FRHD 1010 KEY TERMS – CHAPTER 7: ADOLESCENCE | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE | EXAM
REVIEW & FLASHCARDS (2026)
adolescent egocentrism - correct answer ✔✔The heightened self-consciousness of adolescents
amygdala - correct answer ✔✔the region of the brain that is the seat of emotions
anorexia nervosa - correct answer ✔✔an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of
thinness through starvation
bulimia nervosa - correct answer ✔✔an eating disorder in which the individual consistently
follows a binge-and-purge pattern
corpus callosum - correct answer ✔✔the bundle of nerve fibres that connect the brains left and
right hemispheres
go-no-go task - correct answer ✔✔a measure of inhibitory control in which participants must
respond to some stimuli (go trials) and withhold a response to other stimuli (no-go trials)
gonads - correct answer ✔✔the sex glands - the testes in males and the ovaries in females
hormones - correct answer ✔✔powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands
and carried through the body by the bloodstream
hot cognition - correct answer ✔✔a term used to describe reasoning and decision-making
under highly emotional conditions
Hypothalamus - correct answer ✔✔a structure in the higher portion of the brain that monitors
eating and sex
REVIEW & FLASHCARDS (2026)
adolescent egocentrism - correct answer ✔✔The heightened self-consciousness of adolescents
amygdala - correct answer ✔✔the region of the brain that is the seat of emotions
anorexia nervosa - correct answer ✔✔an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of
thinness through starvation
bulimia nervosa - correct answer ✔✔an eating disorder in which the individual consistently
follows a binge-and-purge pattern
corpus callosum - correct answer ✔✔the bundle of nerve fibres that connect the brains left and
right hemispheres
go-no-go task - correct answer ✔✔a measure of inhibitory control in which participants must
respond to some stimuli (go trials) and withhold a response to other stimuli (no-go trials)
gonads - correct answer ✔✔the sex glands - the testes in males and the ovaries in females
hormones - correct answer ✔✔powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands
and carried through the body by the bloodstream
hot cognition - correct answer ✔✔a term used to describe reasoning and decision-making
under highly emotional conditions
Hypothalamus - correct answer ✔✔a structure in the higher portion of the brain that monitors
eating and sex
