FRHD 2280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: American Juvenile Justice System, Parenting Styles, Collective Identity

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2280
• Professor: Jenny Glozman

Document Summary

Question: some studies have shown positive findings between adolescent work and psychological functioning, which includes answer: increased self-esteem. Externalizing problems: turn their difficulties outward, towards the external world. Internalizing problems: turn their difficulties inward, toward themselves. Create difficulties in a person"s external world. Often motivated by desire for excitement, not necessarily underlying unhappiness or psychopathology i. e. reckless driving, unprotected sex, drugs, etc. Youth aged 16-24 have the highest rates of auto accidents, injuries, and fatalities. Accidents are the leading cause of death for this age group. Social environment: parental involvement, sibling"s/parents"/peers, community and cultural beliefs, media enforcement. Driver characteristics: age, sex, knowledge, experience, personality, risk perception. Driver education: generally hasn"t worked too well. Restrict the conditions under which novices can drive. Use before age 18 predicts later abuse. Overall download trend in substance use in canada. Instrumental substance use: taking a drug to achieve a socially acceptable goal i. e. initiations, drugs to study, pain relief.