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AY2014-2015
Handout #1
PUBERTY
PITUITARY GLAND
of the brain sends a signal
FEMALE OVARY
Sperm Cells)
HORMONES
are released
Male Hormone
TESTOSTERONE
Deep voice
Adams apple
Hair (face, armpit, chest, pubic area)
Broad shoulders
Oily face
Pimples/Acne
Body Odor
Gain Weight
Grow taller
Female Hormones
ESTROGEN
Develop breasts
Wide hips
Hair (armpit, pubic area)
Oily face
Pimples/Acne
Body Odor
Gain Weight
Grow taller
PROGESTERONE
Menstruation
Both girls and boys will get a huge appetite, needs to sleep more and will experience poor
coordination or clumsiness
Menstruation, or period, is normal bleeding that occurs as part of a woman's monthly cycle.
Every month, your body prepares for pregnancy. If no pregnancy occurs, the uterus, or womb,
sheds its lining. The menstrual blood is partly blood and partly tissue from inside the uterus
which passes out of the body. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menstruation.html
Circumcision is the surgical removal of the skin covering the tip of a boys private part.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/circumcision/basics/definition/prc-20013585
EMOTIONAL CHANGES
At Home
- You dont control your emotions
- You have tantrums just like when
you were younger
Display of Anger
-You do it physically
-Fight
-Slam door
-Kick
Mood
-Generally happy, sometimes silly
-You may be tearful, fearful, and
full of worries
Friendship
-You dont want to have only 1
friend
-You want to be a part of a group
-You want to join a group who
has the same interest as you do
(ex. Interest in soccer, etc.)
-You spend twice as much time
with friends on weekends than
with your parents
Sports
You like games or sports
adults play
References:
Google Images www.google.com
Interests
You are less active in
playing
You like watching TV
Listening to music
Surfing the internet
Playing online games
You have an interest in
reading magazines and
books or novels