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12 Cards in this Set
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Menarche |
A girl's first menstrual period signaling that she has begun ovulation. |
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Spermarche |
A boy's first ejaculation of sperm. |
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Adrenal Glands |
Two glands, located above the kidneys, that produce hormones (including the "stress hormones" epinephrine and norepinephrine.) |
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Leptin |
A hormone that affects appetite and is believed to be involved in the onset of puberty. Leptin levels increase during childhood and peak at around age 12. |
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Secular Trend |
Data on puberty over the centuries reveals a dramatic example of a long-term statistical increase or decrease called a secular trend. - Each generation has experienced puberty a few weeks earlier and has grown a centimeter or so taller. -the secular trend has stopped in developed nations. |
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HPA Axis (hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal) |
The sequence of a chain reaction of hormone production, originating in the hypothalamus and moving to the pituitary and then to the adrenal glands. |
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Anorexia Nervosa |
An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation. Affected individuals voluntarily under eat and often over exercise, depriving their vital organs of nutrition. Anorexia can be fatal. |
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Bulimia nervosa |
an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and subsequent purging, usually by induced vomiting or use of laxatives. |
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3 phases of adolescent egocentrism |
Personal Fable Invincibility Fable Imaginar Audience |
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Personal Fable |
An aspect of adolescent egocentrism characterized by an adolescent's belief that his or her thoughts feelings, or experiences are unique, more wonderful or awful than anyone else's. |
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Invincibility Fable |
An adolescent's egocentric conviction that he or she cannot be overcome or even harmed by anything that might defeat a normal mortal. such as unprotected sex, drug abuse, or high-speed driving. |
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Imaginary Audience |
The other people who, in an adolescent's egocentric belief, are watching and taking note of his or her appearance, ideas, and behavior. This belief makes many teenagers self-conscious. |
