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Adolescence: Biosocial Development
14. C H A P T E R. adolescence : Biosocial Development Chapter Preview For most people, the adolescent years are the most eventful of their lives in terms of growth and Development . Growth occurs at a more rapid rate than at any time since early childhood. The physical changes associated with sexual maturation contribute a new dimension to the ways in which adolescents think about themselves. Nutrition plays an important role in pubertal changes, though the majority of adolescents are nutritionally deficient. Although adjusting to the many changes that adolescence entails can be difficult and stressful, a major theme of this unit is that most adolescents are successful in coming to grips with the challenges.
During adolescence, the sex organs that result in the development of reproductive potential, called primary sex characteristics , increase in size and mature in function.
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