Adolescence(9-18 years)
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- Created on: 29-11-15 14:25
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- Adolescence (9-18 years)
- Physical Development
- Boys: Grow taller/heavier Grow pubic chest/facial and underarm hair. Shoulders broaden and chest Voice breaks or deepens (larynx ) Adams apple grows
- Primary sexual characteristics: Male and female reproductive parts you're born with.
- Secondary sexual characteristics: The parts which develop in adolescence
- Testosterone: Hormone produced by the testes that controls the development of the male sexual characteristics
- Oestrogen: A hormone produced by the woman's ovaries that controls the development of sexual characteristics and stimulates change in the reproductive organs
- Emotional Development
- Parents and friends need to be patient and understanding
- Personality is developed-characteristics habits and experiences come together from a personality.
- Intellectual Development
- Abstract thinking: Ability to think about concepts and ideas
- Think more in a logical way to solve problems/teens develop their own set of morals and ideas of right and wrong
- Problems with Abstract Thinking: Thinking for yourself may cause problems/disagreements/Exams and School
- Social Development
- Teenagers start to become more influenced by peers rather than what their parents believe
- Relationships tend to get closer
- Physical Development
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