Adolescence age

13 to 18 Year
Old
• Physical growth

• Physiological growth

• Secondary sex characteristics

• Cognitive development

• Emotional development

• Social development
 Adolescence
• Is derived the Latin verb “Adolescere” which means to grow into maturity

• It is a biosocial transition from childhood to adulthood

• It is based on childhood experiences and accomplishments.

• Adolescence refers to the behavioral characteristics of this period that

are
influenced by physical and cultural changes
• Period of rapid physical and biological changes with may leads to competence,
tension, frustration and feeling of insecurity
Adolescence is a period of stress and
strain, storm and strife
 Adolescence

 It begins with the appearance of secondary sex characteristics and ends when
somatic growth is completed and the individual is psychological mature.
 Through formal operational thinking, adolescent can deal with a problem.
 Physical growth:

Height:

• Height of grails will be maximum between the age 16-17

• By the age of 13, the adolescent triples his birth length.

• Males gains 10 to 30cm in height.

• Females gains less height than males as they gain 5 to 20cm.

• Growth in height ceases at 16 or 17 years in females and 18 to 20in males

 Physical growth
Weight:

• Growth spurt begins earlier in girls (10–14 years, while it is 12–16 in boys).

• Males gains 7 to 30kg, while female gains 7 to 25kg.

• Trunk broadens
 Physical growth

• Digestive, circulatory and responding system fully develops

• Body tissues, skeleton starts growing

• Tissues other than bones continue to develop

 Appearance of secondary sex characteristics

Secondary sex characteristics in girls

• Increase in transverse diameter of the pelvis.

• Development of the breasts.

• Change in the vaginal secretions.

• Growth of pubic and axillary hair.

• Menstruation (first menstruation is called menarche, which occurs between 12 to

13 years).
• Endocrine system temporary imbalance of the entire endocrine system in early
adolescence and sex grounds become functional
 Appearance of secondary sex characteristics

Secondary sex characteristics in boys

• Increase in size of genitalia.

• Swelling of the breast.

• Growth of pubic, axillary, facial and chest hair.

• Change in voice.

• Rapid growth of shoulder breadth.

• Production of spermatozoa (which is sign of puberty).

Emotional development

 This period is heightened emotions, glands function comes under socials pressure
 Problem related to romance
 Easily excited and explode emotionally( 14 years)
 Temper tantrums, mood swing
 Intense self consciousness
 Day dreaming in common
 Adolescent exhibits alternating and recurrent episodes of disturbed behavior
with periods of quite one. He may become hostile or ready to fight, complain or
resist every thing.
 Adolescence period is also called:

• Period of temporary insanity

• Period of 4S (stress, storm, stream and strife)

• Increased compassion patterns, love, anger, jealousy,

• Emotion of love

- Auto- egotism (self love)

- Homo- sexuality

- Hetero sexuality
Intellectual or mental characteristics

• Development of intelligence

• Increases in span of attention

• Development of memory

• Development of imagination

• Widening of interest
 Peer
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As adolescence approaches, the family’s influence diminishes
• The peer group becomes an important social force

• The need for peer approval can affect decisions concerning participation in
physical activity positively or negatively
 Social development

He needs to know "who he is" in relation to family and society, i.e., he

develops a sense of identity. If the adolescent is unable to formulate a
satisfactory identity from the multi-identifications, sense of self-confusion
will be developed according to Erikson:
Adolescent shows interest in other sex.
He looks for close friendships.
 Developmental task
• Is a task which arises at on a certain period in the life of the individual,
successful achievement of which leads to his/her happiness and to success with
later task while failure leads to unhappiness and difficulty with later tasks.
• Developmental task are based on the needs of the society.

• The major task facing adolescents is to create a stable identity and become
complete and productive adults.
• A developmental task represents our culture's definition of "normal"
development at different points in the life span.
 Developmental tasks that enable adolescents to create an
Identity.

• Achieving new and more mature relations with others, both boys and girls, in
their age group.
• Achieving a masculine or feminine social role.

• Accepting one's physique

• Achieving emotional independence from parents and other adults

• Preparing for marriage and family life

• Preparing for an economic career.

• Acquiring a set of values and an ethical system as a guide to

behavior -- developing an ideology.
• Desiring and achieving socially responsible behavior
Adolescent Developmental stages

1 Early( 10-14 years)

2 Middle( 15-17 years)

3 late(>17 years)
 Adolescent developmental stages
Central question
Early Middle Late

Am I normal? Who am I? where I am going?

“ where do I belong?”

Major developmental issues

o Coming to terms puberty o New intellectual powers
o Struggle for autonomy commence o New sexual drives
o Same sex peer relationships o Experimentation and risk- taking
o Mood swings o Relationships have self-
centered o
o Need for peer group acceptance
quality
o Emergence of sexual identity
o Independence from parents
o Realistic body image
o Acceptance of sexual identity
Clear educational and vocational
goals, own value system
o Developing mutually caring and
responsible relationship
 Adolescent developmental stages
Main concern

Middle late
Early
o Influence of peers o Self- responsibility
o Anxieties about body shape and
o Tensions between family o Achieving economic independence
changes and
individual over assertions of autonomy o Developing intimate relationship.
o Comparison with peers
o Balancing demand of family and peers
o Prone to fad behavior and risk taking
o Strong need for privacy
o Maintaining ethnic identity
while striving to fit in with dominant
culture
 Adolescent developmental stages
Cognitive development

Early Middle Late

o Still fairly concrete thinkers o Able to think more rationally o Longer attention span
o Less able to understand subtlety o Concerned about o Ability to think more abstractly
o individual o
Daydreaming common freedom and rights More able to synthesis information
o Difficulty identifying how their o Able to accept more responsibility and apply it to themselves
immediate behavior impacts on the for consequences of own behavior o Able to think into the future and
future o Begin to take on greater anticipate consequences of their
responsibility within family as part actions
of cultural identity
 Adolescent developmental stages

Practice points

Early Middle Late

o Reassure about normality o Address confidentiality concerns o Ask for open-
o Ask more direct than open- ended o ended
Always assess for health risk questions
questions behavior o Focus interventions on short
o Base interventions needed on o Focus intervention on short to and long term goals
immediate or short- term outcomes medium term outcomes. o Address prevention
o Help identify possible adverse o Relate behaviors to immediate more broadly
outcomes if they continue the physical and social concerns
undesirable behavior
 Needs of Adolescents

1- primary or Physiological needs( oxygen, water, food, rest and sleep)

• Rest needs is about 8 hours.

• Separate physical education programs

 Needs of adolescents
2- secondary or socio- Psychological needs

• A balance between security and freedom

• Need for love

• Need for approval

• Need for self- expression

• Different types of Co- Activities are for providing

curricular needed new
experiences and utilising energy
• Sex education on the suitable basis is needed.

• Unobtrusive adult guidance is needed

 Needs of Adolescents

• Need for freedom from dependence

• Need for association with the opposite sex.

• Needs for self support

• Need for philosophy of life

An adolescent is a problem- individual. There are many problem around him and he
needs help and guidance for their solution at every step.

- Excessive energy: In take of food is increased the general health is also improved.
The result is excessive energy.
Our traditional schools do not provide such physical activities. Consequently the
adolescent is restless. Various activities act as sublimation for the adolescent
and
they feel relieve.
• With the advent of adolescence the gonads come into activity for first time. The
appearance of secondary sexual characteristics is to the same. They produce
emotional upheaval in the adolescent.
• The first appearance of menstrual course or nocturnal emission bewilders and
shock the adolescent who is quit ignorant about it. the school should supply the
right kind of information regarding sex at this stage. Due to ignorance about sex,
many promising personalities are doomed
Aggressiveness or withdrawal
• When an adolescent can not adjust himself with the world he grows to be
aggressive or withdrawal from the field and his personality is arrested. If the
conflict is too serious he regresses
• The school should be provide sample opportunities to the children to express
themselves properly. Co curricular activities, scouting students self- government
and changed the methods of instruction can go along way in enabling the
adolescent to adjust himself with the world.
Rebellious Attitude
• The adolescent are no more children. They should be recognized as young men
and women in the school as well as in the home. Their craving for the
independence should be satisfied to some extent. They should be given some
responsibility.
• They turn to be very obedient if they be trusted. But things do not work smoothly
in ordinary school and home. Their sense of independence and responsibility is
seldom recognized. The result is rebellion against authority.
Physical awkwardness
• Most of the adolescent have the sense of physical clumsiness. Consequently
their movement stand to be awkward and unbalanced. They may be corrected in
the playground and on the stage. Game and dancing will given them harmonious
and balanced movement social service at the occasion of festival etc. practical
work can help the children in this respect.
Excessive- day dreaming
• Excessive- day dreaming is normal at this stage but when it grows to excessive it
may be injurious as far as development of personality is concerned.
• It is the ambition to be freedom from parental sovereign. The individual
hates control of the parents. He seeks identity to himself.
• The teacher should note that the adolescent are active and busy in their
studies and other aspects of their life.
• The children are indulging in excessive- day dreaming should be encouraged to be
constructive and creative.
Economic independence
• Money from parents for personal expense is a major problem.
Emotional Tension
• Emotional development is at maximum and instable.

• Self respect and personal pride make the individual emotionally bad .

• He expect the things to be done as he aspires.

Personal appearance
• This is the significant problem. The adolescent is worried about the appearance
with modern and latest life style at any coast.
Morphological/ developmental problem
• Over growth of hair or under growth of hair.

• Over weight and under weight.

• Skin color problems

• Facial deformities, pimples, etc

• Abnormal growth of genital and breast

Psychological problems
• Ignorance about many basic facts leads to problems like
psychological misconception about sexual feeling, sex related
• issues.
Misconception about child birth, reproduction
• Misconception about coitus menstrual cycles.

• Fear about sex and sexual issue.

Psychological problems

• Guilt about sex related issue.

• Complex about skin color, abilities, and beauty
• Inexplicable conception about dress ad fashion codes.
• Wrong and unrealistic ideologies about friendship and courtship
• Attraction towards opposite sex
• Exceptional vulnerability to suicide psychology.
Social
• Intense closeness with brother sister and friends.

• Unpredictable and volatile relationship with friend

• Unrealistic social perception about violence, sex, love as influenced by media.

• Fear/ imagination about marriage life

Educational
• Tension of attending the classes, examination and test.

• Low IQ feeling

• Fear about failure in examination

• Fear about low score

• Worry about future career

• Misconception about teacher.

 Adolescents problem with reference to Indian
context
• Perplexity with regard to somatic variation

• Problem related with intensification of sex- consciousness

• Adjustment difficulties with parents

• Childhood- adulthood conflict.

• Adjustment difficulties with school discipline.

• Adjustment difficulties with community

 Causes of Emotional Disturbance
• Main causes intense self-consciousness, strong feeling of inferiority, unhappy
relation with parents, disgust or fear of first experience of sex emotion.
• Change of the roles of the adolescent at home, school, society, from dependence
to independence life with great responsibility leads to emotional disturbance.
• Attitude of parents( still leading them as children high expectation of
parents, community and society)
• Difficulty to adjust with members of opposite sex.
 Causes of Emotional Disturbance

• Political, religious and social controversy.

• Failure to achieve designed success.

• Too strict discipline or lack of understanding.

• Uncertainly about future

Symptom of Emotional Disturbance

• Physical symptoms:

Biting the teeth, licking lips, nail, pulling hair,

 Symptom of Emotional Disturbance

• Physiological symptoms:

- Aggression, hyperactivity adult, shyness and withdrawing.

 Education for Adolescents
• Adjustment with school discipline:
- School should assume responsibility for vocational guidance
- School should not implant habits of unquestioning obedience which inhibits the
growth of young people towards these dependence
- Teacher need to be understanding, good counselors. Maintenance of
emotional tolerance
 Education for Adolescents

• Training in the art of living together

• Development of child’s entire personality
• Recognize individual differences
• Freedom of self development
• Development of scientific attitude
• Value of interdependence
• Satisfaction of the urage for practical activity.
• Physical exercise and activities.
• Discouraging tight and sleeveless dress
 Role of the teacher in solving the problems

1- proper physical development

The teacher should plan for this aspect in following manner:
• By organizing various types of physical exercises, sport and games.

• By imparting the proper knowledge about physical and health education.

• By organizing various extracurricular activities.

 Role of the teacher in solving the problems

2- proper mental Development

The mental development of adolescent should be according to the
following lines:
o It should be according to the ability and aptitude of the pupil.

o They should study both art and science

o Excursion too various places may be organized

o Modern methods of teaching should be used to teach various subjects.

 Role of the teacher in solving the problems

2- proper mental development

• All the school teacher should try to impart him necessary guidance as and
when
required.
• They should be entrusted with responsibility so as to develop a
feeling of responsibility in them.
• There are individual differences among students. Every child should be able to
find out subjects of his choice.
 Role of the teacher in solving the problems

3- proper emotional Development

The emotional development of adolescent should be as follow:
• Try to sublimate the lower emotions of the child.

• A healthy emotional atmosphere should be maintain at school.

• Try to avoid frustration among the adolescents.

• The teacher should play due regard to the personality of each child.

• The adolescent should be imparted proper knowledge about sex. If this aspect is
properly attended to it would lead to a better emotional development.
 Role of the teacher in solving the problems

4- proper social development

The social development of adolescent should be as follow:
• He should have knowledge about social relation and the art of group living.
Various group activities may be organized.
• A right and rational attitude towards democracy should be develop in the school
atmosphere. This would enable the child develop his own philosophy of life.
Define Adolescence:

Process or state of growing to maturity

Process of growing from adulthood to old age
When you get old
When you are a child
Peer pressure is:

Always negative

Means conforming to your friends

Increases throughout adolescence

Has not effect on adults