chapters 1 - 3 Flashcards
What was Plato’s and Aristotle’s 3 stages of life?
Young Manhood
- development of reason
- emerging sexuality
- sensitivity
What is the Religious Doctrine?
That man created in God’s image
, orginal sin and preformationist
Who were the Philosphers in the Renaissance period?
Locke (1632 - 1704) and Rosseau (1712 - 1778)
Industrial Revolution (late 1700s - 1800s)
1st youth culture
What is the age of adolescence ? (1890 - 1920)
Laws and Science
What ages is early adolescence?
10 - 14
what happens during early adolescence?
Puberty, gaining independence from parents and maturing relationships with peers
what age is late adolescence?
15 - 18
what happens during late adolescence?
identity, initimate relationships, emerging sexuality
what age is emerging adulthood?
18 - 25
what happens during emerging adulthood?
Instability, indetity exploration, feeling “in between”
what’s the primary sex characteristics of boys?
- production of sperm
- development of sex organs
what’s the primary sex characteristics of girls?
- production of eggs
- development of sex organs
what are the secondary sex characteristics of boys?
- hair growth in pubic, underarm, chests and face
- skin becomes rougher
- sweat glands increase production
what are the secondary sex characteristics of girls?
hair growth
- skin is rougher
sweat glands
- enlargement of breasts
what does the hypothalamus do during puberty?
its when hormonal changes begins and gradually increases production of gonadotropin releasing hormone and monitors levels of androgens and estrogens
what is the puberty gland?
production of gonadotropins
What are the two productions of sex hormones?
gonads and adrenal glands
what are the biological factors of puberty?
genetics and body fat
what are the environmental factors of puberty?
secular trend and cross cultural studies
what are Piagets formal operations?
- metacognition
- abstract thinking
- hypothetical reasoning
- deductive reasoning
what are Piagets last two stages?
- concrete operational ( 7-11)
- formal operational ( 12 - adult)
what are the effects on development?
- idealism
- adolescent egocentrism (imaginary audience, personal fable)
what are the information processing gains?
- attention
- processing
- storage and retrieval
what is improved executive functioning?
- cognitive control
- desicision making
- critical thinking
what are neurons and synapses?
- overproduction / exuberance (10 - 12)
- synaptic pruning (12 - 20)
- myelination
what is the brain structure in adolescence?
- prefrontal cortex
- cerebellum
- Limbic system
what is the brain chemistry?
dopamine and oxytocin
