A young adolescent tells the nurse,"I feel gawky." The nurse should explain that this occurs in adolescents because of what physiological event?

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Growth in length of the extremities and neck precedes growth in other areas,and,because these parts are the first to reach adult length,the hands and feet appear larger than normal during adolescence.Increases in hip and chest breadth take place in a few months,followed several months later by an increase in shoulder width.These changes are followed by increases in length of the trunk and depth of the chest.This sequence of changes is responsible for the characteristic long-legged,gawky appearance of early adolescent children.The growth spurt occurs earlier in girls than in boys but this does not address the child's concern.

A Young Adolescent Tells the Nurse,"I Feel Gawky