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Human Development — Psychology STD 11 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 HumanitiesPsychologyHuman Development2 Marks
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What are the physical changes which take place during adolescence?
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Answer

  1. The hormones released during puberty result in the development of primary and secondary sexual characteristics.
  2. The primary sex characteristics include those directly related to reproduction and the secondary sex characteristics include feature or signs of achieving sexual maturity.
  3. Pubertal changes in boys are marked by acceleration in growth, facial hair, ana change in voice. In girls, rapid growth in height usually begins about two years before menarche, the onset of menstruation.
  4. The growth spurt generally begins at the age of 12 or 13 for boys and at the age of 10 or 11 for girls.

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