Answer Developmental stage between childhood and adulthood
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2. Puberty
Answer Period during which sexual organs mature; begins earlier in girls (11 or 12) tha
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n in boys (13 or 14)
g g g g g
-
pituitary gland signals other glands to begin producing sex hormones (leptin also appea
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s to play a role in onset of puberty)
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3. Androgens
Answer Male sex hormonesg g g
4. Estrogens
Answer Female sex hormones
g g g
5. Puberty in girls g g
Answer Changes in vagina and uterus; menarche; breast development; hormone chang
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es may lead to depression or anger
g g g g g g
1g/g2
0
,6. Menarche
Answer Onset of menstruation
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7. Factors that affect start of menarche
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Answer Environmental and cultural factors; it varies in different parts of the world; mo
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re affluent, better nourished, healthier girls start earlier; obesity leads to early maturity
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g(proportion of fat to muscle plays a role in timing); environmental stress can cause earl
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ier start g
8. Puberty in boys g g
Answer Growth of penis and scrotum; spermarche (usually occurs around age 13); voic
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e deepens; hormone fluctuations lead to anger and annoyance
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9. Spermarche
Answer First ejaculation
g g
10. Girls' body image and puberty
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Answer Girls tend to have higher self-esteem, a rise in status, and self-
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awareness when they begin menstruating; girls are often unhappy with their developin
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g bodies (societal pressures)
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11. Effects of early and late puberty
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Answer Early g
Answer kids tend to be more popular, but not ready to deal with dating; reactions depe
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2g/g2
0
, nd on cultural norms
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Late
Answer leads to decline in self-esteem; dating lives suffer
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12. Adolescent growth spurt calorie requirements g g g g
Answer Growth spurt requires an increase in food (calcium and iron)
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Answer average girl needs 2,200 calories, average boy needs 2,800 calories
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13. Adolescent obesity g
Answer Most common health concern
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Answer 1 in 5 adolescents are overweight, and 1 in 20 are obese; psychological and physi
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cal health consequences; obese adolescents have an 80% chance of being obese in adult
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hood; lack of exercise, sedentary lifestyle, and availability of fast food contributes
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14. Anorexia nervosa g
Answer Severe eating disorder; individuals refuse to eat; primarily affects white wome
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n between 12 and 40; 15-20% starve themselves to death; 10% of anorexics are male
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15. Bulimia nervosa g
Answer Characterized by binges and purges (vomiting, laxatives, etc.); can cause he
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art failure g
16. Adolescent brain changes g g
Answer Number of neurons grow -
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3g/g2
0
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