Question

What is the correct definition of adolescence?

• A. Adolescence is the period of life, when the body undergoes aging
• B. Adolescence is the period of life, when the body undergoes changes, leading to reproductive maturity
• C. It is a type of disease
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Adolescence is the period of life, when the body undergoes changes, leading to reproductive maturity

Adolescence is the time period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult. So, adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and psychological human development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood which involved the changes leading to reproductive maturity or fertility.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.