Hormone Hustle
Index used to estimate a person’s body fat based on weight and height
What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?
Parenting style characterized by high responsiveness but few expectations, resembles a more friend-like relationship with children
What is Permissive Parenting?
The process of becoming self-sufficient
What is Independence?
This element involves emotional closeness, trust, and sharing personal thoughts with a partner.
What is intimacy?
Adolescents explore different identities before committing to one
What is identity moratorium?
Physical differences between males and females in body shape and size, often influenced by hormones during puberty.
What is sexual dimorphism?
Parents who expect strict obedience with no room for discussion or negotiation.
What is Authoritarian Parenting?
This stage where an individual has reached their fully developed body size and shape
What is Physical Biological Maturity?
An event or that can cause physical and psychological responses in the body
What is a stressor?
During puberty, girls develop this feature due to increased estrogen production.
What is breast development?
Produces growth hormone which regulates growth, and thyroid-stimulating hormone which regulates thyroid activity.
What is the pituitary gland?
When individuals have not yet explored their identity or made decisions about it.
What is Identity Diffusion?
A key biological marker of adulthood involving the increase in this structural element that is crucial for supporting body weight and movement.
What is Bone Density?
Individuals are drawn to those they find accessible and open to interaction
What is apparent availability?
Hormones regulate metabolism, stimulate protein production, and enhance oxygen use
What are thyroid hormones (T3 and T4)?
Hormone produced by the adrenal cortex, regulates sodium and potassium balance, and its secretion is stimulated by low blood pressure or volume
What is aldosterone?
When an individual accepts an identity imposed by others without exploring options
What is Identity Foreclosure?
Individuals transition from an immature status to a new adult role, often marked by a community ceremony.
What is Pre-liminal (Rites of Separation)?
Response to stress involving irritability, frustration, and hostility
What is anger and aggression?
Effect where insulin lowers whereas glucagon increases blood glucose levels
What is antagonistic effect?
Hormone produced by the liver in response to growth hormone, and plays a crucial role in stimulating the growth of bones and cartilage
What is Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1)?
Parents maintain high demands but also foster open communication
What is Authoritative parenting?
Individual is in a transitional state
What is Liminality (Rites of Threshold)?
Reaction to stress involving feelings of sadness,and a lack of interest in daily activities
What is apathy and depression?
Most are synthesized as prohormones
What is peptide hormones?