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    In this article the focus was on how there haven’t been many studies done on how the adolescent brain changes during puberty over the years, but that is slowly changing. The authors also talked about some of the experiments and studies that have been done already dealing with the adolescent brain. The focus of some of these studies ranged from White Matter (WM) and Gray Matter (GM) to the Prefrontal Cortex (PFC). When the authors were talking about WM and GM it was stated that throughout…

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    reasons; early puberty, consumerism, peer pressure, and technology, that kids are developing earlier. Early Puberty Early puberty has been examined more in young females than males. The average age of a girl going to puberty has decreased. In the early 1900s girl started their periods around age 14 1/2. A little over 100 years later girls are reaching menarche at the age of 12 1/2. Some experts believe that there are a few environmental factors that cause early onset of puberty in girls. The…

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    internally and externally. Also, during this process, adolescents experience most of the characteristic changes of this period because the hypothalamus triggers a tremendous transformation. Some of the changes that occur in biological development are puberty and brain development. Also, individuals get more adult appearances. Because of the biological changes, people around the adolescent start to notice different behaviors and parents and society start treat the adolescent differently. Lots…

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    Adolescence, per the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as the state or process of growing up, the period of life from puberty to maturity terminating legally at the age of majority, a stage of development prior to maturity. It is known as the developmental stage that lies between childhood and adulthood. One is no longer considered a child, but not yet an adult. Dr. Neil K. Kaneshiro of the University Of Washington School Of Medicine says in this stage, “children develop the ability to…

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    adolescents is puberty. The physical developments mark the end of childhood and show the first stages of adulthood. This is the biological transitional phase of adolescence, and possibly the most visible sign that it has begun. Puberty is the period in which the individual becomes capable to sexual reproduction. However, the term is also used to refer to all the physical changes that take place in the growing individual, as he passes from childhood into adulthood. Physical changes in…

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    provider will review your growth pattern to uncover any causes that may be treated. CAUSES Short stature that has no medical cause (idiopathic short stature) can be related to: • Constitutional delay of growth and puberty. You may be small for your age, but have a normal growth rate. Puberty and growth spurts may occur later than usual. You will…

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    stop shaving. “Islam is more or less against shaving” (Satrapi,75). In addition to that, changes in identity come from other people’s view of the person or what they think it takes to enter adulthood. Secondly, identity changes occur as a result of puberty, but these are permanent physical changes and they also influence how people remember you if you leave the country like Marjane did. “…I spotted my parent’s …One changes more between the ages of fourteen and eighteen than between thirty and…

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    scientific theories and hypotheses related to the exact age of when these changes will occur, and many different factors that may influence the onset, there does not exist a standard age across the spectrum of cultures or genders of initial age of puberty. According to Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2010), “Acting as a catalyst for all of these changes is an increase in the production of hormones. Hormones are chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands” (p. 279). In general, most girls…

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    The male reproductive system , as stated previously, is different from the female reproductive system. The male reproductive system consists of testes, ducts, accessory sex glands, the penis, and scrotum (McLafferty, 2012 p1). The testes consist of glandular tissue and each testis is contained in a white fibrous capsule called the tunica albuginea (McLafferty 2012 p1). The testes are held in the scrotum which is a loose sac of skin and smooth muscle. Approximately two months before birth, the…

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    physical, psychological, and social maturation during puberty. The videos took note of transitions in behavior and the need for conformity amongst teenagers, while also providing a biological cause for it all. The video series was broken up into two videos, one solely about the girls and the other focusing on the boys. Girls typically start puberty before the boys and show the first outward signs, but the boys are only a few months behind usually. Puberty…

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