ADOLESCENCE

13-19 YEARS
 ADOLESCENCE
■ Adolescence comes from the Latin word
‘adolescere’ which means- to grow
■ Crucial stage between childhood and
adulthood
■ Period of storms and stresses
■ Begins at puberty
 ADOLESCENCE
■ Early adolescence – rapid physical and
intellectual development

■ Middle adolescence- adjustment to the

changes of early adolescence

■ Later adolescence- responsibilities, choices

and opportunities of adulthood
 Physical Development
Height-
■ rapid increase due to increased production
of hormones
■ Girls mature early and grow rapidly than
boys during early adolescence
■ Boys grow during middle adolescences
■ During later adolescence, both boys and
girls grow but at a slower rate
 Physical Development
■ Puberty is a series of physiological changes
that render the immature organism
capable of reproduction
■ Development of primary and secondary
sexual characteristics
■ Onset of puberty is earlier in girls
 Physical Development
The early signs of puberty in girls are
■ Appearance of pubic hair
■ Appearance of hair under armpit
■ Increased activation of sweat glands
■ Development of breasts
■ Rounding of pelvis due to fusion of bones
■ Fat deposition
 Physical Development
The early signs of puberty in boys are
■ Appearance of pubic hair
■ Appearance of hair in the armpits, face,
forearms, chest and legs
■ Occurrence of nocturnal emission
■ Breaking of the voice
 Mental Development
■ Can think abstractly-formal operational thinking
■ Manipulate symbols
■ Form concepts
■ Deal with the ideas which do not involve them
personally
■ Use logical reasoning to reach to the facts
■ Specific interests
■ High imagination ( fantasy, daydreaming)
■ Becomes aware of his limitations in thinking
 Emotional Development
■ Period of heightened emotionality
■ Want to live independently but are dependent on
adults
■ Sensitive to rejection
■ Increase in concentration and self control
■ More attached to peers
■ Influence of role models
■ Conscious about themselves
■ Development of self concept and self esteem
 Emotional Development
■ A stormy period- period of conflicts
Lot of emotional instability due to rapid
physical growth and sudden changes in the
body
■ Period of fear and anxiety
Because of unexpressed fears and feeling of
guilt due to bodily changes
 Social Development
■ Peer group becomes important
■ Hero-worship
■ Need for status- adulthood
■ Need independence
■ A period of storm and stress
■ Generation gap
 Education during Adolescence
■ Helped in making adjustments with sudden
physiological changes
■ Given independence in the ways of studying
■ Act like a friend
■ Helped to stabilize emotions and emotions
should be properly trained and diverted
towards constructive ends
■ Learning experiences should be provided
according to their interests and aptitude
 Education during Adolescence
■ Provision of personal and vocational
guidance
■ Provision of wide range of experiences
■ Community participation
■ Provision for free expression of their fears
and anxieties
■ Involvement of parents
 Problems of Adolescence
■ Emotional disorders
■ Drug and alcohol abuse
■ Delinquency
■ Risk of pregnancy
■ Risk of AIDS