The document discusses several common problems faced by adolescents, including information overloading, substance abuse, depression, suicidal tendencies, loneliness, cybercrimes, gender issues, and psychosomatic disorders. It provides details on information overloading, including its effects like negatively impacting quality of information, causing short-term memory issues, problems with learning and problem-solving, fatigue, and anxiety. Solutions proposed for information overloading include filtering information, multitasking, prioritizing, time management training, and information literacy training. Substance abuse, depression, suicidal tendencies, and loneliness are also examined in detail.

1. Problems of Adolescents
Suresh Babu.G
Asst. Professor in General
Education
CTE, CPAS Paippad

2. Problems of Adolescents
 Information overloading
 Substance abuse
 Depression
 Suicidal Tendencies
 Loneliness
 Cybercrimes and related problems
 Gender related problems
 Psycho-somatic disorder
 Sex abuse

3. Information overloading (nick
named infobesity)
 It is a term popularized by Alvin Toffler in
1970 ( book Future Shock ) . It refers to
the difficulty a person can have
understanding an issue and making
decisions that can be caused by the
presence of too much information.

4.  Effects of information overloading on
adolescents
1. Adversely affect the quality of
information
2. Make Short term memory
3. Problems in learning and creative
problem solving
4. Too much stimuli causes restless in
students
5. Causes fatigue syndrome – loss of
confidence ,loss of focus in work etc

5.  It affect quick decision making
 It causes anxiety and deteriorates
overall mental health of individuals
 Cause for short term memory

6. Solutions
 Filtering – attention on useful
information
 Multitasking
 Queuing
 Escaping
 Prioritizing
 Satisficing
 Altering
 Shifting

7.  Time management training
 Bussiness writing training
 Information literacy training
 Chunking and mnemonics training
 Offer technology training

8. Substance Abuse
 Drug abuse due to peer pressure
 Common in adolescents stage
 Addiction is problematic
 Causes violence and even death
 Loss control

9. Depression , Suicidal Tendencies
, Loneliness
 Depression is a psychological disorder
involves intense feeling of sadness , lack
of energy and feeling of hopelessness
and despair
 Causes
1. Sadness
2. Irritability
3. Withdrawal from family and friends
4. Loss of interest
5. Change in sleep and eating habits

10.  Negative effects
Problems in School
Running away
Drug and alcohol abuse
Low self esteem
Internet addiction
Violence
Reckless behaviour

11. Solution for the problem
 Holding Back
 Listen them
 Communicate
 Councilining

12. Suicidal Tendency
Main causes
• Depression
• Tension
• Emotional changes in adolescent period
Problems outside their control
• Divorce
• A new family formation
• Moving to a different community
• Physical or sexual abuse
• Alcoholism in home
• Subsistence abuse

13. Remedies
• Quick assistance
• Good support
• Talk about their feeling and give
proper measures for it
• Give treatment if necessary

14. Loneliness