Consideraciones sobre el intervalo de vulnerabilidad de la adolescencia

  1. José Víctor Orón Semper
  2. Luis Enrique Echarte Alonso
Revista:
Cuadernos de bioética

ISSN: 1132-1989 2386-3773

Año de publicación: 2017

Volumen: 28

Número: 92

Páginas: 13-27

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Cuadernos de bioética

Resumen

En este artículo se explora la hipótesis de que si bien, la maduración relacionada con habilidades cognitivas alcanza su madurez entorno a la quincena primera de vida, la maduración de las habilidades sociales se retrasa hasta bien entrado los veinte. Nuestro objetivo es tratar de definir cuál es esa ventana de posibilidad/vulnerabilidad y cuál es la situación madurativa del joven en ese intervalo. En este contexto, argumentamos cómo la determinación del momento madurativo del cierre de la adolescencia tiene repercusiones sobre la valoración de la autonomía en la toma de decisiones de la persona. Concretamente señalamos aquellas vinculadas a la valoración de la autonomía del joven en cuestiones sanitarias, y también en responsabilidad penal. En las conclusiones ofrecemos algunos criterios educativos que puedan servir de orientación para la implementación tanto de políticas sociales como de programas educativos.

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