ADOLESCENCE

Adolescence

Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and psychological human development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood . The period of adolescence is most closely associated with the teenage years, though its physical, psychological and cultural expressions may begin earlier and end later. For example, although puberty has been historically associated with the onset of adolescent development, it now typically begins prior to the teenage years and there has been a normative shift of it occurring in preadolescence, particularly in females . Physical growth, as distinct from puberty, and cognitive development generally seen in ...

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adolescence

Noun

  1. The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
    During adolescence, the body and mind go through many complex changes, some of which are difficult to deal with.


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