Comes from the hypothalmus, thyroid, adrenal, gonads, and ovaries and is fully engaged in the adolescent body at the beginning of puberty.
What is hormones?
100
The stage that occurs when adolescents begin to get used to their new size and bodies and are unable to coordinate yet as an adult can
What is the "awkward stage"?
100
A fabricated and inflated level of uniqueness
What is the personal fable?
100
When young adolescents act without thinking of consequences
What is impulsiveness?
100
A general assessment of one's own ability in a specific domain of achievement
What is self-concept?
200
Breasts develop, pubic hair and body hair appear, growing bodies, widening hips, and first period
What is the female developmental changes associated with puberty?
200
A major concern for many adolescents that involves their physical appearance
What is body image?
200
When adolescents believe that everyone around them is paying significantly more attention on them than they actually are
What is the imaginary audience?
200
The young adolescents desire to be alone physically and emotionally
What is privacy?
200
The majority of adolescents form their self-concept around this particular domain because they value it so high
What is physical appearance?
300
A young girl's first period
What is menarche?
300
The meal that 1 in 5 children skip
What is breakfast?
300
The stage in Erikson's developmental theory in which children age 10-12 begin to form a view of themselves based off of friends and other adults rather than their family
What is industry vs. inferiority?
300
An adolescents extreme emotions (positive and negative) that oscillate frequently
What is moodiness?
300
An overarching view of one's self-worth
What is self-esteem?
400
Average age at which boys and girls reach puberty
What is age 14?
400
When more care is required for cleanliness. Young adolescents begin to have to pay attention to this more when they reach puberty.
What is hygiene?
400
Identity diffusion, Identity foreclosure, Identity moratorium, and Identity acheivement
What is Marcia's four stages of identify formation for teenagers?
400
The reason why many adolescents do not want to see their reflection or picture.
What is negative sense of self?
400
Participation, School completion, Social Status, Behavior, Self-Direction, and Achievement
What is the six endeavors most associated with self-esteem of young adolescents (Beane and Lipka, 1987)?
500
The most noticeable physical change in young adolescents during puberty
What is a growth spurt (in height and weight) ?
500
The fusing of the vertebra that occurs in a young adoloscents maturing skeleton
What is ossification?
500
The most frequent trait of adolescents between the age of 10-15 that includes a heightened belief that others are as interested in themselves as they are.
What is adolescent egocentrism?
500
This is often inflamed for adolescents during puberty due to lack of control, unstable environment, physical changes, and emotional changes. Adolescents haven't learned coping strategies yet to deal with this normal part of life.