Adolescence

Question 1

Puberty Sequence and Timing

Answer 1

Visible signs usually begin sometime between ages 9-15
Girls have menarche, pubic hairs, peak growth spurt, wider hips, breast maturation
Boys have spermarche, growth of testes, pubic-hair growth, penis growth, facial hair, peek growth spurt, deeper voice

Question 2

Sexual Activity

Answer 2

Primary (Involved in reproduction) Sex Characteristics
Secondary (Physical traits) Sex Characteristics
Sex hormones

Question 3

Body Image

Answer 3

Person’s idea of how his or her body looks

Question 4

Formal Operational Thoughts and Logic

Answer 4

In Piaget’s theory, the fourth and final stage of cognitive development, characterized by more systematic local thinking and by the ability to understand and systematically manipulate abstract concepts

Question 5

Marcia’s Identity States

Answer 5

Role Confusion= Adolescents have no clear identity but fluctuate from one persona to another
Foreclosure= Erkison’s term for premature identity formation, when adolescents adopt their parents’ or society’s roles and values without questioning or analysis
Moratorium= Socially acceptable ways to postpone achieving identity, eg., going to college/military
Achievement

Question 6

Parenting

Answer 6

When parental knowledge arises from a warm, supportive relationship, adolescents usually become confident, well-educated adults, avoiding drugs and risky sex
If parents are cold/punitive, monitoring may lead to deception and rebellion

Question 7

Peer Pressure

Answer 7

Encouragement to conform to friends or contemporaries in behavior, dress, and attitude. Adolescents do many things with peers that they would not do alone