FAD 3220 Chapter 6: Adolescence
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER- the developmental stage between childhood and
adulthood
Physical Maturation in Adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER- Growth spurts begin around
age 10 for girls and age 12 for boys
--On average, boys grow 4.1 inches a year and girls 3.5 inches a year. Some adolescents grow as
much as 5 inches in a single year.
Sexual maturation - CORRECT ANSWER-
Start of physical maturation: - CORRECT ANSWER- -Begins when the pituitary gland in
the brain signals other glands in children's bodies to begin producing the sex hormones,
androgens (male hormones) or estrogens (female hormones), at adult levels.
-Both men and women produce estrogen and androgens
Pituitary gland also.. - CORRECT ANSWER- signals body to increase production of growth
hormones that interact with the sex hormones to cause the growth spurt and puberty. In addition,
the hormone leptin appears to play a role in the start of puberty.
Menarche - CORRECT ANSWER- The onset of menstruation
Puberty - CORRECT ANSWER- The period during which the sexual organs mature
Secular trend - CORRECT ANSWER- a pattern of change occurring over several
generations
, Primary sex characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER- Characteristics associated with the
development of the organs and structures of the body that directly relate to reproduction
secondary sex characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER- the visible signs of sexual maturity
that do not directly involve the sex organs
Early maturation in boys - CORRECT ANSWER- -More successful athletes
-More popular and more positive self-concept
-More apt to have school difficulties
-More likely to act inappropriately
Early maturation in girls - CORRECT ANSWER- -May feel uncomfortable about their
bodies
-May experience teasing from peers
-More popular, but may not be socially ready for dating
-More likely to experience anxiety, unhappiness, and depression
What are some eating disorders? - CORRECT ANSWER- -Obesity
-Anorexia nervosa
-bulimia
anorexia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER- a severe eating disorder in which individuals
refuse to eat, while denying that their behavior and appearance, which may become skeletal, are
out of the ordinary
bulimia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER- An eating disorder characterized by binges on
large quantities of foo, followed by purges of the food through vomiting or the use of laxatives
brain development in adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER- Prefrontal cortex undergoes
considerable development, but is still immature
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER- the developmental stage between childhood and
adulthood
Physical Maturation in Adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER- Growth spurts begin around
age 10 for girls and age 12 for boys
--On average, boys grow 4.1 inches a year and girls 3.5 inches a year. Some adolescents grow as
much as 5 inches in a single year.
Sexual maturation - CORRECT ANSWER-
Start of physical maturation: - CORRECT ANSWER- -Begins when the pituitary gland in
the brain signals other glands in children's bodies to begin producing the sex hormones,
androgens (male hormones) or estrogens (female hormones), at adult levels.
-Both men and women produce estrogen and androgens
Pituitary gland also.. - CORRECT ANSWER- signals body to increase production of growth
hormones that interact with the sex hormones to cause the growth spurt and puberty. In addition,
the hormone leptin appears to play a role in the start of puberty.
Menarche - CORRECT ANSWER- The onset of menstruation
Puberty - CORRECT ANSWER- The period during which the sexual organs mature
Secular trend - CORRECT ANSWER- a pattern of change occurring over several
generations
, Primary sex characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER- Characteristics associated with the
development of the organs and structures of the body that directly relate to reproduction
secondary sex characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER- the visible signs of sexual maturity
that do not directly involve the sex organs
Early maturation in boys - CORRECT ANSWER- -More successful athletes
-More popular and more positive self-concept
-More apt to have school difficulties
-More likely to act inappropriately
Early maturation in girls - CORRECT ANSWER- -May feel uncomfortable about their
bodies
-May experience teasing from peers
-More popular, but may not be socially ready for dating
-More likely to experience anxiety, unhappiness, and depression
What are some eating disorders? - CORRECT ANSWER- -Obesity
-Anorexia nervosa
-bulimia
anorexia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER- a severe eating disorder in which individuals
refuse to eat, while denying that their behavior and appearance, which may become skeletal, are
out of the ordinary
bulimia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER- An eating disorder characterized by binges on
large quantities of foo, followed by purges of the food through vomiting or the use of laxatives
brain development in adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER- Prefrontal cortex undergoes
considerable development, but is still immature
