Puberty

Teen Homelessness There are ongoing issues throughout the world and it is happening all the time. This is teen homelessness. Whether this issue has to do with the health status of the teens who do not have housing available to them, if the welfare system prevents the teens from becoming homeless, are the teens choosing to be homeless, and are the teens being rejected from their home because of their sexuality. We as a hole don’t know what exactly is causing this epidemic but we are looking to…

“Turner Syndrome” Origin of Discovery Can you imagine what it would be like to have Turner’s Syndrome what that is, is a chromosomal condition that affects the development in most females, a common feature in Turner’s Syndrome is a girls or womens natural Stature (height) and it becomes most obvious to girls around age 5, another common effect is an early loss of ovarian function (ovarian hypofunction or premature ovarian failure), Turner Syndrome was founded in 1938 by Dr. Henry Turner and…

A hormone called kisspeptin is released during puberty, which promotes the onset of physical maturation and mental maturation. Neuroscientists have proven that the development of the brain that takes place during puberty does not end until twenty-five. Because of this discovery, it is proven that adolescent brains are highly impressionable between the ages of ten through twenty-five…

Born in Grenoble, France on the date of May 19, 1946 Andre the Giant is still a very well known WWE wrestler. His father, Boris Roussimoff, and mother Marian Roussimoff were normal sized humans along with his four siblings. Andre was an odd case, he was born gigantism. This “disease” causes an overload of growth hormones to occur, which resulted Andre to constantly grow. Andre the Giant did not look at this negatively in anyway. Instead he used his “disease” to create a great career for himself.…

Maxine Kingston’s story, “No Name Woman” recounts the tale of a young lady who learns the heartbreaking history of her aunt’s illegitimate child. The resulting aftermath is a bevy of turmoil and chaos that ultimately forces her to meet a tragic end. Kingston spends most of her time bordering on the line between fact and fiction, making the readers journey through the story quite complicated. The author is amazing at illustrating what a struggle it is for Maxine to believe certain things about…

Life Span Reflection: Menopause Physical development changes drastically throughout your lifetime. Examples of physical development that individuals may/will experience are puberty, obesity, improving motor skills, and many others. The topic I am going to discuss is menopause, which occurs only in women in late adulthood. To summaries, menopause is the period within a woman’s life where the ability to produce offspring’s ends and the ceasing of menstruation occurs; menopause occurs in woman…

physiological and cognitive changes Adolescence begins with puberty, the time when one develops primary and secondary sex characteristics. Primary sex characteristics are the changes in the organs concerned with reproduction, and secondary sex characteristics involve changes in features that distinguish the two sexes from each other, but are not involved in reproduction. (Lumen Learning 2017) The initial surge of hormones that start the puberty process, testosterone in boys and estradiol in…

Steroid use: Androgen and anabolic steroids have a few uses that include medical uses and a use of gaining an competitive edge in a lot of sports. There are also great medical uses for androgens and anabolic steroids but in turn there are also horrible side effects. Some athletes use steroids to build muscle and enhance performance. Anabolic steroids are illegal and prohibited, both in competition in collegiate and professional sports. Anabolic steroid use is also prohibited by the International…

Psychological causes in teen pregnancy: The issue of teen parenthood is one of the many controversial topics in the United States. Some 11% of teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 19 become pregnant each year, accounting for approximately 1 million pregnancies. It has been found that most teens are being exposed to having unprotected sex at an early age as well as their cognitive development is in a growth stage. Psychology is the seeking to understanding and explaining thought, emotion, and…

The stages of human life Every human being born, grows, matures, grows old and dies. These stages are a process of continuous physical, psychological and intellectual changes. It is an irreversible and permanent evolution of changes, our body has stages of growth, maturation and degeneration. The stage of Infancy or childhood is an important stage of development, in which many skills, such as speaking, reading and understanding acquired ideas. During this period children become more precise in…