Adolescent, The 4/E ePDF

Gouws, E

The Adolescent examines adolescents' development. After a detailed discussion of the risks adolescents face and their protective resources to negotiate these risks, the title discusses developmental milestones in adolescents' lives.

Topics covered

• The role of relationships to access resources;
  
• The physical development of the adolescent and the importance of a healthy lifestyle;
  
• The cognitive development of the adolescent, including the latest research on brain development, intelligence and creativity;
  
• The social development of the adolescent, including self-concept and self-esteem, and the development of personality and identity;
  
• Emotional, moral and spiritual development;
  
• Adolescence as a period of multiple and rapid transitions;
  
• Eating disorders, underachievement, dropping out of school and emotional disturbances;
  
• Sexuality, teenage pregnancy and HIV/AIDS;
  
• Alcohol and substance abuse, juvenile delinquency and the plight of street children in South Africa;
  
• How technology and social media affect how adolescents relate to one another and the world;
  
• The role and different types of motivation in teaching and learning; and
  
• Adolescents' resilience with a special focus on South African pathways to resilience.
  

This 4thedition of The Adolescent includes a variety of videos, websites, scenarios and activities that can be accessed with QRcodes and Study-on-the-Go applications.

The Adolescent is an indispensable text for all those who are dealing with adolescents?ÛÒ educators, education students, educational psychologists, counsellors, social workers, health workers, teachers, parents and youth leaders.

About the authors
Liesel Eberșhn is the Director of the Unit for Education Research in HIV/AIDS and full professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Pretoria.
Eldrie Gouws is a full professor in the Department of Psychology of Education, College of Education, University of South Africa.
Andrew Lewis is a registered Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) educational psychologist with a post-graduate qualification in Sport Psychology, and practises in Stellenbosch and Somerset West.
Linda Theron is a full professor in the School of Education Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, North-West University, South Africa, and a registered educational psychologist.

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