PPT-An Overview of Adolescence

Betsy Pfeffer MD Assistant Clinical Professor Pediatrics Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital of New York Presbyterian Columbia University Overview of Adolescence Through the Ages What is Adolescence . 33 No 2 April 2004 pp 101112 2004 The Right to Do Wrong Lying to Parents Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults Lene Arnett Jensen Jeffrey Jensen Arnett S Shirley Feldman and Elizabeth Cauffman Received September 23 2002 revised January 31 2003 acce Masturbation during adolescence. Masturbation typically begins in childhood but becomes more frequent in adolescence. Masturbation frequency is lower among females than males at all ages. Good way to learn about one’s body and release sexual energy. Puberty (pubescence). Puberty is probably initiated by the increased release of the . Gonadotrophic. Releasing Factor (hypothalamus). . The . GRF. causes the increased secretion of Luteinizing Hormone which causes the testes to produce Testosterone and the ovaries to produce . to Adulthood. Aboriginal Bushmen test. Aboriginal bushmen in Australia undergo strenuous survival tests; young tribesmen in Borneo have vine ropes tied around their ankles and then fling themselves earthward from tall tree towers – halting mere inches from the ground. . late adolescence. Lucy . Nganga. In Kenya, most HIV+ children initiate ART in the pre-adolescent period . Over time, these children transition from dependence on their guardians/caregivers to becoming independent. The . Teenage . Brain. Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders and love chatter in place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents, chatter before company; gobble up their food and tyrannize their teachers.. David A. Wolfe, Ph.D.. Centre for Prevention Science. CAMH/University of Toronto. David_Wolfe@CAMH.net. Why Relationships are Key. Developmental goals and transitions . Autonomy / transition / experimentation / intimacy. Students will be able to list 3 physical changes that occur during adolescence.. Students will be able to describe 3 mental changes that adolescents experience.. Students will be able to explain the emotional changes of adolescence.. Conceptualising Adolescence. Shakespeare . (. The Winter’s Tale; Act III). What do you remember of your own adolescence . ? . Best and Worst . T. imes. 5 tasks of adolescence . Integrate physical and sexual maturity . Content on physical development of the adolescent is covered in the PPT Adolescence based on Chapter 19 of . Hockenberry. .. Teen-age Pregnancy adds a whole new set of risks because the adolescent is still developing physically and psychologically. Content on physical development of the adolescent is covered in the PPT Adolescence based on Chapter 19 of . Hockenberry. .. Teen-age Pregnancy adds a whole new set of risks because the adolescent is still developing physically and psychologically. Biological Changes of Puberty. The Physical Changes of Puberty. Puberty is a time period of rapid biological growth. Hormonal changes triggered by hypothalamus. Two classes of sex hormones:. Estrogen—estradiol production 8 times higher in females. Lesson objective – to learn how adolescence develop emotionally during this life stage . What is going on here?. Has anyone challenged their parents in this way?. Lesson objective – to learn how adolescence develop emotionally during this life stage . . . CLASS- VIII SCIENCE. . MODULE 1. . PREPARED BY. . A K MISHRA . . TGT/SS . . A.E.C.S-3, MUMBAI.