PSY341H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Substance Abuse, Cory Monteith, Pseudobulbar Affect
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90% adults w substance/alcohol abuse problems started in adolescence. Three basic domains in which change occurs in adolescents. A period of great upheaval & change: so actually quite difficult to diagnose psychopathology, the crazy bhvr in adolescence is quite normal. Labile affect (moodswings) caused by significant hormonal changes: a lot of change in bhvr, difficult to distinguish normal from abnormal. Age 12-19: perhaps a little after, brain is still developing mentally at age 23, so some psychologists would includes ages 12-23. Although legally and socially considered adults: biological, puberty (early adolescence, growth spurt (ex. btwn 12-14, significant hormonal changes. Women: hips: secondary sex characteristics develop. Menstruation: sexuality, a contentious issue, not well understood, not well defined. Does seem to be at least partly hormonally driven. Proteins for metabolism: naturally gravitate to orange juice & milk, gender change in eating patterns. Boys now eat more than girls (used to be the opposite: social. Before puberty, main social interactions are w parents.
