IRP Survey: Problems Teens Face (1 Viewer)

[Be Strong]

I'm currently doing my first major HSC assessment/IRP for cafs and i need to obtain both primary and secondary info on the problems faced by teenagers today. I would very much appreciate it if you could answer the following few questions to assist me in my research. Thanks. (if u don't want to or don't feel compfotable posting ur answers in this topic feel free to pm me ur response, i will keep ur answers completely confidential)
*NOTE* on the q's with the various options/answers u can choose /answer more than one. )
1. What gender are you?

2. How old are you?

3. What problems have you faced/are you facing as a teen?
*Parental Divorce
*Sexual abuse/assault
*depression
*peer pressure
*smoking
*drug/alcohol abuse
*depression
*stress
*suicide
*eating disorders
*relationship breakdowns (with boyfriends, girlfriends or friends)
*other (please state what)

4. why did you face these problems? What caused them? (eg stress etc)

5. How did you deal with the problem/s you faced?

6.Where/who did you seek support from while facing these problems?
*parents
*siblings
*other family members
*friends
*boyfriend/girlfriend
*doctor/s
*professional organisations
*counsellors
*no-one
*other (please state what/who)

7. How do you think future teens can be prevented from facing problems that you and many teens today have had to face?
*less stress/pressure put on them from society
*more awarness
*other (please state what)

Thanks again.

 

[nicole21290]

1. What gender are you?
Female
2. How old are you?
17
3. What problems have you faced/are you facing as a teen?
*Parental Divorce
*Sexual abuse/assault
*depression
*peer pressure
*smoking
*drug/alcohol abuse
*stress
*suicide
*eating disorders
*relationship breakdowns (with boyfriends, girlfriends or friends)
*other (please state what)

4. why did you face these problems? What caused them? (eg stress etc)
I felt betrayed by a friend and felt like a third wheel in a friendship. It was not justified in the slightest. Another problem was that I didn't like my mother's attitudes and it made me unhappy to see how depressed and angry she was. The feelings of depression were amplified because I couldn't just fix the problem.
5. How did you deal with the problem/s you faced?
The first issue just took time and I had to take an objective approach to my own attitudes and faults. I wrote down the problem and what was wrong with the way I was approaching it. The second issue I still get upset about sometimes but I had to realise that I couldn't change my mother's attitudes easily - introspection.
6.Where/who did you seek support from while facing these problems?
*parents
*siblings
*other family members
*friends
*boyfriend/girlfriend
*doctor/s
*professional organisations
*counsellors
*no-one
*other (please state what/who)

7. How do you think future teens can be prevented from facing problems that you and many teens today have had to face?
*less stress/pressure put on them from society
*more awarness
*other (please state what)
I think that even if the specific problems change the underlying reasons won't because they are caused by our human nature and this cannot just be changed. I believe that education is extremely important in this and firm yet understanding compassionate support is important. I also think that the trend towards individuality and selfishness is not doing us any favours as many tend to believe everything is about them and their happiness.

Good luck with the assessment

 

[Be Strong]

Thanks

 

[Legham]

1. What gender are you?
Male

2. How old are you?
17

3. What problems have you faced/are you facing as a teen?
*Parental Divorce
*Sexual abuse/assault
*depression
*peer pressure
*smoking
*drug/alcohol abuse
*depression
*stress
*suicide
*eating disorders
*relationship breakdowns (with boyfriends, girlfriends or friends)
*other (please state what)

4. why did you face these problems? What caused them? (eg stress etc)
Too much school work.

5. How did you deal with the problem/s you faced?
Just didn't do most of the work.

6.Where/who did you seek support from while facing these problems?
*parents
*siblings
*other family members
*friends
*boyfriend/girlfriend
*doctor/s
*professional organisations
*counsellors
*no-one
*other (please state what/who)

7. How do you think future teens can be prevented from facing problems that you and many teens today have had to face?
*less stress/pressure put on them from society
*more awarness
*other (please state what)
Slightly less workload at school.. i.e, NOT setting homework when they already have assignments for that subject.. Other than that, there is not a single problem in my life. Teenagers have it sweet.

 

[georgie.girl]

1. What gender are you?
Female
2. How old are you?

3. What problems have you faced/are you facing as a teen?
*Parental Divorce
*Sexual abuse/assault
*depression
*peer pressure
*smoking
*drug/alcohol abuse
*depression
*stress
*suicide
*eating disorders
*relationship breakdowns (with boyfriends, girlfriends or friends)
*other (please state what)

4. why did you face these problems? What caused them? (eg stress etc)
I go to a selective school, pressure to do well academically. I want to do well to so i put pressure on myself.

5. How did you deal with the problem/s you faced?
I'm pretty active so playing/training fro sport or going for a run is a good way to destress. So is food and a TV : P

6.Where/who did you seek support from while facing these problems?
*parents
*siblings
*other family members
*friends
*boyfriend/girlfriend
*doctor/s
*professional organisations
*counsellors
*no-one
*other (please state what/who)

7. How do you think future teens can be prevented from facing problems that you and many teens today have had to face?

less emphais on UAIs and the HSC. encouragement of apprenticeships etc and portrayal of non-university type jobs in a more positive light.
There are always going to be problems facing teenagers purely due to age, education, social situations etc.
Personally i dont have it that bad. Though i am at a selective school which is pretty sheltered.
Positive role modelling
Increased Awareness and acceptance of Mental Health

 

[Be Strong]

thanks

 

[ellen.louise]

I'm currently doing my first major HSC assessment/IRP for cafs and i need to obtain both primary and secondary info on the problems faced by teenagers today. I would very much appreciate it if you could answer the following few questions to assist me in my research. Thanks. (if u don't want to or don't feel compfotable posting ur answers in this topic feel free to pm me ur response, i will keep ur answers completely confidential)
*NOTE* on the q's with the various options/answers u can choose /answer more than one. )
1. What gender are you? Female

2. How old are you? 17

3. What problems have you faced/are you facing as a teen?
*Parental Divorce
*Sexual abuse/assault
*depression
*peer pressure
*smoking
*drug/alcohol abuse
*depression
*stress
*suicide
*eating disorders
*relationship breakdowns (with boyfriends, girlfriends or friend)
*other (please state what)

4. why did you face these problems? What caused them? (eg stress etc)
stress because I am at a high acheiving school and have to work hard to stay on top of the expectations from teachers/parents/myself
peer pressure as most people do: influences you to do bad stuff

5. How did you deal with the problem/s you faced?
For stress I listen to music to unwind, and I tell myself school is not the end of the world. For peer pressure I just... remind myself that it's better not to cave.

6.Where/who did you seek support from while facing these problems?
*parents
*siblings
*other family members
*friends
*boyfriend/girlfriend
*doctor/s
*professional organisations
*counsellors
*no-one
*other (please state what/who)

7. How do you think future teens can be prevented from facing problems that you and many teens today have had to face?
*less stress/pressure put on them from society
*more awarness
*other (please state what)

Thanks again.

 

[Be Strong]

thank u

 

[Malefice]

1. What gender are you? Female

2. How old are you? 17

3. What problems have you faced/are you facing as a teen?
*Parental Divorce
*Sexual abuse/assault
*depression
*peer pressure
*smoking
*drug/alcohol abuse
*depression
*stress
*suicide
*eating disorders
*relationship breakdowns (with boyfriends, girlfriends or friends)
*other (please state what)

4. why did you face these problems? What caused them? (eg stress etc)I was bullied at the start of my high school. Was used by a girl who called her my friend and when I decided I didn’t want to be her friend anymore she decided to spread rumors at school that I called up her mum and called her a bitch. Being an athiast in a Christian school made it compulsory to study some sort of religion for school and everyone being and/or saying they were Christian didn’t help got into fights not physical though.

5. How did you deal with the problem/s you faced? At the time suicide(unsuccessful). But changed schools and am now seeing a counsellor. Not many people wanted to be my friend until the next school.

6.Where/who did you seek support from while facing these problems?
*parents
*siblings
*other family members
*friends
*boyfriend/girlfriend
*doctor/s
*professional organisations
*counsellors
*no-one
*other (please state what/who)

7. How do you think future teens can be prevented from facing problems that you and many teens today have had to face?
*less stress/pressure put on them from society
*more awarness
*other (please state what)
People can be considerate of other people if we are to change problems that teens today have to face. There will always be peer pressure to be different things during adolescence however this peer pressure doesn’t have to go so far that it becomes a punishment not an experience.


Good Luck

 

[Be Strong]

thanks

 

[just-a-stranger]

1. What gender are you? female.

2. How old are you? 17

3. What problems have you faced/are you facing as a teen?
*Parental Divorce
*Sexual abuse/assault
*depression
*peer pressure
*smoking
*drug/alcohol abuse
*depression
*stress
*suicide
*eating disorders
*relationship breakdowns (with boyfriends, girlfriends or friends)
*other (please state what) family stuff - but i guess not only teens experience them

4. why did you face these problems? What caused them?

depression - events happening at the time.
stress - HSC pressure plus added social problems.
peer pressure - what kind of teenager doen't experience them?!


5. How did you deal with the problem/s you faced?
you don't. at least i didn't.. i basically sought for distractions that'll cheer me up.

6.Where/who did you seek support from while facing these problems?
*parents
*siblings
*other family members
*friends - not exactly support since they had no idea whats goin on - but i relied on them to cheer me up.
*boyfriend/girlfriend
*doctor/s
*professional organisations
*counsellors
*no-one
*other (please state what/who)

7. How do you think future teens can be prevented from facing problems that you and many teens today have had to face?
*less stress/pressure put on them from society
*more awareness
*other (please state what)
- "prevention" can perhaps never be achieved. these pressures are pretty much meant to be part of the teenage life as if it serves as a rite of passage.
..yeh i don't know if it can be prevented, i'd suggest for people to be more friendly to other people coz u dnt know what they've been through but as if that'll really work.. but im only sayin this coz my friends were the best!

 

[Be Strong]

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[Be Strong]

Just wanted to post and let you all know I don't need anymore survey responses now as I'm finaling my tallys, research data etc. Thanks again for all ur help.