ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Hormonal changes may be responsible for... - CORRECT ANSWER - Emotional changes
Difference between boys and girls hormonal changes - CORRECT ANSWER - Boys:
Increase in hormones lead to thoughts about sex
Girls: Hormonal flow during menstrual cycle produce mood changes
What are the fazes of puberty? - CORRECT ANSWER - Invisible and visible
Invisible faze - CORRECT ANSWER - hormonal changes; no visible changes
Visible faze - CORRECT ANSWER - Sexual organs begin to show; this transition takes
about 4 years
What faze has a greater psychological impact? - CORRECT ANSWER - Visible;
Visible signs of sexual maturation have greater psychological impact than do hormones
What is body Image? - CORRECT ANSWER - Person's concept of how his or her body
appears
Sex Differences in Body image - CORRECT ANSWER - Body image is mostly an issue
with girls. Girls are more likely to be upset by changes at the start of their period than boys are
by changes at the beginning of development of sperm in boys' testicles
*Boys are more likely to worry about impulse to masturbate
, In what aspect of many cultures is there expected a difference? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Physical activity;
Girls are discouraged from participation in sports and boys are more likely to exercise in
adolescence
*During adolescence, we have stronger boys and softer girls
Factors that undermine emerging adults' health - CORRECT ANSWER - Poor nutrition
Lack of sleep
Stress of juggling school/work/multiple jobs
What are the leading causes of death among emerging adults in the US? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Automobile accidents and homicide
When are the rates of Contracting sexually transmitted diseases the highest? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Early 20s
Description of rituals for boys - CORRECT ANSWER - Display of courage, strength and
endurance
Often violent
Description of rituals for girls - CORRECT ANSWER - Start of period is often the
pubertal event that is marked by ritual
Cultural views are mixed as to whether menstrual blood is viewed as omen or positive sign of
fertility
Early maturation for girls - CORRECT ANSWER - Effects are negative
At risk for- depressed mood
negative body image
eating disorder
substance use