This chief operating endocrine gland controls all others and releases several types of hormones during puberty.
What is the pituitary gland?
100
This gender typically begins the puberty-related growth spurt two years ahead of the other.
What is females?
100
This is a major overlying physical concern for adolescents.
What is body image?
100
Young adolescents display this nature of character.
What is self-centered?
100
Teachers can aid their students growth into happy and healthy adults by encouraging a strong capacity for this.
What is emotional intelligence?
200
This is the typical age range associated with the biological changes of puberty.
What is nine to sixteen?
200
These body parts are the quickest to develop with the onset of puberty, causing coordination problems.
What is the extremities?
200
These people are the best source of information and most likely to quell anxiety in teens due to development issues.
What is parents?
200
This is the belief that as a young adolescent, all attention is focused solely on myself.
What is the imaginary audience?
200
Young adolescents are prone to act upon thoughts without thinking through the consequences of their actions. These teens are referred to as _______________.
What is impulsive?
300
These four factors influence the arrival of the onset of puberty.
What is heredity, race, nutrition, and obesity?
300
During puberty, the rapid growth of these causes an abundance of injuries in adolescents.
What is bones?
300
All adolescents share this common fear harbored as they develop.
What is being "different" from their peers?
300
"You don't understand what I'm going through!" is a common term associated with this aspect of egocentrism.
What is the personal fable?
300
Middle school students frequently inflict this type of humor on each other and adults to deflect attention from themselves.
What is sarcasm?
400
Skeletal and muscular growth as well as maturation are largely controlled by the function of this.
What is the thyroid?
400
As many as 25% of adolescents experience this condition during puberty, possibly affecting the quality of work in the classroom due to an inability to see the board.
What is myopia?
400
Teachers can help adolescents respond to puberty changes in many ways. Above all, teachers should remember to be __________ and __________ .
What is responsive and sensitive?
400
Students who have no goals or sense of identity are the this state of identity formation.
What is identity diffusion?
400
Knowing that emotional trauma comes easily for a teen,rather than trivializing their problems, it is important for adults to employ this trait.
What is empathy?
500
The sequence of physical changes during puberty is __________ but the _____________ varies widely. Students should be reassured that their timetable is unique and appropriate to themselves.
What is stable and rate?
500
This term refers to the fusing of vertebra that often makes adolescents uncomfortable when sitting for any length of time.
What is ossification?
500
This stage of development leaves adolescents viewing themselves from the perspective of peers and other adults rather than from the perception of parents and family. Teens will either build on competencies or will struggle to find success in any endeavor.
What is industry versus inferiority?
500
Second only to intellectual development in schools, this should be the focus of middle school programs.
What is the affective domain?
500
Successful middle school teams work together to alleviate sources of this emotional trait for which students have developed few coping skills to deal with.