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What is puberty?
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The period of early adolescence when children grow very rapidly and experience maturation in their sexual reproductive organs.
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What is Menarche?
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A females first period. Usually between 9 and 18.
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What is the Gonad Releasing Hormone (GnRH)?
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Produced at the onset of puberty to increase activity in the gonads (ovaries and testes), which facilitates increased levels of testosterone and estrogen.
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What is testosterone?
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The male hormone. Its produced in males and females but at the beginning of puberty it is produced in much greater quantities in males. Affect sexual desire and drive and also may cause aggression.
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What is Estrogen?
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The female hormone. In both sexes but higher amount in females during puberty. Causes sexual desire and plays a huge role in the female reproductive cycle.
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What is Growth Hormone (GH)?
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Produced by pituitary and causes the adolescent growth spurt.
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What are health hazards during the adolescent stage?
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Poor nutrition, alcohol abuse and sexual abuse.
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What are gateway drugs?
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Drugs that lead to other drug use or abuse. Some can be tobacco, alcohol and marijuana.
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What is Childhood sexual abuse?
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Any erotic act that arouses an adult but excites, confuses, or shames a child regardless of the absence of protest and whether or not there was any genital contact.
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What is hypothetical thought?
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Possibilities that may or may not reflect reality.
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What is deductive reasoning?
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Comes from a general statement or principle through logical steps to a specific conclusion.
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What is Inductive reasoning?
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Comes from specific experiences or facts to a general conclusion.
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What is adolescent egocentrism?
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Young people focus on themselves and no one else. Consider themselves more important than they are.
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What is the invincibility fable?
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Teens imagine their life as immortal and cant fall prey to dangerous behavior.
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What is the personal fable?
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The idea that the adolescents life is unique, heroic, or mythical and destined for greatness.
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What is the imaginary audience?
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When the teenager creates a fantasy about how others are so interested in their lives and always think others are talking about them.
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Describe Kohlberg's Levels of Moral Reasoning.
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Level 1: Pre-conventional
--Stage 1: might makes right. --Stage 2: looking out for number one. Level 2: Conventional --Stage 3: Good girls and nice boys. --Stage 4: Law and order. Level 3: Post-Conventional --Stage 5: Social contract. --Stage 6: Universal ethical principles. |
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What are the 4 identity statuses founded by Marcia?
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Identity achievement, foreclosure, identity diffusion and moratorium.
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What is identity achievement?
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Unique identity that includes sexual, political, moral and vocational. Person explores these options and commits to what best fits them.
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What is foreclosure?
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Acceptance of parental values and goals without exploring alternatives.
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What is identity diffusion?
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Confusion with regard to identify formation, showing no exploration of options and no commitment to ideas.
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What is moratorium?
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A pause in identity formation. Explores other options without making a final decision. (college). This is the best choice.
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What are the 3 groups that peer relationships are categorized as?
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Individual friendships.
Crowd- Teens with similar interests. Clique- Teens that generally stay together as a group because of attraction and relationships. |
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What is a suicide ideation?
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Extensive thoughts about committing suicide.
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What is Parasuicide?
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Deliberate acts of committing suicide that does not end in death.
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