Getting into Adolescent HEADS!

Generic Adolescent Health Issues

H

Home - relationships, social support, household chores
Where do you live? Who do you live with?

E

Education - school, exams, work experience, career
Are you at school? What year are you in? What is your favourite subject?

E

Exercise – general

How do you keep fit? What about dancing, martial arts….

A

Activities – peers
What do you do for fun? What do you do with your friends?

Affect - Many young people feel down or sad at times. When did you
last feel like this? Have you ever felt that life is not worth living?

Ambitions - What do you want to do when you leave school?

D

Dental Care

Diet - calcium, vitamin D, weight, caffeine

Driving

Drugs, cigarettes, alcohol - Some young people experiement with cigarettes and alcohol. In your year at
school, do people smoke, drink, or use illicit drugs? What about your friends?
And you?

S

Sex - concerns, periods, contraception
Most young people become more interested in closer relationships at your
age. Do you have a close friends? Have you ever been sexually active?

Sleep

Adapted from: Goldenring JM, Cohen E. Getting into adolescent heads. Contemp Pediatr 1988