Self-understanding, Puberty, Body Image Flashcards
The individual’s cognitive representation of the self which consists of the substance and the content of self conceptions.
Self-understanding
What do you call the obvious change in teenagers?
Changes in their physical selves
The concrete dimensions of the body and the tangible aspect of the person which can be directly observed and examined.
Physical self
The defining traits or features of the person’s body and can easily be distinguished with the naked eye.
Physical characteristics
Who believed in the importance of the body from early development because the physical as well as intellectual skills will somehow serve as a basis to whether a person has achieved a sense of competence and be able to manage and face the demands of life complexities?
Erik Erikson
Who considered the body as the initial source of sensation and necessary for the origin and maintenance of personality?
William James
What is the age where puberty begins and they are now in the adolescent period?
10-12
What is the range of the transition period in the human lifespan?
18-22
What age is considered as a healthy group?
10-19
What are the three periods of adolescence?
- Early adolescence (11-14)
- Middle adolescence (15-17)
- Late adolescence (18-21)
The Youth and Nation-Building Act (1994) defined youth according to ages which cover what age range?
15-30
Who created the age range within the Youth in Nation-Building Act?
National Youth Commission
Who said that puberty is not the same as adolescence because puberty ends prior to the end of the adolescent period?
Santrock
It is the most essential marker of the beginning of adolescence.
Puberty
The term for the girls’ first menstrual flow.
Menarche
When do boys often experience puberty?
2-3 years after girls
The term for the boys’ first ejaculation or nocturnal emission.
Spermarche or Semenarche
It is a brain neuroendocrine process occurring primarily in early adolescence that triggers the rapid physical changes that occur in the adolescent stage of human development.
Puberty
It is the master endocrine gland that controls growth and regulates the functions of all the endocrine glands.
Pituitary gland
What are the hormones seen in boys and girls?
Boys - Androgen and Testosterone
Girls - Oestrogen
Changes in reproductive organs in preparation for procreation.
Primary sexual changes
Physical changes that distinguish boys from girls.
Secondary sexual changes
Who stated that one psychological aspect of physical change in puberty is that “adolescents become preoccupied with their bodies and develop images of what their bodies are like”?
Santrock
Refers to the way one sees himself/herself or the way he/she imagines how he/she looks.
Body image
