GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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puberty cannot be distinguished from adolescence
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puberty ends before adolescence
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puberty is the most important marker for the beginning of adolescence
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puberty is a period of rapid physical maturation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following statements about the effects of puberty is NOT true? Most adolescents do not experience adolescence as a time of stress and storm. Biological changes are the dominant influences on adolescence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. Puberty is the time in which a child’s sexual and physical characteristics mature. It occurs due to hormone changes. Adolescence is the period between puberty and adulthood.
Detailed explanation-3: -Adolescence refers to the period of psychological and social transition, generally, involving 10-19 years of age. Puberty refers to the physical transition acquired during teenage. It generally begins at 11 years of age in females and 12 years of age in males.
Detailed explanation-4: -Change in skin colour does not occur during puberty.
Detailed explanation-5: -Voice changes, wet dreams, involuntary erections, and noticeable physical changes such as breast enlargement, acne, widened hips, and growth spurts can cause adolescents to become worried and concerned about being different from their peers.