In this article we will discuss about physical, cognitive, social and emotional development during adolescence. Physical Development during Adolescence: The beginning of adolescence is signaled by a sudden increase in the rate of physical growth. While this growth spurt occurs for both sexes, it starts earlier for girls (at about age ten or eleven) than for boys (about age twelve [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Motor Development in Adolescence 2. Emotional Development in Adolescence 3. Social Development 4. Mental Development. Motor Development in Adolescence: There is simultaneous growth and development in physical, emotional, social and mental dimension of a child. The important feature is that there is proportionate and integrated development at all stages. The psychological changes, [...]
Cognitive-field psychologists make a sharp distinction between psychological adolescence and physical pubescence. To them the social-psychological aspect of adolescence is its major feature. They recognize that change in behaviour which are supposed to characterize the adolescent period seem at first sight to provide excellent support for a biological view, and that adolescence is related to sexual hormones and to certain [...]
