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Psyc 140 Module 6 Review Study Guide
1.
Puberty
Age in Boys:
Age in Girls:
Changes in Boys:
Changes in Girls:: Age in Boys: 12.5-18
Age in Girls:
10-16
Changes
in
Boys:
50%
of
adult
body
weight
added;
Muscle
Mass
Changes in Girls: 50% of adult body weight added; Fat to arms, legs, and trunk
2.
Hormone
Domino
Affect::
Hypothalamus --> Gonadatropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) --> Pituitary
Gland --> Follicle-
Stimulating Hormone (FSH) & Luteinizing Hormone (LH) --> Blood Stream --> Increased Sex Hormones (Males: Androgens; Females: Estrogens)
3. Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Boys:
Secondary
Sexual
Characteristics
in
Girls::
Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Boys: 9.5-13.5 -->
Growth of testes and scrotal sac
Secondary
Sexual
Characteristics
in
Girls:
8-13
Growth
of
Breasts
4.
Spermarche Age:
Menarche Age:
Secular Trend:: Spermarche Age: 13
Menarche
Age: 12.5
Secular
Trend:
Age
of
first
period
is
lower
in
more
developed
countries
5. Social Consequence of Early Puberty:: Girls:
1)
Delinquency
