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Lifespan

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puberty
the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing
primary sex characteristics
the body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible
secondary sex characteristics
nonreproductive sexual characteristics, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair
menarche
the first menstrual period
spermarche
first ejaculation
Adolescent Body Image
-preoccupation is strong throughout adolescence
-more dissatisfied with bodies during early adolescence
-girls are more dissatisfied and have poorer body image
eating disorders
Severe disturbances in eating behavior characterized by preoccupation with weight concerns and unhealthy efforts to control weight.
eating disorders
anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Adolescent drug use
Among 40% HS drink 20% smoke. It is seen as a way to socialize or fit in to a certain group. A new experience. The feeling of sensation.
Piaget's stage Formal Operations
age 12-15, able to think abstractly, understand cause and effect, tell them like an adult
declarative knowledge
knowledge of information that can be expressed in words
procedural knowledge
Knowledge of how to do something, such as riding a bike; expressed in behaviors rather than in words.
Lawrence Kohlberg's moral developmental theory
stage theory that studies the development of morality and how the ability to reason about ethical situations changes over life
Kohlberg's stages of moral development
preconventional, conventional, postconventional
school achievement and motivation
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