Lesson 6 Flashcards
There are several aspects the sexual self:
Social
Physical
Relationships with people
• Social
• Development and Use of Organs
• Physical
⦿ The stage of development at which individuals become sexually mature
⦿ Different from boys and girls
⦿ Hormonal process is similar
⦿ Predictable
⦿ Will allow these individuals the capacity to reproduce
⦿ Divided to 5 stages according to “Encyclopedia of Children’s Health”
PUBERTY
The ovaries enlarge and hormone production starts, but external development is not yet visible.
Stage One (ages 8 to 11):
◼ The first external sign of puberty is usually breast development.
◼ At first breast buds develop. The nipples will be tender and elevated.
◼ The area around the nipple (the aureole) will increase in size.
◼ The first stage of pubic hair may also be present at this time.
◼ It may be coarse and curly or fine and straight.
◼ Height and weight increase at this time. The body gets rounder and curvier.
Stage Two (ages 8 to 14)
◼ Breast growth continues and pubic hair gets coarser and darker.
◼ During this stage, whitish discharge from the vagina may be present.
◼ For some girls, this is the time that the first menstrual period begins.
Stage Three (ages 9 to 15
◼ Some girls notice that their aureoles get even darker and separate
into a little mound rising above the rest of the breast.
◼ Pubic hair may begin to have a more adult triangular pattern of growth.
◼ If it did not happen in Stage Three, menarche (first menstruation) should start now.
◼ Ovulation may start now, too. But it will not necessarily occur on a regular basis. (It is possible to have regular periods even if ovulation does not occur every month.)
Stage Four (ages 10 to 16)
◼ This is the final stage of development. Full height is reached, and
young women are ovulating regularly.
◼ Pubic hair is filled in, and the breasts are developed fully for the body.
Stage Five (ages 12 and 19)
◼ No visible signs of development occur, but, internally, male
hormones become a lot more active.
◼ Sometimes a growth spurt begins at this time.
Stage One (ages 9 and 12)
◼ Height increases and the shape of the body changes.
◼ Muscle tissue and fat develop at this time.
◼ The aureole, the dark skin around the nipple, darkens and increases in size.
◼ The testicles and scrotum grow, but the penis probably does not.
Stage Two (ages 9 to 15)
◼ The penis starts to grow during this stage. It
tends to grow in length rather than width.
◼ Pubic hair is getting darker and coarser and spreading to where the legs meet the torso.
◼ Also, boys continue to grow in height, and even their faces begin to appear more mature.
◼ The shoulders broaden, making the hips look smaller.
◼ Muscle tissue increases and the voice starts to change and deepen.
◼ Finally, facial hair begins to develop on the upper lip
Stage Three (ages 11 to 16)
◼ At this time, the penis starts to grow in width, too.
◼ The testicles and scrotum also continue to grow. Hair may begin to grow on the anus.
◼ The texture of the penis becomes more adult-looking.
◼ Underarm and facial hair increases as well.
◼ Skin gets oilier, and the voice continues to deepen.
Stage Four (approximately 11 to 17)
◼ Boys reach their full adult height.
◼ Pubic hair and the genitals look like an adult man’s do.
◼ At this point, too, shaving is a necessity.
◼ Some young men continue to grow past this point, even into their twenties.
Stage Five (approximately 14 to 18)
• Areas of the body that are highly sensitive to stimuli and are often sexually exciting
• Have a high number of sensory receptors or nerve ending that react to stimuli
• Generally more sensitive to both pain and pleasure
Erogenous zones