adolescent stage issues and concerns.pptx

Issues And Concerns Of Adolescence Stage
Dr. Shaikh Kashefa Anjum Arefuddin
Assistant Professor
Marathwada College Of Education Ch.Sn
Aurangabad431001 Maharashtra
kashefa07@gmail.com

Adolescence is a period of stress and
strain, storm and strife

A Stormy phase?
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The term 'storm and stress' was
coined by G. Stanley Hall in
Adolescence, written in 1904.
Hall used this term because he
viewed adolescence as a period
of inevitable turmoil that takes
place during the transition from
childhood to adulthood.
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The perception of young
people as emotional
volcanoes ready to explode
has taken on a life of its own

An adolescent is a problem- individual.
There are many problem around him and he needs help and
guidance for their solution at every step.
Excessive energy: In take of food is increased the general health is
also improved.
The result is excessive energy.
Our traditional schools do not provide such physical activities.
Consequently the adolescent is restless.
Various activities act as sublimation for the adolescent and
they feel relieve.
Issues and concerns of adolescence stage

 With the advent of adolescence the gonads come into activity for first time. The
appearance of secondary sexual characteristics is to the same. They produce
emotional upheaval in the adolescent.
 The first appearance of menstrual course or nocturnal emission bewilders and
shock the adolescent who is quit ignorant about it. the school should supply the
right kind of information regarding sex at this stage. Due to ignorance about sex,
many promising personalities are doomed

Aggressiveness or withdrawal
 When an adolescent can not adjust himself with the world he grows to be
aggressive or withdrawal from the field and his personality is arrested. If the
conflict is too serious he regresses
 The school should be provide sample opportunities to the children to express
themselves properly. Co curricular activities, scouting students self- government
and changed the methods of instruction can go along way in enabling the
adolescent to adjust himself with the world.

Rebellious Attitude
 The adolescent are no more children. They should be recognized as young men and
women in the school as well as in the home. Their craving for the independence
should be satisfied to some extent. They should be given some responsibility.
 They turn to be very obedient if they be trusted. But things do not work smoothly in
ordinary school and home. Their sense of independence and responsibility is
seldom recognized. The result is rebellion against authority.

Physical awkwardness
 Most of the adolescent have the sense of physical clumsiness. Consequently their
movement stand to be awkward and unbalanced. They may be corrected in the
playground and on the stage. Game and dancing will given them harmonious and
balanced movement social service at the occasion of festival etc. practical work can
help the children in this respect.

Excessive- day dreaming
 Excessive- day dreaming is normal at this stage but when it grows to
excessive it may be injurious as far as development of personality is
concerned.
 It is the ambition to be freedom from parental sovereign. The
individual hates control of the parents. He seeks identity to himself.
 The teacher should note that the adolescent are active and busy
in their studies and other aspects of their life.
 The children are indulging in excessive- day dreaming should be
encouraged to be
 constructive and creative.

Economic independence
Money from parents for personal expense is a
major problem.

Emotional Tension
 Emotional development is at maximum and instable.
 Self respect and personal pride make the individual
emotionally bad .
 He expect the things to be done as he aspires.

Personal appearance
 This is the significant problem. The adolescent is worried about the
appearance with modern and latest life style at any coast.

Morphological/ developmental problem
Over growth of hair or under growth of hair.
Over weight and under weight.
Skin color problems
Facial deformities, pimples, etc
Abnormal growth of genital and breast

Psychological problems
 Ignorance about many basic facts leads to psychological
problems like misconception about sexual feeling, sex related
issues.
 Misconception about child birth, reproduction
 Misconception about coitus menstrual cycles.
 Fear about sex and sexual issue.

Psychological problems
 Guilt about sex related issue.
 Complex about skin color, abilities, and beauty
 Inexplicable conception about dress ad fashion codes.
 Wrong and unrealistic ideologies about friendship and
courtship
 Attraction towards opposite sex
 Exceptional vulnerability to suicide psychology.

Social
 Intense closeness with brother sister and friends.
 Unpredictable and volatile relationship with friend
 Unrealistic social perception about violence, sex, love as
influenced by media.
 Fear/ imagination about marriage life

Educational
 Tension of attending the classes, examination and
test.
 Low IQ feeling
 Fear about failure in examination
 Fear about low score
 Worry about future career
 Misconception about teacher.

Adolescents problem with reference to Indian
context
 Perplexity with regard to somatic variation
 Problem related with intensification of sex-
consciousness
 Adjustment difficulties with parents
 Childhood- adulthood conflict.
 Adjustment difficulties with school discipline.
 Adjustment difficulties with community

Causes of Emotional Disturbance
 Main causes intense self-consciousness, strong feeling of
inferiority, unhappy
 relation with parents, disgust or fear of first experience of sex
emotion.
 Change of the roles of the adolescent at home, school, society,
from dependence to independence life with great responsibility
leads to emotional disturbance.
 Attitude of parents( still leading them as children high
expectation of parents, community and society)
 Difficulty to adjust with members of opposite sex.

Political, religious and social
controversy.
Failure to achieve designed success.
Too strict discipline or lack of
understanding.
Uncertainly about future
Causes of Emotional Disturbance

 Physical symptoms:
Biting the teeth, licking lips, nail, pulling
hair,
Symptom of Emotional Disturbance

 Physiological symptoms:
- Aggression, hyperactivity adult, shyness and
withdrawing.
Symptom of Emotional Disturbance

Education for
Adolescents
 Adjustment with school discipline:
 School should assume responsibility for vocational guidance
 School should not implant habits of unquestioning obedience which inhibits the
growth of young people towards these dependence
 Teacher need to be understanding, good counselors. Maintenance of
emotional tolerance

Training in the art of living together
Development of child’s entire personality
Recognize individual differences
Freedom of self development
Development of scientific attitude
Value of interdependence
Satisfaction of the urage for practical
activity.
Physical exercise and activities.
Discouraging tight and sleeveless dress
Education for
Adolescents

Role of the teacher in solving the problems
•1- Proper Physical Development
The teacher should plan for this aspect in following manner:
 By organizing various types of physical exercises, sport and games.
 By imparting the proper knowledge about physical and health education.
 By organizing various extracurricular activities.

2- proper mental Development
The mental development of adolescent should be according to
the
following lines:
 It should be according to the ability and aptitude of the pupil.
 They should study both art and science
 Excursion too various places may be organized
 Modern methods of teaching should be used to teach various subjects.
Role Of The Teacher In Solving The Problems

2- Proper Mental Development
 All the school teacher should try to impart him necessary
guidance as and when required.
 They shouldbe entrusted with responsibility so as to
develop a feeling of responsibility in them. There are
individual differences among students. Every child should be
able to find out subjects of his choice.

3- Proper Emotional Development
The emotional development of adolescent should be as follow:
• Try to sublimate the lower emotions of the child.
• A healthy emotional atmosphere should be maintain at school.
• Try to avoid frustration among the adolescents.
• The teacher should play due regard to the personality of each child.
• The adolescent should be imparted proper knowledge about sex. If
this aspect is
properly attended to it would lead to a better emotional development.

4- Proper Social Development
The social development of adolescent should be as follow:
 He should have knowledge about social relation and the art of group living.
 Various group activities may be organized.
 A right and rational attitude towards democracy should be develop in the school
atmosphere. This would enable the child develop his own philosophy of life.

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