Question 1

Early-maturing girls

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A)  exhibit a decrease in concern over their body shape. 
B)  have lower levels of depression than later-maturing girls. 
C)  are more likely to engage in sexual activity than later-maturing girls. 
D)  usually try to hide their physical changes from others. 
A)  exhibit a decrease in concern over their body shape. 
B)  have lower levels of depression than later-maturing girls. 
C)  are more likely to engage in sexual activity than later-maturing girls. 
D)  usually try to hide their physical changes from others.

Question 2

Match the following:
-Anorexia

Accepted Answer

A)  between the ages of 9 and 22 
B)  average male adolescent height gain per year 
C)  physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D)  characterized by an irrational fear of being overweight 
E)  coincides with abstinence syndrome
F) breast development
G) leading cause of death in African American males aged 15 to 19
H) marijuana
I) popularized adolescence as a time of storm and stress
J) early-maturing girls
K) sexual feelings become transferred onto peers of the other sex
L) alcohol
M) early onset of puberty in Western countries
N) first menstruation
O) use of substance, despite negative consequences
P) the period of transition from childhood to adulthood
Q) adolescent turmoil is due to increased sex drive
R) enlargement of breasts in boys
S) hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T) nicotine 
A)  between the ages of 9 and 22 
B)  average male adolescent height gain per year 
C)  physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D)  characterized by an irrational fear of being overweight 
E)  coincides with abstinence syndrome
F) breast development
G) leading cause of death in African American males aged 15 to 19
H) marijuana
I) popularized adolescence as a time of storm and stress
J) early-maturing girls
K) sexual feelings become transferred onto peers of the other sex
L) alcohol
M) early onset of puberty in Western countries
N) first menstruation
O) use of substance, despite negative consequences
P) the period of transition from childhood to adulthood
Q) adolescent turmoil is due to increased sex drive
R) enlargement of breasts in boys
S) hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T) nicotine

Question 3

Early maturation tends to be positive for boys, while for girls, the effects are more likely to be

Accepted Answer

A)  negative. 
B)  also positive. 
C)  mixed. 
D)  uneventful. 
A)  negative. 
B)  also positive. 
C)  mixed. 
D)  uneventful.

Question 4

What are parents of females with eating disorders like?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are no different from other parents. 
B)  They often have their own issues with eating and dieting. 
C)  They consistently comment on how attractive their daughter is. 
D)  They are generally positive about their daughter's eating habits. 
A)  They are no different from other parents. 
B)  They often have their own issues with eating and dieting. 
C)  They consistently comment on how attractive their daughter is. 
D)  They are generally positive about their daughter's eating habits.

Question 5

Which of the following is TRUE about adolescents and STIs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents almost always reduce their sexual behavior when they have knowledge of STIs. 
B)  Very few could reduce their risk with consistent condom usage. 
C)  The risk is increased with multiple sex partners. 
D)  Over 75% of sexually active adolescents have an undiagnosed STI. 
A)  Adolescents almost always reduce their sexual behavior when they have knowledge of STIs. 
B)  Very few could reduce their risk with consistent condom usage. 
C)  The risk is increased with multiple sex partners. 
D)  Over 75% of sexually active adolescents have an undiagnosed STI.

Question 6

Many adolescent males

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A)  are very dissatisfied with their bodies. 
B)  would like to lose weight. 
C)  would like to build their muscle mass by adding weight. 
D)  are less satisfied with their bodies than are adolescent females. 
A)  are very dissatisfied with their bodies. 
B)  would like to lose weight. 
C)  would like to build their muscle mass by adding weight. 
D)  are less satisfied with their bodies than are adolescent females.

Question 7

Fourteen-year-old Lisa complains to her family doctor that she feels like her hands and feet are too big. Her doctor tells her this is a common feeling in adolescence and is primarily due to

Accepted Answer

A)  hormonal fluctuations. 
B)  proximodistal growth. 
C)  cephalocaudal growth. 
D)  asynchronous growth 
A)  hormonal fluctuations. 
B)  proximodistal growth. 
C)  cephalocaudal growth. 
D)  asynchronous growth

Question 8

Cognitive-behavioral therapy may be used

Accepted Answer

A)  to help individuals with eating disorders challenge their perfectionism and distorted body images. 
B)  to assist the family in thinking differently about thinness. 
C)  to prevent eating disorders from developing in the first place. 
D)  to assist with the anxiety disorders that often accompany eating disorders. 
A)  to help individuals with eating disorders challenge their perfectionism and distorted body images. 
B)  to assist the family in thinking differently about thinness. 
C)  to prevent eating disorders from developing in the first place. 
D)  to assist with the anxiety disorders that often accompany eating disorders.

Question 9

Which of the following are TRUE about early-maturing boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are only positive implications of early maturation. 
B)  They may not be psychologically prepared for their new bodies. 
C)  They tend not to be as bright as later-maturing boys. 
D)  They are far more likely to drop out of high school before graduation. 
A)  There are only positive implications of early maturation. 
B)  They may not be psychologically prepared for their new bodies. 
C)  They tend not to be as bright as later-maturing boys. 
D)  They are far more likely to drop out of high school before graduation.

Question 10

Match the following:
-Genital stage

Accepted Answer

A)  between the ages of 9 and 16 
B)  average male adolescent height gain per year 
C)  physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D)  characterized by an irrational fear of being overweight 
E)  coincides with abstinence syndrome
F) breast development
G) leading cause of death in African American males aged 15 to 19
H) marijuana
I) popularized adolescence as a time of storm and stress
J) early-maturing girls
K) sexual feelings become transferred onto peers of the other sex
L) alcohol
M) early onset of puberty in Western countries
N) first menstruation
O) use of substance, despite negative consequences
P) the period of transition from childhood to adulthood
Q) adolescent turmoil is due to increased sex drive
R) enlargement of breasts in boys
S) hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T) nicotine 
A)  between the ages of 9 and 16 
B)  average male adolescent height gain per year 
C)  physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D)  characterized by an irrational fear of being overweight 
E)  coincides with abstinence syndrome
F) breast development
G) leading cause of death in African American males aged 15 to 19
H) marijuana
I) popularized adolescence as a time of storm and stress
J) early-maturing girls
K) sexual feelings become transferred onto peers of the other sex
L) alcohol
M) early onset of puberty in Western countries
N) first menstruation
O) use of substance, despite negative consequences
P) the period of transition from childhood to adulthood
Q) adolescent turmoil is due to increased sex drive
R) enlargement of breasts in boys
S) hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T) nicotine

Question 11

With bulimia nervosa, when is a binge most likely?

Accepted Answer

A)  Following food restriction, such as dieting 
B)  Following physical exercise 
C)  Prior to a date 
D)  Right after waking up 
A)  Following food restriction, such as dieting 
B)  Following physical exercise 
C)  Prior to a date 
D)  Right after waking up

Question 12

It is estimated that one adolescent in every three contracts a sexually transmitted infection each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Late-maturing boys

Accepted Answer

A)  experience more benefits than early-maturing boys. 
B)  may feel dominated by early-maturing boys. 
C)  are physically stronger than early-maturing boys. 
D)  are intellectually superior to early-maturing boys. 
A)  experience more benefits than early-maturing boys. 
B)  may feel dominated by early-maturing boys. 
C)  are physically stronger than early-maturing boys. 
D)  are intellectually superior to early-maturing boys.

Question 14

Who suggested that adolescence is characterized by unpredictable behavior, defiance of parents, and mood swings brought about by an increase in the sex drive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anna Freud 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  G. Stanley Hall 
D)  K. Lorenz 
A)  Anna Freud 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  G. Stanley Hall 
D)  K. Lorenz

Question 15

While writing a research paper for a class on the eating habits of adolescent women in the United States, you find that young women frequently

Accepted Answer

A)  consume more calories than they need per day. 
B)  skip breakfast. 
C)  ingest more calcium than is needed. 
D)  consume more vitamin A than is healthy and recommended. 
A)  consume more calories than they need per day. 
B)  skip breakfast. 
C)  ingest more calcium than is needed. 
D)  consume more vitamin A than is healthy and recommended.

Question 16

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Breast development 
B)  Testes development 
C)  Maturation of the Fallopian tubes 
D)  Growth of the penis 
A)  Breast development 
B)  Testes development 
C)  Maturation of the Fallopian tubes 
D)  Growth of the penis

Question 17

Match the following:
-Secondary sex characteristic

Accepted Answer

A)  between the ages of 9 and 27 
B)  average male adolescent height gain per year 
C)  physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D)  characterized by an irrational fear of being overweight 
E)  coincides with abstinence syndrome
F) breast development
G) leading cause of death in African American males aged 15 to 19
H) marijuana
I) popularized adolescence as a time of storm and stress
J) early-maturing girls
K) sexual feelings become transferred onto peers of the other sex
L) alcohol
M) early onset of puberty in Western countries
N) first menstruation
O) use of substance, despite negative consequences
P) the period of transition from childhood to adulthood
Q) adolescent turmoil is due to increased sex drive
R) enlargement of breasts in boys
S) hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T) nicotine 
A)  between the ages of 9 and 27 
B)  average male adolescent height gain per year 
C)  physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D)  characterized by an irrational fear of being overweight 
E)  coincides with abstinence syndrome
F) breast development
G) leading cause of death in African American males aged 15 to 19
H) marijuana
I) popularized adolescence as a time of storm and stress
J) early-maturing girls
K) sexual feelings become transferred onto peers of the other sex
L) alcohol
M) early onset of puberty in Western countries
N) first menstruation
O) use of substance, despite negative consequences
P) the period of transition from childhood to adulthood
Q) adolescent turmoil is due to increased sex drive
R) enlargement of breasts in boys
S) hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T) nicotine

Question 18

Research indicates that eating disorders

Accepted Answer

A)  may have cultural influences. 
B)  tend not to run in families. 
C)  don't involve genetic components. 
D)  are far more common among boys than previously thought. 
A)  may have cultural influences. 
B)  tend not to run in families. 
C)  don't involve genetic components. 
D)  are far more common among boys than previously thought.

Question 19

What is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genital herpes 
B)  Chlamydia 
C)  HIV/AIDS 
D)  Gonorrhea 
A)  Genital herpes 
B)  Chlamydia 
C)  HIV/AIDS 
D)  Gonorrhea

Question 20

Who used the German phrase "Sturm and Drang" to describe adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  G. Stanley Hall 
C)  Erik Erikson 
D)  Jean Piaget 
A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  G. Stanley Hall 
C)  Erik Erikson 
D)  Jean Piaget

Early-maturing girls

Match the following: -Anorexia

Early maturation tends to be positive for boys, while for girls, the effects are more likely to be

What are parents of females with eating disorders like?

Which of the following is TRUE about adolescents and STIs?

Many adolescent males

Fourteen-year-old Lisa complains to her family doctor that she feels like her hands and feet are too big. Her doctor tells her this is a common feeling in adolescence and is primarily due to

Cognitive-behavioral therapy may be used

Which of the following are TRUE about early-maturing boys?

Match the following: -Genital stage

With bulimia nervosa, when is a binge most likely?

It is estimated that one adolescent in every three contracts a sexually transmitted infection each year.

Late-maturing boys

Who suggested that adolescence is characterized by unpredictable behavior, defiance of parents, and mood swings brought about by an increase in the sex drive?

While writing a research paper for a class on the eating habits of adolescent women in the United States, you find that young women frequently

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic?

Match the following: -Secondary sex characteristic

Research indicates that eating disorders

What is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in adolescence?

Who used the German phrase "Sturm and Drang" to describe adolescence?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Conception

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

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: Social, Emotional Development, and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Cognitive Development

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Exam 13: Adolescence: Physical Development

Early-maturing girls

Match the following: -Anorexia

Early maturation tends to be positive for boys, while for girls, the effects are more likely to be

What are parents of females with eating disorders like?

Which of the following is TRUE about adolescents and STIs?

Many adolescent males

Fourteen-year-old Lisa complains to her family doctor that she feels like her hands and feet are too big. Her doctor tells her this is a common feeling in adolescence and is primarily due to

Cognitive-behavioral therapy may be used

Which of the following are TRUE about early-maturing boys?

Match the following: -Genital stage

With bulimia nervosa, when is a binge most likely?

It is estimated that one adolescent in every three contracts a sexually transmitted infection each year.

Late-maturing boys

Who suggested that adolescence is characterized by unpredictable behavior, defiance of parents, and mood swings brought about by an increase in the sex drive?

While writing a research paper for a class on the eating habits of adolescent women in the United States, you find that young women frequently

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic?

Match the following: -Secondary sex characteristic

Research indicates that eating disorders

What is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in adolescence?

Who used the German phrase "Sturm and Drang" to describe adolescence?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Conception

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

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: Social, Emotional Development, and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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