| A | B |
|---|
| FORMAL OPERATIONS | final Piagetian stage |
| IDENTITY | Erikson said that the purpose of adolescence is to explore |
| KOHLBERG | adolescents begin making moral judgments based upon higher ethical principles |
| PEER | another person of the same cohort or status |
| GENITAL | according to Freud, adolescents enter this stage |
| PUBERTY | when the child gets the adult body |
| ADOLESCENCE | period begun by puberty; lasts until the full assumption of adult roles |
| HEREDITY | genetic influences on behavior |
| BULIMIA | eating disorder: binging and purging |
| ANOREXIA | eating disorder: compulsive under-eating |
| CLIQUE | a small & influencial circule of friends |
| DELINQUENCY | adolescent criminal behavior |
| DEPRESSION | the most common mental disorder in adolescence |
| FRONTAL LOBE | part of the brain attempting to control emotions |
| LIMBIC SYSTEM | part of brain generating emotions |
| LESBIAN | a female homosexual |
| HYPOTHETICO-DEDUCTIVE | type of thinking possible with formal operations |
| GILLIGAN | adolescents widen their circle of care & concern |
| MENARCHE | age of onset for menstruation |
| RITE OF PASSAGE | a public ceremony to assist in transition to new roles & stages |
