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Title: Adolescence Understanding Growth and Change


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Adolescence Understanding Growth and Change
  • Chapter 20, Lesson 1

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Vocabulary
  • Adolescence The period from childhood to
    adulthood.
  • Puberty the time when a person begins to
    develop certain traits of adults of his or her
    own gender.
  • Hormones Chemical substances that are produced
    that in glands and help regulate many of your
    bodys functions.

3
More Vocabulary
  • Sex characteristics The traits related to a
    persons gender.
  • Gametes Reproductive cells
  • Cognition The ability to reason and think out
    abstract solutions.

4
Changes that take place during adolescence.
  • Females breasts develop, waistline narrows,
    hips widen, body fat increases, menstruation
    starts
  • Males facial hair appears, voice deepens,
    shoulders broaden, muscles develop, hairline
    begins to recede
  • Both Body hair appears, permanent teeth grow
    in, perspiration increases
  • Want to achieve emotional independence.

5
Puberty
  • Occurs between ages 12 and 18
  • Physical changes sex characteristics
  • Each individual changes at their own rate

6
Mental Changes
  • Cognition increases, you become increasingly able
    to solve problems
  • Vocabulary increases
  • By age 6, brain is 95 of adult size

7
Emotional Changes
  • Emotional roller coaster, high one day, down the
    next
  • Intense feelings can be overwhelming

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Social Changes
  • A need to make friends
  • Acceptance into a peer group
  • Strong friendships develop when people realize
    they have the same goals, experiences, and values
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