Hormonal Influence on Adolescent Moodiness: A Case Study

According to the Child Development Theory of Adolescence regarding physical development, elevated pubertal hormone levels are mildly associated with moodiness. Especially in early adolescence during which teenagers are more unstable, experiencing high levels of stress due to frustration with establishing peer likability, breakups, and enforcing discipline in school environment. During these years of pubertal maturation, Hazel’s social behavior has started to shift and her emotions have become more heightened. Hazel’s assimilation into high school, for example, had her on edge. She seemed especially anxious and unsure of herself, complaining about certain teachers and the difficulty of the workload. A similar instance, Hazel’s break with her

During this stage adolescents, are able to engage in more abstract thinking, preforming mental operations on never experienced circumstances and analyzing metaphysical concepts. By way of illustration, some of the students from Hazel’s vocal groups stole some ornaments from a store and were caught, leading to their suspension from the vocal group. While Hazel agreed with the punishment, I explained through different hypothetical situations that the context of punishment can vary based on circumstances, which she was ultimately able to reason with. Also, Hazel utilizes her abstract understanding of the hypothetical construct of personality in order to evaluate instances of how her personality fits with either my partner’s or mine. Idealism and criticism are an eminent part of adolescence. Hazel came home and mentioned that she had a lengthy debate with another student regarding religion and politics. Exploring different types of religions or takes on politics and realizing the strengths and shortcomings of each is essential in the advancement of decision-making. Explaining this to Hazel, she agreed to be less closed off and listen to others views attentively. As attention becomes more selective and strategies become more effective in improving storage of information, metacognition improves. Hazel, particularly, has become very avid and diligent in developing effective studying habits.

Role Diffusion, social support is key in reminding teens that they are not alone when dealing with stressful situations and have someone who can offer sage advice and lend a helping hand. When Hazel is stressed or simply feeling down my partner and I encourage her to open up, try to both emphasize and sympathize with what she’s feeling, offer advice to the best of our abilities, but also give her space to form her own decisions. During adolescence, teenagers like to test boundaries. As such, Hazel decided to come home after curfew and lied about the dent in the family car. Sometimes she doesn’t call my partner and I on the designated times we’ve set for her to call, or refuses to go to bed during bedtime, cooperate with chores, appropriate clothing selection, and music choices. During late adolescence, teenagers commence employment. Hazel got a part-time job at a local grocery store to save up for college. Finally, during late adolescence teenagers develop a smaller group of closed-knit friends and are able to find an equilibrium between family, romantic relationships, school, and friends. Regarding Hazel, she organizes her schedule so that she knows when family time is and her set study time, on the weekends she spends one day with her boyfriend, and the next day she spends half of it with her friends and the other half doing her