PSYCH 130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5.6: Sleep Deprivation, Spermarche, Menarche
25 Nov 2017
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Biological, psychological and social forces combine to influence development. In industrialized nations, many years of education lead to prolonged dependence on parents and postponement of sexual gratification extension of adolescence. Depend on prior knowledge, support from family, and cultural attitudes. Today many girls are more informed about menarche. Boys usually get info about spermarche from reading or online. Those who feel better prepared tend to react more positively. Absence of a single widely accepted marker for physical and social maturity makes the process of becoming an adult more confusing. Higher pubertal hormone levels greater moodiness. Negative moods linked to greater number of negative life events. Negative life events increased steadily from childhood to adolescence. Teenagers react to them with greater emotion. Moods were less stable; strongly related to situational changes. Change in sleep schedule possibly due to increased neural sensitivity to evening light. More evening social activities, part time jobs and electronics.
