CTET Paper II (Social Science) 30 Dec 2021 Solved Paper

Concept:Adolescence is the developmental stage marked by rapid hormonal changes and an active search for personal identity, as described by Erikson’s identity crisis.Explanation:Development includes physical, cognitive, and social changes across a lifetime.Postnatal stages: Infancy, Early childhood, Middle childhood, and Adolescence.Adolescence (ages 12–19) is a transition between childhood and adulthood.It involves puberty (hormonal changes), growth spurt, and sexual maturity.Psychologically, adolescents explore their identity, seek independence, and form mature peer relationships.Erikson called this stage the “identity versus role confusion” crisis.No other option (infancy, early childhood, middle childhood) shows such intense hormonal changes or identity search.Answer:Adolescence (Option A)