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Describe two external stressors that are unique to adolescents. Discuss what risk-taking behaviors may result from the external stressors and what support or coping mechanism can be introduced.

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These external stressors may cause risk-taking behaviors such as abuse of drugs and alcohol. When adolescents join college, they struggle with socializing and end up being lonely, which prompts them to use drugs and alcohol. Others abuse substances to please their peers and fit in. Sexual intimacies are also risky behaviors that may result in unwanted pregnancies and abortions among campus students. Crimes also increase among campus students, such as shoplifting and vandalism (Tate et al. 2017). The pressure to have money to buy the latest fashions is high, and some students lack adequate resources for a luxurious lifestyle.

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