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LSDP
life span dev psych Ch 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and psychological dimensions of a person’s growth. | adolescence |
| A characteristic that sometimes results young people focusing on themselves to the exclusion of others. This allows them to believe that their feelings, thoughts, and beliefs are unique. | adolescent egocentrism |
| The masculinizing hormones that are also secreted in gradually increasing amounts up to about 7 to 9 years of age. | androgens |
| A person's idea of how his or her body looks. | body image |
| Thought process that move from a general statement or principle through logical steps to a specific conclusion. | deductive reasoning |
| The feminizing hormone that is secreted in slowly increasing amounts until about age 11. In males, this gradual increase continues through maturation. | estrogen |
| Piaget's fourth and final stage of development. Skills arise from a combination of maturation and experience. | formal operations |
| A dramatic increase in physical growth that usually occurs during a 24-36 month period. | growth spurt |
| A person's consistent definition as a unique individual. It refers to roles, attitudes, beliefs, and aspirations. | identity |
| Erikson's fifth stage of development. Time when a person searches for an explicit sense of his or her personal uniqueness. | identity versus role confusion |
| A type of egocentric thought where the teen sees others as being intensely interested in them, including their appearance. and their behavior. | imaginary audience |
| Thought processes that move from one of more specific experiences or facts to a general conclusion. | inductive reasoning |
| Thought processes that move from a prior belief or assumption rather than a logical premise. | intuitive thinking |
| A type of egocentric thought where the young person believes that he or she cannot be harmed or conquered by anything that may cause problems for a mortal person. | invincibility fable |
| The first menstrual period. | menarche |
| A type of egocentric thought that refers to the teenager's belief that he or she is destined to have a unique, heroic, or even legendary life. | personal fable |
| A 1-2 year period following puberty during which skeletal growth is completed and reproductive functions become fairly well established. | post-pubescence |
| The use of a non-consenting person for one's own sexual pleasure. | sexual abuse |
| A categorization system used to determine the degree of sexual maturity. | Tanner stages |
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