Adolescence characteristics and problems.
November 07,2022 Litraray Meaning of Adolescence. [1:28 pm, 07/11/2022] shilpa patel: Adolescence (from Latin: adolescere meaning "to grow a transitional and psychological age of human development physical generally occurring during the period from puberty to legal adulthood (age of majority).The period of adolescence is most closely associated with the teenage years, though its physical, psychological and cultural expressions can begin earlier and end later. Physical : • Experience onset of puberty, develop secondary sex characteristics ⚫ Grow rapidly, are often clumsy and uncoordinated • Become highly self-conscious, body image can affect self image ⚫ Fluctuate between hyperactivity and lethargy .Need physical activity Emotional ⚫ They are unpredictable emotionally, are sensitive and prone to outbursts. • Are vulnerable to emotional pleas and can be easily manipulated • Exhibit an increasing capacity for empathy • Experience increasing sexual feeling may engage in sexual b...