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PRESENTED BY:K. S. NITU/ TARAWATIM.Sc. (N) I YEAR403/13 410/13

GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

ADOLSCENCE

IN THIS CHAPTER

Physical Changes

Stages of Adolescence

Adolescent Health

Adolescence Health Promotion

Emotional Guidance

Adolescence: transitional time

between childhood and adulthood

Tremendous physical and cognitive growth

Time of risk-taking and opportunity

ADOLESCENCE

STAGES OF ADOLESCENCEEARLY ADOLESCENCE (9-13 Yrs)

MID ADOLESCENCE (14-15Yrs)

LATE ADOLESCENCE (16-19Yrs)

PHYSICAL CHANGESOTHER BODY SYSTEMS: GROWTH SPURTSFIRST GROWTH

SPURTSECOND GROWTH

SPURT

Cephalocaudal/ proximodistal patterns

Joint development

Gender differences

Muscle fibers

Heart and lung

Body fat levels

Gender differences

PHYSICAL GROWTH

Rapid Growth Changes In Height And Weight

GIRLS

B O Y S

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.

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.

PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

GROUP IDENTITY

INDIVIDUAL IDENTITY

SEX ROLE IDENTITY

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

COGNITIVE

MORAL

SPIRITUAL

SOCIAL

LANGUAGE & SPEECH

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.

Pituitary gland signals adrenal gland

Androgen produced

Pituitary hormones stimulate growth of ovaries or

testes

Testosterone and

estradiol produced

Other growth

hormones produced

MILESTONES OF PUBERTY

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

HEALTH PROMOTIONDURING ADOLESCENCE

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION SELF CARE NUTRITION

DENTAL ILLENESS

ACCIDENT PREVENTION SEX EDUCATION

CONTRACEPTIVE COUNSELLING

ADOLESCENT HEALTHDRUGS, 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

ILLICIT DRUG USE TRENDS AMONG TEENAGERS

ADOLESCENT HEALTHBODY IMAGE AND EATING DISORDERS

Eating disorder: Mental disorder in which eating behavior goes beyond everyday experiences with trying to lose weight

ANOREXIA NERVOSA

BULIMIA NERVOSA

ADOLESCENT HEALTHDEPRESSION AND SUICIDE

Incidence• Depression• Suicide

Causes or contributing factors• Depression• Suicide

Consequences• Depression• Suicide

EMOTIONAL GUIDANCE

Accept as unique individual.

Respect their ideas, likes &

dislikes.

Listen & try to open with them.

Provide them with clear, reasonable

limit.

Respect adolescence

privacy.

Avoid comparison.

Provide unconditional

love.

FINISH

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