chapter 12: Sexual Development Throughout Life

freud's theory that the development of human personality occurs in a series of stages during childhood

a development stage in children between the ages of 3 and 5 during which they begin to understand which sex they are

a Freudian notion explaining how a young boy comes to identify with his father

a Freudian notion explaining how a young girl comes to identify with her mother

the period of life between the age of approximately 10 and 19 years, often a tumultuous, self- identity seeking stage of life

a natural change in a childs body during early to middle childhood, during which secondary sexual characteristics develop and boys begin to produce sperm and girls being menstruation

a gland in the brain that, at the onset of puberty, releases hormones necessary for the physical changes of puberty

a hormone released by the pituitary gland that signals the testes to release testosterone and the ovaries to release estrogen

the beginning of menstruation during puberty; a girls first period

physical changes not biologically related to reproduction that occur during puberty

hormonal contraceptives that help prevent pregnancy after an unprotected act of intercourse; also known as the morning-after pill

sexual education programs for adolescents that provide information about abstinence and about prevention of STIs and unwanted pregnancy

a program of sexual education for adolescents that avoids teaching about contraception and STIs and stresses instead the importance of waiting until marriage to engage in sexual activities

living together as if married without legally marrying

the normal, gradual change in a woman's life, typically occurring between age 45 and 55, when the ovaries produce decreasing amounts of female hormones and menstrual periods cease