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adolescent development  

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  • The term adolescence was coined by the American psychologist and educator Granville Stanley Hall (1842–1924) to describe the transitional period of human development from childhood to adulthood. Hall viewed adolescence as a time of storm and stress, marked by vacillating and contradictory emotions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Adolescent Development]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-Z2B9013C-4

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