This is a period of rapid physical growth which involves hormones and changes in the body, including sexual maturation.
What is PUBERTY?
100
This gland located at the base of the brain has the regulator function over other endocrine organs and is often called the "master gland."
What is THE PITUITARY GLAND?
100
Girls tend to begin their growth spurt this long before boys which explains why girls at the middle school level are usually taller and heavier than boys.
What is 2 YEARS?
100
These are the sex glands which are stimulated by the pituitary to produce the sexual traits of maturing males and females.
What are GONADS?
100
The author emphasizes this as the most pervasive trait of 10-15-year-olds.
What is ADOLESCENT EGOCENTRISM?
200
This is a condition that occurs during puberty in which pimples and blackheads form on the skin, usually on the individual's face.
What is acne?
200
Skeletal and muscular growth are controlled by the function of this gland which is located in the throat.
What is the THYROID GLAND?
200
Bones grow faster than these which explains why young adolescents are prone to fractures.
What are MUSCLES?
200
Although the rates of sexual physical changes vary widely, this is very stable and predictable.
What is THE SEQUENCE THEY OCCUR?
200
This is the stage of identity formation when there is exploration of many possible roles without any strong commitment to any of them.
What is IDENTITY MORATORIUM?
300
The system in the body that is dormant or slow-moving during childhood and accelerates and becomes very active during puberty.
What is THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM?
300
The adrenal glands, situated on the top of each kidney, manufacture this hormone which is associated with quick surges of energy and strength, especially during emergency situations. Adolescents commonly receive surges of this hormone.
What is ADRENALINE?
300
This gland is responsible for physical growth.
What is the THYROID GLAND?
300
This is the condition when menstruation stops due to low weight caused by excessive exercise and/or excessive dieting.
What is AMENORRHEA?
300
Daniel Goleman believes that this is more important than IQ, traditional intelligence, in predicting and attaining adult success.
What is EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE?
400
The emotional highs and lows experienced during puberty are often referred to as this.
What is MOODINESS?
400
Male gonads produce this hormone which regulates male sex characteristics.
What is TESTOSTERONE?
400
Height growth in males could occur this late.
What is INTO THEIR EARLY TWENTIES?
400
Heredity, environmental influences, and this can affect the onset of puberty.
What is NUTRITION?
400
Young adolescents need help dealing with this which is an inherent part of every life stage. It is exacerbated by loss of control of one's environment, difficulties finding status in peer relationships, and living in an unstable family.
What is STRESS?
500
Taking care of personal cleanliness by showering or bathing more frequently, using deodorant, and changing clothes daily---especially socks and underwear---is what is needed to have for this.
What is HYGIENE?
500
Though the pituitary gland is so vital to the human body, it is described as being the size of what?
What is a (garden) PEA?
500
This process occurs during young adolescence when the last three vertebrae fuse together to form the coccyx.
What is OSSIFICATION?
500
The author uses humor to emphasize the importance of listening carefully to young adolescence to answer their questions correctly. This word with two meanings can be used to describe a birth control device or the part of the body singers need to use to get more air in.
What is a DIAPHRAGM?
500
Middle level educators and parents have to do all they can to raise the possibility that every student will be this.