Puberty and Adolescence: Body Changes, Brain Development, and Health Hazards

1. Chapter 14 Adolescence: Biosocial Development Berger, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, Seventh Edition – Chapter 14

2. Puberty Begins • Hormones • The Timing of Puberty • Too Early, Too Late Berger, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, Seventh Edition – Chapter 14

3. The Transformations of Puberty • Bigger and Stronger • Other Body Changes • Body Rhythms • A CASE TO STUDY:The Early Bird Is a Grown-Up • Sexual Maturation Berger, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, Seventh Edition – Chapter 14

4. Brain Development in Adolescence • Caution Versus Thrill Seeking • Connections: Some Faster, Some Lost, Some Enduring Berger, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, Seventh Edition – Chapter 14

5. Health Hazards • Injury and Death • Sex Too Early • Drug Use • Diet and Disease • A CASE TO STUDY: “Too Thin, As If That’s Possible” Berger, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, Seventh Edition – Chapter 14