Vocabulary
Puberty
Physical transformation from a child to an adult capable of reproduction
Growth spurts
Rapid increases in height and weight
Gray Mattar
Cells of the brain that actually make a person think
Invincibility
Feeling incapable of being defeated or have anything bad happen
Resilience
The ability to bounce back after a defeat or setback
Around what age do girls develop vs boys
Girls: usually around 12 to 13 but some as early as 10 or 11
Boys: usually around 14
Amygdala
The part o the brain responsible for emotional reactions such as anger
Egocentrism
Self focus
Autonomy
Independence that includes personal responsibility and decision making
Boys physical development characteristics vs girls physical development
Boys: voice deepens, muscle mass increases, large height and weight gains
Girls: breast development, menstraution
Prefrontal cortex
The part of the Brian that regulates emotions and impulse anger control
When do teens become more comfortable in mixed gender groups?
Around 15 and 16
Hypocrisy
Acting in contradiction to a person’s stated beliefs or values
Asynchrony
Lack of simultaneous occurrence. When teens have different proportions through their body
Neural connections
The links between brain cells that can be strengthened through activities that repeatedly stimulate the brain
When do teens begin to develop more long lasting friendships?
Older teens
Metacognition
Thinking critically about a person’s own thinking processes
The ____ doubles in size and mass and ____ capacity increases.
Heart
Lung
True or False,
The adolescent brain is is functionally different than the Brian of a child and the brain of an adult
True
When teens develop more abstract thinking, what does this include?
Understanding complex math problems, grasp abstract concepts, consider multiple solutions to problems, figure out why things the way they are, etc.