Week 7- Adolescence Flashcards
Adolescence (age range)
11-18 years
Young adulthood (age range)
18-22/25 years
Infancy (age range)
Birth-1 year
Parts of infancy
Neonatal and infant
Neonatal (age range)
Birth-2 weeks of age
Infant (age range)
3 weeks-12 months
Toddlerhood (age range)
13 months-2 years (2 years, 11 months)
Parts of early childhood
Preschool
Elementary school
Preschool (age range)
3-5 years
Elementary school (age range)
5-10 years (10 yrs, 11 months)
Adolescence (age range)
11-18 years
Young adulthood (age range)
18-22/25 years
Adulthood (age range)
22-40 years
Middle age (age range)
40-65 years
Late adulthood (age range)
65+ years
Erik Erickson’s stage for adolescence
Identity vs Confusion
The adolescent decade is viewed as a transition period between ___________ and __________
Childhood
Adulthood
The adolescent period begins with ___________ and ends with ___________
Sexual maturity
Cessation of growth
The adolescent period involves ___________ and ___________ development
Physical
Psychological
Physical and psychological development in the adolescent period
-Reach physical and sexual maturity
-Grow self consciousness and search for identity
-Develop more sophisticated reasoning ability and abstract thinking
Marked by rapid physical growth and development of secondary sex characteristics
Pre-adolescence
Puberty age range in females
8-10 years
Puberty age range in males
9-11 years
This occurs when a child’s sexual and physical characteristics mature
Puberty
Puberty occurs due to ___________ changes
Gonadal hormone
Puberty ends with the onset of ___________
Menses
Menarche occurs at age…
12-13 years
At the end of puberty males begin producing…
Sperm
Four major changes of puberty
-Development of primary sex characteristics (sex organs)
-Development of secondary sex characteristics
-Rapid physical growth (spurt in height and weight)
-Changes in body proportions
Primary sex characteristics
Testes and ovaries
Secondary sex characteristics
Physical appearance
Factors affecting timing of puberty
-Genetics
-Stress
-Socioeconomic status
-Environmental toxins
-Nutrition and diet, exercise
-Amount of fat and body weight
-Chronic illness
True or false: Puberty is second to the prenatal period as the phase of most rapid growth
True
True or false: The rate of physical growth continues after puberty
False
(slows down)
Growth spurt begins with…
Feet –> legs –> trunk
They grow 4-12 inches during puberty
Boys
They grow 2-8 inches during puberty
Girls
During puberty, both boys and girls gain ______ lbs
15-65
Their growth ceases between 16-17 years of age; reach 98% of final height by age 17
Girls
They continue to grow in height up to 18-20 years of age; reach 98% of final height by age 18
Boys
BMI < 18.5
Underweight
BMI 18.8-24.9
Healthy weight
BMI 25-29.9
Overweight
BMI 30+
Obese
BMI for age is <5%
Underweight
BMI for age is 5%-85%
Healthy weight
BMI for age is 85%-95%
Overweight
BMI for age is 95%+
Obese
True or false: During puberty the nose reaches adult size first in the face
True
True or false: During puberty, arms and legs reach adult size before hands and feet
False
(hands and feet THEN arms and legs)