PSYC 2010U Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Secondary Sex Characteristic, Delayed Puberty, Kisspeptin
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Adolescence april 7, 2016 see text for identity in depth. Puberty not an event, but a series of changes. Process by which an immature individual takes on adult form and function . Adolescence = biological + psychosocial: begins well before teenage years. Characterized by normative development milestones: all members of human species go through puberty. Idiosyncratic/individual difference timing not everyone starts puberty at same time. More drastic changes in body composition quantity and distribution of fat and muscle. 40% in male, 24% of body weight in female muscle. Increase in strength and tolerance for exercise circulatory system. Boys produce more force per muscle can generally exercise longer than girls. Sexual development of many species involves two distinct components. Primary sex characteristics: reproductive organs/gonads egg producing ovaries, sperm producing testes, during puberty, organs grow and become functional, increase in estrogen (8x increase in females, menstruation, 18x increase of testosterone in males.
