100 Summary
Dinesh Ramoo
Key Takeaways
- Puberty is a period of rapid growth and sexual maturation.
- Growth proceeds from the extremities toward the torso, which is referred to as distalproximal development.
- Primary sexual characteristics are changes in the reproductive organs.
- Secondary sexual characteristics are visible physical changes not directly linked to reproduction, but signal sexual maturity.
- The limbic system, which regulates emotion and reward, is linked to the hormonal changes that occur at puberty.
- The last quarter of the twentieth century has seen a decline in Canada’s teenage pregnancy rate, reflecting the availability of contraceptives and increasing awareness of the risks of unprotected sex.
- Although eating disorders can occur in children and adults, they frequently appear during the teen years or young adulthood.
- During the formal operational stage, adolescents are able to understand abstract principles, which have no physical reference.
- Erikson believed that the primary psychosocial task of adolescence was establishing an identity.
- Phinney’s model of ethnic identity formation is based on Erikson’s and Marcia’s model of identity formation.
- The time spent with families may be a reflection of a teenager’s greater desire for independence or autonomy.
