Exam 14: Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

Kyra, a 16-year-old girl, is severely underweight but thinks that she is too fat. She exercises daily for 3 hours and cuts her food into very small pieces while eating. She has not gotten her periods for the last 6 months. She is usually depressed and sounds confused. In this scenario, Kyra is most likely to be diagnosed with

A person with anorexia

Which of the following statements about anorexia nervosa is true?

Identify a true statement about the second stage of puberty.

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

Which of the following is true about the prevalence of overweight and obesity?

Which of the following statements is true about alcohol and tobacco use?

Which of the following is true about body image in adolescents?

Which of the following is true about the various factors that influence pubertal timing?

The earlier young people start to use a drug, the more frequently they are likely to use it and the greater their tendency to abuse it.

As part of a study, five hundred 15-year-old boys and girls across different cultures in the United States are asked to fill an online questionnaire. The questionnaire includes open-ended questions about their views on dieting and ideal body weight and asks them to rate their levels of body satisfaction on a scale of 1 to 5. In the context of the studies conducted by Gillen and Lefkowitz (2012) and Wardle et al. (2004), who among the following is most likely to be satisfied with his or her body and least likely to be concerned about weight and dieting?

According to the study conducted by Kegler (2017), which of the following is true about suicides?

Which of the following is true about depression during adolescence?

In adolescent boys, follicle-stimulating hormone initiates the secretion of testosterone and androstenedione.

Compared to children in their early and middle childhood, most adolescents

Sallie studies at a professional dance academy in Chicago. She often eats huge quantities of food to overcome feelings of sadness and insecurity. Soon after these binges, she forces herself to expel the food through vomiting or by using laxatives. Even though she has a normal weight, Sallie is always preoccupied with her figure. She is most likely to be diagnosed with

A nocturnal emission is

In girls, increased levels of ________ lead to the onset of menstruation.

________ is the repeated, harmful use of a substance and is likely to lead to ________, which may be physiological, psychological, or both and is likely to continue into adulthood.

The ________ during childhood results in a reduction in density of nerve cells, thus increasing the brain's efficiency.