Challenges during

Adolescence
 Learning Objective
 
 To identify, describe, and give
examples in real-life situations of
challenges that adolescents face
Key Understanding
   Have enough knowledge of the challenges
that an adolescent faces, particularly, the
challenges a Filipino adolescent faces

Key Question
 What particular challenges do middle and
late adolescents face?
 Activity

 
• Watch this video:
• Http://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_solomon_how_the_wor
st_moments_in_our_lives_make_us_who_we_are#t-338092
 Challenges Normal
Adolescents Encounter
  1.
  Attitudes and behavior
toward sexuality and
sexual relationships

2. Academic
concerns
 Challenges Normal
Adolescents Encounter
  
3. Group belongingness

4. Health and
nutrition
 Challenges Normal
Adolescents Encounter
  
5. Developing or
regaining self-
esteem
  Accepting one’s body type is better than
rejecting it when there is not much one can
do (except plastic surgery, liposuction,
    regular exercise, body building, etc.) to alter
this.
 Grooming is also an important aspect of an
adolescent’s lifestyle, which can affect
his/her self-esteem.
  
 Adolescents who are creating their self-
identity should be objective and balanced
when viewing themselves.
 Related to self-esteem is one’s perception of
one’s body type. Adolescents should
understand that there is such a thing as body
types, and their genes dictate each body type
 Challenges Normal
Adolescents Encounter
  
6. Role
 Challenges Normal
Adolescents Encounter
  
7. Material poverty

8. Parents working
abroad
 Challenges Normal
Adolescents Encounter
  
9. Career choice

10. Relationships
 Challenges Normal
Adolescents Encounter
    11. Values and beliefs

12. Other challenges

 Reflection
  

What challenges do you think did our

national heroes like Jose Rizal and
Andres Bonifacio face during their
adolescence?