Question

Franca, age 11, recently started contradicting and disagreeing with her parents. She is self-conscious and often goes to her room and closes the door. Franca is a head taller and several pounds heavier than most girls in her sixth-grade class. Franca has probably:______.A) developed an eating disorder. B) entered adolescence. C) reached full maturation. D) developed a social phobia.

Answer 1

Franca has probably entered adolescence.

Explanation:

• The normal age in which children and begin experiencing adolescence can range between 10 and 19. In the case of Franca, adolescence has come in the earlier half of the probable age of adolescence.
• The behavior exhibited by Franca is due to the hormonal changes that are happening in her owing to the physical and mental maturity that comes with the age.
• The changes in Franca's behavior are considered as normal as those are the ones that are evident in most children in that age group.