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Casemore, Bradley P. – 1990
Each generation of adolescents is exposed to a wider array of stressors and environmental deficits. Use, abuse, and dependence on alcohol and other drugs greatly impairs youths' ability to develop fully, and exacerbates and compounds other biopsychosocial problems. Physiologically, the onset of secondary sex characteristics, the growth spurt,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks