Psych test 3 1 Flashcards
First menstruation=
menarche
puberty starts in females when…
first menstruation=menarche
first ovulation
ability to get pregnant
puberty in males start when
first ejaculation=semenarche (or spermenarche)
first appearance of sperm
first ejaculation=
semenarche
Developmental changes, or growth spurt, does not just include height and weight but also in…
muscles
eye
brain
where does puberty start?
in the adrenal glands
what do the adrenal glands release?
adrenal androgens
what do adrenal androgens do?
body hair
odor
hypothalmus sits on top of the…
pituitary gland
the pituitary stimulates the…
gonads
puberty used to start at 17 and 18, now it starts
12 1/2 and 13
culture differences has an influence on the…
timing of puberty
who developed Tanner stages?
Britain psychology
tanner stages have
3 scales
tanner stages scales are
female (breast development)
Males (penis development)
both (hair growth)
It takes a girl about ___-___ years to finish puberty
4-5 years
It takes boys about __ years to finish puberty
3 years
Precocious puberty
puberty that is so early that doctors stop it because you do not want to start this early
precocious puberty in girls is
before 8
precocious puberty in boys is
before 9
Early puberty in girls is
bad
girls who develop early are at risk for…
depression anxiety disordered eating teenage pregnancy obesity HPV Academic difficulties Delinquency poor self-esteem suicide attempts
what is the Maturation Disparity Hypothesis?
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
