Prevention throughout the lifespan. Mental health in adolescence

Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Health - Mental Health, Eastern Illinois University, language: English, abstract: Adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood. Every Child's social and emotional development is different. Kid's development is a product of his or her unique combination of development of the brain genes, environment, involvement with family and friends, influence from the community and culture. Mental health is vital during adolescent since it includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Also, it affects how a person thinks, feel, act, handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Adolescence involves many changes, both positive and negative. There is need to prevent the negative ones from occurring since they may cause adverse effects on one's life.