Growth and Development during Adolescence
~ By : Vrinda Gupta
INTRODUCING ADOLESCENCE
The word ‘adolescence’ comes from the Latin verb adolescere which means ‘to grow’. So, the essence of the word adolescence is growth and it is in this sense that adolescence represents A period of intensive growth and change in nearly all aspects of a child’s physical, mental, social and emotional life. It is a crucial period of one’s life. The growth achieved, the experience gained, responsibilities felt and the relationships developed at this stage destine the complete future of an individual.
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Emotional development reaches its maximum during adolescence. It is the period of heightening of all emotions like anxiety, fear,love, anger,etc.once again like an Infant, an individual experiences emotional instability and intensity during adolescence. The physical growth and development being maximum, the strength of the boys give them the opportunity for maximum motor activity.
Therefore, in the matters of emotional expression and experiences, adolescence provides the highest peak. At no stage is the child so restless and emotionally perturbed and touchy as in adolescence. He is too sensitive, inflammable and moody. Adolescence is not consistent in their emotional expressions. Their emotions fluctuate very frequently and the current of emotional flow is also very intense. It is very difficult to put a check on the emotions during the peak of adolescence.
In fact, during adolescence emotions take their routes into sentiments. Self-consciousness, self-respect and personal Pride Soars. Group loyalty and sentiments of love etc. are developed making an adolescence sentimental and passionate. What he feels, he feels very strongly and when he reacts, he reacts vigorously.
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT
With the development of social and Civic sense, children during a period learn to behave according to the norms of their society and culture. Also the group sense makes them follow some moral or ethical code. It prepares a stage of proper moral development. The formation of strong sentiments during this period intensifies the process of moral development.
The character by which we know a person in his life to a great extent is the product of the experiences gained, complexes formed and sentiments made during this age. The impact of religion and religious practices is also felt for the first time at this age in one’s life. An adolescent tries to talk about God and religion. He often engages himself in the discourse
about philosophical concepts like soul, Brahma,the meaning of life ,the question of death etc.
CONCLUSION
The state specific characteristics of adolescence are also very much reflected clearly in their various personality/behavioural traits like Desire and aspirations, attitudes and self concept. Here the adolescence differ not only in the shape, dimension and magnitude of these traits
with respect to the infants and children or adults but also exhibit marked differences in terms of the motivation and anxiety felt for their fulfillment.
Adolescent boys and girls may exhibit significant differences in their respective growth and development. They develop the characteristic features of their respective sizes, physical and stamina, specific attitude, interests, aesthetic sense, emotional makeup etc. shooting to their gender needs.
Adolescence is the age of action. However, adolescence may find themselves many times on the cross road on account of their age specific characteristics, needs and problems faced by them for the proper growth and development of their personality. It is the duty of the parents, teachers, school authorities and members of the society to join their hands for providing best means and opportunity not only for realising the felt needs of the adolescence but also for the maximum development of their potentialities in the interest of themselves and the society.
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