Growth & Challenges - PDHPE Flashcards
Challenges
Challenges are feats that people do for fun. They are difficult feats that usually take time or take a huge amount of energy or skill to display. For example: A test, race, competition.
Puberty
The period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction
Adolescents
When a young person develops from a child into an adult.
Support Networks
The people in your life help you achieve your personal and professional goals. For example: Parents, siblings, friends.
Personal Identity
All things that define who we are at any given moment in our lives. It is not static and is influenced by contextual factors
Grief
Response to loss of someone or some living thing that has died
Reproductive System
The system which is responsible for the production of offspring.
Inclusivity
The practice of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for all people regardless of their race, gender, religion, or culture.
Menstruation
The process in women discharging blood from the lining of the uterus every month from puberty until menopause.
Resilience
The ability to bounce back in tough or challenging times.
Name the Stages of Growth
- Conception
- Prenatal
- Birth
- Infancy
- Childhood
- Puberty
- Adolescence
- Adulthood
- Old Age
Name Social Changes during Puberty
- Sexual attractions
- Spend less time with their families and more with their friends
Name Emotional Changes during Puberty
- Have intense feelings at some times
- Can become sensitive at times
Name three physical changes to males during puberty
- Pubic Hair
- Exponential growth ( muscles, height and other areas)
- Zits: come and go; wash your face regularly
- Penis Growth
Name three physical changes to females during puberty
- Body Shape: Hips will widen and the body will get curvier.
- Height: grow taller
- Acne: condition of the skin that shows up as bumps. Most commonly on the face, neck, shoulders, upper back and chest.
- Breast Growth
- Vaginal Discharge
Name physical changes that happen to both female and male during puberty
- Pubic Hair
- Grow Bigger (Arms, legs, hands, feet)
List the factors that influence personal identity
- Character
- Feelings
- Physical Appearance
- Emotions
- Social Factors
- Gender
- Race
- Religion
Name the parts of The Male Reproductive System
- Vas deferens
- Testicles
- Scrotum
- Bladder
- Prostate Gland
- Urethra
- Penis
- Epididymis
Name the parts of The Female Reproductive System
- Fallopian Tube
- Uterus
- Ovaries
- Vagina
- Cervix
The Menstruation Cycle Consists of what Phases?
- Phase 1. Menstrual Phase; Uterus living breaks down, causing a woman’s period.
- Phase 2. Follicular Phase; Oestrogen rises, uterus lining begins to build up.
- Phase 3. Ovulation Phase; Oestrogen peaks, and ovulation occurs.
- Phase 4. Lustral Phase; Uterus lining continues to thicken if ovum remains unfertilised, uterus contracts in readiness to shed the built-up layer.
How is Grief & Loss experienced.
- Emotionally: Negative emotions/ Normal emotions, depression, loneliness
- Physically: Physically sick ( might need to vomit), Headaches, stomaches, may eat less or more
- Spiritually: might increase in traits or decrease
- Socially: Guys tend to hold back and isolate, and girls tend to go to someone for support
- Behaviourally: You shouldn’t always act like an idiot toward others because you are going through something, doesn’t give you the right to act like a jerk
