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WEEK: 4
TOPIC: Puberty and Adolescence: (a) Meaning of adolescence (b) Characteristics of adolescents (c) needs of adolescents (d) Challenges of adolescents.
CONTENT: Meaning of adolescence
Sub-Topic 1: Meaning of adolescence
Adolescence is the period in every person’s life that lies between the end of childhood and the beginning of adulthood. It is a period of time a person matures and moves from childhood to adulthood.
An adolescent is, therefore, defined as a young person, male or female, who is developing into adulthood. This developmental stage can be classified into two:
- Early adolescent with age range of 10-13 years.
- Late adolescent with age range of 13-20 years.
Characteristics of adolescents.
The adolescent has some characteristics, which can be observed through changes in the physical structure and behaviors or attitudes. Some of these are:
- Restlessness: Body changes disturb the adolescents emotionally and make them become worried and restless.
- Tension due to developmental differences: The age of reaching puberty among adolescents varies especially between males and females, some reach puberty early (about 11 years) while some reach very late (about 15 years).
- Ideas considered as possibilities: Adolescents have opinions and believe that these opinions are the best and only their ideas can work.
- Search for sophistication: An adolescent wants and likes an ideal life. For instance a girl observes certain changes in herself which make her think that she is matured and therefore, requires some sophistication to enable her cope with the complex environments.
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