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CH 2
Biological Foundations

Aida Mahmud

PSY 361

----- Meeting Notes (8/29/12 17:55) -----

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Overview

  • Endocrine System
  • Physical Growth
  • Primary & Secondary Sex Characteristics
  • Cultural, Social, & Psychological Response to Puberty
  • Early & Late Pubertal Timing

Puberty

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Endocrine System

  • Hypothalamus
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)
  • Leptin

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Endocrine System

  • Hypothalamus
  • Pituitary Gland
  • Gonadotropins
  • Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
  • Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)

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Endocrine System

  • Hypothalamus
  • Pituitary Gland
  • Gonads (Sex Glands)
  • Sex Hormones
  • Estrogens - Estradiol
  • Androgens - Testosterone

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Endocrine System

  • Feedback Loop
  • Set Point
  • EX: Thermostat

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Physical Growth

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Physical Growth

  • Adolescent Growth Spurt
  • Extremities (feet, hands, head)
  • Arms/Legs
  • Forehead, Mouth, Lips, Chin, Ears, Nose
  • Torso, Chest, Shoulders

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Primary Sex Characteristics

  • Egg Production
  • Sperm Production

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Secondary Sex Characteristics

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Physical Changes

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Cultural, Social, & Psychological Response to Puberty

  • Culture & Timing of Puberty
  • Ballet, Gymnastics
  • Puberty Rituals
  • Parent-Adolescent Relations
  • Personal Response

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Early & Late Pubertal Timing
(Females)

  • Early-Maturation
  • Depressed Mood
  • Negative Body Image
  • Eating Disorders
  • Substance Use
  • Delinquency
  • Aggressive Behavior
  • School Problems
  • Conflict w/ Parents
  • Late-Maturation
  • Suffer from Teasing
  • Negative Body Image

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Early & Late Pubertal Timing
(Males)

  • Early-Maturation
  • Positive Body Image
  • Popular among Peers
  • Advantage in Sports
  • More Attractive to Girls
  • Involved in Delinquency
  • Involved in Sex
  • Involved in Substance Abuse
  • Higher Emotional Distress
  • Late-Maturation
  • Higher Alcohol use
  • Higher delinquency
  • Lower Grades in School
  • Increase Substance Use
  • Increase Deviant Behavior

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Theory of Genotype-Environment Interactions

  • Nature-Nurture Debate
  • Theory of Genotype-Environment Interaction
  • Passive Genotype-Environment Interactions
  • Evocative Genotype-Environment Interactions
  • Active Genotype-Environment Interactions

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Review

  • Hypothalamus
  • Pituitary Gland
  • Gonads
  • Feedback Loop
  • Primary vs. Secondary Sex Characteristics
  • Early vs. Late Pubertal Timing
  • Genotype-Environment Interactions

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Next Session

  • CH 3 Quiz Due by 7 am
  • CH 3: Cognitive Foundations

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