PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes -Self Esteem (Song), Endometrium, Menstruation
12 Feb 2013
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Puberty: experience physical changes that lead to sexual maturity. Adolescence: psychological changes that occur during puberty (transition b. w childhood and adulthood) Menarche: beginning of menstruation: female milestone during puberty. Girls enter this stage ~9-13 (avg age is 12); blacks/latinas reach this earlier than whites. Body weight is typically correlated with the age that female reaches puberty. There are individual differences in girls rxns to menarche. ~10-11: transformation of 2ndary sex characteristics features of the body related to reproduction, but not directly involved in it: boobs, pubic hair, body fat on hips and thighs. Hypothalamus monitors estrogen levels through the month; when low, signals the pituitary to secrete fsh and lh. Pituitary is important because it produces the hormones critical in menstrual cycle. Hormones regulate the development of the endometrium and the follicles. Fsh: acts on follicles in the ovaries to make estro/progrestrone. Est: stimulates the dev of the lining in the uterus (endometrium)
