Adolescence is derived from Latin word adolescere, which means "to grow up") is a transitional stage of physical and psychological human development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood. Adolescence has traditionally being viewed as beginning with the onset of puberty a rapid spurt in physical growth accompanied by sexual maturation and as ending when individuals assume the responsibilities associated with adult life marriage entry in to the workforce and so on (Rice 1992).Adolescence period is globally known as a period of fundamental, biological, cognitive and social changes. Hill, 1983). An eminent psychologist, Theodore Lidz says: "it is a time of seeking an inward to find who one is; a searching outward to locate one's place in life; a longing for another with whom to satisfy craving for intimacy and fulfillment. WHO defines adolescence as the period of life between the ages of 10to 19years.
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