Although no unified definition exists, there is broad agreement on three components of empathy (Decety, Jackson 2004): 1  An affective response to another person. 2  A cognitive capacity to take the perspective of the other person.  Some regulatory mechanisms that keep track of the origins of self- and other feelings.
Adolescence, transitional phase of growth and development between childhood and adulthood. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines an adolescent as any person between ages 10 and 19. This age range falls within WHOâs definition of young people, which refers to individuals between ages 10 and 24.
Within all of these perspectives, adolescence is viewed as a transitional period between childhood and adulthood, whose cultural purpose is the preparation of children for adult roles.