It Is Difficult to Know Exactly When Puberty Begins and Ends

question 106

Multiple Choice

It is difficult to know exactly when puberty begins and ends because:

• A) it is a sudden process with few distinguishing physical events.
• B) it is a gradual process involving multiple distinguishing events.
• C) it is completed before the adolescent is aware of what is happening.
• D) adolescents do not confide about bodily changes to parents or doctors.

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