HBSE Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
Adolescence represents what stage according to Erikson?
Answer: identity vs. identity confusion
Q2
The physical growth spurt associated with the onset of puberty usually begins:
Answer: at age 12 for boys and 10 for girls.
Q3
Which of the following are considered a characteristics of the onset of puberty for boys?
Answer: growth of armpit hair enlargement of testes wet dreams
Q4
The secular trend refers to the age of menarche which:
Answer: has decreased an average of four months every 10 years for the past century
Q5
The , also referred to as the gonad(s), is/are part(s) of the endocrine system.
Answer: testes and ovaries
Q6
Adolescent brain development:
Answer: is limited because the myelin sheath is still developing.
Q7
Studies have found that adolescents interpret facial expression less accurately than adults
because:
Answer: adults are able to rely on their fully developed prefrontal cortex which guides
planning, problem-solving, and judgment.
, Q8
Adolescents have different sleep needs than youth in middle childhood including:
Answer: changes in circadian rhythms leading teens to be more alert in the afternoons
and evenings
Q9
Adolescents cognitive development is at what stage of development according to Piaget?
Answer: formal operations
Q10
Adolescent self-esteem:
Answer: appears to be at its lowest point during early adolescence (12 to 14 years old)
Q11
In a study of moods in adolescence, researchers found:
Answer: adolescents can have extreme mood swings from happiness to sadness within
45 minutes
Q12
Peer pressure and conformity are greatest:
Answer: in early adolescence.
Q13
Social skills training is a treatment strategy that focuses on:
Answer: learning skills to prevent problems learning a set of skills for use with
different social situations learning what to say in social encounters
Q14
The most prevalent characteristic of the runaway episode is:
Answer: physically or sexually abused in the home
Q1
Adolescence represents what stage according to Erikson?
Answer: identity vs. identity confusion
Q2
The physical growth spurt associated with the onset of puberty usually begins:
Answer: at age 12 for boys and 10 for girls.
Q3
Which of the following are considered a characteristics of the onset of puberty for boys?
Answer: growth of armpit hair enlargement of testes wet dreams
Q4
The secular trend refers to the age of menarche which:
Answer: has decreased an average of four months every 10 years for the past century
Q5
The , also referred to as the gonad(s), is/are part(s) of the endocrine system.
Answer: testes and ovaries
Q6
Adolescent brain development:
Answer: is limited because the myelin sheath is still developing.
Q7
Studies have found that adolescents interpret facial expression less accurately than adults
because:
Answer: adults are able to rely on their fully developed prefrontal cortex which guides
planning, problem-solving, and judgment.
, Q8
Adolescents have different sleep needs than youth in middle childhood including:
Answer: changes in circadian rhythms leading teens to be more alert in the afternoons
and evenings
Q9
Adolescents cognitive development is at what stage of development according to Piaget?
Answer: formal operations
Q10
Adolescent self-esteem:
Answer: appears to be at its lowest point during early adolescence (12 to 14 years old)
Q11
In a study of moods in adolescence, researchers found:
Answer: adolescents can have extreme mood swings from happiness to sadness within
45 minutes
Q12
Peer pressure and conformity are greatest:
Answer: in early adolescence.
Q13
Social skills training is a treatment strategy that focuses on:
Answer: learning skills to prevent problems learning a set of skills for use with
different social situations learning what to say in social encounters
Q14
The most prevalent characteristic of the runaway episode is:
Answer: physically or sexually abused in the home
