Promoting Resilience
Discuss the impact of chronic medical conditions on adolescents and identify ways of promoting resilience or positive development
The Australian department of health and aging (2013) defines a chronic medical condition as one that has persisted or is likely to persist for at least 6 months. This essay aims to use developmental theories as a vehicle to discuss a variety of impacts that chronic medical conditions can have on adolescents. It will discuss the fragility of the pubertal stage of development and how chronic conditions threaten the psychosocial tasks of this phase. It will present interventions aimed at promoting positive development. It will also be argued that loss and grief impact significantly on chronically ill adolescents and their families and discuss therapy for promoting …show more content…
Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology (9th ed.). San Francisco: Benjamin/Cummings.
Maslow, G. R., Haydon, A., McRee, A. L., Ford, C. A., & Halpern, C. T. (2011). Growing up with a chronic illness: Social success, educational/vocational distress The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 49(2), 206-212. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.12.001
Maslow, G., Adams, C., Willis, M., Neukirch, J., Herts, K., Froehlich, W., Rickerby, M. (2013). An evaluation of a positive youth development program for adolescents with chronic illness. Journal of Adolescent Health, 52(2), 179-185. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.06.020
Meltzer, L. J., & Rourke, M. T. (2005). Oncology summer camp: Benefits of social comparison. Children 's Health Care, 34(4), 305-314. doi: 10.1207/s15326888chc3404_5
Moola, F. J., Faulkner, G. E. J., Kirsh, J. A., & Schneiderman, J. E. (2011). Developing physical activity interventions for youth with cystic fibrosis and congenital heart disease: Learning from their parents. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12(6), 599-608. doi:
The Australian department of health and aging (2013) defines a chronic medical condition as one that has persisted or is likely to persist for at least 6 months. This essay aims to use developmental theories as a vehicle to discuss a variety of impacts that chronic medical conditions can have on adolescents. It will discuss the fragility of the pubertal stage of development and how chronic conditions threaten the psychosocial tasks of this phase. It will present interventions aimed at promoting positive development. It will also be argued that loss and grief impact significantly on chronically ill adolescents and their families and discuss therapy for promoting …show more content…
Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology (9th ed.). San Francisco: Benjamin/Cummings.
Maslow, G. R., Haydon, A., McRee, A. L., Ford, C. A., & Halpern, C. T. (2011). Growing up with a chronic illness: Social success, educational/vocational distress The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 49(2), 206-212. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.12.001
Maslow, G., Adams, C., Willis, M., Neukirch, J., Herts, K., Froehlich, W., Rickerby, M. (2013). An evaluation of a positive youth development program for adolescents with chronic illness. Journal of Adolescent Health, 52(2), 179-185. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.06.020
Meltzer, L. J., & Rourke, M. T. (2005). Oncology summer camp: Benefits of social comparison. Children 's Health Care, 34(4), 305-314. doi: 10.1207/s15326888chc3404_5
Moola, F. J., Faulkner, G. E. J., Kirsh, J. A., & Schneiderman, J. E. (2011). Developing physical activity interventions for youth with cystic fibrosis and congenital heart disease: Learning from their parents. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12(6), 599-608. doi: