Glands Galore
Physical Changes
Emotional Roller Coaster
Self-Esteem
Deal With It
100
This gland is commonly referred to as the master gland.
What is the pituitary gland?
100
Menarche for girls and spermarche for boys marks this important physical change for adolescents, indicating that childhood is coming to an end.
What is sexual maturation?
100
Emotional maturity is part of the maturation process of adolescents, but it takes these two things to develop.
What are time and practice.
100
Adolescents are by nature self-centered creatures. While critics believe focus should remain on academic rigor, ignoring this domain is counter-productive.
What is the affective domain?
100
Above all else, young adolescents want adults to do this when they complain or voice concerns.
What is listen?
200
This gland, located in the throat, produces hormones responsible for physical growth.
What is the thyroid gland?
200
Adolescents experience a growth spurt, or intense period of rapid growth during puberty. Not only does this result in a change in appearance, but often also results is a loss of this.
What is coordination?
200
Young adolescents often exhibit this type of behavior.
What is self-centered.
200
Adolescents generally cite this domain as the most important factor to their self-esteem.
What is physical appearance?
200
In dealing with adolescents, adults should always take their concerns seriously and do this, rather than trivialize their problems.
What is empathize?
300
These glands are responsible for the creating the sexual traits of the maturing male and female during adolescence.
What are the gonads?
300
Girls typically begin their growth spurt two years ahead of boys, between these ages.
What is age 10-12?
300
Adolescent egocentrism, as defined by Elkind, is composed of these two components.
What are the imaginary audience and the personal fable.
300
Self-esteem plays a major role in the well-being of an individual, and directly relates to their success, achievement, and this.
What is mental health?
300
In order to be a good role model for adolescents, adults should take care of themselves both _____ and ______.
What is physically and emotionally?
400
It is thought that these glands play a key role in the physical development and behavior of adolescents.
What are the adrenal glands?
400
Because the body experiences rapid growth during puberty, the adolescent's bone frequently grow faster than the muscles, leaving the young adolescent more prone to this.
What are fractures?
400
Adolescents who have this type of intelligence tend to avoid abrasive and aggressive behavior and make wiser decisions about their personal health as adults.
What is emotional intelligence?
400
The following areas of endeavor are cited to be closely related to the self-esteem of young adolescents: participation, school completion, social status, and this.
What is behavior?
400
Adolescents are very perceptive, so praise should be legitimate and appropriate. However, it should be given in this manner to avoid putting a student at odds with a peer group.
What is privately?
500
The testes, or male gonads, produce sperm. The female gonads, also called this, produce egg cells.
What are ovaries?
500
This process, or fusing of the vertebra, is one reason why young adolescents need to change positions frequently and are often fidgety.
What is ossification?
500
Although emotional issues and concerns are often overlooked in today's climate of standardized testing, evidence shows that a positive emotional state leads to this.
What is higher academic achievement?
500
One thing that educators can do to help students achieve self-esteem is to recognize these two things.
What are personal talents and abilities?
500
Adolescent behavior can be frustrating, even for the most dedicated and professional educators. Therefore, it is important to do this to provide perspective on the things that may seem trivial to adults now.
What is reflect and remember what it was like to be an adolescent?