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Sex Ed

Sex Ed Chap 1

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sexuality everything about you as a male or female person
self-concept the mental image you have about yourself
goal-setting making decisions that will help you meet a goal you have in mind
cognitive intellectual development
developmental task something that needs to occur during a particular age period for a person to continue his or her growth toward becoming a healthy mature adult
personal identity factors you believe make you unique
empathy the ability to feel what others feel, to put yourself in someones else's place
endocrine system a body system made up of ductless(tubeless) glands that secrete chemicals called hormons
hormons substances that regulate the activites of different body cells and organs
puberty the period of growth from physical childhood to physical adulthood
pituitary glands the gland that controls much of the endocrine system
gonads reproductive organs
testosterone the sex hormon produced by the testes
estrogen/progesterone the two sex hormons produced by the ovaries
1st step of decision making state the situation
2nd step of decision making list possible options
3rd step in decision making weigh the possible outcomes
4th step in decision making consider your values
5th step in decision making make a decision and act
6th step in decision making evaluate your decision
"hormone" means "to excite or set in motion"
pituitary gland sectets.. LH(luteinizing hormone) and FSH(follicle-stimulating hormone)
in males LH controls... amount of testosterone produced
in males FSH controls.. the sperm production
in females FSH and LH control.. levels of estrogen and progesterone
broadened shoulders,facial/underarm/pubic hair, deepened voices, increased muscular development, longer and larger bones male secondary sex charateristics
breat development, underarm/pubic hair, and widened hips female secondary sex charateristics
Function of hormones can stimulate a reaction in a certain part of the body
Function of hormones play improtant roll in growth by producing chages in body structure
Function of hormones regulate the rate of the body's metabolism, the rate at which body cells produce energy
Robert Havinghurst developed 9 developmental tasks
Created by: MattDodge
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