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Health
Chapter 20
Question | Answer |
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Period from childhood to adulthood | Adolescence |
The time when a person begins to develop certain traits of adults of his or her own gender | Puberty |
Chemical substances that are produced in glands and that help regulate many of your body's functions | Hormones |
The traits related to a person's gender | Sex Characteristics |
Reproductive cells | Gametes |
The ability to reason and think out abstract solutions | Cognition |
The state at which the physical body and all its organs are fully developed | Physical Maturity |
The state at which the mental and emotional capabilities of an individual are fully developed | Emotional Maturity |
The ability to experience a caring, loving relationship with another person with whom you can share your innermost feelings | Emotional Intimacy |
A promise or a pledge | Commitment |
How well a person adjusts to marriage and his or her spouse | Marital Adjustment |
The legal process of taking a child of other parents as one's own | Adoption |
Able to make correct decisions about behavior when adults are not present to enforce rules | Self-Directed |
Love without limitation or qualification | Unconditional Love |
Critical changes that occur at all stages of life | Transitions |
The feelings of sadness or loneliness that accompany children's leaving home and entering adulthood | Empty-Nest Syndrome |
Firm adherence to a moral code | Integrity |