The fusing of the last three vertebrae during adolescence.
What is ossification?
100
A lack of exploration or commitment to any specific identity.
What is identity diffusion?
100
The dormant or slow operating system that becomes fully engaged at the onset of puberty.
What is the endocrine system?
100
A sense of control and mastery.
What is confidence?
100
Extremes of emotional highs and lows over a relatively short time span.
What is moodiness?
200
The last three vertebrae fused together make up this.
What is the coccyx (tailbone)?
200
The acceptance of an identity imposed by others without extensive exploration of alternatives.
What is identity foreclosure?
200
Frequently referred to as the master gland, this gland is responsible for regulating the other endocrine organs.
What is the pituitary gland?
200
The sense that finding out about things is positive and pleasurable.
What is curiosity?
200
An emotional trait that is displayed by teens when a routine event that is not to their liking causes an emotional outburst that is not proportionate to the event.
What is a sense of crisis?
300
These become more active during puberty, secreting oil into the pores of the skin.
What are sebaceous glands?
300
The exploration of many possible roles without any strong commitment to any of them.
What is identity moratorium?
300
Located in the throat, this gland is stimulated by the pituitary gland to produce hormones that are responsible for physical growth.
What is the thyroid gland?
300
The wish and capacity to have an impact and to act upon that wish with persistence.
What is intentionality?
300
What teens who take up new ventures then quickly lose interest are said to display.
What is fickleness?
400
An inability to focus properly on distant objects that sometimes occurs during adolescence.
What is myopia?
400
The act of making a solid commitment to an identity after investigating and experimenting with alternatives.
What is identity achievement?
400
These glands produce adrenaline, a hormone that enables quick surges of energy and strength.
What are the adrenal glands?
400
The ability to balance one's own needs with those of others.
What is cooperation?
400
An emotional trait that teens, who are prone to act upon thought without thinking through the consequences, are said to have.
What is impulsiveness?
500
A regression in these results in a loss of coordination during adolescence.
What are fine motor skills?
500
This person developed the four stages of identity formation experienced by most teens.
Who is J. Marcia?
500
These glands are stimulated by the pituitary to create the sexual traits of the maturing male and female.
What are the gonads?
500
The ability to engage with others based on the sense of being understood by and understanding others.
What is relatedness?
500
An emotional trait experienced by adolescents when they are never pleased with the way they look.