Chapter 11 Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence Flashcards
ability goals
goals based on a desire to be superior to others
adolescence
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
anorexia nervosa
an eating disorder characterized by self-starvation
bulimia nervosa
an eating disorder characterized by bing eating and purging
formal operational stage
the fourth of Piaget’s stages, during which adolescents learn to reason logically about abstract concepts
hypothetico-deductive reasoning
the ability to derive conclusions from hypothetical premises
imaginary audience
an internalized set of behavioral standards usually derived from a teenager’s peer group
menarche
the beginning of menstrual cycles
personal fable
the belief that the events of one’s life are controlled by a mentally constructed autobiography
pituitary gland
gland that triggers other glands to release hormones
prefrontal cortex (PFC)
the part of the frontal lobe hat is just behind the forehead. It is responsible for executive processing
primary sex characteristics
the sex organs; ovaries, uterus, and vagina in the female; testes and penis in the male
puberty
collective term for the physical changes which culminate in sexual maturity
secondary sex characteristics
body parts such as breast in females and pubic hair in both sexes
secular trend
a change that occurs in developing nations when nutrition and health improve - for example, the decline in average age of menarche and the increase in average height for both children and adults that happened between the mid-18th and mid-19th centuries in Western countries
