To Sum Up

To sum up, the transition from childhood to adolescence is complex, involving change in many different aspects of an individual’s life. While the transition through adolescence is inevitable for a sound development, the speed and degree of these changes may overload the capacity of many young to cope and result in a potential experience of stress. Teenagers must therefore develop a range of mechanisms which allow them to function effectively in the face of the stress which comes about the transition of adolescence.

The stress response is consequently part instinct and has part to do with the way we think. Some stress may be seen as a motivating force, it is important to manage stress level so that it does not have an adverse impact on health and relationships
Age, developmental maturity, and experience can influence posttraumatic stress reactions. More than twenty years of studies have confirmed that school-age children and adolescents can experience the full range of posttraumatic stress reactions that are seen in adults. We might wish to believe that children under five years of age are too young to know what was happening and whatever impression was left would be forgotten soon. However, recent studies show that traumatic experiences affect the brains, minds, and behavior of even very young children, causing similar types of reactions as seen in older children and adults.
Adolescents are particularly challenged by posttraumatic stress reactions. They can easily interpret many of these reactions as regressive or childlike. They may interpret their reactions as signs of "going crazy," of being weak, or of being different from everyone else. They may be embarrassed by bouts of fear and exaggerated physiological responses. They may harbor the belief that they are unique in their pain and suffering. These reactions may result in a sense of personal isolation. Grief reactions, however painful, are often easier for them to understand and accept than posttraumatic