Exam 10: Adolescence: Physical, Emotional and Sexual Development in the Context of Biological Puberty

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A survey by Mission Australia (2007) revealed that body image concerns ranked ______________ in order of all the problems that contemporary adolescents aged 15 to 17 worried about.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 21

According to Tanner (1972), for the majority of young persons, the years from 12 to 16 are the most eventful ones of their lives as far as their and are concerned.

(Short Answer)

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Question 22

According to Kenardy et al. (1998), what percentage of young Australian women of ideal healthy weight (according to their BMI) are satisfied with their current weight?

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Question 23

Girls averaging a two- year lead on boys in height spurt, is an example of inter- individual ______________

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Question 24

Stattin and Magnusson (1990) found that early- maturing girls:

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Question 25

Who stated the following? 'Adolescents are in character prone to desire and ready to carry out any desire they may have formed into action. Of bodily desires it is the sexual to which they are most disposed to give way, and in regard to sexual desire they exercise no self- restraint.'

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 26

Body mass index (BMI) is one of the strongest indicators of the timing of girls' puberty.

(True/False)

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Question 27

The size of the pubertal height spurt is largely ______________ of/on how tall the girl or boy was as a child.

(Short Answer)

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Question 28

Anorexia nervosa proves fatal in 10 to 20 percent of sufferers.

(True/False)

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Question 29

Steinberg (1988) found that the combined cross- sectional and longitudinal analyses agreed in showing that ______________ produced changes in family relationships, irrespective of how old a child happened to be when the changes began to occur.

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Question 30

Teens perceive that ______________ are typically weighed down by worries, obligations and responsibilities.

(Short Answer)

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Question 31

______________ is defined as binge eating accompanied by vomiting or purging to rid the body of unwanted calories.

(Short Answer)

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Question 32

According to Ellis (2004), a distant or conflict ridden mother-daughter relationship may retard the biological passage through puberty, while intense emotional intimacy between mothers and adolescent daughters may accelerate it.

(True/False)

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Question 33

According to Tobin- Richards, Boxer and Petersen (1983) the single most important prerequisite for an adolescent boy to feel attractive seems to be:

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A survey by Mission Australia (2007) revealed that body image concerns ranked ______________ in order of all the problems that contemporary adolescents aged 15 to 17 worried about.

According to Tanner (1972), for the majority of young persons, the years from 12 to 16 are the most eventful ones of their lives as far as their and are concerned.

According to Kenardy et al. (1998), what percentage of young Australian women of ideal healthy weight (according to their BMI) are satisfied with their current weight?

Girls averaging a two- year lead on boys in height spurt, is an example of inter- individual ______________

Stattin and Magnusson (1990) found that early- maturing girls:

Who stated the following? 'Adolescents are in character prone to desire and ready to carry out any desire they may have formed into action. Of bodily desires it is the sexual to which they are most disposed to give way, and in regard to sexual desire they exercise no self- restraint.'

Body mass index (BMI) is one of the strongest indicators of the timing of girls' puberty.

The size of the pubertal height spurt is largely ______________ of/on how tall the girl or boy was as a child.

Anorexia nervosa proves fatal in 10 to 20 percent of sufferers.

Steinberg (1988) found that the combined cross- sectional and longitudinal analyses agreed in showing that ______________ produced changes in family relationships, irrespective of how old a child happened to be when the changes began to occur.

Teens perceive that ______________ are typically weighed down by worries, obligations and responsibilities.

______________ is defined as binge eating accompanied by vomiting or purging to rid the body of unwanted calories.

According to Ellis (2004), a distant or conflict ridden mother-daughter relationship may retard the biological passage through puberty, while intense emotional intimacy between mothers and adolescent daughters may accelerate it.

According to Tobin- Richards, Boxer and Petersen (1983) the single most important prerequisite for an adolescent boy to feel attractive seems to be:

Lifespan Developmental Psychology

The Science of Lifespan Development: Goals, Theories and Methodology

In the Beginning: Hereditary, Prenatal Development Birth in a Nutshell

Infancy: Physical, Neurocognitive, Sensorimotor and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social, Emotional and Personality Development in a Nutshell

Toddlers: Cognitive, Social and Personality Development in the Context of Language Acquisition

Preschoolers: Physical, Neurocognitive, Emotional, Intellectual and Social Development in a Nutshell

Middle Childhood: Social, Personality and Sex-Role Development

Middle Childhood: Physical, Neurobiological, Cognitive and Emotional Development in the Context of Schooling in a Nutshell

Adolescence: Cognitive, Moral and Personality Development

Adolescence: Social, Personality and Relationship Development in a Nutshell

Early Adulthood: Physical, Cognitive, Social and Personality Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical, Cognitive, Social and Personality Growth

Late Adulthood: Physical, Cognitive, Social and Personality Development in a Nutshell

Old Age: Physical, Neurobiological, Sensorimotor and Cognitive Development

Old Age: Social, Emotional and Personality Development

The End of the Lifespan: Death, Dying and Bereavement in a Nutshell

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Exam 10: Adolescence: Physical, Emotional and Sexual Development in the Context of Biological Puberty

A survey by Mission Australia (2007) revealed that body image concerns ranked ______________ in order of all the problems that contemporary adolescents aged 15 to 17 worried about.

According to Tanner (1972), for the majority of young persons, the years from 12 to 16 are the most eventful ones of their lives as far as their ______________ and ______________ are concerned.

According to Kenardy et al. (1998), what percentage of young Australian women of ideal healthy weight (according to their BMI) are satisfied with their current weight?

Girls averaging a two- year lead on boys in height spurt, is an example of inter- individual ______________

Stattin and Magnusson (1990) found that early- maturing girls:

Who stated the following? 'Adolescents are in character prone to desire and ready to carry out any desire they may have formed into action. Of bodily desires it is the sexual to which they are most disposed to give way, and in regard to sexual desire they exercise no self- restraint.'

Body mass index (BMI) is one of the strongest indicators of the timing of girls' puberty.

The size of the pubertal height spurt is largely ______________ of/on how tall the girl or boy was as a child.

Anorexia nervosa proves fatal in 10 to 20 percent of sufferers.

Steinberg (1988) found that the combined cross- sectional and longitudinal analyses agreed in showing that ______________ produced changes in family relationships, irrespective of how old a child happened to be when the changes began to occur.

Teens perceive that ______________ are typically weighed down by worries, obligations and responsibilities.

______________ is defined as binge eating accompanied by vomiting or purging to rid the body of unwanted calories.

According to Ellis (2004), a distant or conflict ridden mother-daughter relationship may retard the biological passage through puberty, while intense emotional intimacy between mothers and adolescent daughters may accelerate it.

According to Tobin- Richards, Boxer and Petersen (1983) the single most important prerequisite for an adolescent boy to feel attractive seems to be:

Lifespan Developmental Psychology

The Science of Lifespan Development: Goals, Theories and Methodology

In the Beginning: Hereditary, Prenatal Development Birth in a Nutshell

Infancy: Physical, Neurocognitive, Sensorimotor and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social, Emotional and Personality Development in a Nutshell

Toddlers: Cognitive, Social and Personality Development in the Context of Language Acquisition

Preschoolers: Physical, Neurocognitive, Emotional, Intellectual and Social Development in a Nutshell

Middle Childhood: Social, Personality and Sex-Role Development

Middle Childhood: Physical, Neurobiological, Cognitive and Emotional Development in the Context of Schooling in a Nutshell

Adolescence: Cognitive, Moral and Personality Development

Adolescence: Social, Personality and Relationship Development in a Nutshell

Early Adulthood: Physical, Cognitive, Social and Personality Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical, Cognitive, Social and Personality Growth

Late Adulthood: Physical, Cognitive, Social and Personality Development in a Nutshell

Old Age: Physical, Neurobiological, Sensorimotor and Cognitive Development

Old Age: Social, Emotional and Personality Development

The End of the Lifespan: Death, Dying and Bereavement in a Nutshell

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According to Tanner (1972), for the majority of young persons, the years from 12 to 16 are the most eventful ones of their lives as far as their and are concerned.