Adolescent Growth and Development
The adolescent growth and development area is divided into three sections including normal growth, female physical development and male physical development. As your adolescent grows and develops from childhood into adulthood, there are many ... [... more]
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Cognitive Development
Adolescence marks the beginning development of more complex thinking processes (also called formal logical operations) including abstract thinking (thinking about possibilities), the ability to reason from known principles (form own new ideas or ... [... more]
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Relationship Development
Changes in adolescent physical and cognitive development are also accompanied by major changes in an adolescent's relationships with others - including family members and friends. Family relationships are often reorganized with the onset of ... [... more]
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Adolescent Health Problems and Injuries
Physical health problems occurring during adolescence can often complicate adolescent development and adolescent developmental issues may complicate a teenager's ability to cope with illness and response to treatment. Physical health problems ... [... more]
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Adolescent Mental Health
Many adolescents have mental health problems that interfere with their normal development and daily life activities. Many of the mental health problems that affect adolescents are listed on this page. Many adolescents have mental health problems ... [... more]
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Healthy Eating During Adolescence
Healthy lifestyles include healthy eating and exercise. Encouraging healthy lifestyles in children is important as they prepare for adolescence and adulthood. Healthy lifestyles include healthy eating and exercise. Encouraging healthy lifestyles ... [... more]
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Safety and Injury Prevention
Unintentional injury sends thousands of children and adolescents seeking emergency medical care each day. Unintentional injury sends thousands of children and adolescents seeking emergency medical care each day. However, unintentional injuries ... [... more]
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Asperger's disorder
This glossary provides definitions for terms pertaining to adolescent health problems, injuries and mental health disorders as well as normal growth and development. - a Greek word that literally means "fear of the marketplace." This anxiety ... [... more]
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What is considered a normal growth rate?
Normal growth is categorized in a range used by pediatricians to gauge how a child is growing. The following are some average ranges of weight and height, based on growth charts developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... [... more]
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Female Physical Development
As a female matures from a young girl into a woman, there are many important things to consider regarding her health and development. Listed in the directory below are some, for which we have provided a brief overview. [... more]
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Illustration of the anatomy of the female breast, front view
An overview of the anatomy of the breasts as well as illustrations showing the front view and side view of the breast. The lobes, lobules, and bulbs are all linked by thin tubes called These ducts lead to the nipple in the center of a dark area ... [... more]
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What is normal breast development?
Breast begin to form during fetal development, with a thickening in the chest area called the mammary ridge or milk line. By the time a female infant is born, a nipple and the beginnings of the milk-duct system have formed. Breast changes ... [... more]
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