C11-P&C+in+Adolescence

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=__Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence__=

=Physical Changes=

Brain Development and Physical Growth
Adolescence Prefrontal cortex (PFC)

Milestones of Puberty
Puberty Pituitary gland Primary Sex Characteristics Secondary Sex Characteristics Menarche Secular Trend

=Adolescent Sexuality=

Sexual Minority Youth
Transgendered

=Adolescent Health= =//**Sensation Seeking**//= =//Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco//=

Eating Disorders
Anorexia nervosa Bulimia nervosa =Depression and Suicide=

Piaget's Formal Operational Stage
Formal operational stage Systematic problem solving Hypothetico-deductive reasoning Personal fable Imaginary audience

=Schooling=

Transition to Secondary School
Task goals Ability goals

=//Gender, Ethnicity, and Achievement in Science and Math//= = = =Dropping Out of High School=