The Life Span: Human Development
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Identify primary and secondary sexual characteristics - ✔✔Primary sexual
characteristics: Physical straits directly involved in reproduction, such as the genitalia.
Secondary sexual characteristics: Physical traits not directly involved in reproduction,
but is indicative of sex, such as enlarged breasts in females and deeper voices in male.
Pubarche - ✔✔The beginning of puberty marked by the first growth of pubic hair.
Thelarche - ✔✔The beginning of breast development at the onset of puberty.
Menarche - ✔✔The beginning of the menstrual function; especially the first menstrual
period of an individual.
Spermarche - ✔✔The start of sperm development in boys at puberty.
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,Frontal lobe - ✔✔Part of the cerebrum that is situated at the top front part of each
hemisphere and controls voluntary muscle movements and higher level cognitive
functions (planning, goal setting, decision-making).
Parietal lobe - ✔✔Plays a role in interpreting sensory information. Making individuals
aware of their limbs is a major responsibility of the parietal lobe. Non-verbal language
is processed in this region as well.
Temporal lobe - ✔✔Part of the cerebrum that is situated on the sides of each
hemisphere and is responsible for auditory processing. The left temporal lobe is
especially important in language processing.
Corpus callosum - ✔✔A network of fibers that connect the right and left cerebral
hemispheres of the brain. Its maturation from early childhood through adolescence
contributes to coordination and integration of information and aides in the
development of consciousness.
Behavioral changes that happen in puberty - ✔✔Moodiness, conflict with parents,
negative affect, and risky behaviors such as violating norms and recklessness.
More mood disruptions, more feelings of self-consciousness and embarrassment, more
extremes of emotion, and less happiness than younger children or adults.
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,The role of early or late maturation and susceptibility to depression - ✔✔-Early
maturers are more affected by hormonal influences.
-Girls must deal with more stressors than boys
-Decline in self-esteem (more for girls than boys)
-Body image plays a large role in girls' self-esteem
-Girls experience stress due to their sexuality and the double standard by which they
are judged.
-More mixed-group associations which may be less affirming for girls than boys.
-Steady or frequent daters with higher sexual activity are more prone to depression.
-Girls utilize a coping style of rumination which also increases the risk of depression.
Summarize the emergence of sexuality and sexual development - ✔✔Sexual pleasure is
part of human functioning even in early childhood. On average, children begin to show
sexual attraction at adrenarche - when the adrenal glands increase their activity just
before puberty, at about age 10.
The strength and urgency of the adult sex drive, emerging as a function of puberty, is a
new experience to young adolescents. Faced with their increased sexual interest, most
adolescents begin to explore their sexuality.
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, Cognitive development in regards to formal operational thought - ✔✔Challenging even
for adults
Easier to apply in domains of expertise
Use of logic and abstract thinking
Cognitive development in regards to scientific problem solving - ✔✔Generate and
consider possible solutions; able to grasp the "hypothetical" concept
Cognitive development in regards to constructing ideals - ✔✔Adolescent egocentrism
may contribute to critical attitude
toward anything less than perfect.
Cognitive development in regards to metacognition - ✔✔- Improved capacity to think
about own thinking
- Self-focus related to need to form adult identity.
Imaginary audience - ✔✔Because adolescents are so sure others are as interested in
them as they are, they can become extremely self-conscious.
Personal fable - ✔✔Another feature of the adolescent's self-focus is the distorted view of
their own importance.
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for Helping Professionals. Chapters 9-
15 Exam Questions and Answers 100%
Pass
Identify primary and secondary sexual characteristics - ✔✔Primary sexual
characteristics: Physical straits directly involved in reproduction, such as the genitalia.
Secondary sexual characteristics: Physical traits not directly involved in reproduction,
but is indicative of sex, such as enlarged breasts in females and deeper voices in male.
Pubarche - ✔✔The beginning of puberty marked by the first growth of pubic hair.
Thelarche - ✔✔The beginning of breast development at the onset of puberty.
Menarche - ✔✔The beginning of the menstrual function; especially the first menstrual
period of an individual.
Spermarche - ✔✔The start of sperm development in boys at puberty.
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,Frontal lobe - ✔✔Part of the cerebrum that is situated at the top front part of each
hemisphere and controls voluntary muscle movements and higher level cognitive
functions (planning, goal setting, decision-making).
Parietal lobe - ✔✔Plays a role in interpreting sensory information. Making individuals
aware of their limbs is a major responsibility of the parietal lobe. Non-verbal language
is processed in this region as well.
Temporal lobe - ✔✔Part of the cerebrum that is situated on the sides of each
hemisphere and is responsible for auditory processing. The left temporal lobe is
especially important in language processing.
Corpus callosum - ✔✔A network of fibers that connect the right and left cerebral
hemispheres of the brain. Its maturation from early childhood through adolescence
contributes to coordination and integration of information and aides in the
development of consciousness.
Behavioral changes that happen in puberty - ✔✔Moodiness, conflict with parents,
negative affect, and risky behaviors such as violating norms and recklessness.
More mood disruptions, more feelings of self-consciousness and embarrassment, more
extremes of emotion, and less happiness than younger children or adults.
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,The role of early or late maturation and susceptibility to depression - ✔✔-Early
maturers are more affected by hormonal influences.
-Girls must deal with more stressors than boys
-Decline in self-esteem (more for girls than boys)
-Body image plays a large role in girls' self-esteem
-Girls experience stress due to their sexuality and the double standard by which they
are judged.
-More mixed-group associations which may be less affirming for girls than boys.
-Steady or frequent daters with higher sexual activity are more prone to depression.
-Girls utilize a coping style of rumination which also increases the risk of depression.
Summarize the emergence of sexuality and sexual development - ✔✔Sexual pleasure is
part of human functioning even in early childhood. On average, children begin to show
sexual attraction at adrenarche - when the adrenal glands increase their activity just
before puberty, at about age 10.
The strength and urgency of the adult sex drive, emerging as a function of puberty, is a
new experience to young adolescents. Faced with their increased sexual interest, most
adolescents begin to explore their sexuality.
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, Cognitive development in regards to formal operational thought - ✔✔Challenging even
for adults
Easier to apply in domains of expertise
Use of logic and abstract thinking
Cognitive development in regards to scientific problem solving - ✔✔Generate and
consider possible solutions; able to grasp the "hypothetical" concept
Cognitive development in regards to constructing ideals - ✔✔Adolescent egocentrism
may contribute to critical attitude
toward anything less than perfect.
Cognitive development in regards to metacognition - ✔✔- Improved capacity to think
about own thinking
- Self-focus related to need to form adult identity.
Imaginary audience - ✔✔Because adolescents are so sure others are as interested in
them as they are, they can become extremely self-conscious.
Personal fable - ✔✔Another feature of the adolescent's self-focus is the distorted view of
their own importance.
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