Human Development Exam 3 Flashcards
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Puberty
- A public, not an even but a process
- prepare body for sexual reproduction.
- physiology/anatomy
Spermarche
man’s first ejaculation
Testosterone
- a steroid hormone, produced by testes
- 20x more in men, women 4x (adrenal cortex)
- Body weight changes, muscles change
Estrogen
- steroid hormone produced by ovarian follicles
- Boys 2x, Girls 8x
Primary Sex Characteristics
- Directly related to reproduction
- changes in ovaries/testes
Secondary Sex Characteristics
- Not related to reproduction
- Breasts/Facial hair
Secular Trend
- puberty occuring at earlier and earlier ages
- Age going down by 4 months every generation.
Anorexia
- compulsive fear of getting fat
Bulimia
- obssesive desire to lose weight
- overeating and vomiting
- more common in upper class women
- disengaged parents
- easier to treat b/c more interested in changing their behavior
Hypothetical Deductive Reasoning
- Problem solving using a general theory to deduce specific hypothesis
- then testing systematically
- Example: when a beaker turns pink
Personal Fable
- Ego Centrism
- Experiences are unique and no one understands them
- problem in safe sex, drinking
Imaginary Audience
- Ego centrism
- I am on stage. Everyone is looking at me
Four Factors that contribute to Menarche Timing
- Heredity
- Family environment (present of step-father. pheromones)
- Race/Ethnicity
- Weight (17% fat, 106 lbs)
How does sleep change with puberty?
- REM patterns more adult-like
- Go to sleep much later, desire to sleep in later (eveningness)
Adolescent Sleep Changes- Problems?
- Daytime sleepiness
- 40% sleep deprived (grumpy/bad decisions)
- sleep in on the weekends (bad)
Identity
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Who Am I?
- Sexually
- Ethnically
- Achievement
Tightly strucutral groups of 5-7 friends. Look and act the same. Same sex, ethnicity.
Cliques
Based on stereotypes. Large, loosely organized groups of cliques. Identity in the larger school.
Example: Band Geeks, Jocks, Preps, Druggies
Crowds
Generation Gap
- Difference in attitudes
- Similarities in core values
G. Stanley Hall Theory of Strom and Stress
- Adolescent characterization
- Extreme highs and lows
- Creates stress
- Turbulent
What behaviors led Stanely to storm & stress theory?
- Riskier behavior
- fighting
- aggression
- deviance
What evidence is there for storm and stress
- rats fight more if you put them in a nest
- travel further from the pack
- more negative moods
Signs of early maturation in boys
- Decline in academic performance
- more leadership positions
- more independet
- stress
Signs of early maturation in girls
- low self-esteem
- decline in academic performance
- eating disorders/body image
- bigger



