DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ADOLESCENCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMERGING ADULTHOOD
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A strictly biological concept relating to sex hormones, not relating to social or psychological factors
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A strictly social and psychological concept, not related to biology or physiology
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The transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence
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Too vague and varied a concept between cultures to be defined
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Detailed explanation-1: -Adolescence is a transitional period from childhood to adulthood, with an onset that includes pubertal maturation and an offset that is marked by independence from the parent.
Detailed explanation-2: -Background. Puberty is a universal experience in normal human development, marking the transition from childhood to adulthood. It is accompanied by physical growth, brain maturation and sexual maturation resulting in reproductive capability [1].
Detailed explanation-3: -Terms in this set (37) What G Stanley Hall called adolescence. The transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence. The period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing.
Detailed explanation-4: -Adolescence is the period of transition between childhood and adulthood. It includes some big changes-to the body, and to the way a young person relates to the world.
Detailed explanation-5: -During the transition from adolescence to adulthood, increasing maturity comes with expectations that one will take responsibility for oneself, make independent decisions, and become self-sufficient (Arnett 2000).