Question 1

Jackie,a 15-year-old girl,has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.It is most likely that Jackie:

Accepted Answer

A) sets very low standards for herself. 
B) is not very concerned about how others perceive her. 
C) is competitive and high-achieving. 
D) is an African American from a low-income family. 
A) sets very low standards for herself. 
B) is not very concerned about how others perceive her. 
C) is competitive and high-achieving. 
D) is an African American from a low-income family.

Question 2

The Family Matters program was designed to help families of adolescents to reduce the amount of:

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A) domestic violence. 
B) cigarette and alcohol use. 
C) adolescent pregnancies. 
D) juvenile delinquency. 
A) domestic violence. 
B) cigarette and alcohol use. 
C) adolescent pregnancies. 
D) juvenile delinquency.

Question 3

What are the characteristics of the formal operational stage?

Accepted Answer

During the formal operational stage,Piag

Question 4

Anorexic people use food as a means of:

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A) control. 
B) reward. 
C) punishment. 
D) gaining popularity. 
A) control. 
B) reward. 
C) punishment. 
D) gaining popularity.

Question 5

Exercise is related to all of the following positive outcomes in adolescence,EXCEPT:

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A) a lower incidence of type I diabetes. 
B) reduced triglyceride levels. 
C) lower blood pressure. 
D) normal weight status. 
A) a lower incidence of type I diabetes. 
B) reduced triglyceride levels. 
C) lower blood pressure. 
D) normal weight status.

Question 6

According to Jean Piaget,around age 11,the fourth stage of cognitive development,the _____ stage,begins.

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A) concrete operational 
B) formal operational 
C) postoperational 
D) passive operational 
A) concrete operational 
B) formal operational 
C) postoperational 
D) passive operational

Question 7

A recent national study revealed that approximately _____ percent of U.S.15-year-olds met the federal government's exercise recommendations (a minimum of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per day).

Accepted Answer

A) 49 
B) 27 
C) 83 
D) 12 
A) 49 
B) 27 
C) 83 
D) 12

Question 8

Which researcher,in 2003,suggested adolescents have difficulty controlling their emotions because their prefrontal cortex has not yet fully developed.

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The answer of Which researcher,in 2003,suggested adolescents have difficulty controlling...

Question 9

Identify the theorist who suggested that,in the later years of childhood and continuing in adolescence,individuals approach cognitive levels that may or may not be achieved,in contrast to the largely universal cognitive levels that young children attain.

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The answer of Identify the theorist who suggested that,in the...

Question 10

_____ refers to a lack of menstruation in girls who have reached puberty.

Accepted Answer

A) Amenorrhea 
B) Anemia 
C) Menarche 
D) Anorexia 
A) Amenorrhea 
B) Anemia 
C) Menarche 
D) Anorexia

Question 11

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that education programs that emphasize contraceptive knowledge:

Accepted Answer

A) are less likely to reduce the risk of adolescent pregnancy than abstinence-only programs. 
B) do not increase the incidence of sexual intercourse. 
C) are no more likely to reduce the risk of sexually-transmitted infections than abstinence-only programs. 
D) result in an increase in the incidence of sexual intercourse. 
A) are less likely to reduce the risk of adolescent pregnancy than abstinence-only programs. 
B) do not increase the incidence of sexual intercourse. 
C) are no more likely to reduce the risk of sexually-transmitted infections than abstinence-only programs. 
D) result in an increase in the incidence of sexual intercourse.

Question 12

Behind the first whisker in boys and the widening of hips in girls is a flood of _____,powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands and carried through the body by the bloodstream.

Accepted Answer

A) amino acids 
B) phospholipids 
C) enzymes 
D) hormones 
A) amino acids 
B) phospholipids 
C) enzymes 
D) hormones

Question 13

The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at _____ years for girls and _____ years for boys.

Accepted Answer

A) 13; 14½ 
B) 12½; 11½ 
C) 11½; 13½ 
D) 10½; 13 
A) 13; 14½ 
B) 12½; 11½ 
C) 11½; 13½ 
D) 10½; 13

Question 14

Bulimia nervosa typically begins in:

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A) late adulthood. 
B) childhood. 
C) late adolescence or early adulthood. 
D) early- to mid-adolescence. 
A) late adulthood. 
B) childhood. 
C) late adolescence or early adulthood. 
D) early- to mid-adolescence.

Question 15

Leila,a 14-year-old girl,feels that nobody understands her,especially her parents and teachers.Leila's feelings reflect the _____ aspect of an adolescent's egocentrism.

Accepted Answer

A) personal fable 
B) imaginary audience 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) collective myth 
A) personal fable 
B) imaginary audience 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) collective myth

Question 16

Public attitudes about adolescence:

Accepted Answer

A) emerge from a combination of personal experience and media portrayals. 
B) reflect an objective picture of how normal adolescents develop. 
C) portray today's adolescents as less troubled,less self-centered,less assertive,and less adventurous than in the past. 
D) paint an unrealistically positive picture of adolescents. 
A) emerge from a combination of personal experience and media portrayals. 
B) reflect an objective picture of how normal adolescents develop. 
C) portray today's adolescents as less troubled,less self-centered,less assertive,and less adventurous than in the past. 
D) paint an unrealistically positive picture of adolescents.

Question 17

Anorexia nervosa is about _____ likely to occur in females than males.

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A) twice as 
B) 10 times more 
C) half as 
D) three times more 
A) twice as 
B) 10 times more 
C) half as 
D) three times more

Question 18

Juanita,a Latino girl,is entering adolescence and her mother wants to keep her from risky sexual behavior.According to research,her mother should:

Accepted Answer

A) engage in a lower level of parental monitoring. 
B) avoid emphasizing the need for academic excellence. 
C) foster a close and supportive relationship with Juanita. 
D) keep Juanita away from adolescent males at all times until she reaches an appropriate age. 
A) engage in a lower level of parental monitoring. 
B) avoid emphasizing the need for academic excellence. 
C) foster a close and supportive relationship with Juanita. 
D) keep Juanita away from adolescent males at all times until she reaches an appropriate age.

Question 19

What is the term for the belief,reflecting adolescents' egocentrism,that others are as interested in them as they themselves are,as well as attention-getting behavior-attempts to be noticed,visible,and "on stage"?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the term for the belief,reflecting...

Question 20

For most people,puberty:

Accepted Answer

A) is the same as adolescence. 
B) ends long before adolescence does. 
C) occurs in a single,sudden event. 
D) has an easily identifiable beginning and ending. 
A) is the same as adolescence. 
B) ends long before adolescence does. 
C) occurs in a single,sudden event. 
D) has an easily identifiable beginning and ending.

Jackie,a 15-year-old girl,has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.It is most likely that Jackie:

The Family Matters program was designed to help families of adolescents to reduce the amount of:

What are the characteristics of the formal operational stage?

Anorexic people use food as a means of:

Exercise is related to all of the following positive outcomes in adolescence,EXCEPT:

According to Jean Piaget,around age 11,the fourth stage of cognitive development,the _____ stage,begins.

A recent national study revealed that approximately _____ percent of U.S.15-year-olds met the federal government's exercise recommendations (a minimum of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per day).

Which researcher,in 2003,suggested adolescents have difficulty controlling their emotions because their prefrontal cortex has not yet fully developed.

Identify the theorist who suggested that,in the later years of childhood and continuing in adolescence,individuals approach cognitive levels that may or may not be achieved,in contrast to the largely universal cognitive levels that young children attain.

_____ refers to a lack of menstruation in girls who have reached puberty.

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that education programs that emphasize contraceptive knowledge:

Behind the first whisker in boys and the widening of hips in girls is a flood of _____,powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands and carried through the body by the bloodstream.

The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at _ years for girls and _ years for boys.

Bulimia nervosa typically begins in:

Leila,a 14-year-old girl,feels that nobody understands her,especially her parents and teachers.Leila's feelings reflect the _____ aspect of an adolescent's egocentrism.

Public attitudes about adolescence:

Anorexia nervosa is about _____ likely to occur in females than males.

Juanita,a Latino girl,is entering adolescence and her mother wants to keep her from risky sexual behavior.According to research,her mother should:

What is the term for the belief,reflecting adolescents' egocentrism,that others are as interested in them as they themselves are,as well as attention-getting behavior-attempts to be noticed,visible,and "on stage"?

For most people,puberty:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Jackie,a 15-year-old girl,has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.It is most likely that Jackie:

The Family Matters program was designed to help families of adolescents to reduce the amount of:

What are the characteristics of the formal operational stage?

Anorexic people use food as a means of:

Exercise is related to all of the following positive outcomes in adolescence,EXCEPT:

According to Jean Piaget,around age 11,the fourth stage of cognitive development,the _____ stage,begins.

A recent national study revealed that approximately _____ percent of U.S.15-year-olds met the federal government's exercise recommendations (a minimum of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per day).

Which researcher,in 2003,suggested adolescents have difficulty controlling their emotions because their prefrontal cortex has not yet fully developed.

Identify the theorist who suggested that,in the later years of childhood and continuing in adolescence,individuals approach cognitive levels that may or may not be achieved,in contrast to the largely universal cognitive levels that young children attain.

_____ refers to a lack of menstruation in girls who have reached puberty.

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that education programs that emphasize contraceptive knowledge:

Behind the first whisker in boys and the widening of hips in girls is a flood of _____,powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands and carried through the body by the bloodstream.

The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at _____ years for girls and _____ years for boys.

Bulimia nervosa typically begins in:

Leila,a 14-year-old girl,feels that nobody understands her,especially her parents and teachers.Leila's feelings reflect the _____ aspect of an adolescent's egocentrism.

Public attitudes about adolescence:

Anorexia nervosa is about _____ likely to occur in females than males.

Juanita,a Latino girl,is entering adolescence and her mother wants to keep her from risky sexual behavior.According to research,her mother should:

What is the term for the belief,reflecting adolescents' egocentrism,that others are as interested in them as they themselves are,as well as attention-getting behavior-attempts to be noticed,visible,and "on stage"?

For most people,puberty:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at _ years for girls and _ years for boys.