Title: Explain growth and development of the adolescent.
Course: Practical Nursing II (14052-II) > Section: Understanding Principles of Growth and Development

Explanation should include

- physical development
- developmental characteristics
- developmental theories
- nursing concerns
- anticipatory guidance.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the physical developmental characteristics of the normal adolescent?
- What developmental characteristics, identified by Piaget, Erickson, Kohlberg, Freud, and Sullivan, would one expect the adolescent to display?
- How would one differentiate between the developmental characteristics of early adolescence, middle adolescence, and late adolescence?
- What strategies could be recommended to the parents of the adolescent to foster psychosocial development?
- Why might the adolescent compare body image to his/her self-concept?
- What recommendations might be made for the parents of the adolescent related to
  - wellness (e.g., dental health, acne, reproductive system evaluations, sexually transmitted diseases [STDs], contraception, pregnancy, drugs, alcohol, smoking, socialization, peers)
  - safety (e.g., motor vehicle, sports, weapons)
  - nutrition
  - guidance (e.g., sexuality conflicts, education, career planning, activities, exercise and rest, depression, work ethic, bullying, sexuality conflict, gender identification, social media)?