A period of rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes, including sexual maturation
What is puberty
100
The consumption of this is essential for healthy bone growth
What is calcium
100
Young adolescents are keenly aware of this, while young children are not. This can be observed when a toddler will run around the house with no close on, while a child in their teen years would not do this.
What is appearance
100
These are all behaviors that exhibit a teen to focus on their own personal desire and often act selfish, ruse and inconsiderate to adults.
What are self centered natures
100
This includes the ability to manage one's emotions, emphathize with others and to handle personal relationships appropriately, educators have said these skills are more important than book smart.
What is emotional intelligence
200
This is the point at which a young teen has developed hte biological potential to reproduce
What is sexual maturation
200
These will become more active during the adolescence years, they will cause the amount of perspiration to increase
What are sweat glands
200
This is often a basis for peer selection, social image and romantic appeal
What is physical appearance
200
A phenomenon where there is an increased sense of self-consciousness where individuals believe that others are as interested in them as they are in themselves
What is adolescent egocentrism
200
Due to this emotional trait, young adolescents often want to take up a new venture and then quickly lose interest
What is fickleness
300
These can happen more frequently to adolescents than they can to adults because of the fast growing bones that are not protected by large sheets of muscle
What is a fracture
300
A majority of young Americans consume too much of this on a daily basis
What are fats
300
This emotion can develop in girls during puberty as a result of the physical changes that are taking place.
What is anxiety
300
This is the belief that everone's attention is centered on young adolescents when they are in the presence of others
What is the imaginary audience
300
This can seem overwhelming to young adolescents because they have not yet developed the coping skills to deal with it. It can be brought on my demands at school, social relationships/belonging or living in an unstable family
What is stress
400
This will be formed when the three last vertebrae fuse together during the adolescent years
What is coccyx
400
This is the process of taking care of one's cleanliness, physical health and physical appearance on a daily basis.
What is hygiene
400
These individuals are the best source of information since they know how a person will respond to receiving sensitive information
What is a parent
400
This is a tool that was developed to determine how adolescents form their self-concept
What is the self-perception profile for adolescents
400
These were outlined by Goldman (1995) and when these are developed along with average intelligence, an individual will have a lot going for them in their quest for success and fulfillment
What are the seven interpersonal and intrapersonal traits
500
An adolescent will gain more of this when puberty causes an increase in the heart's weight and the lungs to increase in size
What is stamina
500
Although teens are physically capable of participating in sexual activities, they are not mentally equipped to deal with this portion of sexual activities/sexual relationship.
What are emotions
500
This is a coined term that is often given to the period of time during early adolescence when awkwardness and accidents will take place on a frequent basis due to the changing physical body of a young adolescent.
What is the awkward stage
500
This is a global feeling that is formed when an individual gains a perception of their self image, idea self and pygmalion self
What is self esteem
500
Due to this, few adolescents are pleased with the way they look as far as their appearance and body image is concerned.