soc sci 1 Flashcards
a transitional period between childhood and adulthood. (Rathus, Spencer 2014).
adolescence
4 standpoints
- biological
- cognitive
- emotional
- social changes
3 phases of adolescence
- early adolescence (12-14)
- middle adolescence (15-16)
- late adolescence (17-19)
onset of puberty
early adolescence (12-14)
high expectations for self and poor concept
middle adolescence (15-16)
thoughts about one’s role in life
late adolescence (17-19)
identy us role confusion
erik erickson
a period of rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes
puberty
hormones secreted by endorine glands
- androgen
- estrogen
male sex hormone
androgen
female sex hormone
estrogen
androgen that plays an important role in mile puberty development
testosterone
estrogen that plays an important role in Female pubertal development
estradiol
2 phases of puberty
- adrenarche
- gonadarche
involves hormonal changes in the adrenal glands, located just below the kidneys.
adrenarche
follows adrenarche by about 2 yrs in the period most people think as puberty
gonadarche