II. General
- Healthy development requirements
- Prolonged supportive environment
- Graded steps toward autonomy
- Other factors assisting in healthy development
- Positive engagement between adolescents and adults
- School and community programs
III. Physiology: Early Adolescence
- Developmental findings
- Preoccupation with body changes
- High levels of Physical Activity and mood swings
- Concrete thinking
- Physician approach
- Parental approach
- Offers a high level of supervision
IV. Physiology: Mid-Adolescence
- Developmental findings
- Independence
- Peer Group dominates social life
- Experimentation
- Risk behaviors more prevalent
- Sexual matters receive most interest
- Physician approach
- Endorse good behaviors and discourage bad behaviors
- Parental approach
- Allows experimentation but within limits and with coaching
V. Physiology: Late-Adolescence
- Developmental findings
- Independently seeks health advice
- Understands consequences of actions
- Appear to be adults
- Future orientation
- Mutual caring
- Internal control
- Uncertainties
- Sexuality
- Future relationships
- Work possibilities
- Physician approach
- Encourages independent health care access
- Protects confidentiality
- Approaches patient as an adult
- Parental approach
- Allows for independent health care visits
- Available and supportive