HSC COURSE: PDHPE: Option 1: Health of Young
People QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
The nature of young people's lives - ANSWER A person between the ages 12
and 24 years is considered a young person
A stage full of significant transition from childhood to adulthood.
Influential adults play an important role in helping shape the physical, mental,
emotional, social, cultural and spiritual health of young people.
How the developmental stage can vary in motivations, values, sociocultural
background - ANSWER This is driven by increased hormonal activity, namely
testosterone in males and oestrogen in females.
These changes generally commence earlier for girls and all young people develop
at different rates.
Greater diversity in appearance is evident and this can trigger much insecurity.
This period is also marked by emotional instability and social changes as
independence increases.
Socioeconomic background can influence the opportunity that a young person
has in receiving an education, maintaining positive health behaviours and
undertaking recreational pursuits.
,Attitudes, values and motivational levels.
- Evident in their commitment to their school work, their ambitions later in life
and their desire to live a healthy fulfilling life.
- Shaped by their experiences within the family home and also the powerful
influence of peers.
The influence of family and peers - ANSWER The family life of a young person
plays an important role in nurturing and guiding development in the early years of
life.
Positive - teaching morality
Negative - abuse
As young people develop they can move more towards their peers.
Positive - trauma support
Negative - reckless driving
Influence of prevailing youth cultures - ANSWER There is a vast range of
subcultures that exist among Australian young people.
Members of these groups can be like-minded and can be identified by their music,
clothing, appearance, language, behaviours and attitudes.
Positive - sense of belonging and identity
Negative - promoting violence and drinking
,The influence of global events and trends. - ANSWER The global view of
today's youth is much smaller than in past generations.
People can communicate face-to-face using the internet and skype. The media
has also changed, as reports of world events such as disasters and violence are
seen and heard about as they are happening.
There is also an increase in this kind of news which tends to make young people
feel insecure about the world they live in.
Increases communication and involvement.
The influence of technology - ANSWER The availability of the internet on
computers and phones allow easy connection to anyone around the world using
social media.
Increases role of collaboration and teamwork
Potential for misuse and harm from excessive use of technology.
- Cyberbullying
- Damaging online profiles
- Decreased physical activity levels
- Poorly shaped attitudes and values
Nature - Young People - ANSWER The health status of young people is getting
better and their self-reported quality of health is very high.
, This is due to improved educational standards that young people face. More
young people now complete year 12 and gain post school qualifications.
Some current and concerning issues include mental health problems, substance
abuse and increasing rates of obesity.
- These are largely preventable ad based on lifestyle behaviors
Some of the reasons for these specific health problems include
- Increasing independence
- Exposure to relationship breakdown
- Abuse with the family
- Conflicting and confusing messages
- Level of egocentrism
Mortality - Young People - ANSWER Overall mortality rates are relatively low
and have decreased significantly since the late 1970's
Death rates among Indigenous young people remain higher than the rest of the
population as do death rates of young people from low socioeconomic
background and rural and remote regions
For all deaths in this category, the majority occur in males 18-24 years old.
Most deaths are from MVA (a result of increased risk taking) and suicide - both
rates are decreasing.
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