Adolescent Social Emotional Disturbances Cognitive Social and Emotional Perspectives

<p>INTRODUCTION Theoretical Orientation Adolescence tenure is marked by immense large turmoil in emotional and behavioral spheres. A transition into adolescent period is a developmental period which is generally marked by substantial changes in adolescent's behaviour ideologies. Adolescence being considered the transition tenure from childhood to adulthood in which there is a way or route through which adolescents obtain the psychological and physical tools to take on the roles and responsibilities of adults (Dahl 2004). The duration of adolescence covers 10-19 years of age (WHO1990). Adolescence is a challenging and vital phase in human development as the foundation of self identity social competence emotional adjustment and psychological resilience continue to be established. Most of the adolescent features are attributed to physical changes which is called raging hormones in popular cultures (Christie & Viner 2005; Dorn & Biro2011). A period when young people are not yet mature enough to realize the consequences of their decisions and now & then face situations they do not know how to handle (Oyden & Hagon 2014). In other words adolescence is transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood (age of maturity) but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage. Adolescent is a period of change characterized by intense physical and psycho social changes. It is very crucial period of life which needs to be handle carefully otherwise which can lead to psychological and physical long term effects. Every adolescent might not be thus lucky to receive the ideal societal support for this smooth transition. Some develop maladaptive pattern of emotional and behavioral spheres. Healthy adulthood depends upon self made resolution of behavioral and emotional problems. Crittenden (1990) has outlined autonomy as capacities for taking charge for own behavior making selections related to one's own life and maintaining healthy relationships. SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES Behaviour disturbances in children and adolescents are those that (a) are experienced as troublesome by adults (such as teachers parents) (b) are known to disrupt normative social development. Social emotional disturbances are an important 2 construct in the field of child and adolescent psychology and mental health problems</p>