Berger Ch 9 & 10 - Invitation to the Life
Span
puberty - ✔✔ correct answer the period of rapid growth and sexual development that begins
adolescence
menarche - ✔✔ correct answer a girl's first menstrual period, signaling that she has begun ovulation.
Pregnancy is biologically possible, but ovulation and menstruation are often irregular for years
afterward.
spermarche - ✔✔ correct answer A boy's first ejaculation of sperm. Erections can occur as early as
infancy, but ejaculation signals sperm production. It may occur during sleep in a "wet dream" or via
direct stimulation.
leptin - ✔✔ correct answer a hormone that affects appetite and is believed to affect the onset of
puberty. Its levels increase during childhood and peak at around age 12.
growth spurt - ✔✔ correct answer the relatively sudden and rapid physical growth that occurs during
puberty. Each body part increases in size on a schedule. Weight usually precedes height, and growth
of the limbs precedes growth of the torso.
body image - ✔✔ correct answer a person's idea of how his or her body looks
anorexia nervosa - ✔✔ correct answer an eating disorder characterized by self-starvation. Affected
individuals voluntarily undereat and often overexercise, depriving their vital organs of nutrition. It
can also be fatal.
bulimia nervosa - ✔✔ correct answer an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and
subsequent purging, usually by induced vomiting and/or use of laxatives.
binge eating disorder - ✔✔ correct answer eating much more in a short time period than is normal,
to the point of feeling overfull and in pain. In this disorder, bingeing happens more than once a week
for several months, and sufferers feel out of control - they can't stop. This disorder begins as bulimia
does but does not involve purging.
primary sex characteristics - ✔✔ correct answer the parts of the body that are directly involved in
reproduction, including the vagina, uterus, ovaries, testicles, and penis.
, Berger Ch 9 & 10 - Invitation to the Life
Span
secondary sex characteristics - ✔✔ correct answer physical traits that are not directly involved in
reproduction but that indicate sexual maturity, such as a man's beard and a woman's breasts.
sexually transmitted infections - ✔✔ correct answer diseases that are spread by sexual contact,
including syphilis, gonorrhea, genital herpes, chlamydia, and HIV/AIDS.
child sexual abuse - ✔✔ correct answer any erotic activity that arouses an adult and excites, shames,
or confuses a child, whether or not the victim protests and whether or not genital contact is
involved.
egocentrism - ✔✔ correct answer a characteristic of adolescent thinking that leads young people
(ages 10-13) to focus on themselves to the exclusion of others.
imaginary audience - ✔✔ correct answer the other people who, in an adolescent's egocentric belief,
are watching and taking note of his or her appearance, ideas, and behavior. This belief makes many
teenagers very self-conscious.
personal fable - ✔✔ correct answer An aspect of adolescent egocentrism characterized by an
adolescent's belief that his or her thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique, more wonderful, or
more awful than anyone else's.
invincibility fable - ✔✔ correct answer an adolescent's egocentric conviction that he or she cannot
be overcome or even harmed by anything that might defeat a normal mortal, such as unprotected
sex, drug abuse, or high-speed driving.
formal operational thought - ✔✔ correct answer in Piaget's theory, the fourth and final stage of
cognitive development, characterized by more systematic logical thinking and by the ability to
understand and systematically manipulate abstract concepts.
hypothetical thought - ✔✔ correct answer reasoning that includes propositions and possibilities that
may not reflect reality.
deductive reasoning - ✔✔ correct answer reasoning from a general statement, premise, or principle,
through logical steps, to figure out specifics. Also called top-down reasoning.
Span
puberty - ✔✔ correct answer the period of rapid growth and sexual development that begins
adolescence
menarche - ✔✔ correct answer a girl's first menstrual period, signaling that she has begun ovulation.
Pregnancy is biologically possible, but ovulation and menstruation are often irregular for years
afterward.
spermarche - ✔✔ correct answer A boy's first ejaculation of sperm. Erections can occur as early as
infancy, but ejaculation signals sperm production. It may occur during sleep in a "wet dream" or via
direct stimulation.
leptin - ✔✔ correct answer a hormone that affects appetite and is believed to affect the onset of
puberty. Its levels increase during childhood and peak at around age 12.
growth spurt - ✔✔ correct answer the relatively sudden and rapid physical growth that occurs during
puberty. Each body part increases in size on a schedule. Weight usually precedes height, and growth
of the limbs precedes growth of the torso.
body image - ✔✔ correct answer a person's idea of how his or her body looks
anorexia nervosa - ✔✔ correct answer an eating disorder characterized by self-starvation. Affected
individuals voluntarily undereat and often overexercise, depriving their vital organs of nutrition. It
can also be fatal.
bulimia nervosa - ✔✔ correct answer an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and
subsequent purging, usually by induced vomiting and/or use of laxatives.
binge eating disorder - ✔✔ correct answer eating much more in a short time period than is normal,
to the point of feeling overfull and in pain. In this disorder, bingeing happens more than once a week
for several months, and sufferers feel out of control - they can't stop. This disorder begins as bulimia
does but does not involve purging.
primary sex characteristics - ✔✔ correct answer the parts of the body that are directly involved in
reproduction, including the vagina, uterus, ovaries, testicles, and penis.
, Berger Ch 9 & 10 - Invitation to the Life
Span
secondary sex characteristics - ✔✔ correct answer physical traits that are not directly involved in
reproduction but that indicate sexual maturity, such as a man's beard and a woman's breasts.
sexually transmitted infections - ✔✔ correct answer diseases that are spread by sexual contact,
including syphilis, gonorrhea, genital herpes, chlamydia, and HIV/AIDS.
child sexual abuse - ✔✔ correct answer any erotic activity that arouses an adult and excites, shames,
or confuses a child, whether or not the victim protests and whether or not genital contact is
involved.
egocentrism - ✔✔ correct answer a characteristic of adolescent thinking that leads young people
(ages 10-13) to focus on themselves to the exclusion of others.
imaginary audience - ✔✔ correct answer the other people who, in an adolescent's egocentric belief,
are watching and taking note of his or her appearance, ideas, and behavior. This belief makes many
teenagers very self-conscious.
personal fable - ✔✔ correct answer An aspect of adolescent egocentrism characterized by an
adolescent's belief that his or her thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique, more wonderful, or
more awful than anyone else's.
invincibility fable - ✔✔ correct answer an adolescent's egocentric conviction that he or she cannot
be overcome or even harmed by anything that might defeat a normal mortal, such as unprotected
sex, drug abuse, or high-speed driving.
formal operational thought - ✔✔ correct answer in Piaget's theory, the fourth and final stage of
cognitive development, characterized by more systematic logical thinking and by the ability to
understand and systematically manipulate abstract concepts.
hypothetical thought - ✔✔ correct answer reasoning that includes propositions and possibilities that
may not reflect reality.
deductive reasoning - ✔✔ correct answer reasoning from a general statement, premise, or principle,
through logical steps, to figure out specifics. Also called top-down reasoning.
