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Might timing of maturation be considered a risk for drug and/or alcohol use and/or unsafe sexual practices for adolescents? If so, what teens are at a greatest risk for substance abuse and/or unsafe sex? What might schools do about this risk related to timing of maturation?

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Why do adults need to be sensitive to the behaviors and attitudes that stem from adolescent egocentrism? In your response, consider how adolescent egocentrism might be related to eating disorders in adolescence and what might be the role of adults in responding sensitively to this common adolescent trait of character.

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In what ways does formal operational thought influence the choices adolescents make? Do you feel their ability to think abstractly and reason with logic holds a stronger influence than the pressure they feel to be accepted by their peers on the decisions they make regarding smoking and engaging in unprotected sex? Explain your response.

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