week 10: adolescence Flashcards
which part of the body is the main driver for puberty?
the pituitary gland
what is adrenarche?
the pituitary gland telling adrenals to produce hormones.
signals a child adrenal gland to step up production of hormones
when does adrenarche typically occur?
age 7 or 8
where is growth stimulated in females to start puberty?
in the ovaries
what does the thyroid gland do? which hormone does it secrete?
regulates metabolism, thyroxine
what does the adrenal gland do?
secondary sex characteristics in girls
what does the pituitary gland do regulate for puberty?
the rate of physical maturation, signals glands to secrete activating hormones hormones
how high does a girls body fat have to be before menarche can occur?
at least 17%
what could happen with early menarche?
increased risk for cancer???
when do males typically begin to produce viable sperm
ares 12-14
what is Piagets formal operational stage and when does it typically begin?
- its when you learn to think more logically and consider abstract reasoning
- 12-16 years
why do adolescents typically struggle to go to sleep and wake up early?
because the adolescent brain has difficulty regulating the sleep-wake-cycle
how is development different for children who are born to teenage mothers?
they tend to achieve developmental milestones more slowly than infants of other mothers
what is K2 and spice?
synthetic drugs that copy the effects of THC but the contents are unknowns
what is emerging adulthood?
a period of development spanning form about 18-29 years of age experienced in westernised
