This involves an assessment of one's competency in specific areas of endeavor.
What is self-concept?
100
During puberty, adolescents experience this, an intense period of rapid growth that quickly transforms the body into more adult-like proportions.
What is a growth spurt?
100
Adolescents commonly display extremes of emotional highs and lows over a relatively short time span - elated one moment and then in despair an hour later; often called this.
What is moodiness or mood swings?
100
Young adolescents want adults who will do this to their concerns and complaints.
What is listen?
200
This is a small organ that influences body growth and controls all other endocrine organs.
What is the pituitary gland/master gland?
200
Middle school students learn best in an atmosphere where these needs are addressed.
What are social and emotional?
200
Adolescents are commonly this. They act on their thoughts or feelings without thinking through the consequences of their actions.
What is impulsive?
200
Being one of these can be important to show students what a well-adjusted adult looks and acts like.
What is a good role model?
300
The fusing of the vertebra that makes it uncomfortable to sit in one position, especially on hard surfaces, for any length of time.
What is ossification?
300
Young adolescents who have developed this are more likely to respond in class and participate in extra-curricular activities.
What is self-confidence?
300
Adolescents undergoing puberty eat more because their bodies require more of these than at any other point in their lives.
What are calories?
300
Adolescents quickly lose interest in new ventures, friends, and/or romantic interests.
What is fickleness?
300
Recognize students in this way and be sure it is sincere.
What is praise and reinforcement?
400
Usually the best source of information about puberty since they know the child and how he or she will respond to receiving sensitive information.
Who are parents?
400
A lack of exploration or commitment to any specific identity.
What is identity diffusion?
400
Lack of adequate health care and this can have a detrimental effect on physical maturation.
What is emotional stress?
400
Common type of humor that adolescents frequently inflict on each other, but may result in hurt feelings.
What is sarcasm?
400
Teachers and parents should not take things personally. They should try to do this instead.
What is keep things in perspective?
500
Adolescents going through puberty often have many emotions and may easily become this.
What is confused?
500
Reaching a high one of these with peers increases an adolescent's positive self-esteem.
What is social status?
500
This group typically experiences their growth spurt first.
What are girls?
500
Adolescents may have a sense of this, erupting in emotional displays that adults view as totally disproportionate to the event.
What is crisis?
500
Adolescents may feel very emotional and need someone to understand. You should do this in order to provide assistance to them.