The period of time that represents the transition from childhood to adulthood, which starts at the beginning of puberty and ends around the age of 18 or 20
Adolescence
Rapid growth related to an increase in sex hormone levels
Motor development during adolescence
1. Increased endurance
2. Increased coordination
Psychosocial development during adolescence
Adolescents work to achieve a sense of identity
Cognitive development during adolescence
Develop the ability to think abstractly
Understand the implications of the decisions
Form long-term goals
Moral development during adolescence
Understand moral and ethical principles
Question the status-quo
Develop their own values
Adolescence is associated with rapid growth related to an increase in sex hormone levels
Motor development during adolescence includes increased endurance and coordination
Psychosocially, adolescents work to achieve a sense of identity
Cognitively, adolescents develop the ability to think abstractly, understand the implications of the decisions, and form long-term goals
Morally, adolescents start to understand moral and ethical principles, question the status-quo, and develop their own values
