Reflect on the following questions based on your teenage years. Respond to the questions at your comfort level. Your responses will not be submitted with your assignment.

• What type of music did you listen to? Did it have an influence on your personality?
• What type of relationship did you have with your parents or guardians?
• What were your interests and hobbies in life?
• Did you feel that adults considered your thoughts and feelings? Did they take you seriously?
• How well did you fit in with your peers?
• Where or from whom did you learn about sex?
• What were your comfortable feelings about your body?
• What embarrassed you?
• How did you do in school?
• What did you want to be when you grew up?
• Did you have troubled areas that reoccurred?

Write a 350- to 700-word self-analysis based on your answers. Include the following:

• Describe two to three challenges you experienced as an adolescent.
• Why do you consider these experiences developmental challenges?
• Which areas of development were affected by these challenges?
• How can identifying these challenges influence your effectiveness as a counselor?