1. Which of the following statements about adolescence is TRUE?
a. Different portrayals of adolescence emerge, depending on the particular group being
described.
b. Adolescents who try to be different from their parents are expressing deep-seated
hostility.
c. Today’s adolescents are exposed to fewer lifestyle options than their parents.
d. None of the above
2. Discuss the important information that you believe is important for young adolescents
to learn about the physical changes occurring during puberty.
For girls: Breasts begin to develop. This is the first sign that puberty has begun. It is
normal for the left and right breast to grow at different rates. It is also common for the
breasts to soften a little while they are developing. If your child wants a bra, a soft
cropped her top or sports her bra is a good first choice.
A growth spurt is occurring. Some parts of the body, such as the head, face, and hands,
may grow faster than the limbs and torso. This can make your child look unbalanced for a
while. On average, girls grow 5-20 cm. Growth usually stops around the age of 16-17.
The figure changes. For example, girls' buttocks are getting wider and wider.
External genitalia (vulva) and pubic hair begin to grow. Pubic hair becomes thicker and
thicker over time.
For boys: Your child will grow rapidly. Your child is growing and has bigger breasts and
shoulders. Some parts of your child's body (head, face, hands, etc.) may grow faster than
their limbs and torso. This can make your child look unbalanced for a while. On average,
boys grow 10-30 cm. Growth usually stops around the age of 18-20.
Poor breast development in boys is common. If your child is worried about this, knowing
that it is normal and usually goes away on its own can help your child. If it looks like you
are, talk to your doctor.
3. It is difficult to know exactly when puberty begins and ends because:
a. it is a process with few distinguishing physical events.
b. it is a gradual process involving multiple distinguishing events.
c. it is completed before the adolescent is aware of what is happening.
d. adolescents do not confide about bodily changes to parents or doctors.
4. The pituitary gland plays a significant role in creating biological and cognitive changes
during puberty.
a. true
b. False
,5. Luteinizing hormone plays an important role in sperm production during puberty for
males.
a. true.
b. false
6. Recent research about hormones and behavior has found the relationship to be
statistically significant.
a. true
b. false
7. Recent research has found that early-maturing girls are more likely than late-maturing
girls to be:
a. satisfied with their figures in high school.
b. taller and thinner when they reach high school.
c. less popular with males their own age.
d. depressed.
8. Discuss and detail the brain changes that occur during puberty/adolescence and explain
how these brain changes improve cognitive abilities and cognitive functioning. 5-6
sentences
The most important change is the "cutting out" of unused connections in the thinking and
processing part of your child's brain (called gray matter). At the same time, other
connections are strengthened. This is how the brain becomes more efficient based on the
"use it or lose it" principle.
The brain signals the body to begin puberty by relaying messages in the form of
hormones. Hormones are small molecules made by the body that travel through the
bloodstream to various parts of the body, including the brain.
9. What does the research explain to us about LGBTQ+ adolescents? 2-3 sentences
Research on LGBTQ+ youth focus on risk factors and differences experienced by these
youth compared to non-LGBTQ+ youth. More recently, however, resilience and
protective factors that provide a strengths-based focus on the well-being of LGBTQ+
youth have been explored. For example, LGBTQ+ youth who have access to spaces that
affirm their sexual orientation and gender identity report fewer suicide attempts4 and a
supportive environment.
10. Discuss how cyberbullying influences adolescent social and emotional development?
3-4 sentences
, The effects of cyberbullying also include mental health problems, increased stress and
anxiety, depression, violent behavior, and low self-esteem. Cyberbullying can have long-
lasting emotional effects even after the bullying has stopped.
11. List and explain the symptoms of two of the most common sexually transmitted
infections for adolescents. 2-3 sentences
Chlamydia. Chlamydial infection, the most common of all his STIs, can affect both men
and women. They can cause a burning sensation with abnormal genital discharge, urinary
and rectal discharge and bleeding.
12. Which of the following MOST accurately describes the situation for the children of
single teenage mothers?
a. They are less likely to live in poverty than are children born to single older
women.
b. They start out at higher physical risk than children born to older mothers but catch up
by elementary school.
c. They are born at and remain at higher physical and educational risk than children born
to older mothers.
d. They are as likely to receive quality day care and educational opportunities as children
born to older mothers.
13. Overall, research suggests that contraceptive-knowledge sex education programs and
reproductive health programs for adolescents:
a. DO increase adolescent sexual activity.
b. DO NOT increase adolescent sexual activity.
c. DO increase adolescent sexual activity for GIRLS, but DO NOT increase adolescent
sexual activity for BOYS.
d. DO increase adolescent sexual activity for BOYS, but DO NOT increase adolescent
sexual activity for GIRLS.
14. Driving to the Lizzo concert in Chicago, J aged 17, got into a serious car accident.
This was most likely because of:
a. limited driving experience.
b. drinking and driving.
c. the car was not well maintained.
d. texting .
15. Identify the three risk factors contributing to adolescent drug and /or alcohol use and
abuse. 1 sentence/3 risk factors
a. Different portrayals of adolescence emerge, depending on the particular group being
described.
b. Adolescents who try to be different from their parents are expressing deep-seated
hostility.
c. Today’s adolescents are exposed to fewer lifestyle options than their parents.
d. None of the above
2. Discuss the important information that you believe is important for young adolescents
to learn about the physical changes occurring during puberty.
For girls: Breasts begin to develop. This is the first sign that puberty has begun. It is
normal for the left and right breast to grow at different rates. It is also common for the
breasts to soften a little while they are developing. If your child wants a bra, a soft
cropped her top or sports her bra is a good first choice.
A growth spurt is occurring. Some parts of the body, such as the head, face, and hands,
may grow faster than the limbs and torso. This can make your child look unbalanced for a
while. On average, girls grow 5-20 cm. Growth usually stops around the age of 16-17.
The figure changes. For example, girls' buttocks are getting wider and wider.
External genitalia (vulva) and pubic hair begin to grow. Pubic hair becomes thicker and
thicker over time.
For boys: Your child will grow rapidly. Your child is growing and has bigger breasts and
shoulders. Some parts of your child's body (head, face, hands, etc.) may grow faster than
their limbs and torso. This can make your child look unbalanced for a while. On average,
boys grow 10-30 cm. Growth usually stops around the age of 18-20.
Poor breast development in boys is common. If your child is worried about this, knowing
that it is normal and usually goes away on its own can help your child. If it looks like you
are, talk to your doctor.
3. It is difficult to know exactly when puberty begins and ends because:
a. it is a process with few distinguishing physical events.
b. it is a gradual process involving multiple distinguishing events.
c. it is completed before the adolescent is aware of what is happening.
d. adolescents do not confide about bodily changes to parents or doctors.
4. The pituitary gland plays a significant role in creating biological and cognitive changes
during puberty.
a. true
b. False
,5. Luteinizing hormone plays an important role in sperm production during puberty for
males.
a. true.
b. false
6. Recent research about hormones and behavior has found the relationship to be
statistically significant.
a. true
b. false
7. Recent research has found that early-maturing girls are more likely than late-maturing
girls to be:
a. satisfied with their figures in high school.
b. taller and thinner when they reach high school.
c. less popular with males their own age.
d. depressed.
8. Discuss and detail the brain changes that occur during puberty/adolescence and explain
how these brain changes improve cognitive abilities and cognitive functioning. 5-6
sentences
The most important change is the "cutting out" of unused connections in the thinking and
processing part of your child's brain (called gray matter). At the same time, other
connections are strengthened. This is how the brain becomes more efficient based on the
"use it or lose it" principle.
The brain signals the body to begin puberty by relaying messages in the form of
hormones. Hormones are small molecules made by the body that travel through the
bloodstream to various parts of the body, including the brain.
9. What does the research explain to us about LGBTQ+ adolescents? 2-3 sentences
Research on LGBTQ+ youth focus on risk factors and differences experienced by these
youth compared to non-LGBTQ+ youth. More recently, however, resilience and
protective factors that provide a strengths-based focus on the well-being of LGBTQ+
youth have been explored. For example, LGBTQ+ youth who have access to spaces that
affirm their sexual orientation and gender identity report fewer suicide attempts4 and a
supportive environment.
10. Discuss how cyberbullying influences adolescent social and emotional development?
3-4 sentences
, The effects of cyberbullying also include mental health problems, increased stress and
anxiety, depression, violent behavior, and low self-esteem. Cyberbullying can have long-
lasting emotional effects even after the bullying has stopped.
11. List and explain the symptoms of two of the most common sexually transmitted
infections for adolescents. 2-3 sentences
Chlamydia. Chlamydial infection, the most common of all his STIs, can affect both men
and women. They can cause a burning sensation with abnormal genital discharge, urinary
and rectal discharge and bleeding.
12. Which of the following MOST accurately describes the situation for the children of
single teenage mothers?
a. They are less likely to live in poverty than are children born to single older
women.
b. They start out at higher physical risk than children born to older mothers but catch up
by elementary school.
c. They are born at and remain at higher physical and educational risk than children born
to older mothers.
d. They are as likely to receive quality day care and educational opportunities as children
born to older mothers.
13. Overall, research suggests that contraceptive-knowledge sex education programs and
reproductive health programs for adolescents:
a. DO increase adolescent sexual activity.
b. DO NOT increase adolescent sexual activity.
c. DO increase adolescent sexual activity for GIRLS, but DO NOT increase adolescent
sexual activity for BOYS.
d. DO increase adolescent sexual activity for BOYS, but DO NOT increase adolescent
sexual activity for GIRLS.
14. Driving to the Lizzo concert in Chicago, J aged 17, got into a serious car accident.
This was most likely because of:
a. limited driving experience.
b. drinking and driving.
c. the car was not well maintained.
d. texting .
15. Identify the three risk factors contributing to adolescent drug and /or alcohol use and
abuse. 1 sentence/3 risk factors
