Chapter 1 PPT Notes

Question 1

Life Span

Answer 1

Time between birth and death

Question 2

Life Path

Answer 2

Your experiences

Question 3

Gene

Answer 3

The basic unit of heredity

Question 4

DNA

Answer 4

Unique pattern of genes you have

Question 5

Life experiences shaped by:

Answer 5

Choices and opportunities and relationships with others

Question 6

Adolescence

Answer 6

The teen years

Question 7

Developmental Task

Answer 7

A skill that society expects of individuals at various stages of life

Question 8

Personal Identity

Answer 8

Sense of your individuality and your personality

Question 9

Self-Esteem

Answer 9

Your feelings of value and importance

Question 10

Understanding and accepting yourself

Answer 10

Personal identity and self-esteem

Question 11

Growing and maturing

Answer 11

know to accept yourself, set and work towards goals, and grow in all areas

Question 12

Grow in all areas

Answer 12

Physical, Intellectual, Social, and Emotional

Question 13

Developing mature relationships

Answer 13

Family relationships change, friendships change and mature, and teens develop relationships with coworkers

Question 14

Family relationships change

Answer 14

Teens become less dependent on parents

Question 15

Preparing for a career

Answer 15

A career is required for independent living

Question 16

Important to choose a career that:

Answer 16

Uses your strengths, meets financial goals, is interesting/meaningful and has opportunities for advancement

Question 17

Preparing for Independance

Answer 17

Teens need to learn to manage money to prepare for financial responsibilities of adulthood and teens also need to learn other skills to live independently

Question 18

Preparing for marriage and family living

Answer 18

Adolescents must develop skills to get along with others and teens also learn to help others grow and develop

Question 19

Six developmental tasks of adolescence

Answer 19

1. Understanding and accepting yourself
2. growing to maturity
3. developing mature relationships
   4.preparing for a career
4. preparing for independance
5. preparing for marriage and family living

Question 20

To prepare for change:

Answer 20

Gather information about upcoming changes, develop skills to adjust to change, and anticipate challenges that come with change and make a plan to manage them

Question 21

Heredity

Answer 21

The sum of characteristics passed down to you

Question 22

7 things heredity influences

Answer 22

1. physical appearance
2. skills
3. intelligence
4. ability to fight disease
5. how you feel, think, and behave
6. your personal identity
7. rate of development

Question 23

Genetics

Answer 23

The science that studies heredity

Question 24

Chromosomes

Answer 24

23 rod-shaped structures inherited from each parent

Question 25

Dominant genes

Answer 25

If one is present- it determines a trait in a person and overrule recessive genes

Question 26

Recessive genes

Answer 26

only determine a trait if a person has one from each parent

Question 27

Genotype

Answer 27

genetic makeup of an individual or group

Question 28

Punnett Square

Answer 28

shows possible gene pairs

Question 29

Intelligence

Answer 29

your capacity for mental activity

Question 30

What is your brain function affected by?

Answer 30

Genetics and environment

Question 31

Neurons

Answer 31

billions of nerve cells in a persons brain

Question 32

What are the 4 parts of a neuron?

Answer 32

1. Cell body 2. Dendrites 3. Axon 4. Myelin sheath

Question 33

Cell body

Answer 33

holds genetic information

Question 34

Dendrites

Answer 34

extensions that look like fingers of tentacles and receive information

Question 35

Axon

Answer 35

long fiber that carries away information

Question 36

Myelin sheath

Answer 36

coats the axon and helps transmit information

Question 37

Synapse

Answer 37

The space between neurons

Question 38

Neurotransmitters

Answer 38

chemicals that synapse make up

Question 39

How your brain grows an develops

Answer 39

different experiences create new neural pathways that improve your brain

Question 40

Carriers

Answer 40

can pass the genetic disease onto children

Question 41

Genetics Counseling

Answer 41

help people figure out the likelihood of passing genetic conditions onto their children

Question 42

Environment

Answer 42

everything in your surroundings

Question 43

things that affect growth and development

Answer 43

1. Family 2. Technology 3. Cultural heritage and society 4. Media and electronic entertainment 5. School 6. Peers 7. Community 8. Stress and violence 9. Religion

Question 44

Prenatal

Answer 44

refers to the months before birth

Question 45

Sibling Position

Answer 45

affects a child's development

Question 46

cultural heritage

Answer 46

influences your behaviors, values, and beliefs

Question 47

Peers

Answer 47

people your age

Question 48

Religious beliefs

Answer 48

influence outlook on life and give guidelines for living

Question 49

Communities

Answer 49

influence jobs, friends, and activities and are affected by available resources

Question 50

Technology

Answer 50

affects how people communicate, work, learn, and shop and also presents privacy concerns

Question 51

Media

Answer 51

celebrities influence people, violent video games can have a negative influence, and people are influenced by media advertising

Question 52

Stress, violence, and the global environment

Answer 52

events in the outside world put people under pressure, and some stress is good, but excess stress is dangerous

Question 53

Resillience

Answer 53

The ability to thrive in spite of setbacks from environment or heredity

Question 54

Brain plasticity

Answer 54

the ability for the brain to grow and change