Physical Self Flashcards
The individuals cognitive representation of the self which consist of substance and the content of self conceptions
Self Understanding
Obvious change in teenagers
Physical selves
The concrete dimension of the body it is the tangible aspect of the person which can be directly observed and examine
Physical self
The defining traits or features of the persons body. It can also easily distinguish with the naked eye
Physical characteristics
He believed the importance of the body from early development because the physical as well as intellect skills will somehow serve as a basis whether a person has achieved a sense of competence and be able to manage and face demands of life complexities
Erik Erikson
He considered the body as initial source of sensation and necessary for the origin and maintenance of personality
William James
Age that puberty begins and they are now adolescent period.
10-12 years old
This transition in life can last up to _________
18-22 years of age
Age bracket of World health organization (WHO) for adolescence
Young people ages 10-19 years old
According to healthy children. Org adolescence is divided into 3:
- Early adolescence 11-14 y old
- Middle adolescence 15-17 y old
- Late adolescence 18-21 y old
The youth in nation building act 1994
Created by National Youth Commission
15-30 y old
It ends prior to the end of the adolescence period. It it most essential marker of the beginning of adolescence
Puberty
What girls experience when they reach puberty?
Menarche-First menstrual flow
What boys experience when they reach puberty?
Spermarche or semenarche- first ejaculation or nocturnal emission(we dreams)
Santrock explained that puberty is ________ occuring primarily in early adolescence that triggers the rapid physical changes that occur in the adolescent stage of human development
Brain neuroendocrine process
The master endocrine gland that controls growth and regulates the functions of all other endocrine glands
Pituitary gland
Rapid changes that are physically changes distinguish boys from girls
Secondary sexual changes
Changes in reproductive organs that prepare both boys and girls from procreation
Primary sexual changes
Refers to the way one sees himself or the way he imagines how he looks
Body image
Young adolescence experienced egocentric state where individual imagines and believes that many people are actively listening to or watching him
Imaginary audience