Contemporary Issues Affecting Adolescents
About this chapter
Contemporary Issues Affecting Adolescents maps six widespread problems faced by adolescents in India today and the school's role in preventing each one. The chapter treats bullying as repetitive aggression with an imbalance of power (including cyber bullying); substance use and abuse covering alcohol, tobacco, cough syrup, glue and narcotics; teenage pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections including HIV; depression and suicide with symptoms like sadness, irritability, appetite and weight loss, fatigue, worthlessness and suicidal ideation; juvenile delinquency under the Riyadh Guidelines 1990; and compulsory internet use leading to behavioural addiction. It stresses that 'prevention is better than cure' and details the teacher's role — never dismissing complaints, counselling victims, communicating with parents, building life skills, and a joyful co-operative school climate. CTET Paper 1 tests this through definition recall, cause–effect items, role-of-teacher scenarios and Riyadh Guidelines facts. The four tests — Practice 15, Quiz 15, Hard 15, Mastery 30 — cover all six issues at CTET depth.
Tests in this chapter
Build the basics. Single-concept recall and direct application.
Start test → Quiz 15 questions 15 minTest your understanding. Mixed application across the chapter.
Start test → Hard 15 questions 18 minPYQ-grade. Statement-based, assertion–reasoning, two-step problems.
Start test → Mastery 30 questions 30 minFull-chapter mock. Mixed difficulty, no overlap with the other three.
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