Unit 4 Flashcards
Puberty
The physical changes of adolescence
Adolescence
The period of life between childhood and adulthood
Hormone
Chemical messenger
Adolescent growth spurt
A period of rapid body growth
Secondary sex characteristics
Traits that are not directly related to reproduction but give individuals the appearance of mature adults
Menarche
The first menstrual period
Identity
Sense of self
Identity crisis
The confusion most teens go through as they search for a sense of identity
James Marcia
Believed that identity formation depends on making and committing to identity choices
Autonomy
Independence
Peer group
The group of other people of about the same age with whom an individual interacts most often
Peer pressure
Peers often try to persuade one another to think and act as they do
Albert Bandura
Psychologist who developed the idea of social learning
Social learning
People learn many behaviors by observing and modeling the behaviors of others
Drug abuse
Using drugs often and becoming dependent on them to feel better emotionally or physically