This document discusses adolescence and provides information on physical, psychosocial, and emotional development during this period. It covers key topics such as the stages and patterns of physical growth including rapid changes in height and weight that differ between boys and girls; the development of secondary sex characteristics and reproductive systems; common health issues like substance use, eating disorders, depression and suicide; and the importance of emotional guidance during adolescence. The document is a presentation on adolescence that is intended to educate about the various physical, psychological, social, and health-related changes that occur during this developmental phase.

1. WELCOMES YOU ALL…. 

2. GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
ADOLSCENCE
PRESENTED BY:
K. S. NITU/ TARAWATI
M.Sc. (N) I YEAR
403/13 410/13

3. IN THIS CHAPTER

4. ADOLESCENCE

5. STAGES OF ADOLESCENCE

6. PHYSICAL CHANGES
OTHER BODY SYSTEMS: GROWTH SPURTS
FIRST GROWTH
SECOND GROWTH
SPURT
SPURT
Cephalocaudal/
proximodistal patterns
Joint development
Gender differences
Muscle fibers
Heart and lung
Body fat levels
Gender differences

7. PHYSICAL GROWTH
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Rapid Growth Changes In Height And Weight
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8. Cont…
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GIRLS ( 9.5-14.5 yrs)
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Height: 5 to 20 cm.
Weight: 7 to 25 kg.
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BOYS (10.5-16 yrs)
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Height: 10 to 30 cm.
Weight: 7 to 30 kg.
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9. GROWTH PATTERNS
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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.

10. PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

11. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

12. PUBERTY: THE START OF SEXUAL
MATURATION
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PUBERTY is the period when sexual
organs mature, beginning earlier for girls
than for boys.
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Girls begin puberty about 11 or 12;
Boys begin at 13 or 14.
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13. Pituitary gland
signals
adrenal gland
Other
growth
hormones
produced
Androgen
produced
MILESTONES
OF PUBERTY
Testosteron
e and
estradiol
produced
Pituitary
hormones
stimulate
growth of
ovaries or
testes

14. Endocrine And Reproductive Systems:
Sex Characteristics
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Primary sex characteristics
Growth of testes and penis
 Growth of ovaries, uterus, and vagina
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Secondary sex characteristics
Breast development
 Changing voice pitch
 Beard growth
 Body hair
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15. HEALTH PROMOTION
DURING ADOLESCENCE

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

17. ILLICIT DRUG USE TRENDS AMONG
TEENAGERS

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

20. EMOTIONAL GUIDANCE

21. T hank You…………….. 
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