8. Cont…
GIRLS ( 9.5-14.5 yrs)
Height: 5 to 20 cm.
Weight: 7 to 25 kg.
BOYS (10.5-16 yrs)
Height: 10 to 30 cm.
Weight: 7 to 30 kg.
9. GROWTH PATTERNS
Patterns of growth pictured two ways: The first figure shows
height at a given age, while the second shows the increase that
occurs from birth through the end of the teen years. Notice the
differences in growth between boys & girls.
12. PUBERTY: THE START OF SEXUAL
MATURATION
PUBERTY is the period when sexual
organs mature, beginning earlier for girls
than for boys.
Girls begin puberty about 11 or 12;
Boys begin at 13 or 14.
14. Endocrine And Reproductive Systems:
Sex Characteristics
Primary sex characteristics
Growth of testes and penis
Growth of ovaries, uterus, and vagina
Secondary sex characteristics
Breast development
Changing voice pitch
Beard growth
Body hair
16. ADOLESCENT HEALTH
DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND TOBACCO
Fewer Teens
Are Regular
Smokers Than
Generation
Ago.
Teens who are
more likely to
smoke are
influenced by
smoking peers
Teen used to
drink & get drug
addicted too
18. ADOLESCENT HEALTH
BODY IMAGE AND EATING DISORDERS
ANOREXIA
NERVOSA
Eating disorder:
Mental disorder in
which eating behavior
goes beyond everyday
experiences with
trying to lose weight
BULIMIA
NERVOSA
19. ADOLESCENT HEALTH
DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE
Incidence
• Depression
• Suicide
Causes or
contributing
factors
• Depression
• Suicide
Consequences
• Depression
• Suicide