Exam 14: Seciton 2: Adolescence: Biosocial Development

The first menstrual period is called _____ and on average, occurs at about 12 years, 8 months.

_____ is a hormone that peaks in puberty and stimulates appetite.

Girls who develop _____ than their friends tend to have lower self-esteem than peers.

The first ejaculation of seminal fluid is called _____.

The developed country with the highest rate of teen births is _____.

Because of diets containing too little _____ from beverages like milk, many of today's teenagers will develop osteoporosis later in life.

_____ is created by both males and females but is the primary female sex hormone.

Breast development and voice change during adolescence are examples of changes called _____ sex characteristics.

The boys most likely to become depressed during adolescence are those for whom puberty was both _____ and quick.

Adolescents experience _____ in sleep-wake cycles, making many wide awake at midnight, but half asleep all morning.

_____ increases the hormonal onset of puberty, especially if a child's parents are, for example, sick, drug addicted, or divorced.

Any disease transmitted through sexual contact is a(n) _____.

During the _____, first there is an increase in weight, then an increase in height, and finally an increase in muscles.

As a result of the development of the _____ prior to the prefrontal cortex, adolescents are generally ruled more by emotion than logic.

Today, the beverage most often consumed by children and adolescents in the United States is _____.

The condition characterized by self-starvation is known as _____.

The feature characteristic of _____ involves overeating compulsively followed by purging via vomiting and the use of laxatives.

Eunice couldn't wait to get on her boyfriend's motorcycle, knowing that they would blast 80 miles per hour down the expressway. As a 15-year-old, her limbic system was more developed than her _____, so she sought the thrill without thinking of the possible consequences.

The _____ during adolescence helps explain the creativity of adolescence and early adulthood.

The _____ system reaches full maturation before the prefrontal cortex, which makes strong, immediate sensations extremely attractive to teens.