Similarities and Differences in Adolescents Development Paper_Wk4.docx Similarities and Differences in Adolescents Development Paper PSYCH/600 “ Developmental Psychology According to Berk (2014), p. 362 The beginn
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Similarities and Differences in Adolescents Development Paper_Wk4.docx Similarities and Differences in Adolescents Development Paper PSYCH/600 “ Developmental Psychology According to Berk (2014), p. 362 The beginning of adolescence is marked by puberty, a flood of biological events leading to an adult-sized body and sexual maturity.This paper will talk about how puberty, health, exercise, nutrients, sexual maturity, substance abuse, and other life experiences affectadolescents during their developmental phases. Every child, whether male or female, will go through puberty, some go through the same changes while some have different experiences. I will also discuss the differences in physical development, emotional and social behaviors, maturity, self-identity, and moral development that an adolescent goes through regardless of gender. Physical Development As boys and girls grow from childhood into adulthood, they experience many physical changes. Puberty is the phase that brings about a lot of embarrassment due to the confusing changes that adolescents go through during this phase. Some people say a child has changed overnight but it actually takes years for an adolescent™s body to fully mature.According to Berk, (2010) p.363, the first obvious sign of puberty is the rapid gain in height and weight known as the growth spurt. On average, it is under way for North American girls shortly after age 10, for boys around age 12 ½. There are many other physical changes, besides height, that occurs in boys and girls during puberty. Girls beg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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