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  2. Child development - Wikipedia

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    Adolescence is the stage of life that typically starts around the major onset of puberty, with markers such as menarche and spermarche, typically occurring at 12–14 years of age. [3] It has been defined as ages 10 to 24 years old by the World Happiness Report WHR. [1]

  3. Puberty - Wikipedia

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    Derived from the Latin puberatum (age of maturity), the word puberty describes the physical changes to sexual maturation, not the psychosocial and cultural maturation denoted by the term adolescent development in Western culture, wherein adolescence is the period of mental transition from childhood to adulthood, which overlaps much of the body ...

  4. Tanner scale - Wikipedia

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    Among researchers who study puberty, the Tanner scale is commonly considered the "gold standard" for assessing pubertal status when it is conducted by a trained medical examiner. [5] In HIV treatment, the Tanner scale is used to determine which regimen to follow for pediatric or adolescent patients on antiretroviral therapy (adult, adolescent ...

  5. Supreme Court takeaways: What we learned from oral ... - AOL

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    Protesters demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4, 2024 as Justices on Wednesday consider states’ ability to prevent transgender adolescents from using puberty ...

  6. Developmental psychology - Wikipedia

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    Adolescence is the period of life between the onset of puberty and the full commitment to an adult social role, such as worker, parent, and/or citizen. It is the period known for the formation of personal and social identity (see Erik Erikson) and the discovery of moral purpose (see William Damon). Intelligence is demonstrated through the ...

  7. Adolescence - Wikipedia

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    The formal study of adolescent psychology began with the publication of G. Stanley Hall's Adolescence in 1904. Hall, who was the first president of the American Psychological Association, defined adolescence to be the period of life from ages 14 to 24, and viewed it primarily as a time of internal turmoil and upheaval (sturm und drang). [92]

  8. It's Perfectly Normal - Wikipedia

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    It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health is a children's book written by Robie Harris and illustrated by Michael Emberley. The purpose of the book is to inform preadolescent children about puberty by exploring different definitions of sex. [1]

  9. Emerging adulthood and early adulthood - Wikipedia

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    Emerging adulthood and adolescence differ significantly with regard to puberty and hormonal development. [53] While there is considerable overlap between the onset of puberty and the developmental stage referred to as adolescence, there are considerably fewer hormonal and physical changes taking place in individuals between the ages of 18 and 25.