Memorize To Mezmorize Flashcards
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1/1/2019
PUBERTY
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Puberty is a biopsychosocial process that results from a complex series of coordinated neuroendochrine changes leading to internal and external physical changes in primary and secondary sexual characteristics and eventual reproductive competence. Puberty occurs between childhood and adulthood and is initiated in the brain after reactivation of the hypothalamic- pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis.
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1/2/2019
STRESS
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Stress results from an individual’s subjective appraisals and interpretations of his or her circumstances or experiences. Stress is any challenge that disrupts an individual’s emotional homeostasis.
