Jana Patricia B.

Pambid, RN
Nurse II- Adolescent Reproductive Health
coordinator
& Tobacco control coordinator
School Health & Nutrition Section
 ADOLESCENCE
- Transitional phase of growth and
development between childhood and
adulthood.
 ADOLESCENT
- any person between ages 10 and 19.
ADULTS

• PREFRONTAL CORTEX:
* “Time Travel” – consider the
past, process the present,
and contemplate “what ifs” of
the future.
* Helps to plan, exercise
judgment, control our
impulses, organize and
strategize
• LIMBIC SYSTEM:
- Responsible for pleasure
seeking, reward
processing, emotional
response, and sleep
regulation
*RISK BEHAVIORS: Peer
Pressure, Alcohol, Smoking
*Consequences of their
Action: Teenage Pregnancy,
Bullying, Violence,
1. Your brain does not keep getting bigger
as you get older.
2. But that doesn’t mean that you’re brain
is not maturing.
3. The teen brain is ready to learn and to
adopt.
4. Many Mental disorders appears during
adolescence
5. The teen brain is resilient
6. Teens more sleep than children and
adults.
 PHYSICAL COGNITIVE

NEUROLOGICA PSYCHOSOCIA
L L
GROUP 1: 10-13 Years old
GROUP 2: 14-16 Years old
GROUP 3: 17-19 Years old
 PHYSICAL

EARLY MIDDLE LATE

ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENCE
(10-13 y.o (14-16 y.o) (17-19 y.o)

Pimples, axillary hair, Clothing, jewerly, and Comfortable with the

menstrual cramps, make-up, acne, changes in their body
hygienic weight gain
responsibility
Compares self with Increased interest in Sexual Relationships :
their peers the opposite sex Less exploring,
exploitive and more
loving and sharing
“Growth Spurts” Develops skills in
sexual relationships
and Dating
 *NEUROLOGICA *PSYCHOSOCIA
*COGNITIVE
L L
EARLY MIDDLE LATE
ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENCE
(10-13 y.o (14-16 y.o) (17-19 y.o)

Less interests in Hostile towards Gains confidence with

family activities parents and authority change in stature
figures
Craves for privacy Adults find decisions Most families are
they made are comfortable with the
disturbing and youth’s individuality
frustrated that they and decision making.
cannot control their
adolescents
Adult-Adult
interaction
 *NEUROLOGICA *PSYCHOSOCIA
*COGNITIVE
L L
EARLY MIDDLE LATE
ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENCE
(10-13 y.o (14-16 y.o) (17-19 y.o)

-Peer influence of -More comfortable in -Peer groups do not

greater strength their decision making demand the same
and independence level of conformity
- Risky behaviors: -Peers influence - May notice that
Sexual Activity, lessen some friendships are
Substance Abuse, not as intense and
Gang Wars. close as they used to
be.
-Values and morals -Values and morals - Values and moral
are similar to their are similar to their reflects their family
parents peers
 *NEUROLOGICA *PSYCHOSOCIA
*COGNITIVE
L L
EARLY MIDDLE LATE
ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENCE
(10-13 y.o (14-16 y.o) (17-19 y.o)

- Sees things “Black -believes that nothing

and White” bad will happen to
them
-believes they can
have sex, use drugs,
smoke or drive
recklessly without
consequences.
- Adolescents need to understand
the processes taking place during
adolescence.

- To contribute positively, adults

need to understand the processes
taking place during adolescence.
 “In relating with the adolescent, be
it among your family members or
in your work, one needs to be
reminded that much of the
changes in behavior we see from
them are due to the changes they
experience and that we need to
provide a more supportive role as
they navigate this transition
period.”
 GENDER SEX
- Describes the - Refers to Biological
characteristics that a differences
society or culture

- Gender roles, expectations - Remains the same

may differ across time and regardless of time and culture
culture

- Masculine and Feminine -“MALE and FEMALE” but

also “InterSex”

- One’s own identification - At Birth

SEXUAL ORIENTATION GENDER IDENTITY
1. BAKLA
2. TIBO
3. SILAHIS
4. SIREYNA
5. LGBTQ

SOGIE
- Refers to each person’s capacity
for profound emotional, affection
and sexual attraction to, and
intimate and sexual relations
with, individuals of a different
gender or more than one gender.

- Is the romantic or
sexual feelings you
have towards others.
- HETEROSEXUAL: towards
members of the opposite sex

- HOMOSEXUAL: towards members

of the same sex
- HOMOSEXUAL:

 GAY (term): Men who are

attracted to men who are
romantic, erotic and/or emotional
sense.

CAUTION: Not all men who engage

in same-gender sexual behavior
identify as gay.
GAY CELEBRETIES
- HOMOSEXUAL:

 LESBIAN (term): Women who

experience sexual, romantic,
physical / spiritual attraction to
other women.
- BISEXUAL:

 Women who experiences sexual,

romantic, physical / spiritual
attraction to more than one
gender, not necessarily at the
same time, in the same way or to
the same degree.
- A PERSON’S INTERNAL AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL SENSE OF
ONESELF

- WHO YOU FEEL YOU ARE INSIDE

AND HOW YOU EXPRESS THOSE
FEELINGS THROUGH HOW YOU
LOOK, ACT, TALK, DRESS, ETC.
- Person’s gender identity may be
the same as or different from
their physiological sex at birth

 Cisgender
 Transgender
 CISGENDER TRANSGENDER
- Gender - Gender
identity identity is not
corresponds aligned or does
with the sex not correspond
assigned at to the sex
birth assigned at
birth
TRANSWOMAN TRANSMAN
* TRANSMEN
HETEROSEXUAL HOMOSEXUAL BISEXUAL OTHERS

- Attraction - Attraction - Attraction - Pansexual

to to same to both - Asexual
opposite sex / sex (either
sex gender Male or
Female)
- Male Sexual Identity:
Female (label)
Vise Versa
- Lesbian
“WHO YOU
- “Straight” - Gay WANT TO BE
WITH? “
CISGENDER TRANSGENDER

- Transmen
- Transwomen

“WHO YOU
ARE?“
SUMMARY:
-There are situations wherein behaviors based
on one’s gender are culturally acceptable, but
can impact adversely on an adolescent’s health

- We should be aware of our own biases and how

it impacts on the socially anxious adolescent. For
those adolescents with a different sexual
orientation or gender, we need to be aware that
our biases may show and further stigmatized the
adolescent client from seeking care.
“Adolescent learners sometimes
experience a world of rules and
regulations imposed on them by
adults who seem not to understand
their world. The physical and
emotional changes they experience
are a further source of feelings that
they have no control over their
lives.”
THANK
YOU !