PSYC 1030H Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Sex Organ, James Marcia
10 Apr 2018
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Psychology- lecture- . lecture 5- human development adolescence and adulthood: what on the exam- it"s a balance of textbook and lecture stuff as well as seminar. Puberty: the physiological changes involved in the sexual maturation ( and other. Adolescence- we tend to confuse the terms adolescence and puberty. changes that occur at this time) Adolescence- the psychological experiences between puberty and adulthood: pre-pubescence- includes the first evidence of sexual maturation(primary sexual characteristics/. Ends at the first appearance of pubic hair: pubescence growth spurt accelerates, post- pubescence- growth spurt decreases. Timing of puberty: girls between the ages of 10-15 (usually 1-2 years before boys) Timing of puberty: boys between the ages of 11 to 16 years. Puberty triggered by hormones- an interaction between: - hypothalamus. Reproductive organs: much more important than previously thought, period of important neural growth, a lot of work is going into this topic ex- concussions.
