MOD 10 Adolescence Flashcards
marks the turning point of an individual’s life
adolescence
WHO’s definition of “young people”
10-24
this typically refers to the period ages 13-20 y/o called teens
adolescence
refers to the set if changes that children go through as they develop sexually mature adult body
puberty
transition period between childhood & adulthood
adolescence
period of “storm and stress”
adolescence
Second “rapid growth period”
Adolescence
age of Early Adolescence
13-14 y/0
age of middle adolescence
15-16
age of Late adolescence
17-20
time span during which reproductive system functions begin to mature; and with attainment of full maturity or reproductive capacity and characterized by
pubescence
characteristics of pubescence
rapid growth
full genital development
sexual awareness
first reproductive maturity of girls
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first reproductive maturity of boys
first ejaculation (when viable sperm appear in semen)
when are the major milestones of development in the adolescent
period are the onset of puberty
8-12 y/o
It deals with the physical/biologic
aspects of development of the young boy or girl.
pubescence & puberty
when will the growth of the female stops with closure of epiphyses lines of long bones
16-18 y/o
when will the growth of the male stops with closure of epiphyses lines of long bones
18-21 y/o
Weight of the boy gains in adolescence
15 to 65 lbs or 7 ro 30 kg
Weight of the girl gains in adolescence
15 to 55 lbs or 7 to 25 kg
Height of the boy gains in adolescence
typically grows 4 to 12in or 10 to 30 cm
Height of the girls gains in adolescence
2 to 8 in or 5 to 20 cm
body system of adolesence that increase in size more slowy than the others
heart & lungs
Skeletal system grows faster than the muscles
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