PSYC 1030H Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sex Organ, James Marcia, Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1030H
• Professor: Parker James

Document Summary

Adolescence: we te(cid:374)d to (cid:272)o(cid:374)fuse the ter(cid:373)s (cid:862)adoles(cid:272)e(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)pu(cid:271)erty(cid:863) Puberty the physiological changes involved in sexual maturation (& other body changes that occur at this time) Adolescence the physiological experiences between puberty and adulthood. Puberty has 3 distinct stages: pre-pubescence. Includes the first evidence of sexual maturation (primary sexual characteristics) Ends at the first appearance of pubic hair: pubescence. Completion of primary sexual characteristics: timing of puberty: Girls between the ages of 10 and 15 (usually 1 to 2 years before boys) Boys between the ages of 11 to 16 years: physical development, puberty triggered by hormones, an interaction between: The adolescent brain: much more important than previously thought, period of important neural growth. Duration, content, experiences vary between cultures: period between puberty and adult status. Current view: approximately 10 to 18 years of age: psychosocial development. Adolescence is often a time of conflict and new stressors.