Adolescence Flashcards
What age group is Adolescence?
9-18 years.
What physical changes do you go through?
There is a process of physical change caused as a result of hormonal change.
What is peer group?
A social group a person belongs to when influences beliefs and behaviour.
Identify two physical changes that happen to boys in Adolescence?
Get taller
Voice gets deeper
Spots
Genitals grow.
Identify two physical changes that happen to girls in Adolescence?
Periods Spots Get taller Hips widen Face changes shape Boobs will grow.
Why does teenagers start to disagree with their parents?
Teenagers want to be more independent.
What part of PIES is abstract thinking involved in?
Intellectual.
What is a social development in Adolescence?
During Adolescence young people socialise more and have more Independence.
Name a emotional development of Adolescence.
Young people begin to explore their sexuality and start to form relationships, sometimes maintained for a long time.
Define oestrogen.
A hormone produced in a woman’s ovaries that control the development of sexual characteristics.
Define Adolescence.
The period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult.
What toys do some 9-14 years old play with?
Baseball bat and gloves.
Sewing kits.
Model building sets.
Paddle games.
What ages might girls start their physical changes?
From about 10 to 11 years, but they can start as early as 8 years or as late as 13 years.
Who might change their ways of interaction?
With their friends, family members and their peers.
Define testosterone.
A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
