Psych Chapter 11

a sudden, brief burst of physical growth during which adolescents typically make great gains in height and weight 

the period of sexual maturation; the onset of one's ability to reproduce 

the organs that make sexual reproduction possible, such as the ovaries and testes 

sexual characteristics that are not involved in reproduction, such as the growth of facial hair in males and the rounding of hips and breasts in females 

a female's first menstrual cycle 

a small, exclusive group of people within a larger group

large group of people who share attitudes and a group identity

a period of inner conflict during which one examines one's values and makes decisions about one's life direction

according to Marcia, one of four reaction patterns or processes in the development of identity during adolescence

a period of time in the development of identity in which a person delays making a decision about important issues but actively explores various alternatives

the act of making a commitment based on other's values and makes decisions about one's life direction

the constant search for meaning and identity without committing oneself to a set of personal beliefs or an occupational path

a stage in identity development in which a person has committed to an occupational direction and made decisions about important life questions

an eating disorder characterized by extreme weight loss due to self-starvation

an eating disorder in which enormous quantities of food are consumed and then purged by means of laxatives or self-induced vomiting

a violation of the law committed by a child or adolescent

actions that are illegal when committed by a minor, such as consuming alcohol

the practice of regarding one’s own race,
culture or group as being superior to others