NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENCE PERIOD: PROPER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING IN THE FIELD OF THEIR FUTURE LIFE CONSTRUCTION

Adolescence is the most significant period of human life. It begins in biology and ends in culture. It is a period of growth which is characterized by rapid physical, emotional, social, moral and intellectual developments. The need of adolescents is really different from earlier stages of life cycle. If the need of adolescents are not properly gratified the adolescent becomes a problem youth. Due to innumerable biological and emotional stresses adolescents face various problems related to their day to day life. Moreover these problems are deeply effect in their field of study. Guidance and counseling are two very important services to be provided to the adolescents by the family as well as by the school and college authorities. It is great importance for the school students, who face lot of problems. Guidance and counseling helps in understanding the physical, mental, emotional and attitudinal handicaps of students in relation to their opportunities, plans and adjustments. This paper is an attempt to the significant stage of human life and attempt has been tries to highlight the need and problems adolescence period and also tries to solve the significant problems through the process of Guidance and Counselling.