development in adolescence

Nina Davenport 1. Puberty is the stage that occurs during adolescence. Male as well as female begin to experience many new developments during this transformation and have the ability to become more mature with a sense of purpose, maintain their identity while questioning values, developing a relationship while learning to be intimate. The physical development of a female begins near the age of 8 years old. Leg hair, pubic hair and armpit usually start to appear around 9 and 10 years old. Many young ladies may not notice their physical changes until they’re teenagers, which is the time they should’ve reached the adult patterns. A female’s growth in height and weight changes drastically from 9-15 years of age. Also during this change females begin menstrual periods as well breast. The males don’t get to experience menstrual period. However, they do notice the growth of their scrotum, and testicles. Then they begin to have wet dreams which is when they start puberty. Scrotum growth and testicles are seen or noticed at the age of 9, but the wet dreams doesn’t occur until they’re between the ages of 13 and 17. Leg, chest, facial and armpit hair is also noticed around this time. The physical changes that occur with adolescence also makes them feel self-conscious around peers. This causes them to worry about their appearance while establishing an identity for themselves. When I was a teenager and had to go through female changes I would constantly go into the bathroom just to see if I was presentable. Having my menstrual period was the hardest time for me because I always felt like something was on my pants or I needed to change my napkin every 30 minutes. 2. Peer pressure is an influence and is harmful when one decides to use it in a negative way. For an example, doing harmful things to a person because another person said you should is a negative sign of peer pressure. The use of peer pressure is easily utilize on individuals with low self-esteem who may want