PerDev Flashcards
Refers to the psychological changes
Puberty
Is the stage from puberty to adulthood
Adolescence
This adolescence experience the early stage of puberty in this development phase
Early adolescence (age 10-14)
this adolescence stage continuous to experience a growing capacity for abstract thoughts
Middle adolescence (age 15-17)
Adolescence gain the ability to think about ideas rationally gratification
Late adolescence (age 18-24)
Is a caused buy a situation that may be life threatening or life changing
As a stimulus stress
Is the way the body react to challenging situation
As a response
Is when a person experiencing stress take a step back to look at the situation that is causing the stress
As a relational
Common stressors
- school demand
- Selecting a school or college
- Romantic relationship
- Social life
- Family
- Separation anxiety
- College life
- Health concerns
- Bullying
Common coping mechanisms
- Conduct creative imagery of the problem
- Seek group for social support
- Get into relaxation activities
- Create more comfortable situation
- Learn to manage your time
- Eat nutritious food
Sign of puberty in girl
- Change a body
- Development of breast
- Increase in height
- Weight gain
- Excessive sweating
- Hair and skin issues
- Increase in hair
Sign of puberty in boys
- Acne
- face hair
- voice change
- Breast growth
- Mood swings
- general growth
Solids during adolescence
Academic concerns, group belongingness, health & nutrition, developing or regaining self esteem, roles, materials poverty, parents working abroad, career choice, relationships, and values & beliefs
Connect the spinal cord
Brain stem
Control voluntary
Cerebellum
