Emotional+PDHS

__Emotional Changes __ Upon the onset of puberty not only will you experience physical changes but also emotional this happens in both males and females it is completely normal and should be acknowledged Your parents might complain about your moods but it's not the real you, just those wild hormones affecting the way you feel. You can sometimes feel embarrassed if you look and feel different to your friends. Other people may start to respond to you differently. A 12-year-old female has physically matured into a young woman. Suddenly she is getting a lot of attention from a 17-year-old male who is interested in her sexually. He is treating her older than she is because she looks older. Her early physical maturity means she is being forced to deal with a difficult grown-up situation. The rapid and abrupt release of hormones into your body can bring about extremes in emotions and mood. It's a temporary imbalance and will settle down. However, you are the person who is responsible for what you say and do and you will need to control your behaviour. This may be difficult for you because of hormonal changes, but you do need to be in charge of yourself. The fast physical growth and other changes in your body can give you seesaw periods of boundless energy then extreme tiredness.   The way you think changes around this time. You're starting to choose your own standards and ideals, to form your own ideas, morals and values and rely less on your parents for knowledge about life and the world. You may be starting to think about some deep questions like "who am I?", "why am I here?" or "what is the meaning of life?" You're developing your own identity as an individual rather than as a part of the family. This could mean showing your parents or the world that you have very different individual tastes through your personal style. Some young people choose to do this in wild ways while others take a more subtle approach. You may be wanting more independence, while on the other hand, not wanting to give up the support of your parents just yet. This can mean that one minute you feel quite adult and the next you're feeling like a child again. It may mean that you act impulsively at times and engage in some risk taking behaviour. Parents sometimes worry quite a lot when you want to go out on your own and do things independently. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">pressure <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Peer groups are friendship groups, which can have supportive, positive influences on all the people in that group. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Peer group pressure can be a positive or negative influence on the behaviour of the people in the group. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Adults often use the words "peer group pressure" in reference only to the negative influences. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Unfortunately the anxiety parents feel about peer groups is supported by what people do, eg most smokers start smoking around the time of puberty (see the topics 'Peer pressure' and 'Cigarettes and smoking' <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">.