SOLUTIONS!!
Quackery correct answers = dishonest practices and claims to have special knowledge and
skill in some field, typically medicine.
Physical changes 12-15 correct answers at this age tend to think of reproductions .... Changes
in the reproductive system are important but other major changes occur as well
Early sexual maturation girls vs boys correct answers - girls who develop earlier have no
more problems with self-esteem/academics, and fewer behavioral problems than their later
developing peers
- the earlier the boys develop, the more positive their body image, the better they do in
school, the less trouble they get into, and the more friends they have
the norm is changing
Rate of sexual behaviour for 12-15 correct answers the rate of Canadian teen girls/boys
having sexual intercourse before 15 years has declined by 1/3 since the mid 1990s and sits at
~9%
Kids are having less sex
risk factors for Boys who have sex early correct answers - living in low SES neighborhoods
with low parental involvement,
- have families who condone sexual activity,
- have lax dating rules,
- are more likely to use alcohol,
- were abused or neglected in childhood
risk factors for Girls who have sex early correct answers - had period earlier
- low interest in school,
, - dated at an early age,
- have history of sexual abuse
Major contributer to adolescent sex correct answers alcohol ... need to think about consent
risk factors for sexual behaviour ... preventative factors? correct answers Greater the number
of risk factors the greater the likelihood that they will be sexually active
- Sexual activity is predicted by moral beliefs about sex
Sexual activity is lower in those who are involved in sports/other activities
- Less free time
- Further play on the risk factors (cost money to play sports) - higher SES familys
controversy of sex-education programs correct answers - no scientific research has shown
that abstinence-only sex education programs significantly increase the delay of first
intercourse or reduce the prevalence of sexual behaviour in teens
- making condoms more readily available to teenagers does not increase their rate of sexual
activity but it does increase the use of condoms by teenagers who are readily sexually activity
= Increases rate of safe sex
- the large majority of Canadian parents believe that sex education that provides explicit
information on topics such as reproduction, birth control, STI/AIDS prevention, relationships,
sexual orientation, sexual abuse, and societal beliefs about sexual morals is vitally important
and should be provided in schools
The loudest about this is a minority - majority stay quieter - the louder become to look like
the majority and they are not
brain 12-15 correct answers 2 major brain spurts ...
- 1st on bw 13-15 = cerebral cortex becomes thicker and the neuronal pathways become more
efficient
- 2nd 15-18
Health care issues for 12-15 correct answers invincibility complex