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Psych test 3 1 Flashcards

1
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First menstruation=

A

menarche

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2
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puberty starts in females when…

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first menstruation=menarche
first ovulation
ability to get pregnant

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3
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puberty in males start when

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first ejaculation=semenarche (or spermenarche)

first appearance of sperm

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4
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first ejaculation=

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semenarche

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5
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Developmental changes, or growth spurt, does not just include height and weight but also in…

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muscles
eye
brain

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6
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where does puberty start?

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in the adrenal glands

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7
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what do the adrenal glands release?

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adrenal androgens

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8
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what do adrenal androgens do?

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body hair

odor

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9
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hypothalmus sits on top of the…

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pituitary gland

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10
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the pituitary stimulates the…

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gonads

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11
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puberty used to start at 17 and 18, now it starts

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12 1/2 and 13

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12
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culture differences has an influence on the…

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timing of puberty

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13
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who developed Tanner stages?

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Britain psychology

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14
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tanner stages have

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3 scales

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15
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tanner stages scales are

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female (breast development)
Males (penis development)
both (hair growth)

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16
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It takes a girl about ___-___ years to finish puberty

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4-5 years

17
Q

It takes boys about __ years to finish puberty

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3 years

18
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Precocious puberty

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puberty that is so early that doctors stop it because you do not want to start this early

19
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precocious puberty in girls is

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before 8

20
Q

precocious puberty in boys is

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before 9

21
Q

Early puberty in girls is

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bad

22
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girls who develop early are at risk for…

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depression
anxiety
disordered eating
teenage pregnancy
obesity
HPV
Academic difficulties
Delinquency
poor self-esteem
suicide attempts
23
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what is the Maturation Disparity Hypothesis?

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girls can have these difficulties because they develop quicker than the rest of their body or mates. If they have boobs and hips, boys may treat them different and they might not be ready mentally or emotionally

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