RT Book, Section
A1 Friedman, Lawrence S.
A2 Feldman, Mitchell D.
A2 Christensen, John F.
A2 Satterfield, Jason M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1102937156
T1 Adolescents
T2 Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 4e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071767705
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102937156
RD 2024/04/19
AB This  chapter  offers  a  practical  behavioral  framework  to  assist  those  who  provide  health  care  to  teenagers.  Stages  of  adolescent  development  along  with  behavioral  correlates  are  discussed,  as  are  suggestions  for  effective  patient–doctor  communication,  interviewing,  and  provision  of  health  services.  From  a  physiologic  perspective,  adolescence  is  the  interval  between  the  onset  of  puberty  and  the  cessation  of  body  growth.  In  psychosocial  and  behavioral  terms,  it  is  the  time  during  which  adult  body  image  and  sexual  identity  emerge;  independent  moral  standards,  intimate  interpersonal  relationships,  vocational  goals,  and  health  behaviors  develop;  and  the  separation  from  parents  takes  place.  Although  some  of  these  tasks  may  begin  prior  to  puberty  and  evolve  into  adulthood,  they  provide  the  foundation  for  understanding  adolescent  behavior.