Early/Middle Childhood: Mind and Body
Bree has delayed language development, impaired social skills, and unusual and repetitive play. She is demonstrating signs of:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Some children assume a parental role and try to take care of everyone else in the family. This is called:
Parentification
A person's idea of how his or her body looks is called:
Body Image
Heidi comes from an upper middle-class family and after college went through a period of exploration. She spent some time traveling around Asia, worked at Disneyland for a few summers, waited tables in a ski town and learned to snowboard, and then attended college and has made a clear commitment of going into business. Heidi's current identity status would be described as:
Identity Achievement
The part of the brain that is responsible for forward thinking, impulse control, regulating emotions and decision making.
Prefrontal Cortex
A mother who is able to focus on a specific recipe for dinner while her children are yelling and playing in the background is utilizing what ability to successfully make dinner?
Selective Attention
Rita, who is unpopular among her peers, frequently ridicules and antagonizes other children. Her behavior suggests that she is a(n):
Aggressive-rejected child
Puberty begins with a hormonal signal from the _____ to the _____.
hypothalamus; pituitary gland
The psychoactive drug used during adolescence that is known to affect memory, language proficiency, and motivation
Marijuana
The best predictor of suicide for LGBTQIA+ Youth.
Parental Rejection
Nanci is given grapes and strawberries. When asked whether she has more grapes or fruit, she responds, “I have more fruits.” Nanci is using the logical concept of:
Classification
The level of moral reasoning that focuses on moral principles is called:
Postconventional
Which characteristic of adolescent thinking can "magnify the shame" of cyberbullying?
The imaginary audience
Tenisha's decision to join the army and see the world before she settles on her career illustrates the concept of:
Moratorium
The best-known environmental contributor to the development of eating disorders
The sociocultural idealization of thinness
Teacher background, organization of the play space, and tracking are all part of the
Hidden Curriculum
Samantha is a mother of four children. She makes sure that she provides food, clothing, and shelter for her kids, even though she may not be able to give them every toy that they want. Which need is Samantha satisfying?
Physical Necessities
Myranda, who is a teen, is wide awake at midnight but half asleep all morning. Her hormones are causing:
changes in her circadian rhythm
When Barbara was a teenager, she smoked marijuana and often consumed alcohol with her friends. She also shoplifted a few times and drove a car without a license. Today, Barbara is a successful lawyer and has never been arrested as an adult. With regard to her status of criminal activity, Barbara is BEST described as a(n):
adolescence-limited offender.
Clarissa took an overdose of prescription pills, but before she lost consciousness, she called her mom for help. Clarissa was rushed to the hospital for medical attention. Clarissa's behavior is defined as:
Parasuicide
Marisol has learned to speak formally with adults and informally (using slang) with her friends. She has learned:
pragmatics
Emma, who is in the fourth grade, announces to her mother, “I am the fastest runner in my class, but not in the entire school.” Emma is engaging in:
Social Comparison
Sixteen-year-old Yung Sun has been dating Marcus for two months. She believes that no one has ever been in love as much as she is in love with Marcus. She is insulted whenever her parents tell her that the relationship probably won't last. Yung Sun's feelings are an example of what kind of thinking:
The personal fable
Sixteen-year-old Isaac's parents have a set curfew for him and have clear boundaries about what they believe is appropriate behavior for Isaac and what is not. In general, Isaac feels that his parents' rules for him are pretty reasonable. This part of his parents' parenting is reflective of which aspect of family closeness?
Control
The anatomically correct term for the layer of fat between hips and above the pubic bone that develops in part to protect a biological female's reproductive organs.
Panniculus