List three factors that influence the onset of puberty.
What is heredity, race, environmental influences, health care, or emotional stress? Any three of these will be correct.
100
These glands become more active during puberty, secreting oil into the pores of the skin.
What are the oil glands?
100
This is a major concern for young adolescents as they worry about their appearance by frequently viewing their image in a mirror.
What is body image?
100
This happens when young adolescences often display extremes of emotional highs and lows over a relatively short time span. Elated on minute and then in despair an hour later.
What is moodiness?
100
A sense of control and mastery. One sees that she is more likely to succeed than fail.
What is confidence?
200
The point at which a young teen has developed the biological potential to reproduce.
What is sexual maturation?
200
An inability to focus properly on distant objects, but can see clearly things that are at close range.
What is nearsightedness or myopia?
200
Some middle schools accommodate the need for students to view their image by strategically placing these around the classroom.
What are mirrors?
200
When routine events occur that are not to the liking of adolescents, young teens often erupt in an emotional display that adults view as totally disproportionate to the event.
What is sense of crisis?
200
The sense that finding out about things is positive and pleasurable.
What is curiosity?
300
Girls typically begin their growth spurt about how many years ahead of boys.
What is two years?
300
Essential for proper bone development and important in warding off osteoporosis later in life.
What is calcium?
300
This is often closely linked with how satisfied young adolescents are with their personal experience.
What is self-esteem?
300
When young adolescents frequently shift their affiliations with friends, don't follow through with promises and commitments, and change their minds often.
What is fickleness?
300
The wish and capacity to have an impact and to act upon that wish with persistence.
What is intentionality?
400
Young adolescents need to be armed with factual information about the "awkward stage". Who can provide this information for children?
What is parents and teachers?
400
These glands of young teens become more active than they were in childhood and concentrate under the arms, in the groin, and on the feet creating a warm and moist environment for odor causing bacteria to grow.
What are sweat glands?
400
Our society portrays the lean and athletic shape as a form of preference especially in girls, so this is a major concern among female adolescents.
What is body shape?
400
When young adolescents act upon their thoughts without thinking through the consequences of their actions.
What is impulsive?
400
The ability to modulate and control one's own actions in age appropriate ways; a sense of inner control.
What is self-control?
500
Name one reason why young adolescents change positions frequently and are often fidgety.
What is ossification?
500
The most important meal of the day for young adolescents.
What is breakfast?
500
The timing of this can impact young adolescents psychologically.
What is puberty?
500
This peaks in a young adolescent when they have developed few coping skills to deal with adversity. The loss of control of their environment, difficulties with peer relationships, and living in an unstable family can cause this to heighten.
What is stress?
500
The ability and desire to verbally exchange ideas, feelings, and concepts with others in an atmosphere of trust and respect.