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Chapter 10 Flashcards

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5 Physical Components to Puberty

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  1. Rapid growth
  2. Development of primary sex characteristics
  3. Development of secondary sex characteristics
  4. Changes in body composition
  5. Changes in circulatory and respiratory system
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Gonadatrophin Releasing Hormone (GnRH)

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Gonad is turned

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Luteinizing Hormone

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Triggers testes to release testosterone

Works with Follicle Stimulating Hormone to trigger ovulation and indirectly triggers estrogen

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Follicle Stimulating Hormone

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Produces and matures sperm

Triggers ovulation

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Androgens

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Primarily for male reproductive system
Testosterone
Precursor of estrogen

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Estrogens

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Primarily for female reproductive system

Estradiol

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Hypothalamus

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Controls firing of GnRH

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Pituitary Gland

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Stimulates hormones

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9
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Gonads

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The testes or ovaries

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10
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Hormones

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Androgens and estrogens

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Early Maturation

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Positive for boys
-gain muscle/viewed as man
Negative for girls
-get their period

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12
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Industry vs inferiority

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Kids think of themselves as worthy rather than inferious

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13
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Autoerotic Activities

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Masturbation

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Homophily

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Tendency of individuals to associate and bond with others who are similar or like themselves

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Peer Group

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Group of kids who interact frequently and see themselves as having a common identity

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Peer Group Status

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Indication of your standing in the group measured by peer nominations of acceptance and rejection

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Cliques

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Voluntary, friendship-based peer network, generally of the same sex and age

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Deviancy Training

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Process when clique members are praise, encourage, model, and reward one another for aggression or antisocial behavior

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Bullying

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Aggression by an individual that is repeatedly directed toward particular peers

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Self-Care

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Kids caring for themselves without adult supervision

21
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Media-Multitasking

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Simultaneously using multiple forms of media

-watching tv while on phone

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Digital Divide

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Gap btwn families that have access to computers and those who don’t

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