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puberty

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A period of rapid phisical maturation, occuring primarily in early adolescence, that involves hormonal and bodily changes

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hormones

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powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands and carried therough the body by the blood stream

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corpus callosum

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The location where fibres connect with the brains left and right hemispheres

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amygdala

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the region of the brain that is the seat of emotions

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STDs

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infections that are contracted primarily through sexual contact including oral and anal contact

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adolescent egocentrism

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the hightened self-consciousness of adolescence

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imaginary audience

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involves teens belief that other are as interested in them as they themselves are, as well as engaging in attention-getting behaviour motivated by a desire to be noticed, visible and on stage

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personal fable

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the part of adolescnt egocentrisim that involves an adolescents sense of uniqueness and invincibility for invulnerability

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dual-process model

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States that decsion making is influanced by two systems- one analytical and one experiential- which compete with each other; in this model, it is the experiential system- monitoring and managing actual experiences- that benefits adolescent decision making

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top - dog phenomenon

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The circumstance of moving from the top postion in primary school to the lowest postion in high school

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community engagement

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a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community