adolescence Flashcards
brain-neuroendocrine process occurring primarily in early adolescence that provides stimulation for the rapid physical changes that take place during this period of development
puberty
a girl’s first menstruation, comes rather late in the pubertal cycle.
menarche
powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands and carried through the body by the bloodstream
hormones
hormones present in the hormonal makeup
testosterone for boys, estradiol for girls
one psychological aspect of physical change in puberty is universal, what is this?
adolescents are preoccupied with their bodies and develop images of what their bodies are like
the prefrontal cortex in adolescence
“judgment” region reins in intense emotions but
doesn’t finish developing
the corpus callosum are nerve fibers that connect the
brain’s two hemispheres, what is their other job?
they thicken in adolescence to process information more effectively
the limbic system is a lower, subcortical system in the
brain that is almost completely developed in adolescence, what is its function
it is a seat of emotions and where rewards are experienced
two linked consequences in the increase of dopamine
increased risk-taking and use of drugs
the role of dopamine in adolescence
reward seeking
on adolescence and brain regions
more connection across brain areas even in more distant regions
on prefrontal cortex and emotions
although adolescents are capable of very strong emotions their prefrontal cortex hasn’t adequately developed to the point at which they can control these passions.
an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation.
anorexia nervosa
it is the lack of menstruation
amenorrhea
behaviors linked to anorexia nervosa
obsessive thinking about weight and compulsive exercise
an eating disorder in which the individual consistently follows a binge-and-purge pattern
bulimia nervosa
methods of purging of a bulimic individual
self-induced vomiting, using laxatives
similarities between anorexics and bulimics
preoccupied with food
have a strong fear of becoming overweight
are depressed or anxious
have a distorted body image
highly perfectionistic
the piagetian stage that occurs in adolescence
formal operational stage
events in the formal operational stage
conjure up make-believe situations, abstract propositions, and events that are purely hypothetical, and can try to reason logically about them.
if the concrete operational thinker needs concrete examples to reason logically, the formal operational thinker solves problems by just using __
verbal presentation
involves creating a hypothesis and deducing its implications, steps that provide ways to test the hypothesis
hypothetical-deductive reasoning
heightened self-consciousness of adolescents
adolescent egocentrism
reflected in adolescents’ belief that others are as interested in them as they themselves are, as well as attention-getting
behavior
imaginary audience
