Question 1

Which socioeconomic group are teens who wed likely to live in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Middle 
B)  Upper 
C)  Lower 
D)  It depends on the level of financial support they receive from family members 
A)  Middle 
B)  Upper 
C)  Lower 
D)  It depends on the level of financial support they receive from family members

Question 2

What happens to the heart and lungs during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  They decrease in size 
B)  They increase in size 
C)  Heart rate increases, lung capacity increases 
D)  Increases in growth stop 
A)  They decrease in size 
B)  They increase in size 
C)  Heart rate increases, lung capacity increases 
D)  Increases in growth stop

Question 3

What is the goal of treating a person with anorexia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diagnosing their underlying mental health 
B)  Getting them to eat 
C)  Helping them to see that thin is not beautiful but is deadly 
D)  Getting their family into therapy 
A)  Diagnosing their underlying mental health 
B)  Getting them to eat 
C)  Helping them to see that thin is not beautiful but is deadly 
D)  Getting their family into therapy

Question 4

What are the sex organs required for reproduction called?

Accepted Answer

A)  menarche 
B)  semenarche 
C)  primary sex characteristics 
D)  secondary sex characteristics 
A)  menarche 
B)  semenarche 
C)  primary sex characteristics 
D)  secondary sex characteristics

Question 5

Which form of birth control can help to protect against STDs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diaphragm 
B)  The pill 
C)  Condoms 
D)  Abortion 
A)  Diaphragm 
B)  The pill 
C)  Condoms 
D)  Abortion

Question 6

At what age do most males reach adult height?

Accepted Answer

A)  18-23 
B)  15 
C)  25 
D)  14 
A)  18-23 
B)  15 
C)  25 
D)  14

Question 7

Explain why boys and girls have different athletic abilities focusing on the differences in the anatomical and physiological changes that occur during adolescence.

Accepted Answer

Muscle fibers go through a growth spurt

Question 8

Why does depression hinder academic achievement?

Accepted Answer

A)  It interferes with memory 
B)  The student is too sad to do school work 
C)  The student is thinking of suicide over academics 
D)  They are often poor students to begin with 
A)  It interferes with memory 
B)  The student is too sad to do school work 
C)  The student is thinking of suicide over academics 
D)  They are often poor students to begin with

Question 9

Which racial and ethnic group has the highest numbers of high school students having had sexual intercourse at least once?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans 
B)  Hispanic Americans 
C)  Whites 
D)  African Americans 
A)  Native Americans 
B)  Hispanic Americans 
C)  Whites 
D)  African Americans

Question 10

Which racial and ethnic group of students reported being most likely to use condoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanic Americans 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Whites 
A)  Hispanic Americans 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Whites

Question 11

Discuss two reasons why puberty is occurring earlier than it once did.

Accepted Answer

Better nutrition and good heal

Question 12

Why are so many teens being diagnosed with diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  These diseases have a strong genetic component 
B)  Because of environmental toxins 
C)  Because they are overweight 
D)  Pediatricians are now better at diagnosing these conditions earlier 
A)  These diseases have a strong genetic component 
B)  Because of environmental toxins 
C)  Because they are overweight 
D)  Pediatricians are now better at diagnosing these conditions earlier

Question 13

What part of the endocrine system initiates puberty by signaling the adrenal glad to increase production of androgen?

Accepted Answer

A)  adrenarche 
B)  gonadotrophic hormones 
C)  pituitary gland 
D)  thyroid 
A)  adrenarche 
B)  gonadotrophic hormones 
C)  pituitary gland 
D)  thyroid

Question 14

Why might parents be unaware that their children have an eating disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  They pay little attention to them in adolescence 
B)  Teens hide their disorder in a variety of ways by lying about what they eat and wearing loose fitting clothing 
C)  Most parents become permissive when their children are adolescents with little monitoring of their meals 
D)  They are neglectful 
A)  They pay little attention to them in adolescence 
B)  Teens hide their disorder in a variety of ways by lying about what they eat and wearing loose fitting clothing 
C)  Most parents become permissive when their children are adolescents with little monitoring of their meals 
D)  They are neglectful

Question 15

Why is there an increased risk of substance abuse for boys and girls who mature early?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more likely to be depressed 
B)  They look older and have older friends who are experimenting with substance use 
C)  They are trying to be adults in behavior since their bodies resemble those of adults 
D)  They look older so parents supervise less 
A)  They are more likely to be depressed 
B)  They look older and have older friends who are experimenting with substance use 
C)  They are trying to be adults in behavior since their bodies resemble those of adults 
D)  They look older so parents supervise less

Question 16

Adolescence is a culture's response to __________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Adolescence is a culture's response to __________...

Question 17

Discuss three consequences of teen pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

There is an increased likelihood that te

Question 18

Which STD puts girls at risk of cervical cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  chlamydia 
B)  genital warts 
C)  genital herpes 
D)  syphilis 
A)  chlamydia 
B)  genital warts 
C)  genital herpes 
D)  syphilis

Question 19

At what age do most females reach adult height?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  21 
C)  18 
D)  16 
A)  20 
B)  21 
C)  18 
D)  16

Question 20

Who was the first person to view adolescence as a transitional period between childhood and adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget 
B)  Hall 
C)  Freud 
D)  Bowlby 
A)  Piaget 
B)  Hall 
C)  Freud 
D)  Bowlby

Which socioeconomic group are teens who wed likely to live in?

What happens to the heart and lungs during adolescence?

What is the goal of treating a person with anorexia nervosa?

What are the sex organs required for reproduction called?

Which form of birth control can help to protect against STDs?

At what age do most males reach adult height?

Explain why boys and girls have different athletic abilities focusing on the differences in the anatomical and physiological changes that occur during adolescence.

Why does depression hinder academic achievement?

Which racial and ethnic group has the highest numbers of high school students having had sexual intercourse at least once?

Which racial and ethnic group of students reported being most likely to use condoms?

Discuss two reasons why puberty is occurring earlier than it once did.

Why are so many teens being diagnosed with diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease?

What part of the endocrine system initiates puberty by signaling the adrenal glad to increase production of androgen?

Why might parents be unaware that their children have an eating disorder?

Why is there an increased risk of substance abuse for boys and girls who mature early?

Adolescence is a culture's response to __________ .

Discuss three consequences of teen pregnancy.

Which STD puts girls at risk of cervical cancer?

At what age do most females reach adult height?

Who was the first person to view adolescence as a transitional period between childhood and adulthood?

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Exam 13: Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

Which socioeconomic group are teens who wed likely to live in?

What happens to the heart and lungs during adolescence?

What is the goal of treating a person with anorexia nervosa?

What are the sex organs required for reproduction called?

Which form of birth control can help to protect against STDs?

At what age do most males reach adult height?

Explain why boys and girls have different athletic abilities focusing on the differences in the anatomical and physiological changes that occur during adolescence.

Why does depression hinder academic achievement?

Which racial and ethnic group has the highest numbers of high school students having had sexual intercourse at least once?

Which racial and ethnic group of students reported being most likely to use condoms?

Discuss two reasons why puberty is occurring earlier than it once did.

Why are so many teens being diagnosed with diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease?

What part of the endocrine system initiates puberty by signaling the adrenal glad to increase production of androgen?

Why might parents be unaware that their children have an eating disorder?

Why is there an increased risk of substance abuse for boys and girls who mature early?

Adolescence is a culture's response to __________ .

Discuss three consequences of teen pregnancy.

Which STD puts girls at risk of cervical cancer?

At what age do most females reach adult height?

Who was the first person to view adolescence as a transitional period between childhood and adulthood?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Social and Personality Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

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