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40 Cards in this Set
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MENARCH
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FIRST MENESTRUATION
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS
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system of body that produces, regulates and circulates hormones
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hormones
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secreted by one or more endocrine glands
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GLANDS
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organs that stimulate parts of the body to respond in specific ways to particular hormones
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SET POINT
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setting of a specific hormone that the body attempts to maintain through a self regulating system
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PITUITARY GLAND
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one of the chief glands responsible for regulating levels of hormones
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HYPOTHALAMUS
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part of the brain that controls functioning of the pituitary gland
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GONADS
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secrete sex hormones: males: testes, females: ovaries
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ADRENARCHE
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maturation of adrenal glands that take place during adolescence
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CORTISOL
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hormone produced when a person is exposed to stress
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inductive reasoning
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involves drawing an inference from the evidence one already has
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deductive reasoning
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drawing evidence from promises or givens
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epiphysis
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closing at the end of the bones which stops growth
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metacognition
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thinking about thinking. become self consious
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personal fable
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belief that their experience is unique and doesnt happen to anyone else
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neurons
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nerve cells
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neurotransmitters
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specialized chemicals that carry electrical impulses between neurons.
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synapse
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the gap in space in between neurons, across which neurotransmitters carry electrical impulses
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synaptic pruning
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process where unnecessary connections between neurons are eliminated, improving the efficiency of information processing
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myleniation
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improves effiency of information processing
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limbic system
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process emotional experience, social information, reward and punishment
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dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
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plannig ahead controlling impulses
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ventromedial prefrontal cortex
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gut level decision making
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orbitofrontal cortex
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risk and reward
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dopamine
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regulate experience of reward
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serotonin
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experiencing different moods
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social cognition
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thinking about people, relationships and institutions
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social perspective taking
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view events from perspective of others
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mutual role taking
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third part and can see how the actions can effect the relationships betwwen people
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theory of mind
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understand others beliefs, intentions and knowledge
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agency
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sense of impact on your world
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racial socialization
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understanding ones own race
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emotional autonomy
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establish adultlike relationships with family and peers
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behavioral autonomy
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make independant decisions and follow through with them
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cognitive autonomy
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independent set of values, opinions and beliefs.
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preconventional moral reasoning
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reasoning based on reward and punishment
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conventional moral reasoning
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reasoning based on rule and conventions. worried if you will be judged by others for behaviors. society rules and expectations
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post conventional moral reasoning
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rules and conventions seem subject rather than authoritative. "in special cases"
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self eficacy
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control over ones life
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protective factors
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factors that limit individual vulnerability to harm
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