1
2
3
4
5
100
for the majority of teens, adolescence is marked by what?
What is self-confidence
100
the period of biological change that takes place during early adolescence is called what?
What is puberty
100
puberty refers to a period of what?
What is rapid skeletal and sexual maturation during adolescence
100
samantha is currently living in the united states. she was 14 1/2 years old when she experienced menarche. samantha is what?
What is older than average age for menarche in the unitd states
100
all of the following help to determine puberty's timing EXCEPT: nutrition genetics health reduced exposure to toxins
What is reduced exposure to toxins
200
__________ is the dominant hormone in males, whereas __________ is the dominant hormone in females.
What is testosterone and estadiol
200
the growth spurt that characterizes pubertal change occurs_________ for girls than for boys and begins at around age ________ for girls.
What is earlier and 9
200
who among the following will be most dissatisfied with body image: a female in early adolescence a female in late adolescence a male in early adolescence a male in late adolescence
What is a female in early adolescence
200
during adolescence, boys have an increase in _________, while girls have an increase in __________.
What is muscle cells and fat cells
200
recent research has found that early-maturing girls are more likely than late-maturing girls to be what?
What is depressed
300
james is going through puberty quite early. research indicates that james is likely to what?
What is have a posative self-image.
300
trisha engaged in sexual intercoursse at age 13. research indicates trisha is likely to what?
What is engage in drinking, drug use, and deliquency.
300
mollie is currently 15 and pregnant. which of the following is MOST likely to be true about mollie? -she is probably poor and a minority -she is likely to have the baby and put it up for adoption -she is unlikely to finish high school if she has the baby -she is twice as likely to have an abortion as to give birth
What is she is unlikely to finish high school if she has the baby.
300
the use of which drug was actually on the decline in 2001?
What is nicotine
300
television watching is posatively correlated with what?
What is obesity
400
anorexia nervosa is what?
What is an eating disorder that can result in death by starvation.
400
most people with anorexia nervosa are from ___________?
What is middle and upper income families
400
laura has a passion for food that leads her to gorge on entire half-gallons of ice cream, bags of chips, or boxes of cookies at a time. however, after she gorges she "compensates" by running as many as 10 miles and sometimes even makes herself vomit. this scenerio would probably lead a physician to classify laura as having________?
What is bulimia nervosa
400
an adolescent is MOST likely to die from what?
What is a car accident
400
antonio has just dropped out of high school. in view of what we know about latino american youths, what is MOST likely the be antonios reason for why he dropped out?
What is "i need a job to help my family"
500
during adolescence, self esteem does what?
What is decreases
500
according to erik erikson, adolescents who become withdrawn and isolated from their peers and family are suffering from what?
What is identity confusion
500
according to erik erikson, an adolescents crisis is based on the need to what?
What is form an identity
500
lisa has a close friend who is gay. lisa understands her friend very well and empathizes with her experience. lisa is showing a good sense of what?
What is connectedness
500
conflicts arise between parents and adolescents because adolescents what?
What is want autonomy, while parents want control
M
e
n
u