Maharashtra Board Class 9 Self development and Art Appreciation Chapter 2 Growing Up PDF Download

Growing Up

Discovering Adolescence

Objectives:

1. Be able to explain the term 'adolescence' and the physical, emotional, social and cognitive changes associated with it in their own words.

2. Be able to explain the potential problems associated with adolescence in their own words.

3. Be able to explain how adolescent brain differs from an adult brain in their own words.

4. Be able to justify in their own words the need to balance freedom with responsibility.

5. Be able to evaluate between the given choices and justify the choice made.

What Is Adolescence?

Tanvi:

Physical growth has slowed down in the last few months.

Focused about her career and future.

Efforts are set in the right direction.

Careful about what she does, confident about herself.

Comfortable in talking to both men and women and working with them.

Feels responsible towards her family.

Meena:

Loves to play.

Carefree and makes friends with both boys and girls.

Not very self conscious.

Very close to her parents, goes out with them.

Shares most of the school happenings with her mother.

Ravi:

Stays outdoor the whole day playing games.

Does not mind if somebody comments on his height or clothes.

Depends on his parents to take decisions for him.

Teacher's Note

Adolescence is the age between 13-19 years when children become teenagers. In India, you can see this in your own school friends who are becoming more serious about studies and career.

Exam Trick

Remember: Adolescence = growing up. Think about Sadhana and Manish in the chapter - they show real teenage changes. You will read about this in exams.

Points to Remember

Adolescence is the age between 13-19 years.
This is a time of big physical and emotional changes.
Teenagers become more independent and think about their future.
Not all teenagers act the same way.

Sadhana:

Feels energetic.

Conscious of her body lately.

Her body has changed rapidly in the last year or two.

Compares herself with the women on television and cinema.

Moody, worries whether she looks good enough.

Attracted to boys, but does not talk much to them and prefers being in the company of girls.

Likes to go out with her friends more than her parents. Lost in her own world, not sharing much with her parents. Worries about her clothes, her belongings.

Manish:

Manish has good stamina to play and study.

He has started developing muscles and in the last few months has noticed his height increase very fast.

Manish is open to taking risks and generally feels he will get away with them.

He is attracted to girls in his class, but does not talk to them much and prefers being in the company of boys.

He gets angry very soon and sometimes picks up fights with his parents.

He worries a lot about how he looks, his clothes, his belongings.

Ali:

Ali's height has not increased in the last few months.

Takes great efforts to shape up his career.

Takes calculated risks, thinks twice before choosing something potentially harmful.

Feels comfortable about himself and his body, does not worry too much about looks.

Comfortable in talking to both men and women, does not get angry very easily, solves problems with a cool head.

Ali thinks about his responsibilities towards his family.

Teacher's Note

Sadhana and Manish show typical teenage behavior like mood changes and body consciousness. In your own school, you can see this in your classmates.

Exam Trick

Remember: Sadhana and Manish are examples of adolescence. Ali is more mature. The exam will ask you to compare these three people.

Points to Remember

Sadhana and Manish show typical teenage changes.
Their bodies are changing and they feel moody.
They worry about how they look to others.
Ali is more responsible and does not take crazy risks.
Different teenagers change at different speeds.

Characteristics Of Adolescence

Adolescence comes from the Latin word 'adolescere' which means 'to grow' or 'to mature.' It also means 'to achieve identity'. Adolescence is typically the period between the age of 13-19 years. Adolescence is almost a magical transitional period between childhood and adulthood which is marked by many physical, social and emotional changes. Some of these changes might result in problems in coping up with others. Yet it is very important to understand that adolescence is also a period of great possibilities where the adolescents have great energy to learn and work, enhanced curiosity and a dream to create a better world.

Teacher's Note

These three types of changes happen at the same time in teenagers. In India, schools should talk openly about these changes so students understand what is normal.

Exam Trick

Remember: Physical, Emotional, and Thinking changes all happen together. The exam will ask you to name at least one change from each column.

Points to Remember

Physical changes include body growth and puberty changes.
Emotional changes mean mood swings and new feelings.
Thinking changes mean teenagers want to be independent.
All these changes happen at ages 13-19 years.
Different changes happen for boys and girls.

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