Exam 4

Question 1

What is the definition of an adolescent?

Answer 1

This stage enompasses the period between 11 and 21 years old.

Question 2

What variables change with sexual maturation?

Answer 2

Biological: body composition, appearance, physiology
Social: social roles, independence, more friends, sports
Cognitive: personality development, emotional changes, etc

Question 3

What are the 5 tanner stages?

Answer 3

This is a scale that attempts to assess normal growth and development of an adolesent. Since every individual is different, we cannot assess development based on chronological age so we refer to these. The stages inlude
SMR 1: prepubberty
SMR 2 to SMR 5: going through puberty
SMR 5: end of sexual maturation
There will be changes in height, weight, hormones, etc.

Question 4

during what tanner stage do females develop their menstrual cycle?

Answer 4

stages 3 and 4