Which of the following is the characteristic feature of the emotional development during adolescence ?

Adolescence

• Among humans, adolescence is a complex, multi-system transitional process involving progression from the immaturity and social dependency of childhood into adult life with the goal and expectation of fulfilled developmental potential, personal agency, and social accountability,
• In simple terms, adolescence is the phase between childhood and adulthood.
• It starts with puberty ( sexually mature) and ends when somatic growth is completed and is psychologically mature.

Emotional development during adolescence

• Emotions have often been used to define the adolescence phase.
• This phase is considered as the phase of “stress and storm” as the child is unable to cope with physical growth and dual treatment of society, that neither consider them as a child nor as a grown-up.
• Most adolescents experience tension and instability as they are not prepared enough to meet the expectations of society as a mature guy.
• The factors which affect them emotionally are- being bullied in schools, school demand, and pressure, sexual and social pressure, parental conflict, drug, and alcohol, etc.
• One-sided romance, glandular secretion, mood swing leads to heightened emotions and create conflict within. That makes them confused.
• Suffer from an identity crisis.

Conclusion:

During adolescence, the child suffers from emotional ups and downs. An adolescent has to experience a number of emotional turmoil regarding identity crisis, sexuality, career choices, peer pressure, etc. So this phase is marked by conflict and confusion. Adolescence is the stage of conflict, confusion, and pressure. So, option (2) is correct.