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ADOLESCENCE

(Transition period b/w childhood & adulthood) A N E E M $ A # E E D " MADE ! ' N A '& T N A & #%AS TAN!A (E%MA #A%AS )A'N

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Adolescenceisatransitionalstageofphysicalandpsychological humandevelopmentthatgenerallyoccursduringtheperiod frompubertytolegaladulthood.

Duringthistimeadolescentsundergocomplexphysicalandemotional changes.

Theendofadolescenceandthebeginningofadulthoodisblurry, asitdiffersforeveryperson.

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ormonesdictatedifferentgrowthinboysandgirls.

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Shortlyafterthegrowthspurt,individualsreachsexualmaturation

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genitals

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*firste-aculation+

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yearslonger

 5ncegrowthspurtbeginsboysgrowrapidlyandfillout*broad
shouldersandthickbodytrunks+

&oysdevelopmoremusclesthangirlsandlargerheartsandlungs 6oicesgraduallydeepenandhairbeginstogrowontheirfaces
andlateronchests

Girls and Puberty

2taboutage$%,girlssuddenlybegintogrow &reastsandhipsbegintofilloutanddeveloppubichair &etween$%/$4,herfirstmenstrualperiod7menarche $,/$#monthsafterfirstperiod,herperiodbecomesmoreregularand
sheiscapableofconceivingachild7althoughpregnanciescanoccur immediatelyfollowingmenarche

8ostsocietiesconsidermenarchethebeginningofwomanhood

 Pubertycanbeanawkward
time,becauseofasynchrony *theconditionduring adolescenceinwhichthe growthormaturationofbody partsisuneven,unbalanced

2dolescentsmaybeselfconsciousandthiscanaffectpersonality
andbehavior