THE ADOLESCENCE

Members :Heinton Chavez

Gabriela Mendoza

Lucila Vivanco

Teacher : Ruth Castillo R.

Group : G3AM

What is Adolescence?The term adolescence is commonly used to describe the transition stage between childhood and adulthood. Adolescence is also equated to both the terms “teenage years” and “puberty.” However adolescence is not exclusive to either of these terms. Puberty refers to the hormonal changes that occur in early youth; and the period of adolescence can extend well beyond the teenage years. In fact, there is no one scientific definition of adolescence or set age boundary. There are key development changes that nearly all adolescents experience during their transition from childhood to adulthood.

Stages of Adolescence

Early Adolescence Approximately (11 – 13years of age)

Middle Adolescence Approximately (14 – 18years of age)

Late Adolescence Approximately (19 – 24years of age)

Early Adolescence (11 –13years of age)

Physical Development Cognitive Development Social-Emotional Development

Puberty: grow body hair, increase perspiration and oil production in hair and skin

Girls – breast and hip development, onset of menstruation

Boys – growth in testicles and penis, wet dreams, deepening of voice

Tremendous physical growth: gain height and weight

Growing capacity for abstract thought

Mostly interested in present with limited thought to the future

Intellectual interests expand and become more important

Deeper moral thinking

Struggle with sense of identity

Feel awkward about one’s self and one’s body; worry about being normal

Realize that parents are not perfect; increased conflict with parents

Increased influence of peer group

Desire for independence

Tendency to return to “childish” behavior, particularly when stressed

MoodinessRule- and limit-testingGreater interest in privacy

Growing sexual interest

Middle Adolescence (14 – 18 years of age)

Physical Development Cognitive Development Social-Emotional Development

Puberty is completed

Physical growth slows for girls, continues for boys

Continued growth of capacity for abstract thought

Greater capacity for setting goals

Interest in moral reasoning

Thinking about the meaning of life

Intense self-involvement, changing between high expectations and poor self-concept

Continued adjustment to changing body, worries about being normal

Tendency to distance selves from parents, continued drive for independence

Driven to make friends and greater reliance on them, popularity can be an important issue

Feelings of love and passion

Increased sexual interest

Revealed she had been suffering from bulimia, depression and self-mutilation (cutting) … and later suggested she had been using drugs and alcohol.

Demi Lovato

Late Adolescence (19 – 24 years of age)

Physical Development Cognitive Development Social-Emotional Development

Young women, typically, are physically fully developed

Young men continue to gain height, weight, muscle mass, and body hair

Ability to think ideas through from beginning to end

Ability to delay gratification

Examination of inner experiences

Increased concern for future

Continued interest in moral reasoning

Firmer sense of identity, including sexual identity

Increased emotional stability

Increased concern for others

Increased independence and self-reliance

Peer relationships remain important

Development of more serious relationships

Social and cultural traditions regain some of their importance

Lindsay Lohan

Crashed her car, went to rehab, got arrested for driving under the influence, went back to rehab, got arrested for driving under the influence again, went back to rehab, went to jail for five hours, served house arrest, got into a fight with a worker at the Betty Ford Clinic, stole a necklace (allegedly), failed a drug test, wore an alcohol monitoring ankle bracelet, appeared in court nine times in 10 months, and worked at the L.A. County morgue. Oh and posed nude for Playboy. We can't forget that.