2. 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.
3. Early Adolescence Approximately (11 – 13
years of age)
Middle Adolescence Approximately (14 – 18
years of age)
Late Adolescence Approximately (19 – 24
years of age)
4.
5. 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
Moodiness
Rule- and limit-testing
Greater interest in privacy
Growing sexual interest
6.
7. 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
8. Revealed she had been
suffering from bulimia,
depression and self-mutilation
(cutting) … and later suggested
she had been using drugs and
alcohol.
9.
10. 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
11. 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.
