Exam 14: Physical Development in Adolescence

What are three strategies that can be employed to cope with stress?

Your text discusses the importance of sleep during the adolescent period. How many hours of sleep is your child receiving nightly? We know adolescents need at least 9 hours of sleep to function well. If your child is not getting 9 hours of sleep, what are some strategies that would encourage more sleep and make falling asleep easier? Describe these strategies.

What factors are associated with early menstruation?

Luke, a 17-year-old, has been diagnosed with an eating disorder. He has troubled body image and has refused to eat more than 500 calories per day. Luke likely suffers from __________.

Reese had been exposed to alcohol in his home since he was small because his father was an alcoholic. When Reese went to college, he joined a fraternity and began to engage in ___________, having five or more drinks in one sitting, on a weekly basis.

Which of the following is included in the HPG axis?

What are some safer sex practices that might prevent some threats to adolescents?

Events and circumstances that produce threats to our well-being are known as __________.

Vaping e-cigarettes is safer than smoking conventional cigarettes because __________.

The response to events that threaten or challenge us is known as __________.

The most significant event in physical growth during adolescence is __________.

Clifton is a sophomore who is a starter for his high school varsity football team and is larger than most of the other boys in his class. Clifton was probably a __________.

Binge drinking is defined for men as drinking __________ or more drinks in one sitting; for women, who tend to weigh less and whose bodies absorb alcohol less efficiently, binge drinking is defined as __________ drinks in one sitting.

Some high school students use __________ to increase focus and the ability to study for many hours.

Tessa has developed an eating disorder in which she constantly binges and purges. Tessa suffers from __________.

Early maturation can lead to __________ in boys.

While 13 years old, Brian was on vacation with his parents and noticed that he had some hair under his arms. Brian is experiencing a change in his body due to __________.

North American girls experience menarche at about the age of __________.

Willard has been feeling pressure from his participation on the varsity wrestling team. He deals with the stress from his participation by focusing on the positive benefits of the experience. By regulating his feelings, Willard is using __________ to cope with his stress.

Overall, around __________ teenagers contract an STI each year.