PSYC 218 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Body Image, Prefrontal Cortex, World Health Organization
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Middle adolescence: characteristics and changes that occur in it. This is a vital phase in which a good part of the identity that defines us begins to form. Middle adolescence is one of the sub-stages that humans go through after childhood and before adulthood. A stage is crucial for the development of complex psychological processes such as identity, and is itself a period when significant changes occur biological and social level. Adolescence is one of the stages of the human life cycle. It is characterized by important psychological, biological and social changes, and is considered the stage that follows childhood and precedes adulthood, making it one of the most extensive and crucial moments for anyone. The psychologist and international consultant on programs and policies for adolescence and. Youth, dina krauskopf (1999) tells us that adolescence is the period between 10 and 20 years of age.
