ADOLESCENCE
Adolescence is the word that derived from Latin "adolescere" that means grow up.
The period between childhood and adulthood is called adolescence. WHO defined adolescents as people within the age group of 10-19 years.
According to Saundra K. Ciccarelli Adolescence is the period of life from about age 13 to the early 20s,
Although in the past, adolescence was always defined as the “teens,” from ages 13 to 19, adolescence isn’t necessarily determined by chronological age.
It also concerns how a person deals with life issues such as work, family, and relationships. So although there is a clear age of onset, the end of adolescence may come earlier or later for different individual.
Definition
Stanley Hall " Adolescence is the period of great stress and strain,storm and strife."
A.T. Jersild "Adolescence is that span of years during which boys and girls move from childhood to adulthood -mentally,emotionally,socially and physically."
Developmental Characteristics of Adolescence
Physical Development
Physiological changes at puberty promote rapid growth, the maturity of sexual organs, and development of secondary sex
characteristics.
Cognitive Development
During adolescence, formal operational thinking becomes well developed and integrated in a significant percentage of adolescents.
Social Development
Social relationships in early adolescence are centered in the peer group. Group values guide individual behaviour.
Friends are more often selected on personal characteristics and mutual interests. The peer group declines in importance,individual friendships are strengthened.
characteristics of adolescence
Auto-Eroticism
The adolescents love their body.they wear costly dress to attract the attention of others
Hero-worship;
In this period it is prominent characteristics to worship their ideal man or woman and try to follow as role model for their life.
they are
Creative
Introspective
challenge everything
need respect from others
Risk-taking behaviour
group loyalty
interest in social welfare
explore spiritual matters
vocational interest
identity formation
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