Test Four Flashcards
Puberty starts as early and as late as
8 years::14 years
Puberty sequence for girls
the beginning of breast development, the growth spurt, and menarche
Puberty sequence for boys
growth of the testes; initial pubic-hair growth; growth of the penis; spermarche.
The biological events that begin puberty involve a hormone signal from the
Hypothalamus
The growthspurt typically occurs during puberty in the following order
Height, weight, muscle
Primary sex characteristics
Body parts involved in reproduction such as uterus and testes and ovaries and penis
Secondary sex characteristics
Physical traits that are not involved in reproduction but indication sexual maturity such as beards and breast
Limbic system
Major brain region for developing emotional expression and regulation
Prefrontal cortex
Specializes in anticipation, planning, and impulse control
Personal fable
Believes that their experiences and thoughts are more unique. More Wonderful or more awful than anywhere
Invincibility fable
Believes they cannot be harmed by anything such as unprotected sex, drug abuse, high speed driving
Imaginary audience
They believe that they are centerstage, with all eyes on them, and they imagine how others might react to the appearance or behavior
Piaget called the reasoning that characterizes adolescence
Formal operational thought
Analytic thought
Thought that results from analysis such as thinking about pros and cons, risks and consequences
Intuitive thought
Begins with a belief, assumption or general rule, that is pursued because a it “feels right”
Last part of the brain mature
Prefrontal cortex
identity vs role confusion
Person tried to figure out who they are but are confused by which roles to adopt
Foreclosure
Adolescent adopts parents or societies roles and values
Moratorium
Socially acceptable say to postpone making identity achievement decisions;
Example of moratorium
Going to college
Identity achievement
A person stand who they are
Role confusion
Adolescent doesn’t know or care about identity
Which relationships are you most likely to find bickering
mothers and daughters
Parental monitoring
Parents ongoing awareness of what their child’s are doing where and with who
Parental monitoring is most likely to be effective and healthy when it is
Part of a warm supportive relationship
Four aspects of family closeness
Communication, support, connectedness, control
Post formal thought
Characterized by problem finding not just problem-solving where a person is more open to ideas and less concerned with absolute right and wrong
Intimacy vs isolation (eriksons 6th stage)
Adults seek intimacy if lacked they face potential loneliness and isolation
Senescence
Age related, physical decline
Senescence affects every part of the body_____ and ____
Visible and invisible
