adolescent Betydning & definition

Eksempler på adolescent

• We know and accept that adolescents are neither children nor adults and that they have specific developmental needs.

• Our claim is not that all adolescents are insane.

• The vast majority of intervention strategies for adolescents seem to adopt this perspective.

• Just how, specifically, is the developmental context of adolescents in society different now than it was a half-century ago?

• We have also tried, with varying degrees of awareness, effort, and success, to provide adolescents with constructive outlets to satisfy their developmental needs.

• The rapid fall in numbers of beds and lengths of stay for adolescents since the advent of managed care points in the same direction.

• Clearly, the developmental needs of adolescents differ from those of younger children.

• Early adolescents are also struggling for some autonomy from their parents, yet still need adult guidance.