DEVELOPING THE WHOLE PERSON Flashcards
A period of rapid physical maturation involving hormonal, and bodily change.
Puberty
A powerful chemical substance is released secreted by the endocrine glands.
Hormones
Plays an important role in male pubertal development.
TESTOSTERONE
It plays an important role in female pubertal development.
ESTRADIOL
Main class of male sex hormones.
ANDROGENS
Main class of female sex hormones.
ESTROGENS
The beginning of puberty.
Involves hormonal changes in the adrenal glands.
Occur from about 6-9 years in girls and a year later in boys.
ADRENARCHE
Follows adrenarche by about 2 years.
Most people think of it as the puberty stage.
Involves maturation of sexual characteristics and secondary sexual characteristics.
GONADARCHE
Refers to human development that is meant to involve all parts of a person.
HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT
5 HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT
Psychosocial development
Emotional development
Physiological development
Spiritual and moral development
Cognitive development
Refers to the growth of physical attributes of a person
Physiological development
Refers to the development of interaction with the human world around us, including relationship with others and the social skills we need to fit in to our culture or society.
Psychosocial development
Refers to a person’s growing ability to identify and understand their own feelings accurately understand the feelings of others
Emotional development
Refers to the growth of person’s consciousness and beliefs including the values and virtues that guide and put meaning into a person’s life.
Spiritual and moral development
Deals with the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, decision making, etc.
Cognitive development
