| A | B |
|---|
| Adolesence | The period from childhood to adulthood |
| Cognition | The ability to reason and think out abstract solutions |
| Hormones | Chemical substances that are produced in glands and help regulate many of your body's functions |
| Gametes | Reproductive cells |
| Puberty | The time when a person begins to develop certain traits of his or her own gender |
| Sex Characteristics | The traits related to a person's gender |
| Emotional Intimacy | Ability to experience a caring, loving relationship with another person ewith whom you can share your innermost feelings |
| Emotional Maturity | State at which the mental and emotional capabilities of an individual are fully developed |
| Physical Maturity | State at which the physical body and all its organs are fully developed |
| Commitment | A promise of a plege |
| Marital Adjusment | How well a person adjusts to marriage and to his or her spouse |
| Adoption | The legal process of taking a child of other parents as one's own |
| Self-Directed | Able to make correct decisions about behavior when adults are not present to enforce rules |
| Unconditional Love | Love without limmitations or qualification |
| Empty-Nest Syndrome | Feelings of sadness or loneiness that accompany children's leaving home and entering adulthood |
| Integrity | A firm adherence toa moral code |
| Transitions | Critical changes that occur at all stages of life |
