Sex Ed Flashcards
Adolescence
The transition period from childhood to adult hood, extending from puberty to independence.
Adolescence is a good or bad experience?
For most teens, adolescence is an exciting opportunity to explore the possibilities of adult life.
Puberty
The period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproduction.
Primary sex characteristics
The reproductive organs - ovaries, testes, And external genitalia
Secondary sex characteristics
- nonreproductive sexual characteristics, such as breast and hip development in females and voice quality and facial hair in males.
Sexual orientation
Enduring sexual attraction to either the opposite gend or ones own gender.
Pre-conventional moral reasoning
Desire to avoid punishment and gain reward. Most children under nine experience this.
Conventional moral reasoning
To fit in and play the role of a good citizen. Usually most adults portray this.
Post-conventional moral reasoning
Characterized by references to universal ethical principles that represent the rights or obligations of all people. Most do not ever reach this point.
Erik Erikson
Created an eighty stage theory of social development.
Erikson’s eight stage development theory
Stage 1 - infancy (0 - 1 yr) : trust vs. mistrust.
Stage 2 - toddlerhood (1 - 3 yrs) : autonomy vs. shame and doubt.
Stage 3 - preschooler (3 - 6 yrs) : initiative vs. guilt.
Stage 4 - elementary school (6 yrs - puberty) : industry vs. inferiority.
Stage 5 - adolescence (teen yrs - early 20s) : identity vs. role confusion.
Stage 6 - young adulthood (20s - early 40s) : intimacy vs. isolation.
Stage 7 - middle adulthood (40s - early 60s) : generativity vs. stagnation.
Stage 8 - late adulthood (late 60s and older) : integrity vs. despair.
Identity
One’s sense of self.
The adolescent’s task is to solidify a sense of self by testing and integrating various roles.
Experimentation
Exploring all opportunities (good or bad) around them.
Rebellion
Independence from what others want them to do. (good and bad)
Selfishness
You focus on yourself therefore making your relationships temporary.