Human Growth Assignment: Factors Influencing Adolescent Development

This assignment explores various aspects of human growth during adolescence, focusing on gender differences in symptom presentation. It examines how maternal depression and societal pressures related to body image can contribute to depression, eating disorders, and high-risk behaviors, particularly in adolescent females. The assignment also delves into the factors that can lead to high-risk behaviors, including alcohol abuse and violence, in adolescent males, and strategies to minimize these risks. Additionally, it discusses the significance of death rituals across different cultures, their role in helping individuals cope with grief, and the importance of community and spiritualism in the grieving process, including how positive resolution of generativity vs. stagnation can reduce death anxiety. The solution is well-supported by references and provides a comprehensive overview of the topics covered in the assignment.

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Question-1
The factors which show the externalizing and internalizing symptoms in relation to the
gender between the girls and boys are due to the maternal depression or the depression suffered
by their parents can both lead to the development of such higher symptoms and disorders. These
aspects are mostly resulting in the variations affecting the behavioural problems and the reason
for depression.
The concern with the body image in adolescent females is basically impacted by the
thinking underestimating comments or the statements regarding their body aspects and also
facing frequent comparisons by many people of the society (Opie, Livingston, Greenberg, &
Murphy, 2019). This can also be higher at times due to negative thoughts or dealing with
negative evaluation relating to ones own body with responses and misperception of body-related
behaviours.
There are number of elements which determine the term of depression in adolescent
males but mostly this happens because of the poor mental and physical conditions which risk
their lives at a state of level. Also, due to the negative living conditions, disgrace, discrimination
or the exclusion and even lack of possibility towards the quality support and services can result
into such activities. It is known as the Major Depressive Disorder and the depressive symptoms
which gives impact to many severe consequences (Baiden, Mengo, Boateng, & Small, 2019).
The following strategies of the adolescence will help to minimize the risks of binge
drinking- related problems in older adolescents:
1. School strategies i.e. based on behavioural theory and knowledge of risk and protective
factors along with structured and broader-based skill training.

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2. Extracurricular strategies i.e. supervision of positive adult role models and
comprehensive preventive plans.
3. Family Strategies i.e. monitoring the activities of the child during adolescent and their
developmental skills (Gibson, & Frost, 2019).
Question-2
Deceased means someone who is no more in existence. The rituals of death, burial,and
mourning vary across different times and cultures. It is the ritual which can also help people
come terms with grief resulting in the loss of an individual, a relationship, a job, etc. The funeral
customs are widely different in relation to religions. For Example, there is a cultural difference
and its death rituals in aspect to christianity as they bury the body of the deceased person in
consecrated ground for the peace of the soul which is practiced in accordance to christian
theology.
These rituals help and support the bereaved people through the means of such rituals to
come out of the pain suffered to them. Since this plays a major role for people who have
experienced loss and practice such rituals will help them to restore that feeling of control and
gets easier to cope up with sorrow.
Yes, the rituals contribute to a continuing sense of community as that help every
individual to feel the sense of its importance towards following every ritual. It is the immense
power that initiates the gathering of the community around the deceased and shows how much
the person was loved. Also, through rituals, the families and the communities provide a sense of
togetherness and collective identity in such a situation.
The protection or preservation of the deceased persons immortal soul relates to the
actions which are always involved and expressed in accordance with the spiritualism in
connection with the lasting feeling,immaterial and the secret progression of deeds and thoughts
after the death.

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The rituals are the aspect which forms a continuing relationship between the living and
the dead through the modes of offering prayers, giving sacrifice and by various other
conversations. It can also be well connected with the practicing of spiritualism which helps to
be connected with their loved ones.
The positive resolution of generativity vs. stagnation helps to reduce death anxiety is to
include and making commitments with other people along with developing relationships with
family, mentoring others and while contributing towards the next generation (Newton,
Chauhan, & Pates, 2019). It is a developmental challenge which aims to be more productive,
procreative and creative to overcome a death-related anxiety.

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References
Baiden, P., Mengo, C., Boateng, G. O., & Small, E. (2019). Investigating the association
between age at first alcohol use and suicidal ideation among high school students:
evidence from the youth risk behavior surveillance system. Journal of affective
disorders, 242, 60-67.
Gibson, M., & Frost, M. (2019). Surfing and ocean-based death ritual: the paddle-out
ceremony. Mortality, 24(3), 304-318.
Newton, N. J., Chauhan, P. K., & Pates, J. L. (2019). Facing the Future: Generativity,
Stagnation, Intended Legacies, and Well-Being in Later Life. Journal of Adult
Development, 1-11.
Opie, T. R., Livingston, B., Greenberg, D. N., & Murphy, W. M. (2019). Building gender
inclusivity: disentangling the influence of classroom demography on classroom
participation. Higher Education, 77(1), 37-58.