changes in physical, emotional, social, spiritual,mental characteristic of adolescense?

Answer 1

Well, generally, we become more aware of the world around us in adolescence. We come into greater cognitive capacities that allows us to critically question many things about our family, society, the world, etc. And we’re also in search for an identity, most often by our social affiliations, what we do, our strengths, etc.

Neurologically speaking, a thing to remember is that physical and sexual maturity develop earilier, while lagging behind is emotional and mental maturity. This is because brain maturation, in simplified terms, goes from back to front. The reward centers like the nucleus accumbens develop, making adolescents enjoy short-term thrills and instant gratification. The amygdala, the center involved in emotional processing, is still developing, so adolescents are more touchy, and may interpret every action as an affront or attack against them. Brain centers involved in more rational, deliberate functions, and impulse control, are developing more slowly. The prefrontal cortex, which involves planning, decision making, control of emotions, and other "higher" cognitive functions is the last to develop.

Regulation and secretion of melatonin and other hormones also get out of whack, so sleep becomes more erratic, usually sleepiness comes at a later time.

There’s a lot of literature out there about adolescence. I don’t think I can remember it all.

Answer 2

There have been some very facinating studies regarding the construction of neuro-networks of neuron's in the adolescent brain, it appears that the last neuropathways constructed are those of the prefrontal cortex, that which manages reason. It is suggested that these neuron connections do not devolop until late into the teens and into the 20's. It would appear that the brain requires information about the environment and social interactions before it can establish accepted behaviors. This can explain how children exposed to and subjected to parents/people of deviant behavior have difficulty establishing right from wrong.

Answer 3

um... what about them? yeah thats life but you need to be more specific with your question!