Chapter Summaries and Lecture Notes
Adolescence, 2025 Release by
Laurence Steinberg
Complete Chapters are included
(Ch 1 to 13)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
** Instructor Guide
,Table of Contents are given below
1. Biological Transitions
2. Cognitive Transitions
3. Social Transitions
4. Families
5. Peer Groups
6. Schools
7. Work, Leisure, and Media
8. Identity
9. Autonomy
10. Intimacy
11. Sexuality
12. Achievement
13. Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence
, Chapter 1: Biological Transitions
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the four chief physical manifestations of puberty.
2. Discuss the role of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland in the hormonal feedback loop.
3. List the normal sequence of events in puberty for males and females.
4. Discuss the factors, both biological and environmental, that influence individual
variability in pubertal growth and development. Be sure to include a discussion of the
secular trend.
5. Explain the adjustments that accompany puberty and comment on the advantages and
disadvantages associated with early and late maturation.
6. Describe how physical maturation affects the adolescent’s self-image, mood, and
relationships with parents.
7. Describe the major changes in adolescent sleep patterns and how these changes relate to
adolescent behavior.
8. Describe anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and obesity. How do they
relate to pubertal development?
Key Terms
adolescent growth spurt gonads
adrenarche hormones
androgens hypothalamus
anorexia nervosa kisspeptin
basal metabolism rate leptin
binge eating disorder longitudinal study
body mass index (BMI) melatonin
bulimia menarche
cortisol ovaries
cross-sectional study pheromones
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, delayed phase preference pituitary gland
disordered eating plasticity
endocrine system secondary sex characteristics
epiphysis secular trend
estrogens set point
feedback loop Tanner stages
glands testes
gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) weathering
neurons
Notable Changes from the Last Edition
● Thorough update of all content (more than 50 new citations and more than 40 removed)
● Five new figures in total (includes one dynamic figure)
● Three figures were removed
● New figure and information about the changes in mood over the course of preadolescence and
adolescence, and their similarities and differences among males and females
● Expanded information on the problems that occur from poor quality sleep, and on the impact
poor quality sleep has on self-control
● New figure and information about the interconnections between gut microbiome and the brain
● Figure on Black females and dieting and disordered eating was removed
● Figure on body dissatisfaction by BMI was removed
● New information about the sex difference in school achievement
Steinberg, Adolescence, 2025R IM-1 | 2
Adolescence, 2025 Release by
Laurence Steinberg
Complete Chapters are included
(Ch 1 to 13)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
** Instructor Guide
,Table of Contents are given below
1. Biological Transitions
2. Cognitive Transitions
3. Social Transitions
4. Families
5. Peer Groups
6. Schools
7. Work, Leisure, and Media
8. Identity
9. Autonomy
10. Intimacy
11. Sexuality
12. Achievement
13. Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence
, Chapter 1: Biological Transitions
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the four chief physical manifestations of puberty.
2. Discuss the role of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland in the hormonal feedback loop.
3. List the normal sequence of events in puberty for males and females.
4. Discuss the factors, both biological and environmental, that influence individual
variability in pubertal growth and development. Be sure to include a discussion of the
secular trend.
5. Explain the adjustments that accompany puberty and comment on the advantages and
disadvantages associated with early and late maturation.
6. Describe how physical maturation affects the adolescent’s self-image, mood, and
relationships with parents.
7. Describe the major changes in adolescent sleep patterns and how these changes relate to
adolescent behavior.
8. Describe anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and obesity. How do they
relate to pubertal development?
Key Terms
adolescent growth spurt gonads
adrenarche hormones
androgens hypothalamus
anorexia nervosa kisspeptin
basal metabolism rate leptin
binge eating disorder longitudinal study
body mass index (BMI) melatonin
bulimia menarche
cortisol ovaries
cross-sectional study pheromones
Steinberg, Adolescence, 2025R IM-1 | 1
, delayed phase preference pituitary gland
disordered eating plasticity
endocrine system secondary sex characteristics
epiphysis secular trend
estrogens set point
feedback loop Tanner stages
glands testes
gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) weathering
neurons
Notable Changes from the Last Edition
● Thorough update of all content (more than 50 new citations and more than 40 removed)
● Five new figures in total (includes one dynamic figure)
● Three figures were removed
● New figure and information about the changes in mood over the course of preadolescence and
adolescence, and their similarities and differences among males and females
● Expanded information on the problems that occur from poor quality sleep, and on the impact
poor quality sleep has on self-control
● New figure and information about the interconnections between gut microbiome and the brain
● Figure on Black females and dieting and disordered eating was removed
● Figure on body dissatisfaction by BMI was removed
● New information about the sex difference in school achievement
Steinberg, Adolescence, 2025R IM-1 | 2
