Adolescence and Stress: The Most Stressful Period of Human Life

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Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Adolescents and stress.......................................................................................................................2
Theories.............................................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................7
References.............................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
Adolescence is the transitional stage of growth and development between childhood
and adulthood (Curtis, 2015). According to the world health organization, the adolescent is
any individual or person between ages ten to nineteen (World Health Organisation, 2019). In
various societies, the adolescence is intently equated with the puberty and the cycle of bodily
alterations culminating in broader terms that encompass mental, moral and social terrain
along with the strictly physical characteristics of maturation. Adolescence is the phase or
period of great changes for young individuals when physical alterations are happening at the
accelerated rate. Throughout this stage, the individual faces various issues or problems like
increased emotional separation from the carers or parents (Curtis, 2015). There are three
different stages in the adolescent period; initial adolescence, middle or central adolescence
and late or last adolescence. The early adolescence is recognized from 10 to 12 years, the
middle one is identified with the age between 12 to 16 and the late adolescence is
characterized by the age group of 16 to 19. In the early phase the growth rate has been
increased, in the middle phase the peak of the height related velocity curve can be seen, and
in the late phase the growth of secondary sex feature is completed (Mandarino, 2014). In this
particular report, the discussion will be made on whether the adolescent stage is the most
stressful period of the human lifespan or not.
Adolescents and stress
The human life is all about joy, sorrows, achievements and failures, wellness and
sickness, poverty and wealth. There is a little or no possibility that a person had no issues or
problems in his or her life. Social, psychological and social issues arise at different stages of
life. Most of the researchers and experts identified and state that the adolescent stage is the
most stressful stage of human life. When alterations occur, people find it difficult to adjust or

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adapt and this might leads to an issue (Seiffge-Krenke, 2013). Education and training are one
of the main phases of adolescents that may cause stress among young people. High school
life at some extent felt stressful by the teenagers and their carers or carers as the curricular
and extra-curricular happenings along with school life and family life leads to stress among
them. There are three dissimilar stages of adolescence as mentioned above. In the early
adolescence, the adolescents start initiating freedom or independence from the guardians or
family and look for privacy. There might be a clash between the parental authority and the
wish for adolescent’s autonomy. In the middle adolescence during this, the body is influenced
by the genetic features and nutrition status. The eruptions if the secondary permanent
menarche and molar closely correspond in timing (Seiffge‐Krenke, Aunola, & Nurmi, 2009).
During this stage the peer and school groups gain more importance, the decisions of
education and vocations are made. The maturation can affect institute performance and
desires for batter achievements as the physical effects of the pubertal developments turned in
to incorporate into the self-image. In the late adolescence stage, the decisions associated with
career are finally traced and the teenager gradually returns to the guardian or family on a
novel footings.
One of the ultimate times of stress for relatives or families is the beginning of the
Adolescent or teen years (Brougham, Zail, Mendoza, & Miller, 2009). In today's multifaceted
communities, this period can be additionally stormy than ever before. The terrifying
actualities of AIDS, drug usage, violence, and destroyed homes enhance a real element to
stress that development being an adolescent one of the highest challenges a youngster may
face. It is known that No parent is faultless. Irrespective of age, all youngsters face the
stresses of lifespan and are just as disposed to stress responses as everyone else (Adkins,
Wang, Dupre, Van den Oord, & Elder Jr, 2009).
Research studies related to adolescence and stress