Question 1

Which of the following is accurate about anorexia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

A) Extreme purging by vomiting is a typical feature among people afflicted by it. 
B) It may help young women cope with college studies. 
C) Addiction to depressants like codeine is common among people afflicted by it. 
D) It may help young women cope with fear of pregnancy. 
A) Extreme purging by vomiting is a typical feature among people afflicted by it. 
B) It may help young women cope with college studies. 
C) Addiction to depressants like codeine is common among people afflicted by it. 
D) It may help young women cope with fear of pregnancy. D

Question 2

_____ is a characteristic cluster of symptoms that results from a sudden decrease in the level of usage of a substance.

Accepted Answer

A) Substance use disorder 
B) Abstinence syndrome 
C) Anorexia nervosa 
D) Bulimia nervosa 
A) Substance use disorder 
B) Abstinence syndrome 
C) Anorexia nervosa 
D) Bulimia nervosa B

Question 3

Which of the following is a sex hormone?

Accepted Answer

A) Androgen 
B) Insulin 
C) Renin 
D) Secretin 
A) Androgen 
B) Insulin 
C) Renin 
D) Secretin A

Question 4

Boys stop growing out of their pants about a year before they stop growing out of their jackets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

At age 20 or 21, men stop growing taller because testosterone causes _____, which prevents the long bones from making further gains in length.

Accepted Answer

A) nocturnal emission 
B) epiphyseal closure 
C) osteoporosis 
D) gynecomastia 
A) nocturnal emission 
B) epiphyseal closure 
C) osteoporosis 
D) gynecomastia

Question 6

Which of the following is a hallucinogenic drug?

Accepted Answer

A) Codeine 
B) Barbiturate 
C) Marijuana 
D) Amphetamine 
A) Codeine 
B) Barbiturate 
C) Marijuana 
D) Amphetamine

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of marijuana?

Accepted Answer

A) It helps users relax and elevates their mood. 
B) It enhances short-term memory of users. 
C) It helps users in better perceptual-motor coordination. 
D) It decreases sensory awareness of users. 
A) It helps users relax and elevates their mood. 
B) It enhances short-term memory of users. 
C) It helps users in better perceptual-motor coordination. 
D) It decreases sensory awareness of users.

Question 8

_____ are one of the primary sex characteristics of males.

Accepted Answer

A) Pituitary glands 
B) Fallopian tubes 
C) Seminal vesicles 
D) Adrenal glands 
A) Pituitary glands 
B) Fallopian tubes 
C) Seminal vesicles 
D) Adrenal glands

Question 9

Carmen is an 18-year-old girl. She started dieting and exercising as she thought she was plump. After losing 25 pounds, Carmen became very thin, but continued to maintain a very stringent diet and exercise regimen. Her worried parents and friends tries to convince her otherwise, but Carmen believes she needs to lose another 10 pounds. Carmen is most likely suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A) hyperphagia. 
B) pica. 
C) anorexia nervosa. 
D) purging disorder. 
A) hyperphagia. 
B) pica. 
C) anorexia nervosa. 
D) purging disorder.

Question 10

Which of the following is most likely to be a risk factor for eating disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) Child sexual abuse 
B) Consumption of calcium 
C) Consumption of thiamine 
D) An ethnocentric view 
A) Child sexual abuse 
B) Consumption of calcium 
C) Consumption of thiamine 
D) An ethnocentric view

Question 11

Discuss adolescent students' attitudes towards drugs.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The University of Mic

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of changes in adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A) Boys start to spurt in height sooner than girls. 
B) Most adolescents acquire a plump and rounded body structure during adolescence. 
C) Boys gain twice as much fatty tissue as girls. 
D) Many adolescents are relatively slender compared with their preadolescent stature. 
A) Boys start to spurt in height sooner than girls. 
B) Most adolescents acquire a plump and rounded body structure during adolescence. 
C) Boys gain twice as much fatty tissue as girls. 
D) Many adolescents are relatively slender compared with their preadolescent stature.

Question 13

Bulimia nervosa is connected with irregular menstrual cycles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Latency is a stage of development characterized by reaching sexual maturity and the ability to reproduce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Bulimia nervosa, like anorexia nervosa, _____.

Accepted Answer

A) is connected with irregular menstrual cycles 
B) involves following a good diet to maintain a healthful weight 
C) afflicts males more than females during adolescence 
D) is related to severe weight gain 
A) is connected with irregular menstrual cycles 
B) involves following a good diet to maintain a healthful weight 
C) afflicts males more than females during adolescence 
D) is related to severe weight gain

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the adolescent growth spurt?

Accepted Answer

A) Adolescents tend to eat enormous quantities of food to fuel their growth spurts. 
B) Boys start to spurt in height sooner than girls, at an average age of a little more than ten. 
C) Girls gain twice as much muscle tissue as boys while going through growth spurts. 
D) Adolescents begin to spurt in height about half a year after they begin to spurt in weight. 
A) Adolescents tend to eat enormous quantities of food to fuel their growth spurts. 
B) Boys start to spurt in height sooner than girls, at an average age of a little more than ten. 
C) Girls gain twice as much muscle tissue as boys while going through growth spurts. 
D) Adolescents begin to spurt in height about half a year after they begin to spurt in weight.

Question 17

At puberty, the__________stimulates the testes to increase their output of testosterone, leading to further development of the male genitals.

Accepted Answer

A) pancreas 
B) hypothalamus 
C) mammary gland 
D) pituitary gland 
A) pancreas 
B) hypothalamus 
C) mammary gland 
D) pituitary gland

Question 18

Which of the following stages of development is characterized by reaching sexual maturity and the ability to reproduce?

Accepted Answer

A) Latency 
B) Puberty 
C) Formal operations 
D) Concrete operations 
A) Latency 
B) Puberty 
C) Formal operations 
D) Concrete operations

Question 19

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by irrational fear of weight gain, distorted body image, and severe weight loss.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_____ are one of the primary sex characteristics of females.

Accepted Answer

A) Breasts 
B) Fallopian tubes 
C) Adrenal glands 
D) Seminal vesicles 
A) Breasts 
B) Fallopian tubes 
C) Adrenal glands 
D) Seminal vesicles

Which of the following is accurate about anorexia nervosa?

_____ is a characteristic cluster of symptoms that results from a sudden decrease in the level of usage of a substance.

Which of the following is a sex hormone?

Boys stop growing out of their pants about a year before they stop growing out of their jackets.

At age 20 or 21, men stop growing taller because testosterone causes _____, which prevents the long bones from making further gains in length.

Which of the following is a hallucinogenic drug?

Which of the following statements is true of marijuana?

_____ are one of the primary sex characteristics of males.

Which of the following is most likely to be a risk factor for eating disorders?

Discuss adolescent students' attitudes towards drugs.

Which of the following statements is true of changes in adolescents?

Bulimia nervosa is connected with irregular menstrual cycles.

Latency is a stage of development characterized by reaching sexual maturity and the ability to reproduce.

Bulimia nervosa, like anorexia nervosa, _____.

Which of the following is true of the adolescent growth spurt?

At puberty, the__________stimulates the testes to increase their output of testosterone, leading to further development of the male genitals.

Which of the following stages of development is characterized by reaching sexual maturity and the ability to reproduce?

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by irrational fear of weight gain, distorted body image, and severe weight loss.

_____ are one of the primary sex characteristics of females.

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Which of the following is accurate about anorexia nervosa?

_____ is a characteristic cluster of symptoms that results from a sudden decrease in the level of usage of a substance.

Which of the following is a sex hormone?

Boys stop growing out of their pants about a year before they stop growing out of their jackets.

At age 20 or 21, men stop growing taller because testosterone causes _____, which prevents the long bones from making further gains in length.

Which of the following is a hallucinogenic drug?

Which of the following statements is true of marijuana?

_____ are one of the primary sex characteristics of males.

Which of the following is most likely to be a risk factor for eating disorders?

Discuss adolescent students' attitudes towards drugs.

Which of the following statements is true of changes in adolescents?

Bulimia nervosa is connected with irregular menstrual cycles.

Latency is a stage of development characterized by reaching sexual maturity and the ability to reproduce.

Bulimia nervosa, like anorexia nervosa, _____.

Which of the following is true of the adolescent growth spurt?

At puberty, the__________stimulates the testes to increase their output of testosterone, leading to further development of the male genitals.

Which of the following stages of development is characterized by reaching sexual maturity and the ability to reproduce?

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by irrational fear of weight gain, distorted body image, and severe weight loss.

_____ are one of the primary sex characteristics of females.

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity

Conception and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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