Characteristics of adolescence are as follows:
1. Physical changes: In girls, the changes are breast development and menstruation. In boys, physical structure and looks start changing between 14 to 15 years of age.
2. Hypothetical: The adolescents live in the world of imaginations.
3. Puberty: Boys are more prone to sexuality than the girls.
4. Overpowered by emotions: Sudden and unpleasant changes create in them the feelings of insecurity, fear, anger, worry etc. They want to do something adventurous.
