EMOTIONAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE L. D. ADOLESCENT

Impulsivity and need for immediate gratification…Inhibits good judgment

 Shortsightedness…Limits their goals and ability to plan for the future

Suggestibility…Makes them pray to misguided leadership

 Tend to remain egocentric…concerned only with themselves and their own problems

Conversation…MAY be repetitive and dull or very interesting and entertaining

 Little constructive use of spare time…usually lacks the ability to amuse self…tend to rely on others for companionship

Tend to be naive and gullible…vulnerable to humiliation

 Difficulty perceiving subtleties of social interaction…fail to observe facial and body gestures, tone of voice is often misinterpreted, humor and anger insensitivity

Poor judgment in conversation topics and timing…discouraged form social interaction

 Often the inappropriate behavior reflects prolonged egocentricity and lack of sensitivity to others or paranoia