what is the difference between adolescent and puberty
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Puberty is the process of physical changes by which adolescents reach sexual maturity, i.e. become capable of reproduction. Puberty refers to the bodily changes, whileadolescence is the period of psychological and social transition between childhood andadulthood.
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Puberty
Refers to a biological process
Can begin and end independent of adolescence
May be described in terms of concrete physiological terms
Adolescence
Refers to a period of time, usually teenage years though not always
Will (practically) always overlap puberty while remaining distinct
Described mostly in abstract psychological & sociological terms.
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