| A | B |
|---|
| anorexia nervosa | characterized by refusing to eat and not maintaining weight |
| bulimia nervosa | characterized by binge eating followed by purging to eliminate the calories taken in during the binge |
| gender schema | set of behaviors organized around how either a male or female should think and behave |
| androgynous | combining or blending traditionally male and female characteristics |
| gender stereotype | an oversimplified or distorted generalization about the characteristics of men and women |
| gender identity | physical and biological makeup |
| genderrole | set of behaviors that society considers appropriate for each sex |
| depression | a difficulty some adolescents encounter which manifests itself with anger or rebellion rather than sadness (as in adults) |
| conformity | acting in accordance with group norms or customs |
| clique | a small, exclusive group of people within a larger group |
| social learning theory | theory that views adolescence as one continuous process |
| Eric Erikson | theorized that adolescents face a crisis of identity formation versus identity confusion |
| identity crisis | physiological and cognitive developments contribute to this period of inner conflict during which adolescents worry intensely about who they are |
| rationalization | a process whereby an individual seeks to explain an often unpleasant emotional behavior in a way that will preserve his or her self esteem |
| formal operations | Piaget's stage where most people's thinking becomes more abstract |
| asynchrony | condition during adolescence in which maturation of bodily parts is uneven |
| spermarche | period during which males achieve first ejaculation |
| menarche | first menstrual cycle |
| puberty | sexual maturation; the end of childhood and the point when reproduction is first possible |
| serotonin | low levels of this neurotransmitter make men more aggressive |
| initiation rites | ceremonies in which an individual is admitted to new sttus or accepted into a new position |
| G Stanly Hall | portrayed adolescents as a state of great storm and stress |
| precocious puberty | premature puberty |
| abstinence | a choice to avoid harmful behaviors including sex and the use of drugs or alcohol |
| Sandra Bern | psychologist who asserted that those with androgynous qualities are better suited in the world |
| adolescence | the principal developmental taks of this tage is to become independent of their families |
| Margaret Mead | regarded adolesence as a relativiely smooth coninuous development out of childhood into adulthood |
| parents | adolecents are most likely to turn to __ to make major decisions |
| nature and nurture | most psychologists agree that ___ interact to influence gender differences |
| adolescent rebellion | possible parental interpretation of an adolescent's undpredictable behavior |
| psychoanalytical theory | states that children acquire gender roles by interacting with their enviornment and thinking about those experiences. |
| biological theory | states that children acquire gender roles from the hormones, & genetics |
