Exam 14: Seciton 4: Adolescence: Biosocial Development

The average age of menarche for girls of normal weight is 15 years 6 months.

Most teens are fairly satisfied with their physical appearance.

Many adolescents enjoy intense sensory experiences due to the difference in maturation rate between the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex.

One reason for nutritional deficiencies during adolescence is preoccupation with body image.

Abnormalities in the HPA axis have been associated with many different types of psychopathology.

The frontal lobes (prefrontal cortex) are the last part of the brain to develop.

It is most likely that the abuser in child abuse cases is a relative of the victim.

Anita is within the normal range for weight, but she uses laxatives in order to control her severe overconsumption of calories. Anita suffers from anorexia.

A person with anorexia nervosa has a BMI of 18 or lower.

Primary sex characteristics include pubic hair and nipple changes.

Stress in an adolescent's family decreases the hormones of puberty.

During their growth spurt, females gain more fat than males do.

According to research women who were abused have temporary but not life-long alteration of their cortisol responses.

Learning something new is difficult for adolescents because of the continued synaptic pruning occurring within their brains.

The major events of growth and sexual maturation associated with puberty typically are completed a year or two after puberty begins.

The hormones that regulate puberty follow the sequence known as the HPA axis.

Brain immaturity is the origin of every "troublesome adolescent behavior."

In the United States, 50 percent of adolescent mothers are unwed.

Most American high-school students eat the recommended amount of vegetables daily.