External Stressors in Adolescents
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External Stressors in Adolescents
Adolescents experience numerous stressors in their processes of navigating life requirements daily. The stressors range from mild to severe and can, at a time, cause mental or physical impacts on health. This paper looks at peer pressure and parental expectations as some of the stressors experienced by adolescents.
Adolescents may experience stress when attempting to live with the parents’ expectations, precisely when they fail to meet expectations. The expectations need not be communicated since adolescents perceive what is displayed quietly well. The expectations can pressure adolescents, causing them to fall to achieve personal goals and expectations (Blaustein & Kinniburgh, 2010). Parents need to minimize the pressure on their children to reduce the stress generated by the adolescents; continued pressure in their adolescents reduces their chances of recovery from eating illness.
Adolescents also experience a lot of pressure from their colleges on how to behave and look at particular times. Even on conditions where the adolescents fail to comply with the pressure, they experience the tension created in a real sense. They may additionally impact each other behavior change unknowingly in the process of responding to the communal forces. Without managing the peer pressure and the stress caused, adolescents may inquire about challenges in through and behavior changes in remaining and becoming covered. Stress generated from peer pressure is severe and cannot be resolved without vising a counseling program.
The stressors discussed, peer pressure, and parental expectations may increase the behaviors of risk-taking. Some of the risk-taking behaviors may include committing suicide and dropping down from schools. An adolescent experiencing stress from the peer group may think of committing suicide to avoid stress. An adolescent experiencing pressure from parents due to failed academics expectations may choose to drop from school and avoid anxiety and disappointment. In coping with the external stressor, the parents can develop an intimate relationship with their children and understand their life expectations, thus reducing their pressure on them (Anda & Charlesworth, 2002). Further, adolescents can involve themselves in sharing their experiences with other people, helping them relieve their stress burden.
Peer pressure and parental expectations are some of the external stressors experienced by adolescents. The stressors may lead the adolescent to risk taking behaviors such as committing suicide or dropping out of school. The parent can develop an intimate relationship with their children and help them cope with the pressure created.
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Anda, D. D., & Charlesworth, E. A. (2002). Stress management for adolescents: a cognitive-behavioral program. Program guide. Champaign: Research Press.
Blaustein, M. E., & Kinniburgh, K. M. (2010). Treating traumatic stress in children and adolescents: fostering resilience through attachment, self-regulation, and competency. New York: Guilford Press.