Puberty Onset Factors
Puberty and Biological Functions
Psychological Implications of Puberty
Implications for Parents and Teachers
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Sexual Maturation
What is the point at which a young teen has developed the biological potential to reproduce?
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Personal Hygeine
As adolescents reach puberty, more care needs to be exercised about cleanliness and _________.
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Appearance
Young adolescents are keenly aware of their ___________ and how others perceive them.
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An Awkward Stage
Early adolescence is often accompanied by what?
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A small gland that influences body growth and works with the hypothalamus.
What is the pituitary?
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Growth Spurt
What is it when adolescents go through an intense period of rapid of growth that quickly transforms the body into more adult-like proportions?
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More
Active teens require (more or less) calories than at any other point in their lives.
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Body Image
What is usually a main concern for young adolescents?
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Respect
It is important that we ________ modesty and the need for privacy.
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A gland located in the throat that produces hormones.
What is the thyroid gland?
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Muscular
During adolescence skeletal development outpaces _______ development.
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False
True or False. During adolescence children are not aware of the physical differences between their male and female peers.
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True
True or False: Adolescents who develop early are more at risk for dangerous and risky behaviors.
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Comparing them to their siblings and peers
What is one thing we should avoid doing with adolescents?
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Boys
Do the adrenal glands play more of a role in boys or girls?
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Ossification
What is it called when the last three vertebrae fuse together to form the tailbone?
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Calcium
This is essential for proper bone development and important in warding off osteoporosis later in life.
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Normal, Healthy, Productive Adults
Most people emerge from adolescents to become what?
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Respond to the question
What should we always do when asked a question by an adolescent?
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Widen
Girls hips _________ during puberty.
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2, 4
Adolescents grown between ____ and ____ inches in height annually during their middle school years.
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Sweat
________ glands of young adolescents become more active, although perspiration is odorless.
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Satisfied
It was found that girls who developed earlier where more _________ with their body image.
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responsive, sensitive
Adults can help adolescents adjust by being ________ and __________.
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Growth of facial hair
What is the last thing to happen to boys during their physical changes?
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