1. Psychological & Behavioral Changes of Adolescence ---------------- Fatima Al-Haidar Professor & Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist College of Medicine-KSU Psychological & Behavioral Changes of Adolescence ---------------- Fatima Al-Haidar Professor & Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist College of Medicine-KSU

2. Adolescence is a period of global & pervasive changes and not a matter of developmental crisis. Most of adolescents pass through it smoothly. Averagely, it expands between 12 & 20 yr of age.

3. Physical Development ------------------------ - Puberty - Primary sexual characters - Secondary sexual characters - Increased hormonal release - Fast & disproportional growth - Health status.

4. Physical Development cont. ------------------------------- Psychological consequences of physical changes: → embarrassment → embarrassment → sensitivity to criticism → sensitivity to criticism → social isolation → social isolation → sadness → sadness → irritability...... → irritability......

5. Cognitive Development ---------------------------- - IQ & special talents - IQ & special talents - Attention span &concentration - Attention span &concentration - Perception & deep meanings - Perception & deep meanings - Memorizing - Memorizing - Day-dreams - Day-dreams - Thinking - Thinking - Idealism - Idealism - Independence. - Independence.

6. Social Development ------------------------ - Social relationship during adolescence - Relationship with parents - Relationship with peers

7. Emotional Development ----------------------------- - Extreme & inconsistent - Extreme & inconsistent - Impulsivity & recklessness - Impulsivity & recklessness - Anger & easily provocation - Anger & easily provocation - Looking for self-assertion / identity - Looking for self-assertion / identity - Authority resistance - Authority resistance - Critical comments - Critical comments - Love & romance. - Love & romance.