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Identification and Description of a selected lifestage from a biosychosocial perspective
This assignment shall give a description of factors specific to an adolescent life stage to identify the biological, psychological and social perspective that may influence the individual. I the author have chosen to explore the biosychosocial changes that affect the male through this transition using evidence gathered from an adolescent (Mr. ... Niven (2000) states “during the lifespan (lifestage) there are certain stages in peoples lives where they face a transition from one state to another. ...
In a western society the onset of puberty generally represents a starting point of adolescence, According to Taylor et al (1995) the onset of puberty cannot be dated exactly it is said to usually occur between the age of 10-16 years, the problems with defining this period to age suggests an abrupt starting and ending point and because the duration of puberty varies greatly from one person to the next, adolescence should be defined to development rather than age. ... A boys vocal cord nearly doubles in length causing the voice to deepen (“break”) some boys find this real embarrassing as the voice tends to go from high to low pitch in the same sentence sounding more like a squeak. ... X stated that he felt pressurized from his peer group to try alcohol and cigarettes as refusing to try he would have endured taunting about being a coward because every one else was doing it. ...
Evidence gathered during this study shows that adolescence is a period in the lifestage that cannot be defined to age, as development will vary with the individual and is spread out over several years, different challenges present themselves e. ... An ability to Communication and interact with the adolescent is significant to me as a student nurse, and to recognize that biosychosocial changes vary between the individuals, and the rate in which the adolescence develop skills, such as making informed choices and decisions in terms of health care will differ.
Approximate Word count = 1627
Approximate Pages = 6.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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