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test 5
adolescence
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| menarche | a girls first period |
| spemarche | boys first ejaculation |
| hormone | chemical substance produced by body tissue and conveyed via bloodstream |
| pituatary | respond to signal from hypothalamus by producing hormones; control adrenal and sex glands |
| adrenal glands | stress hormone |
| testoterone | male hormone |
| estradiol | chef hormone for estrogen |
| circadian rhythm | day-night cycle of biological activity |
| leptin | hormone that affects appetite; affect on sight of puberty; peak at 12 |
| growth spurt | rapid physical growth that occur during puberty |
| primary sex characteristics | directly involved in reproduction |
| secondary sex characteristics | physical traits not directly involved in reproduction but indicate sexual maturity |
| body image | person idea of how his or her body looks |
| anorexia nervosa | self-starvation |
| bulimia nervosa | binge eating and purging |
| adolescent egocentrism | young people focus on themselves and exclude others (everyone is looking at me) |
| personal fable | belief that his or her feelings are unique than anyone else |
| invincibility fable | belief that it cant happen to me |
| imaginary audience | belief that adolescent is the center of attention; make teenagers self conscious |
| formal operational thought | systematic logical thinking and ability to manipulate abstract ideas |
| hypothetical thought | reasoning that includes propositions and possibilities that may not reflect reality |
| deductive reasoning | reasoning from general statement followed by logic to draw conclusion |
| inductive reasoning | reasoning from one or more experiences |
| dual-process model | two networks exist within the human brain; one for emotional and one for analytical |
| intuitive thought | thought that comes from an emotion beyond rational explanation and influenced by past experiences |
| analytic thought | result from analysis; ranking pro and cons; depend of logic and rationality |
| entity approach to intelligence | sees ability as innate; effort doesn't enhance achievement |
| incremental approach to intelligence | intelligence can be increased by effort |
| high stakes test | determines whether a student will pass or fail |
| PISA | international test taken by 15 year olds in 50 nations to measure cognition and problem solving |
| identity vs role condition | erikson fifth stage; "who am i?' |
| identity achievement | attainment of identity |
| role confusion | dont know or care what identity is |
| foreclosure | adolescent adopt parental values without question |
| moratorium | adolescent choice of socially acceptable ways of identity achievement "going to college" |
| deviancy training | destructive peer support |
| familism | family members should support one another |
| clinical depression | hopelessness that last two weeks or more |
| rumination | constantly thinking about past experiences |
| suicidal ideation | thinking about suicide |
| parasuicide | lethal action against oneself that doesnt lead to death |
| life course persistent offender | career criminal |
| adolescent limited offender | criminal activity stops at 21 |
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