Adolescence

2. Self-centered thinking patterns of childhood that sometimes occur in the teen years/
3. Marcia’s categories that depict levels of crisis and commitment that contribute to a sense of identity.
6. A girl’s first menstruation
9. - Adolescents' perception that others are constantly scrutinizing their behavior and appearance
12. Cognitive efforts involving attention and critical thinking.
13. Change in hormone levels, one of the triggers of puberty.

1. (RAS)- complex subcortical system that protects the brain from being overwhelmed
4. Adolescents’ tendency to think of themselves in heroic or mythical terms
5. Thinking used when a problem to be solved has one correct answer.
7. An eating disorder characterized by low body weight and distorted body image
8. Thinking used when a problem to be solved has many possible answers
10. Neurons that play a large role in emotion
11. The process of physical changes by which a child’s body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction.