• Ability to trust others and to view the world as generally safe and supportive
• Ability to interpret reality correctly and perceive the surrounding environment correctly.
• Positive self-concept
• Ability to cope with stress and anxiety in an age-appropriate way
• Mastery of developmental tasks
• Ability to express himself spontaneously and creatively
• Ability to develop satisfying relationships

• Successfully make the transition from childhood to adulthood
• Develop a sense of identity as an individual

• The adolescent must have successfully mastered the developmental tasks of childhood.

• Developmental changes
• Self-esteem issues

• Media portrayal

• Eating disorders
• Mood disorders
• Anxiety disorders
• Developmental disorders
• Behavioral disorders

• Major depressive disorder
• Dysthymic disorder
• Bipolar disorder

Anxiety disorders effect how many children and adolescents

and

are most common to whom?

1. 10% of children and adolescents
2. Most common to young people whose parents also have anxity disorders

• Autism
• Asperger's disorder

• Attention deficity hyperactivity disorder
• Oppositional defiant disorder
• Conduct disorder

• Diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder as adults and to have substance abuse problems.

• To have a mental health disorder in adulthood
  • Ex:  Depression, anxiety disorder

• Third

• Engaging in sexual activity and unprotected sex
• Carrying a handgun or other potentially leathal weapon
• Fighting with other adolescents
• Use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs
• Having suicidal thoughts

• Physical or sexual abuse or neglect
• Homelessness
• Disputes amoung parents, conflicts with peers or family, and rejection by peers or family
• Engaging in high-risk behavior
• Learning disabilities
• Havingg a chronic illness

• Feelings of sadness
• Loss of appetite
• Anhedonia
• Irritability
• Aggressiveness
• Engaging in high-risk behavior
• Dropping out of school
• Psychomotor retardation
• Increased time spent sleeping (hypersomnia)
• Feelings of hopelessness about the future

• With antidepressants and psychotherapy similar to how depression in adults is treated.

• Both male & females who engage in a risk behavior (cigarette smoking, drinking alcohol, unprotected sex) - no matter to what degree.

• Distress when separated from home or parental figures
• Refusing to attend school
• Refusing to be home alone
• Depression is also common

• Panic disorder with agoraphobia as an adult

• Externally

• Irritability
• Aggression with family & friends
• Poor acedemic performance
• Somatic reports
• Belief that life will be short
• Difficulty sleeping
• "omen formation"
  • belief they can forsee the future

• Get high
• Stay calm
• Lose weight
• Stay awake

• H - Home enviornment
  • relations with parents and siblings
• E - Educatioin
  • school performance
• A - Activities
  • sports, after-school, peer relations
• D - Drug, alcohol, or tobacco use
• S - Sexuality
  • whether the client is sexually active
  • whether he/she uses contraception
• S - Suicide risk or symptoms of depression or other mental   disorder
• S - "Savagery"
  • violence or abuse in the home environment or in the neighborhood

• Education
• Peer group discussions
• Mentoring

• Fluoxetine (Prozac)

• Cognitive-behavior therapy

• Peer relationships
• Working out specific problems