Adolescence: Rapid Changes (Health Issues/Information Processing)

Question 1

Extra iron needed to produce what for boys?

Answer 1

-hemoglobin for muscle mass

Question 2

Extra iron needed to produce what for girls?

Answer 2

-hemoglobin to replace lost blood

Question 3

Adjusted ratio of weight to height that is used to define “overweight”

Answer 3

body mass index

Question 4

Overweight teens are

Answer 4

• unpopular
• low of self esteems
• unhealthy

Question 5

what can play a major role in obesity

Answer 5

environmental factors

-media or parents

Question 6

one of the ways that obese youths can lose weight is successful interventions focus on setting and monitoring goals about:

Answer 6

• eating less
• exercise more
• sedentary behavior: less computers

Question 7

• Persistent refusal to eat accompanied by an irrational fear of being overweight
• Hold a grossly distorted body image

Answer 7

Anorexia nervosa

Question 8

• Alternation between eating and purging (induced vomiting or taking of laxatives)
• Typically report a feeling that they cannot stop eating

Answer 8

bullimia nervosa

Question 9

differences causes of death of adolescents in the USA

Answer 9

• firearms
• motor vehicle accidents
• natural causes and MVAS

Question 10

contributes to increased risk of death or injury

Answer 10

• Immature frontal lobe

- illusion of invulnerability

Question 11

principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior

Answer 11

morals

Question 12

analyzed children’s, adolescents’, and adults’ responses to a large number of moral dilemmas.

Answer 12

lawrence kohlberg

Question 13

three levels of reasoning that individuals progress through as they grow older.

Answer 13

1. level 1: moral reasoning based on external forces
2. level 2: moral reasoning based on social norms
3. level 3: moral reasoning based on personal beliefs

Question 14

Moral reasoning is based on the belief that adults know what is right and what is wrong

Answer 14

obedience orientation

Question 15

Moral reasoning is based on the aim of looking out for one’s own needs

Answer 15

instrumental orientation

Question 16

the first level of reasoning in Kohlberg’s theory, where moral reasoning is based on external forces (i.e. punishment/reward)

Answer 16

The Preconventional Level

Question 17

the second level of reasoning in Kohlberg’s theory where moral reasoning is based on society’s norms.

Answer 17

The Conventional Level

Question 18

Moral reasoning is based on winning the approval of others

Answer 18

interpersonal norms

Question 19

Moral reasoning based on maintenance of order in society

Answer 19

social system morality

Question 20

the third level of reasoning in Kohlberg’s theory where moral reasoning is based on a personal moral code

Answer 20

The Postconventional Level

Question 21

Moral reasoning is based on thebelief that laws are for the good of all members of society

Answer 21

social contract

Question 22

Moral reasoning based on moral principles that apply to all

Answer 22

universal ethical principles

Question 23

when it comes to problem-solving and reasoning what does adolescents use

Answer 23

-analytical and logical

Question 24

“If many believe something it must be true.”

Answer 24

populum flaw