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ADOLESCENCE (11–21 YEARS) - Coggle Diagram
ADOLESCENCE (11–21 YEARS)
Physical Development
👦 Puberty: hormonal changes, growth spurts.
💋 Sexual maturation: earlier in girls.
🧠 Brain: still maturing (especially prefrontal cortex).
😴 Need for sleep increases (~9 hrs).
Cognitive Development
Transition from concrete to abstract thinking
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Increased ability to plan, reason, and reflect
🗺️🧠💭
Struggles with impulse control and long-term consequences
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Develop moral reasoning and identity
⚖️🧍♀️🔍
Social and Emotional Development
🚪🏃♂️👨👩👧👦 Seeking autonomy from parents
🧭🌈🧠🎭 Identity exploration (sexual, moral, cultural)
🫂📱💬 Peer relationships become central
🎢😢❤️🔥 Heightened emotional intensity and sensitivity
🎲⚠️🔥 Risk-taking behavior common
Health Behaviors
🧠⚠️🧍 Vulnerable to:
🧪❤️🔥 Risky sexual behavior
🍷🚬 Substance use
🍔🥤 Poor diet
🛋️📺 Sedentary lifestyle
🔁🧩⏳ Establishing habits (good or bad) that may persist into adulthood
Family
🏡🤝🧭 Crucial source of support, values, structure
⚡💬❤️ Conflicts may arise, but connection still vital
👀📞🗝️ Parental monitoring and communication are key
Community
🏫🧑🤝🧑📺🏘️ Schools, peers, media, and neighborhoods shape development
🌱🙌💪 Positive community involvement promotes resilience
🛡️🧑🏫🏞️ Access to safe spaces, mentors, and opportunities is protective