Question 1

The timing of puberty makes more of a difference to girls' than to boys' mental health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which is NOT a true statement about teenage girls who have a positive body image?

Accepted Answer

A) They are not interested in having perfect bodies. 
B) These teens see being beautiful as taking care of their health. 
C) They have high self-esteem and self-efficacy. 
D) These teens care deeply about what other people think of them. 
A) They are not interested in having perfect bodies. 
B) These teens see being beautiful as taking care of their health. 
C) They have high self-esteem and self-efficacy. 
D) These teens care deeply about what other people think of them.

Question 3

All of the following may be responsible for stimulating the hypothalamus to trigger puberty EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) life stress. 
B) leptin. 
C) nutrition levels. 
D) early maturation of the amygdala and the cingulate gyrus. 
A) life stress. 
B) leptin. 
C) nutrition levels. 
D) early maturation of the amygdala and the cingulate gyrus.

Question 4

Ling is devising a checklist to predict a female child's reaching puberty early.Which is NOT a question he should include in his list?

Accepted Answer

A) Did this girl grow up in a single-parent mother-headed family? 
B) Was this girl insecurely attached? 
C) Did this girl have a stressful childhood? 
D) Does this girl have many siblings? 
A) Did this girl grow up in a single-parent mother-headed family? 
B) Was this girl insecurely attached? 
C) Did this girl have a stressful childhood? 
D) Does this girl have many siblings?

Question 5

Rapid weight gain during _____ predicts reaching puberty at a younger age.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rapid weight gain during _____ predicts reaching...

Question 6

According to the research,a person's FIRST sexual feelings occur:

Accepted Answer

A) before puberty. 
B) around the middle of puberty. 
C) towards the end of puberty. 
D) when that person first falls in love. 
A) before puberty. 
B) around the middle of puberty. 
C) towards the end of puberty. 
D) when that person first falls in love.

Question 7

Carlos needs to shave and his voice has changed.Carlos is in _____ of puberty.

Accepted Answer

A) the early stages 
B) the later stages 
C) the middle stages 
D) a nonspecific stage 
A) the early stages 
B) the later stages 
C) the middle stages 
D) a nonspecific stage

Question 8

Goran and Amelia are designing an innovative sex education course at their U.S.high school.According to the text,which of the following should be their MAIN priority?

Accepted Answer

A) Provide more information about the physiology of sex. 
B) Talk about how to develop relationships,rather than just focusing on "biology." 
C) Provide more information about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). 
D) Put more emphasis on encouraging abstinence. 
A) Provide more information about the physiology of sex. 
B) Talk about how to develop relationships,rather than just focusing on "biology." 
C) Provide more information about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). 
D) Put more emphasis on encouraging abstinence.

Question 9

The male sign of fertility,an event in boys comparable to menarche in girls,is called:

Accepted Answer

A) the HPG axis. 
B) the gonad axis. 
C) spermarche. 
D) adrenal androgen arousal. 
A) the HPG axis. 
B) the gonad axis. 
C) spermarche. 
D) adrenal androgen arousal.

Question 10

Manuel,a school nurse,wants to institute a program to combat eating disorders.First,help him to spell out the main target group of,the children he most needs to reach.Then,discuss some intervention strategies.

Accepted Answer

Main target group: temperamentally anxio

Question 11

Dr.Scales is contrasting bulimia and anorexia.Which is NOT a statement she should make?

Accepted Answer

A) "Bulimia is not as life threatening as anorexia." 
B) "Bulimia,unlike anorexia,involves binging and often purging." 
C) "Bulimia,unlike anorexia,does not necessarily involve dramatic weight loss." 
D) "Bulimia,unlike anorexia,rarely produces health problems." 
A) "Bulimia is not as life threatening as anorexia." 
B) "Bulimia,unlike anorexia,involves binging and often purging." 
C) "Bulimia,unlike anorexia,does not necessarily involve dramatic weight loss." 
D) "Bulimia,unlike anorexia,rarely produces health problems."

Question 12

Compared to other Western nations,U.S.teenage pregnancy rates are:

Accepted Answer

A) higher. 
B) lower. 
C) similar. 
D) lower or higher,depending on the country to which the United States is compared. 
A) higher. 
B) lower. 
C) similar. 
D) lower or higher,depending on the country to which the United States is compared.

Question 13

In a boy's puberty sequence,the growth spurt happens _____ for girls.

Accepted Answer

A) somewhat later than 
B) at the same age as 
C) earlier than 
D) 3 years later than 
A) somewhat later than 
B) at the same age as 
C) earlier than 
D) 3 years later than

Question 14

Andy and Sally,a committed couple,are having intercourse.Based on the research,which prediction should people make?

Accepted Answer

A) Andy was pressuring Sally to have sex. 
B) Sally was pressuring Andy to have sex. 
C) It was a mutual decision since no one was pressuring anyone else. 
D) Predictions are impossible,because there is no data on this question. 
A) Andy was pressuring Sally to have sex. 
B) Sally was pressuring Andy to have sex. 
C) It was a mutual decision since no one was pressuring anyone else. 
D) Predictions are impossible,because there is no data on this question.

Question 15

Eating disorders:

Accepted Answer

A) are curable. 
B) are becoming much rarer. 
C) affect boys as frequently as girls. 
D) all involve excessive dieting. 
A) are curable. 
B) are becoming much rarer. 
C) affect boys as frequently as girls. 
D) all involve excessive dieting.

Question 16

Girls menstruated at an average age of 16 in the nineteenth century,but today some girls reach menarche as early as age 9.This phenomenon is called the _____ trend.

Accepted Answer

A) pubertal 
B) spermarchal 
C) secular 
D) menarchal 
A) pubertal 
B) spermarchal 
C) secular 
D) menarchal

Question 17

Gilda is now feeling sexual desire.Which hormone caused these changes?

Accepted Answer

A) testosterone 
B) estrogens 
C) the pituitary hormone 
D) the hypothalamic hormone 
A) testosterone 
B) estrogens 
C) the pituitary hormone 
D) the hypothalamic hormone

Question 18

Which hormones program sexual desire?

Accepted Answer

A) the adrenal androgens and testosterone 
B) testosterone and estrogen 
C) the adrenal androgens,estrogen,and testosterone 
D) the adrenal androgens and estrogen 
A) the adrenal androgens and testosterone 
B) testosterone and estrogen 
C) the adrenal androgens,estrogen,and testosterone 
D) the adrenal androgens and estrogen

Question 19

According to the _____,boys want sex and girls are supposed to resist.

Accepted Answer

sexual dou

Question 20

Most U.S.teens have had sexual intercourse by age 16.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The timing of puberty makes more of a difference to girls' than to boys' mental health.

Which is NOT a true statement about teenage girls who have a positive body image?

All of the following may be responsible for stimulating the hypothalamus to trigger puberty EXCEPT:

Ling is devising a checklist to predict a female child's reaching puberty early.Which is NOT a question he should include in his list?

Rapid weight gain during _____ predicts reaching puberty at a younger age.

According to the research,a person's FIRST sexual feelings occur:

Carlos needs to shave and his voice has changed.Carlos is in _____ of puberty.

Goran and Amelia are designing an innovative sex education course at their U.S.high school.According to the text,which of the following should be their MAIN priority?

The male sign of fertility,an event in boys comparable to menarche in girls,is called:

Manuel,a school nurse,wants to institute a program to combat eating disorders.First,help him to spell out the main target group of,the children he most needs to reach.Then,discuss some intervention strategies.

Dr.Scales is contrasting bulimia and anorexia.Which is NOT a statement she should make?

Compared to other Western nations,U.S.teenage pregnancy rates are:

In a boy's puberty sequence,the growth spurt happens _____ for girls.

Andy and Sally,a committed couple,are having intercourse.Based on the research,which prediction should people make?

Eating disorders:

Girls menstruated at an average age of 16 in the nineteenth century,but today some girls reach menarche as early as age 9.This phenomenon is called the _____ trend.

Gilda is now feeling sexual desire.Which hormone caused these changes?

Which hormones program sexual desire?

According to the _____,boys want sex and girls are supposed to resist.

Most U.S.teens have had sexual intercourse by age 16.

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Exam 8: Physical Development

The timing of puberty makes more of a difference to girls' than to boys' mental health.

Which is NOT a true statement about teenage girls who have a positive body image?

All of the following may be responsible for stimulating the hypothalamus to trigger puberty EXCEPT:

Ling is devising a checklist to predict a female child's reaching puberty early.Which is NOT a question he should include in his list?

Rapid weight gain during _____ predicts reaching puberty at a younger age.

According to the research,a person's FIRST sexual feelings occur:

Carlos needs to shave and his voice has changed.Carlos is in _____ of puberty.

Goran and Amelia are designing an innovative sex education course at their U.S.high school.According to the text,which of the following should be their MAIN priority?

The male sign of fertility,an event in boys comparable to menarche in girls,is called:

Manuel,a school nurse,wants to institute a program to combat eating disorders.First,help him to spell out the main target group of,the children he most needs to reach.Then,discuss some intervention strategies.

Dr.Scales is contrasting bulimia and anorexia.Which is NOT a statement she should make?

Compared to other Western nations,U.S.teenage pregnancy rates are:

In a boy's puberty sequence,the growth spurt happens _____ for girls.

Andy and Sally,a committed couple,are having intercourse.Based on the research,which prediction should people make?

Eating disorders:

Girls menstruated at an average age of 16 in the nineteenth century,but today some girls reach menarche as early as age 9.This phenomenon is called the _____ trend.

Gilda is now feeling sexual desire.Which hormone caused these changes?

Which hormones program sexual desire?

According to the _____,boys want sex and girls are supposed to resist.

Most U.S.teens have had sexual intercourse by age 16.

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Physical and Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Settings for Development Home and School

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

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