Adolescence

Question 1

WHO def. of adol

Answer 1

10-19 years

Question 2

lady def. of adol

Answer 2

The period between sexual maturation and the

attainment of adult roles and responsibilities

Question 3

5 major domains of adol dev.

Answer 3

1. physical
2. sexual
3. cog.
4. moral
5. emot.

Question 4

what is are main problems facing teens

Answer 4

preventable risk behhaviors

Question 5

what is biol. underpinning of risk behaviors

Answer 5

insufficient dev. of prefrontal cortex

Question 6

what is biological underpinning of emotional regulation

Answer 6

limbic system - sensitive in adols

Question 7

4 features of BRAINSTORM

Answer 7

1. novelty seeking
2. social engagement
3. Increaed emotional intensity
4. creative exploration

Question 8

what is key to eriksons theory of dev

Answer 8

8 crises

- need to successfully pass one or they may reappear later in life

Question 9

what is main social radius of adols

Answer 9

peers

Question 10

what is key crisis of adol and young adults

Answer 10

adols: identity vs. confusion

young adult: intimacy vs. isolation

Question 11

4 keys self conscious emotions

Answer 11

1. guilt - focus on others
2. shame - flaw in self
3. embarrassment - violation of social norm
4. pride - success

Question 12

emotional focus by ages

Answer 12

early (11-13) : me
mid (14-15): we - peers
late: they - have self identitiy

Question 13

5 main domains of primary care

Answer 13

1. health promotion (most important)
2. disease preventions
3. curative care
4. rehab care
5. supportive care

Question 14

what is key promotion in adols

Answer 14

help them dev. skills for decision making and coping

Question 15

2 types of family structures

Answer 15

high context - heirarchical, fam. oriented, interdep

low context - egalitarian, indiv. oriented, indep

Question 16

6 key aspects to adol assess

Answer 16

HEADSS
Home
Education/employment
Activities
Drugs
Sex
Suidcide/depresison

Question 17

5 main concerns of adols

Answer 17

SIEVE
Sex
Image
Emancipation - separation
Vocational/educ.
Emotions

Question 18

teens mother stats

Answer 18

• drop out
• mortality
• likely to have again
• live in poverty

Question 19

2 types of delayed menstruation

Answer 19

primary - after 16yo

seconadary - preg, ED, athlete, illness, stress

Question 20

causes of heavy/prolonged period

Answer 20

• preg
• trauma
• PCOS
• polyps

Question 21

4 common boy issues

Answer 21

1. delayed mat (after 14)
2. gynecomastia
3. torsion
4. cryptorchidism

Question 22

4 stages of sexual identity (LGBT)

Answer 22

1. feeling diff
2. identity confusion
3. identity assumption (coming out)
4. identity integration

Question 23

3 domain to define orientation

Answer 23

1. identity
2. prefs
3. behaviors/attractions

Question 24

4 common LGBT medical issues

Answer 24

1. depressiokn
2. suicide
3. drugs
4. risky sex

Question 25

2 important image probelms

Answer 25

1. fat

2. acne - need to treat

Question 26

2 issues that make emancipation(separation hard)

Answer 26

1. dev. diability

2. ASD

Question 27

diff. between autism and asp

Answer 27

autism - low IQ, early diagnosis

Question 28

3 levels of disease prevention

Answer 28

1ry - condom
2ry - pap
3ry - treat

Question 29

3 most common adol deaths

Answer 29

1. MVA
2. homocide
3. suicide

Question 30

ways to prevent disease in adol

Answer 30

• substance harm reduction
• diet/exercise
• sunscreen
• immunize
  STI prevention

Question 31

where is the key place a child learns to socialize

Answer 31

family