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StormiandiStressi-iCorrectiAnswer--
G.iStanleyiHall'siphraseiforitheiintenseimoodiness,iemotionalisensitivity
,iandirisk-
takingitendenciesithaticharacterizeitheilifeistageiheilabelediadolescence
-universaliandiinevitableiupheavalitriggeredibyipubertyiiniagesi14itoi24
ContemporaryiPerspectiveiofiAdolescencei-iCorrectiAnswer--
notitypicallyiaidevelopmentaliprobleminoriisiitiinevitableioriuniversal
-Adolescenceimayibeistormyiand/oristressfuliforisome
Adolescencei-iCorrectiAnswer-
theitransitioniperiodifromichildhooditoiadulthood,iextendingifromipube
rtyitoiindependence
pubertyi-iCorrectiAnswer--sexualimaturityiorifertility
-physical,ihormonal,isocial,iandibodilyichanges
-biologicalitransitionitoiadulthood
socialichangesiinipubertyi-iCorrectiAnswer--treatedimoreilikeiadults
-newiroles,iexpectations,iandistatus
,Whenidoihormonalichangesibegin?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
lateichildhoodi(agei8iori9)
howilongidoesipubertyitakeitoicompletei-iCorrectiAnswer-abouti4iyears
(rangeifromi1i-i7)
Hypothalamus-Pituitary-GonadaliAxisi(HPG)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Regulatesitheihormonesithatidriveipuberty,igrowth,iappetite,iresponses
itoistress,iandisexualiresponse.
Hypothalamusi-iCorrectiAnswer--
maintainsibasicibodyifunctionsi(eating,idrinking,ibodyitemperature,ipro
ductioniofihormones)
-
helpsigovernitheiendocrineisystemiviaitheipituit1aryigland,iandiisilinkedi
toiemotioniandireward.
pituitaryiglandi-iCorrectiAnswer--
Theiendocrineisystem'simostiinfluentialigland
-
Underitheiinfluenceiofitheihypothalamus,itheipituitaryiregulatesigrowth
iandicontrolsiotheriendocrineiglands
-releasesiGnRHi(gonadotropin-releasingihormone)
,gonadsi-iCorrectiAnswer--sexiglands
-
Testesiandiovariesimatureiandibeginiproducingitestosteroneiandiestrog
en
girlsigrowthispurti-iCorrectiAnswer--istartsiagei10i
-irange:i9.5i-i14.5
-ihipsibroaden,igainimoreifat
boysigrowthispurti-iCorrectiAnswer--istartiagei12.5
-irange:i10.5i-i16
-ilongilegs,ibroadishoulders,igainimoreimuscle
Howilongidoigrowthispurtsiusuallyilast?i-iCorrectiAnswer-2iyears
Whyiareiboysitallerithanigirls?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
extraitwoiyearsioriprepubertaligrowthi(12ivsi10)q
secondaryisexicharacteristicsi-iCorrectiAnswer--
nonreproductiveisexualicharacteristics,isuchiasifemaleibreastsiandihips,i
maleivoiceiquality,iandibodyihair
-notirelateditoifertility
, primaryisexicharacteristicsi-iCorrectiAnswer-reproductiveiorgans
-females:iovaries,ifallopianitubes,iuterus,iandivagina
-males:ipenis,itestes,iscrotum,iseminalivesicles,iandiprostateigland
whatitriggersipubertyi-iCorrectiAnswer--
risingileveliofileptini(protein)ithatisignalsitheihypothalamus
-thyroidiandiadrenalicortex
-adrenarchei(maturationiofiadrenaligland)
leptini-iCorrectiAnswer--
hormoneithatisignalsitheihypothalamusiandibrainistemitoireduceiappeti
teiandiincreaseitheiamountiofienergyiused
-triggersipuberty
adrenarchei-iCorrectiAnswer-maturingiofitheiadrenaliglands
Secularitrendiofitheitimingiofipubertyi-iCorrectiAnswer--
Aidecreaseiiniaverageiofipubertalionseti(happeningiatiyoungeriage)
-
possibleiexplanations:ihigheristandardiofiliving/betterinutrition,ioverw
eighti(%ibodyifatiforihormones),irelationshipiwithifatheri(pheromones)
earlyimaturationiiniboysi-iCorrectiAnswer--
favorableibodyiimage,ihigheripopularity,iearlieridelinquency
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