PSYC 314

Approximately 20% (15,000,000) of all children and adolescents in the U.S experience at least one mental health problem prior to adulthood.  These problems range from: behavioral, cognitive, or social- emotional functioning.  This includes developmental disabilities like: Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, externalizing disorders like: attention-deficit syndrome/ hyperactivity disorder, internalizing disorders like: anxiety, depression, health related problems like: eating disor...

-Final 20-25% height is achieved -acne appears -girls stop growing 2yrs after first period, grow 2-8inch, and gain 15.5 to 55 lbs -boys stop growing from 18-20, grow 10-30cm, gain 15.5 to 66 lbs -girls: breast dev, pubic hair, axillary, men’s. -boys: pubic hair, penile enlargement, axillary hair, facial hair, vocal changes Body image: based on comparing with peers, the image they get during these years are for life Piaget: formal operations: able to think more than 2 categories...