WVU Psych 241 Exam 4 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update

WVU Psych 241 Exam 4 Questions with
100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest
Update

StormiandiStressi-iCorrectiAnswer--
G.iStanleyiHall'siphraseiforitheiintenseimoodiness,iemotionalisensitivity
,iandirisk-
takingitendenciesithaticharacterizeitheilifeistageiheilabelediadolescence
-universaliandiinevitableiupheavalitriggeredibyipubertyiiniagesi14itoi24


ContemporaryiPerspectiveiofiAdolescencei-iCorrectiAnswer--
notitypicallyiaidevelopmentaliprobleminoriisiitiinevitableioriuniversal
-Adolescenceimayibeistormyiand/oristressfuliforisome


Adolescencei-iCorrectiAnswer-
theitransitioniperiodifromichildhooditoiadulthood,iextendingifromipube
rtyitoiindependence


pubertyi-iCorrectiAnswer--sexualimaturityiorifertility
-physical,ihormonal,isocial,iandibodilyichanges
-biologicalitransitionitoiadulthood


socialichangesiinipubertyi-iCorrectiAnswer--treatedimoreilikeiadults
-newiroles,iexpectations,iandistatus

,Whenidoihormonalichangesibegin?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
lateichildhoodi(agei8iori9)


howilongidoesipubertyitakeitoicompletei-iCorrectiAnswer-abouti4iyears
(rangeifromi1i-i7)


Hypothalamus-Pituitary-GonadaliAxisi(HPG)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Regulatesitheihormonesithatidriveipuberty,igrowth,iappetite,iresponses
itoistress,iandisexualiresponse.




Hypothalamusi-iCorrectiAnswer--
maintainsibasicibodyifunctionsi(eating,idrinking,ibodyitemperature,ipro
ductioniofihormones)
-
helpsigovernitheiendocrineisystemiviaitheipituit1aryigland,iandiisilinkedi
toiemotioniandireward.


pituitaryiglandi-iCorrectiAnswer--
Theiendocrineisystem'simostiinfluentialigland
-
Underitheiinfluenceiofitheihypothalamus,itheipituitaryiregulatesigrowth
iandicontrolsiotheriendocrineiglands


-releasesiGnRHi(gonadotropin-releasingihormone)

,gonadsi-iCorrectiAnswer--sexiglands
-
Testesiandiovariesimatureiandibeginiproducingitestosteroneiandiestrog
en


girlsigrowthispurti-iCorrectiAnswer--istartsiagei10i
-irange:i9.5i-i14.5
-ihipsibroaden,igainimoreifat


boysigrowthispurti-iCorrectiAnswer--istartiagei12.5
-irange:i10.5i-i16
-ilongilegs,ibroadishoulders,igainimoreimuscle


Howilongidoigrowthispurtsiusuallyilast?i-iCorrectiAnswer-2iyears


Whyiareiboysitallerithanigirls?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
extraitwoiyearsioriprepubertaligrowthi(12ivsi10)q


secondaryisexicharacteristicsi-iCorrectiAnswer--
nonreproductiveisexualicharacteristics,isuchiasifemaleibreastsiandihips,i
maleivoiceiquality,iandibodyihair
-notirelateditoifertility

, primaryisexicharacteristicsi-iCorrectiAnswer-reproductiveiorgans
-females:iovaries,ifallopianitubes,iuterus,iandivagina
-males:ipenis,itestes,iscrotum,iseminalivesicles,iandiprostateigland


whatitriggersipubertyi-iCorrectiAnswer--
risingileveliofileptini(protein)ithatisignalsitheihypothalamus
-thyroidiandiadrenalicortex
-adrenarchei(maturationiofiadrenaligland)


leptini-iCorrectiAnswer--
hormoneithatisignalsitheihypothalamusiandibrainistemitoireduceiappeti
teiandiincreaseitheiamountiofienergyiused
-triggersipuberty


adrenarchei-iCorrectiAnswer-maturingiofitheiadrenaliglands


Secularitrendiofitheitimingiofipubertyi-iCorrectiAnswer--
Aidecreaseiiniaverageiofipubertalionseti(happeningiatiyoungeriage)
-
possibleiexplanations:ihigheristandardiofiliving/betterinutrition,ioverw
eighti(%ibodyifatiforihormones),irelationshipiwithifatheri(pheromones)


earlyimaturationiiniboysi-iCorrectiAnswer--
favorableibodyiimage,ihigheripopularity,iearlieridelinquency