8: Physical Development in Adolescents

Question 1

physical changes of puberty not directly involved in reproduction (female breast development, male facial hair)

Answer 1

secondary sexual characteristics

Question 2

sending sexually explicit photos/messages online or via text

Answer 2

sexting

Question 3

cultural code that gives men greater sexual freedom than women - men are supposed to want sex, women are supposed to resist it

Answer 3

sexual double standard

Question 4

eating disorder defined by at least biweekly cycles of binging and purging in an obsessive attempt to lose weight

Answer 4

bulimia nervosa

Question 5

hormone responsible for maturation of male reproductive organs and other signs of puberty in men + hair and skin changes and sexual desire in both sexes

Answer 5

testosterone

Question 6

main hormonal system that programs puberty - triggers hypothalamic hormones that cause the pituitary gland to secrete its hormones, which in turn cause ovaries/testes to develop and secrete hormones that create body changes

Answer 6

HPG axis

Question 7

“coming of age” ritual in agrarian cultures to celebrate children’s transition to adulthood

Answer 7

puberty rite

Question 8

eating disorder defined by recurrent, out-of-control binging

Answer 8

binge eating disorder

Question 9

sex organs - ovaries in girls, testes in boys

Answer 9

gonads

Question 10

boy’s first ejaculation of live sperm

Answer 10

spermarche

Question 11

hormonal and physical changes that lead children to become sexually mature human beings, reach adult height

Answer 11

puberty

Question 12

hormones produced by the adrenal glands that program puberty

Answer 12

adrenal androgens

Question 13

hormone tied to body fat that explains why undernourished people have delayed puberty and obese people have earlier puberty

Answer 13

leptin

Question 14

pathological obsession with getting and staying thin, in which eating becomes a person’s sole focus in life

Answer 14

eating disorder

Question 15

centuries-long decline in the average age at which children reach puberty (largely due to better nutrition)

Answer 15

secular trend in puberty

Question 16

media-driven cultural ideal that females need to be very thin

Answer 16

thin ideal

Question 17

a girl’s first menstruation

Answer 17

menarche

Question 18

dramatic increase in height and weight that occurs during puberty

Answer 18

growth spurt

Question 19

physical changes of puberty that directly involve the reproductive organs (growth of penis, menstruation)

Answer 19

primary sexual characteristics

Question 20

potentially life-threatening eating disorder defined by pathological dieting (causing severe weight loss and, in females, loss of menstruation) and a distorted body image

Answer 20

anorexia nervosa