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INTRODUCTION Growing up comes with a lot of responsibility, people around expect more as they tend to believe that as one reaches the stage of adulthood they know better and this can have certain effects on one’s life as during this stage of adolescence they are still searching for their true identity, Within this assignment the life of Zoey will be assessed, a young cleaver girl who after her parents’ divorce began to experiment with different drugs perhaps maybe as a coping mechanism. THE SECRET LIFE OF ZOEY 1. What life phase is under discussion in the film? Indicate how the developmental tasks of this phase impacts on the main character, Zoey, and leads to and results in her dependency.[5] Zoey has reached early adulthood (Adolescence) stage, Louw & Louw (2007) defines this stage as a bridge between being a child and becoming an adult raging between the age 13-21, Louw & Louw (2007) indicates that during this phase adolescents are faced with identity development (identity versus identity confusion) during which they need to develop a sense of who they are as they have transcended from being a child to being an adult normally through the help of peers. In Zoey’s case peers played a role due to the fact that there was no stability (stable relationships) at home she turned to her peers searching for a sense of belonging and who she is as a person, as she wanted to belong she started to conform to peers lifestyle of using drugs, alcohol and perhaps as a coping mechanism with her parents being divorce and both expecting a lot from her, even after the incident. 2. What earlier trauma in Zoey's life could possibly be related to her substance dependency? [3] The divorce of her parents, She was required to alternate betw... ... middle of paper ... ... schools and this can affect the learning process of pupils . CONCLUSION In Zoey’s case one thing that a person can take from it is that in most cases no matter how small the situation is it can affect the child and if the family does not deal with it, it can do greater harm .Teenager are exposed to substances (alcohol, drugs) everywhere and this means families should became a stable support system for the child by so doing they will be to helping the child not get caught in peer group pressure. REFERENCE LIST Eberlien, R. (2010). Lifestyle changes to beat addiction: A guide to drug free-living. Gauteng, Randburg:Knowers Publishing. Louw, A., Louw, D.(2010).Child and Adolescent development. Free State, Bloemfontein: Psychology Publication Van Wormer, K., Davis, D, R. (2013). Addiction treatment: A strength perspective. Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole.

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