Physical Development in Adolescence
This involves a set of biological events leading to an adult-sized body and sexual maturity.
What is puberty?
Teenagers no longer require concrete things or events as objects of thought in this stage
What is the formal operational stage of cognitive development
This style of parenting is predictive of stable, favorable self-esteem for adolescents
What is authoritative parenting?
According to Guinness World Records, this is the best-selling book of all time
What is the Bible?
This is controlled by androgens and estrogens
What is sexual maturation?
This is known as when teenagers believe they are the focus of everyone else’s attention and concern
What is an imaginary audience?
Close friendship, romantic appeal, and job competence are all dimensions of this
What is self-evaluation?
This is the distance from Earth to the sun
What is 93 million miles?
Contemporary research shows that this is exaggerated
What is the storm-and-stress notion of adolescence?
The development of an inflated opinion of one’s own importance
What is personal fable?
Adolescents place more emphasis on this in their self-descriptions.
What is social virtues?
This is the longest continually held sporting event in America and it turned 150 this past year.
What is the Kentucky Derby?
The rapid gain in height and weight known as the growth spurt
What is the first sign of puberty?
Girls score higher on tests of this throughout childhood and adolescence
What is verbal ability?
According to Erikson, this is the major personality attainment of adolescence
What is identity?
This food can never go bad
What is honey?
A compulsive fear of gaining weight that leads some young people to starve themselves
•Affects about 1% of North American and Western-European teenage girls
•About 10 to 15% of cases are boys
•Incidence has increased sharply in last half-century
What is anorexia nervosa?
It involves these three periods when selecting it:
1. Fantasy Period
2. Tentative Period
3. Realistic Period
What is selecting a vocation?
Commitment to values, beliefs, and goals in the absence of exploration are all characteristics of this type of identity
What is Identity Foreclosure?
This company "swung" into business 140 years ago and has provided the wooden tool of success to many famous players on the diamond.
What is Louisville Slugger bat company?