Body image, sexual behavior, managing arousal and practicing safe sex all bring physical, social, cognitive and emotional challenges (Theis, K. M. 2009). Puberty begins with a rush of hormones. Rapid growth occurs, sexual organs grow larger or develop. Hair begins to grow in pubertal regions, and in girls menstruation begins. Once puberty starts adolescence are physically able to reproductive (Cherry, K. 2010). With this increase of hormones bringing physical changes, it also brings changes in emotions. Expectations from family, peers or the media influence sexual behaviour and how adolescence interact with the opposite or same sex, and how one feels about their identity (Thies,2009). Emotionally their feelings are all over the place. Freud called this the “Genital stage” (Thies,2009). Adolescences experiment sexually, but ideally later will settle down in a loving committed relationship into early
Body image, sexual behavior, managing arousal and practicing safe sex all bring physical, social, cognitive and emotional challenges (Theis, K. M. 2009). Puberty begins with a rush of hormones. Rapid growth occurs, sexual organs grow larger or develop. Hair begins to grow in pubertal regions, and in girls menstruation begins. Once puberty starts adolescence are physically able to reproductive (Cherry, K. 2010). With this increase of hormones bringing physical changes, it also brings changes in emotions. Expectations from family, peers or the media influence sexual behaviour and how adolescence interact with the opposite or same sex, and how one feels about their identity (Thies,2009). Emotionally their feelings are all over the place. Freud called this the “Genital stage” (Thies,2009). Adolescences experiment sexually, but ideally later will settle down in a loving committed relationship into early