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Combining Adventure Therapy And Reality Therapy As A Treatment Approach With Adolescents, Shawn C. Becker
Combining Adventure Therapy And Reality Therapy As A Treatment Approach With Adolescents, Shawn C. Becker
Graduate Research Papers
Adolescence is often considered a time filled with emotional conflict and stress. That stress often gives rise to psychological and behavioral problems for a large number of adolescents (Zigler & Stevenson, 1993). Teens experience poor self-concepts, decreases in self-esteem, depression, and a general inability to cope with the stress experienced during this time period. It is reported that many youth also lack support and guidance from their peers, families, and schools which would normally provide security in the development of successful personal identities (Clagett, 1992).
Current therapeutic approaches need to address these adolescent issues and needs in order to help …