of population division, department of economic and social affairs, United nation 2012, world had 721 million of adolescents aged 12-17 and is expected to increase 762 million in 2030. India is one among the world’s largest adolescent populations with 253 million (Indian census, 2011). Every fifth person in the country is an adolescent in the age group of 10-19 years (Prathiba, 2014). Adolescence is the crucial, transition period of development from childhood to adulthood. It starts with the onset
CONCEPTS Adolescence Adolescence is the age when an individual becomes integrated into the society of adults, the age when the child no longer feels that he/she is below the level of adults but an equal, at least in rights or in other words it is a period of sexual ripeness that transforms a child into biologically mature adults, capable of sexual and reproductive health and the potential consequences of that sexual activity. In this stage, adolescents experience not only physical growth and change
Biosocial development of the person during Adolescence Adolescence is mainly characterized by the progression of emotional as well as social proficiency. Emotional proficiency associates to the capability of an adolescent to control their emotions, whereas social proficiency highlights on an adolescent’s capability to associate effectively with other people (Blakemore & Choudhury, 2006). In this process, adolescents become increasingly aware of having the capability to identify and label
read about the Development of an Adolescent between the ages of 13-18. Child development is a critical factor to consider when parenting children. Stages of development are challenging for parents they have to provide support and guidance meet the child’s needs at different points of life. Adolescence is a time of concentrated physical, sexual, emotional, social and cognitive maturity. There are many physical, cognitive and emotional changes occurring during this phase of development. Normal healthy
Erikson, Melinda is in the ''adolescence'' stage. This stage consists of individuals between the ages of 12 and 18. Erik Erikson's theory is comprised
with the point and help to advance the proposed think about. ON ADOLESCENCE Adolescence, according to Hall (1916), is a period that begins at puberty for about 12 to 13 years, and it ends late at 22 years to 25 years of age. He also describes this period as a period of "sturm und drung" which means "storm and stress". The period of sturm und drung in German literature includes the masterpiece of Schiller
Abuse and Addiction in Adolescence The term abuse can be described as violent acts and misuse of an individual. After reviewing the National Institute of Drug Abuse website, “Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences.” The National Institute of Drug Abuse considers drug abuse to be a form of brain disease. Drug abuse is identified as a brain disease because of the addictive behavior and that drugs
With so many ways to gain information in today’s world, how are we supposed to know exactly how accurate the information portrayed really is? We have the internet, the newspaper, magazines, social media, the news, and so many more ways in which we receive information and knowledge. In order to fully know the truth and accuracy of the popular source, we must do some research of our own. Popular sources tend to exaggerate, leave the actual important information out, and cut out the majority of the
Allison Davis- Adolescence and socialized anxiety Allison Davis talks about the socialization as a process by which an individual learns about new way of learning and interacting with the members of a group or a society. He learns to differentiate between the socially acceptable and not so acceptable behavior by positive and negative reinforcement. Davis talks about the concept of socialized anxiety. As during adolescence socialization and social acceptance is very important , if an individual has
The sequence of a childâ€TMs development can be divided into the following different stages. These are Physical Development, Language and communication, Social and emotional. This is also known as PIES Physical, intellectual, emotional and social development. Physical development Babies to toddlers 0-3 years- Babies physically develop very quickly, they have built in reflexes from birth such as latching on to feed and sucking. Babies grab objects and pass them between their hands. In their first