Assignment Task:
Article 1: "Overview of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents"
Article 2: "Adolescent Mental Health"
After reading the 2 articles above, answer the following questions while applying the adolescent mental health information you have just read.
Question 1. Detail at least two things you found interesting while reading the articles devoted to Adolescent Mental Health and Disorders.
Question 2. Describe the distinct positive functions of friendships, cliques, and crowds in adolescence. What factors lead some friendships and peer-group ties to be harmful?
Question 3. Research indicates that higher emotional peaks in adolescence correlate only slightly to the changes in hormonal levels occurring during this time of development. What factors would you say account for the extreme fluctuations most individuals experience during adolescence?