Many parents start to worry more or less when their child enters adolescence.
In fact, it is not wrong to worry. Because, although adolescence is a part of normal development, it has some difficulties in itself.
On the one hand, the adolescent tries to exhibit adult-type behaviors as a rehearsal for being an adult candidate, and on the other hand, the childish person inside Because he cannot control his emotions, he behaves in ways that are not expected for his age.
Parents cannot understand why their adolescent child sometimes behaves younger than his age and sometimes behaves older than his age.
Many parents deal with their adolescent child. He believes that the conflicts and problems they frequently experience are due to the nature of this period.
Although the adolescence period contains some difficulties in itself, it is not a correct approach to attribute all kinds of problems experienced to the nature of this period.
Because many psychiatric disorders generally begin to emerge or become severe during this period.
What are the symptoms that indicate that adolescence is not going on a healthy and natural course?
1. Having timidity, shyness and lack of self-confidence at a level that causes problems in socializing, establishing relationships, making friends and expressing oneself are actually related to the symptoms of "Social Anxiety Disorder".
Parents describe these symptoms that the adolescent shows as "already" They tend to accept it as if it were a part of the child's normal personality, saying, "He has always had a timid and shy nature since childhood."
2. Before, he was a very calm child, successful in classes, cheerful, happy, extroverted, having a good time with his friends, and having goals and expectations for the future; If an adolescent becomes more tense, irritable, unsuccessful in classes, unhappy, pessimistic, withdrawn into himself, does not go out much even if his friends invite him, and even spends most of his time in his own room and does not even go out to the living room, this situation is largely defined as "Depressive Disorder". ”.
Depressive Disorder is a psychiatric disease that seriously impairs a person's quality of life and health at every stage of life.
In fact, a severe "Depressive Disorder" can even trigger suicidal thoughts in some people.
Especially "Depressive Disorder" during adolescence can be even more risky due to the sensitivity of this period.
3. Significant changes in behavior and temperament that occur with adolescence (e.g. extreme irritability, excessive suspiciousness, extreme irritability and outbursts of anger, insomnia, strange behavior, decreased perception of reality, hearing voices or seeing things that do not exist, being excessively preoccupied with a subject that one has not been interested in before)
Especially if there is a familial predisposition, it may be symptoms of a mental illness such as "Schizophrenia" or "Bipolar Disorder".
4. Wanting to go out often, reluctance to come home, running away from home and school, insisting on staying out too long,
Spending too much money, taking money without permission, telling too many lies,
Sudden mood changes Adolescents who exhibit behaviors such as uncontrolled irritability, tantrums, changing their circle of friends, being in environments that are not appropriate for their age, overreacting to their belongings being mixed up and entering their room without permission are likely to have "Conduct Disorder" and "Drug" use. should be kept in mind.
5. There is also "Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder" (which parents simply know as inattentive, lazy, spoiled or active children), which can cause serious problems in every period and in every area of life.
To understand adolescents and the problems experienced. To manage them correctly, we must first know their normal development processes. And at the same time, we must be able to establish a healthy communication and relationship with them.
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