BODY IMAGE II

Basic Science JSS2 First Term

WEEK NINE

BODY IMAGE II

Performance Objectives

• Pubertal stage
• Effect of Pubertal changes on body image and behaviour 
• Misconceptions about beauty as presented in the media
• Individual uniqueness

Content

REFERENCE
Precious seed BASIC SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK 2

TOPIC: BODY IMAGE II

Pubertal and body Image

Puberty is the natural process of hormones signaling the growth of estrogen and female sexual characteristics in girls or testosterone and male sexual characteristics in boys. It usually begins between the ages of 10 and 14. However, “precocious puberty” is defined as the beginning of this physical transformation before the age of 8. Precocious puberty may be diagnosed in girls under 8 years old who…