Adam Steinberg Case Study Of Early Adulthood

This case study consisted of an adolescent named Adam Shores. He is currently a Junior in High School and is seventeen years old. Adam lives in a two parent household where his mom and dad are still married and has one younger brother. He comes from a lower socioeconomic class and the home condition is below average. He is bullied at school and is very active in activities; plays soccer, in show choir and has a job at Burger King. Adam’s parents fall under the indulgent parenting style due to no support, he has to find his way home from school/practices and basically does whatever he wants. He has dealt with previous issues such as:
Sexuality- He had a hard time coming out that he was gay.
Anxiety- From the different types of stress.
Depression-
I compared his actions to different chapters in the book. The text states “The average 15 year old boy today is 15 pounds heavier than his peers and the average 15 year old girl is 10 pounds heavier than her peers” (Steinberg Ch. 1). Adam was bullied in his early pre adolescent years because he was overweight.He started losing weight when he became an adolescent. Steinberg states “When we are self-conscious, we are thinking about how others think about us” (Steinberg Ch. 2). Adam began to be self-conscious when his peers judged him for his body shape. This delayed his coming out process, because he did not know how people would react to him being gay. The text states “According to the national survey of secondary school students in American public schools, 1 out of every 4 students has been a victim of violence in or around school, and 1 out of every 6 is worried about being physically attacked or hurt there” (Steinberg Ch. 6). Adam is the one out of four students who faced violence at school by being physically bullied. This lead to depression and he now has suicidal ideation thoughts.Due to Adam’s life conditions he chose to be on the path of becoming an adult. The text states “The initiation ceremony usually marks the beginning of a long period of training and preparation for adulthood, not the adolescent’s final passage into adult status” (Steinberg Ch. 3). Adam decided to get a job to be able to afford the things he wants and so he will be able to get out of the house when he turns eighteen. I believe that this became an initiation ceremony for him when he made the choice to get a job and to better his life for