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growing pains
If a person or organization suffers from growing pains, they experience temporary difficulties and problems at the beginning of a particular stage of development. -
awkward age
early adolescence. -
hebephrenia
a type of schizophrenia characterized by emotionless, incongruous, or silly behavior, intellectual deterioration, and hallucinations, frequently beginning insidiously during adolescence. -
identity crisis
a period or episode of psychological distress, often occurring in adolescence but sometimes in adulthood, when a person seeks a clearer sense of self and an acceptable role in society. -
kleine-levin syndrome
prolonged episodes of excessive sleepiness often accompanied by overeating, hallucinations, and electroencephalogram changes, usually beginning in adolescence. -
middlescence
the middle-age period of life, especially when considered a difficult time of self-doubt and readjustment.