Youth survival: addressing the role of promoting the acquisition of the prosocial triad and other survival skills in youth.
This article addresses the issue of teaching youth skills that will help them to maximize opportunities and positive consequences and minimize exposure to negative consequences in their lives. These skills will allow them to mature into mentally healthy, productive members of society. Essential skills that are critical to allow this maturational process include developing prosocial skills; the ability to recognize, discriminate the level of threat, and use strategies to avoid danger; and the ability to adapt to the changing demands of his or her environment.
Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics Division, Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI 49048, USA. pratt@kcms.msu.edu
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Brandy M
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000533:Altruism; D001524:Behavioral Medicine; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004645:Empathy; D005194:Family Practice; D005195:Family Relations; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010372:Pediatrics; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012933:Social Identification