AND PERSONALITY 



During adolescence the fighting side of the partnership 

 is developed in the male, who becomes more muscular, 

 likewise more aggressive, pugnacious, and individualistic. 



The hazard of adolescence is an unequal development of 

 the various ductless glands, the sympathetic system, and 

 the brain. Such an outburst of growth activity may result 

 in the skeletal muscles and the body as a whole being 

 built up with such speed that there is less energy for other 

 functions of the body. We see Nordic boys, especially, 

 growing so rapidly that they become inattentive and fail in 

 their lessons, although they may excel in athletics. 



There is also the hazard of pathological habits that may 

 result from the rapid sex differentiation that is taking place 

 in the neutral boy or girl from ten to fourteen years old, a 

 transformation that brings with it many strange feelings 

 that may lead to the development of abnormal sex habits. 



Then there is the adolescent girl who, lacking the develop- 

 ment of the hormones estrin, gonadotropic pituitary hor- 

 mone, and corporin, may, as a result, develop social and 

 sexual indifference and become a recluse. 



On the other hand, there is the hazard of such an out- 

 burst of activity of the ductless glands, especially the 

 adrenal glands and the hypophysis, that obesity, hirsutism, 

 striations, and tachycardia the telltale symptoms of poly- 

 glandular disease may develop. This disease occurs in the 

 adolescent girl or the young woman. 



We also see as another hazard in adolescence, during the 

 abnormal activity of the energy system, disturbance of the 

 pancreas that may result in diabetes. 



The Superintellect 



Through mutation, the occasional boy or girl exhibits 

 an abnormal activity of the brain and an abnormal capacity 

 for the acquiring of knowledge. 



The superlative mind may carry danger to itself. There 

 is little danger in the brain mechanism of the pupil who, by 



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