction.
Based on the responses given for the questions related to failures
and their ensuing events, it is evident that people perceive that if
they fail even after a tedious effort, analyzing their mistake and
trying again is paramount in reaching the pinnacle. Others also
feel that if a door closes the other will open. Sadly there are also
5% of people who say that they would give up on their efforts,
they would isolate themselves, punish themselves and will not
try that again.
Most subjects feel that failure, though is considered as the
opposite word of success, is nevertheless the part of success.
People feel that failure is a part of success because repeated
efforts lead one to success. Also because everything inculcates
learning.
Furthermore, as nobody is perfect, only mistakes lead us in the
right path. One in a hundred still feel that failure cannot be
accounted to be a part of success and that they could give up on
something if they feel that they don't deserve it or they aren't
very talented for it.
Lack of courage, lack of proper guidance (unable to convey the
problems to the right person), fear of being accused for a
mistake done, thoughtless behavior due to emotions and bad
influence due to a toxic friend circle are attributed for teenagers
taking wrong decisions after failure.

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Few people are confident enough to say that not everyone makes
wrong decisions after a failure and that failure is something that
will define a person's character. Few people also express that if
people break into pieces, some people accept and move on while
others fight against it.

Based on the analysis of people's opinion regarding peer

pressure, it is apparent that one in two people feel that their
pressure pushes them down while the other 50% of the people
feel that peer pressure makes them work more. People express
that it is based on their feelings, thoughts and emotions at that
very instant which influences their response to the peer pressure.

Three in four people manifest that they will take it easy, if they
are teased in front of their friends by their friends. Still few
people feel ashamed and avoid their friendship. A small group
of people also develop hatred and vengeance, they tease back
and are involved in violence.

The same set of people when asked how they would feel if they
were teased by their parents answered differently. Though not
totally negative, almost six in ten answered that they would
work productively on what was said. Four in ten take it easy.
There are also few teens who feel ashamed. Few people also
admit that they will talk back and show negligence, if they think
that they didn't do anything wrong.

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 Furthermore there is also a group of people who say that they
haven't seen a parent teasing their child. They put forth their
opinion that the intention of the parents is merely to teach them
and not to tease them.There are still very few teens who cry for
it.
When the investigation was done based on the phobia in
teenagers, many found that many of their phobias vanished as
they grew which was due to the change in their perspective,
maturity, experience and hormonal changes. There are also few
people who say that teasing and advising have also influenced
the disappearance of phobia.
However, few people are found to say that they took some
brave steps in order to overcome their phobia, for instance by
taking some people as examples who have come over their
phobia by which they understand that their problem isn't that
big.
Yet, there are very few people who still live with their phobia
though they have taken some steps which probably didn't work
out well. When asked about the prevalence of phobia in people
though they have grown up, it is crystal clear that almost 50% of
the people think that they are unable to comprehend reality and
that they couldn't come out of the negative experience due to
that specific creature, thing or situation.
Few voice out that they have got used to that specific feeling of
being afraid. Astonishingly, a scanty number of people say that
the perpetuation of phobias is due to genetics which they have
acquired from their ancestors. 50% of the people say that
addiction is the most intolerable trouble faced by teens.

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When teens are in trouble, few identifiable symptoms are
attributed to lack of interest, lack of emotion, solitary
confinement and toxic friends circle. There are also few people
who say that sleeping too much or too little is also a symptom
which shows that teens are in trouble.
From this analysis, it was also evident that everyone will not be
able to recognise these symptoms at all instants but only people
who are very close to them can recognise the change in them.
People also gave some suggestions to get rid of troubled
thoughts from their minds. Almost three in four people share
their opinion that self love and self esteem are very important in
order to push away those troubled thoughts. Ample number of
people further said that bravery and accountability also help
them out with this. Counselling was also given as one of the
suggestions.

Additionally, few respondents suggested that trying to see the

happiest moments of their life and the hidden mystery of their
birth just clears off all the bad thoughts and extra stuff like an
eraser cache.

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 CONCLUSION
“One moment we’re broken and then we’re fine. Lost in the
puzzle of the teenage mind” - Tate McRae (Canadian Singer-
Songwriter).

Teenage stage is a crucial stage of a person’s life during which

he or she experiences a lot of dilemmas due to various
influences. Through the survey I conducted, I would like to
conclude that sometimes teenagers try to have good temper and
good control over themselves but at times, they tend to lose
temper for minute incidents and tend to be easily influenced by
things and people around them.

They crave for complete freedom and control over their life.
They are not completely off their minds but just find it difficult
to make proper decisions. Teenagers commit mistakes due to
which they learn a lot to forge ahead and evolve into a better
personality with high josh towards what they aimed for by
gearing them up with new techniques and strategies whereas few
people still require motivation in order to continue or to start a
new one.

Self - introspection is a significant step against inferiority

complex and towards a successful life which differs in meaning
from person to person.

It is obligatory for them to understand that when they are pushed

down into the ground, they’ll fall like a seed but they must rise,
grow and protrude like stupendous sturdy trees.

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The fear of facing life and the challenges it offers triggers teens
to take reckless actions. They tend to do things that make them
happy at that very moment but eventually forget to think of the
consequences of their actions.

Proper guidance and unconditional motivation are prerequisites

for these young adults to lead their life happily as they expect
and to achieve what they love to. Teens yearn for a fun filled life
rather than a hectic one. They wish to make their life a truly
memorable one.

In due course they would have to intermittently recognise that

they live in a world which is at times unfortunate and insincere.
They have to acknowledge their deeds either good or bad,
follow them into the adult world and determine the kind of
people they would become one day.

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 REFLECTION

By taking up this project, I got to know more about the mindset

of teenagers around me and also about me. It gave me an
opportunity to recognise the need for introspecting myself and
my surroundings. I thought of taking specific topics such as
procrastination, addiction or phobia. But as all these were
essentially interconnected with each other I thought it would be
better to go with a more broader topic under which most of the
troubles faced by teens could effectively be investigated.
By investigating this topic, I was able to spot out the feeling
while posing questions about Addiction. I thought of merely
asking about ways in which it devours one’s time. But when I
saw my brother's excessive usage of mobile phones, I changed
my question so that I will be able to identify whether at the first
place they even recognise the fact that addiction indeed kills
time. This change in question brought in many astonishing
responses through which it was identified that few even think
that addicts are innocent fellows who do not know the
consequences of being addicted.
While investigating why teenagers make wrong decisions after
failure, I gave plenty of options to choose through which I
thought many responses can be obtained. But one of the
surveyees requested for the need of asking an open ended
question instead of restricting the answers. So, I changed the
questions in such a manner that subjects will also be able to give
their own opinions along with selecting the given options.

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In my first draft of my survey sheet (google forms) I included a
separate section for link between mental and physical illness.
But that extended the number of questions. I thought the number
of questions should be precise and that respondents should not
feel exhausted to answer the questions. So, I merged a few of
these questions along with the section of failures and eventually
received an appreciable number of responses.

Through this survey, I was able to collect a good collection of

various views and perspectives of different age groups who
come under the teenager category and also of elder people like
parents and teachers. People who see from outside do not know
how it exactly feels to be in Teenagers’ shoes. As I am a
teenager I was able to ask a good set of questions through which
the report of this survey was a huge success. Of the troubles I
investigated, I also underwent a few of those. Responses from
elders and a few optimistic peers personally gave me a better
broader view of how to deal with a few unsaid and unanswered
queries of mine. I am the sort of person who gets easily
influenced by failures. But at the same time, a small spark can lit
my whole face up. When I scrolled on looking into the responses
to overcome those troubles, I truly gained motivation and it
strengthened my self love and self esteem. It also gave me a
good opportunity to come up with convenient and reasonable
methods to face the troubles usually either neglected or
complicated by teens.

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PHOTOGRAPHS OF POSITIVE LEARNING
EXPERIENCE

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 BIBLIOGRAPHY

✔ www.16personalities.com

✔ www.google.com

✔ www.googleimages.com

✔ www.docs.google.com

✔ www.google.forms.com

✔ www.thesarus.com

✔ www.ocf.berkeley.edu

✔ www.youtube.com

✔ www.merriam-webster.com

✔ School Days – Ruskin Bond

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