PSYC 20651 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Puberty, Sleep Debt, Synaptogenesis

• School: Kent State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 20651
• Professor: Sharon Sciartelli

Document Summary

Chapter 4: body growth patterns: two major growth patterns, cephalocaudal- top bottom, bead before body, eyes and brain before jaw, proximodistal-center out, arms before hands, hands before fingers. Growth during middle and late childhood: 2-3 inches per year, proportions continue to change and look more adult-like , getting stronger, bones and muscles, growth spurts happen during this stage. Growth during adolescence: a time of great , cognitive growth, social growth, physical growth, puberty marks the beginning, puberty ends long before adolescence ends. Sexual maturation: boys, growth of body hair, voice deepens, first ejaculation, girls, breast enlargement, body hair, first period, hips and shoulders widen. Sleep: function is to restore, replenish, and repair our brain and body, not getting enough sleep can lead to seizures, mental health issues, hallucinations, and even death. Infant sleep patterns: newborns sleep 16-18 hours a day, 6-month-olds sleep 12 or more hours a day (including daytime naps)