CHD-3243 Quiz: CHD3243 Exam 1 SG
10 Feb 2017
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2016: what is adolescence, adolescence: the period of growth between childhood and adulthood; the period of growth from childhood to maturity. The time span is not the same for every person, but most become mature adults: puberty: the developmental stage at which one becomes capable of reproduction. Beginning of adolescence = when children begin to physically/sexually mature (cid:523)(cid:498)hitting puberty(cid:499)(cid:524: the physical changes associated with puberty begin a few years before the child is actually fertile. Usually happens between 11 and 13 years old (lower boundary of adolescence: approaches to studying adolescence, eclectic approach to studying adolescents (the book) The approach is interdisciplinary emphasizing not one aspect of adolescent development but all of them, recognizing that no single discipline has a monopoly on the truth: cultural/sociological. Current cultural conditions that are affecting today"s youths: socioeconomic status, ethnicity, etc, biological. Process of sexual maturation and physical growth that takes place during puberty: maturation of functions of the sex organs.
