Adolescent Key Terms

Adolescence- change from children to adult

Puberty- a period of development market by growth spurts and sexual maturation

Pituitary Gland-  small organ in the brain that releases hormones

Asynchrony- a uneven timing of growth

Voice Cracking- the voice of a male changing

Energy Balance- the intake of calories must equal the output of calories

Eating Disorder- abnormal eating patterns

Anorexia Nervosa-the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation

Bulimia Nervosa-eating disorder that uses a bingeing and purging pattern
Bingeing-involves consuming large amounts of food

Purging-method of expelling food from the system by means such as vomiting

Binge Eating Disorder-eating large amounts of food without taking any actions to reduce the amount of intake

Personal Fable-thinking pattern related to cognitive function

Invincible-a dangerous belief

Formal Operations-fourth and final stage meaning they think further into the future

Amygdala-part of the brain responsible for emotional reactions such as anger

Prefrontal Cortex-regulates emotions and impulse control

Metaphors-two seemingly unlike objects or ideas to have something in common

Idiom-an expression that has cultural meaning

Decision making process-series of steps that involves examining the issue

Identity Versus Identity Confusion-quest to establish identity and life roles

Imaginary Audience-adolescents see themselves as the main player on the stage of life

Peer Pressure-influence a group of people has on an individual in the same age group

Cyberbullying- harassment of others through digital medium

Substance Abuse-misuse of drugs to a toxic, dangerous level

Extracurricular Activities- activities after school that promote group interactions and have a positive effect on social skills

CTSOs- provide students with opportunities to demonstrate social skills such as loyalty, responsibility,and leadership

Abstinence- the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol

Chapter 8 Key Words

Nutrient-Dense:foods rich in vitamins and minerals and contain relatively few calories
Body Composition: describes the proportion of body fat to lean mass in a persons body
Overweight: a high amount of body fat in relation to lean body mass

Obesity: an excessive amount of body fat

Malnutrition: lack of nutrients within a persons body

Centering: focusing on one part of a situation

Reversibility: actions being reversed

Concrete Operational Stage: understanding the concepts of today, tomorrow, and yesterday

Learning Diversity:difference in learning depending on abilities or experiences

Learning Styles:methods of taking in and processing information

Executive Strategies: skills used to solve problems

Conventional Morality: moral decisions based on perceiving good or bad

Industry Versus Inferiority:becoming independent and learning more skills

Bullying: act of intimidating other people

Stress: a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting adverse or very demanding circumstances

Hyperopia: a defect of the eye that causes inability to see near objects clearly

Myopia:lack of imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight

Dyslexia:disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read, bit do jot affect general intelligence

Mainstreaming: place a student with special needs into a mainstream class or school

Moms to Monsters

     The way i feel about this article is just disappointment, how can a mom do that to her own child? If you are going to have a child to do those things to him/her might as well not even have it. It doesn't matter if your mom or dad did the same thing to you, if they did that to you what you would try to do is not do that to your own child because you have gone through that and you know the pain that they are going to go through.If i were the mom I wouldn't be able to do that thats just horrifying .How can you even think of doing to a child who is innocent and has done nothing wrong.
     She clearly said that she did it because of the way she felt when she was younger, her mom didn't pay attention to her, and i understand that, but that doesn't mean you should continue doing that to you own children you should strive to become better than your parents. If yo know how it feels then you should know how your children is going to feel, and you don't want your child to go through the same thing as you. Nothing can justify your reasoning to cause pain to your child, they didn't come into the world to be mistreated they came to be treated correctly. What is the point of having a child you don't even care about, or worry about them?
      If one day I ever do this abuse to my children, I don't know I would never forgive myself for doing this. And I don't actually have a good valid reason to do this, no one does. No matter if you weren't treated well by your parents. It's just impossible for me to believe that i would ever do such a thing like that, I know for sure my parents are not like that, and I am so thankful for that. I feel sad about the children that have to go through all that pain without knowing the reason why their parents treat them like that. I wish there was like a machine or something that can detect when a child is being abused to go right away and help them. I would love to do that, help them out be there to listen to them, because it is no their fault by the way that their parents are acting. It's not fair, and it upsets me more that Tarrant County has the most child abuse cases.

reference to the article http://media.star-telegram.com/Munchausenmoms/

Child Abuse

Physical Abuse:it is non accidental physical injury to the child

Neglect:it is the failure of a parent or a guardian who has the responsibility to take care of the child

Sexual Abuse/Exploitation:it means to human trafficking, like sex trafficking or trafficking of children for sexual purposes, and exploitation means allowing the child to engage to prostitution or in the production of child pornography

Emotional Abuse:using language that causes anxiety, depression, withdrawal, or aggressive behavior

Parental Substance Abuse:letting child use drugs or a substance that is dangerous for them 

Abandonment:meaning that the child is left and not knowing who the parent is and the child is very harmed

Standards for Reporting:it is a report of the circumstances and what happened

Persons Responsible for the Child:they are persons that have some relationship or regular responsibility for the child

Exceptions:its exempt of certain acts or omissions from their statutory definitions of child abuse and neglect

What does the Texas Law say about

Physical Abuse:that it means in the results in substantial harm to the child

Neglect:meaning that they put the child into risk, or not even trying to take them out of the risk that they are in, and failing to be responsible with the child

Sexual Abuse:its a sexual conduct harmful to the child's mental, emotional, or physical welfare, a failure to make a reasonable effort to prevent sexual conduct harmful to the child, or a causing permitting the child to the photographing, filming or depicting of the child

Emotional:a mental or emotional injury to a child that is observable, or letting the child be in a mental or emotional injury

Parental Substance:doesn't say

Abandonment:the leaving of a child who is injured physically, without arranging for necessay care for the child