NSG 250 Exam 3 Practice Questions
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Adolescents: characteristics and challenges - Answer -identifies as sexual being
-often an age confusion
-challenges: make complex decisions, seduced by temptations, hormones, developmental
confusion
Adolescents: physical domain - Answer -growth is exponential
-boys tend to be 2 years behind girls
-pituitary gland>growth hormone
-PRIMARY: girls - estrogen and progesterone
-boys: androgen > testosterone
-SECONDARY: girls- menarche; pubic hair and breasts
-boys: spermache ( first ejaculation 13-14 yrs old); enlargement in sexual organs, pubic hair,
deeper voice
Tanner Scale: males - Answer 1. prepubertal
2. enlargement of testicles
3.enlargement of testicles, penis, pubica hair starts
4. adult sized genitals
5. adult; pubic hair covers entire area
**when kids get into hard, competitive athletics
Tanner scale females - Answer 1. prepubertal
2. breast buds
3. enlargement of breasts
4. enlargement of areola (nipple area)
5. adult breasts
, Adolescents: habitual response- sleep, hygiene, elimination, substance abuse - Answer 1.
requires more sleep (interruptions could be a red flag- electronics, depression, anxiety)
2. skin care- increased acne
3. stable
4. substance abuse issues
Adolescents: Cognition - Answer Pruning of neural tissue-- *similar to toddlers
-decrease in gray matter, increase in white
-white matter allows the brain to conduct info faster--> thinking and problem solving expands
Effects of Hormones
-amygdala triggered: response to fear
-sensory input --> decide if situation is dangerous or not --> respond with fight or flight
-controls the autonomic nervous system to provoke a sympathetic response
Adolescents: communication - Answer - often stop communicating with parents and are
secretive
-parents find themselves at a loss
-non verbal communication is big as well as paradoxical
-communication with peers is on upswing face-to-face, texting, and the internet
1. egocentrism
2. personal fable
3. imaginary audience - Answer 1. similar to toddles
- the world is all about them, self-centered thinking
2. adolescent feels so special that they are exempt from laws, rules and vulnerability and the
laws of nature; feel as if nothing will happen to them; often gets child in trouble
-ex" "That will never happen to me"
3. they are the center of attention
-ex: everyone will notice a zit on their forehead
1. social comparison
With Verified Solutions.
Adolescents: characteristics and challenges - Answer -identifies as sexual being
-often an age confusion
-challenges: make complex decisions, seduced by temptations, hormones, developmental
confusion
Adolescents: physical domain - Answer -growth is exponential
-boys tend to be 2 years behind girls
-pituitary gland>growth hormone
-PRIMARY: girls - estrogen and progesterone
-boys: androgen > testosterone
-SECONDARY: girls- menarche; pubic hair and breasts
-boys: spermache ( first ejaculation 13-14 yrs old); enlargement in sexual organs, pubic hair,
deeper voice
Tanner Scale: males - Answer 1. prepubertal
2. enlargement of testicles
3.enlargement of testicles, penis, pubica hair starts
4. adult sized genitals
5. adult; pubic hair covers entire area
**when kids get into hard, competitive athletics
Tanner scale females - Answer 1. prepubertal
2. breast buds
3. enlargement of breasts
4. enlargement of areola (nipple area)
5. adult breasts
, Adolescents: habitual response- sleep, hygiene, elimination, substance abuse - Answer 1.
requires more sleep (interruptions could be a red flag- electronics, depression, anxiety)
2. skin care- increased acne
3. stable
4. substance abuse issues
Adolescents: Cognition - Answer Pruning of neural tissue-- *similar to toddlers
-decrease in gray matter, increase in white
-white matter allows the brain to conduct info faster--> thinking and problem solving expands
Effects of Hormones
-amygdala triggered: response to fear
-sensory input --> decide if situation is dangerous or not --> respond with fight or flight
-controls the autonomic nervous system to provoke a sympathetic response
Adolescents: communication - Answer - often stop communicating with parents and are
secretive
-parents find themselves at a loss
-non verbal communication is big as well as paradoxical
-communication with peers is on upswing face-to-face, texting, and the internet
1. egocentrism
2. personal fable
3. imaginary audience - Answer 1. similar to toddles
- the world is all about them, self-centered thinking
2. adolescent feels so special that they are exempt from laws, rules and vulnerability and the
laws of nature; feel as if nothing will happen to them; often gets child in trouble
-ex" "That will never happen to me"
3. they are the center of attention
-ex: everyone will notice a zit on their forehead
1. social comparison
