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Average first sexual intercourse: 17 years old

Teens usually have sex in a committed relationship or with someone they know well

Debate everything (Hypothetical and Scientific thinking)

Freedom and Independence - Working and driving

Conflicts with parents decrease

Adjust relationship with parents

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Physical and sexual body changes are primarily complete

Greater acceptance of physical appearance

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Adjusting and understanding real life responsibilities

More concerned about the future and life decisions

Pressure to figure out career or professional goals

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Self identity is almost fully established

Clearer sexual identities

Interested in serious romantic relationships

Sexual double standard between boys and girls

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Adolescent Development - Middle Adolescence (Ages 14-17)

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Extreme pressure to fit in with their peers

Establish their own moral standards

Pressures and expectations from important life events such as talent shows, dances, proms

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Attempt to find their own cliques/crowds

Desire for independence, distance from family

Begin to form romantic relationships

Develop sexual feelings/opinions

More involved in extra curricular activities

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Adolescents begin to become risk-takers

Try to establish their own identity

Become more concerned with social status

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Begin or continue their puberty growth from early adolescence.

Adolescents begin to become very concerned with self-image

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Anxiety and Depression (Especially in early-maturing girls)

Low self-esteem and poor body image due to media (Can lead to eating disorders)

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Unisex cliques

Children's reactions to puberty depend on the environment they mature in

Adolescent ego-centrism

Personal fable

Early maturing girls are more likely to hang out with older people and experience life milestones at a younger age

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Girls: Pride over breasts; Dread over period

Boys: Secretive about spermarche

Both: Embarassed over opposite-sex parent knowing/involved with puberty

Reluctance to share feelings about puberty/changes

Sexual desire is triggered around age 10 (Won't act on it until much later)

Early maturing girls are at risk of acting out and externalizing problems

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Girls: Puberty Timeline
1) Growth Spurt and Wider Hips and Weight Gain
2) Secondary Sexual Characteristics (Breast Development; Pubic Hair; Alternations in the Texture of the Skin - Acne)
3) Primary Sexual Characteristics (Menstruation)

Boys: Puberty Timeline
1) Primary Sexual Characteristics (Spermarche; Growth of the Penis and Testes)
2) Secondary Sexual Characteristics (Pubic Hair; Voice Changes; Facial Hair; Acne)
3) Growth Spurt and Increase in Strength, Muscle Mass; Wider Shoulders)