Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Trends and issues
- List of Family life-cycles
- List of Figures and Tables
- Note to the Student
- Note to the Instructor
- How to use the CD-ROM
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part 1 The Study of Human Development
- Part 2 Conception and Birth
- Part 3 Infancy
- Part 4 Toddlerhood
- Part 5 The Pre-school Years
- Part 6 Middle Childhood
- Part 7 Adolescence
- 18 Adolescent Physical Development and Health Issues
- 19 Cognitive Development in Adolescence
- 20 Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence
- Part 8 Studying Human Development
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- STUDENT FEEDBACK FORM
18 - Adolescent Physical Development and Health Issues
from Part 7 - Adolescence
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Trends and issues
- List of Family life-cycles
- List of Figures and Tables
- Note to the Student
- Note to the Instructor
- How to use the CD-ROM
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part 1 The Study of Human Development
- Part 2 Conception and Birth
- Part 3 Infancy
- Part 4 Toddlerhood
- Part 5 The Pre-school Years
- Part 6 Middle Childhood
- Part 7 Adolescence
- 18 Adolescent Physical Development and Health Issues
- 19 Cognitive Development in Adolescence
- 20 Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence
- Part 8 Studying Human Development
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- STUDENT FEEDBACK FORM
Summary
‘So Typical’
The spot on my chin is getting bigger. It's my mother's fault for not having known about vitamins. I pointed out to my mother that I hadn't had my vitamin C today. She said ‘Go buy an orange’. So typical! Nigel came around today. He hasn't got a single spot yet. My grandma came by today. She squeezed my pimple. It has made it worse. I will go to the doctors on Saturday if the spot is still there. I can't live like this with everybody staring.
Sue Townsend, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole age 13¾KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
Puberty
Growth spurt
Hypothalamus
Pituitary gland
Gonads
Menarche
Secular trends
Sex-role
Gender identity
Androgyny
Anorexia nervosa
AIDS
Introduction
The sentiments expressed by the teenager, Adrian Mole capture some of the complexity surrounding the physical changes that occur during this period of life. The term ‘adolescence’ is derived from the Latin adolescere, which means ‘to grow up’ or ‘to grow to maturity’. Adults' feelings about adolescents are often pessimistic or somewhat ambivalent. The eighth century BC Greek poet Hesiod's opinion of the youth of his time would not be out of place today:
I can see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words … When I was a boy, we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.
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- Child, Adolescent and Family Development , pp. 385 - 412Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2002