PSYCHOSEXUAL PROBLEMS IN THE CONTRACEPTIVE CONSULTATION – BEGINNING SEXUAL ACTIVITY (EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
Others at this stage in their emotional development are still trying to assert their individuality and establish themselves as adults in the eyes of authority (parents and other parental figures such as teachers and social workers). The irony is that they do so in an irresponsible way, demonstrating to the parental figures that they cannot be relied upon to be sensible and adult. For this group, becoming pregnant is often a subconscious way of proving to the parent that they are old enough to be treated as an adult, so they forget their Pills and fail to turn up for their repeat appointments.
Peer group pressure may make some girls attend for contraception when they do not need any. Their regular attendance and acceptance of packets of Pills may hide a hidden desperation that they are not like other girls.
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