Adolescent Development

Question 1

The average US female gains about ___ lbs and grows ___ inches between 10 to 14 years old:

Answer 1

38 lbs and 9.5 inches

Question 2

The average US male gains about ___ lbs and grows about ___ inches between 12 to 16 years old:

Answer 2

42 lbs and 9.5 inches

Question 3

Period of rapid physical growth and sexual maturation resulting in adult size, shape, and reproductive potential:

Answer 3

Puberty

Question 4

Female puberty onset:

Answer 4

9-10 years

Question 5

Precocious puberty in females:

Answer 5

Less than 8 years

Question 6

Delayed puberty in females:

Answer 6

Greater than 13 years

Question 7

First physical sign of puberty in females:

Answer 7

Breast buds

Question 8

Age of peak height velocity in females:

Answer 8

12.4 years

Question 9

Average age of menarche:

Answer 9

12.5 years

Question 10

Age of fertility in females:

Answer 10

15 years

Question 11

Male puberty onset:

Answer 11

11-12 years

Question 12

Precocious puberty in males:

Answer 12

Less than 9 years

Question 13

Delayed puberty in males:

Answer 13

Greater than 14 years

Question 14

First physical sign of puberty in males:

Answer 14

Testicular growth

Question 15

Peak height velocity in males:

Answer 15

14.4 years

Question 16

Spermarche:

Answer 16

13 to 14 years

Question 17

Age of fertility in males:

Answer 17

15 years

Question 18

True or false: Anovulatory cycles are common during the first two years following menarche?

Answer 18

True (up to 50%)

Question 19

Preadolescent testes, scrotum, and penis:

Answer 19

Tanner stage 1

Question 20

Enlargement of scrotum and testes; scrotum reddens and roughens:

Answer 20

Tanner stage 2

Question 21

Penis enlarges primarily in length:

Answer 21

Tanner stage 3

Question 22

Penis enlarges in breadth and development of glans:

Answer 22

Tanner stage 4

Question 23

Penis is adult size and shape:

Answer 23

Tanner stage 5

Question 24

Preadolescent breast with nipple elevation:

Answer 24

Tanner stage 1

Question 25

Breast buds with areolar enlargement:

Answer 25

Tanner stage 2

Question 26

Breast enlargement without separate contour with nipple:

Answer 26

Tanner stage 3

Question 27

Projection of areola and nipple as secondary mound to breast:

Answer 27

Tanner stage 4

Question 28

Adult breast with areola receding and nipple projecting from breast:

Answer 28

Tanner stage 5

Question 29

No pubic hair:

Answer 29

Tanner stage 1

Question 30

Sparse, pale, fine pubic hair:

Answer 30

Tanner stage 2

Question 31

Darker, more curled, increased amount of pubic hair:

Answer 31

Tanner stage 3

Question 32

Hair is adult in character but doesn’t cover the entire pubic area:

Answer 32

Tanner stage 4

Question 33

Adult distribution of pubic hair:

Answer 33

Tanner stage 5

Question 34

Beginning around ages 11 or 12 adolescents gain the ability to think in an abstract manner, the ability to combine and classify items in a more sophisticated way, and the capacity for higher-order reasoning:

Answer 34

Formal operational thought–ability to abstract (Piaget)

Question 35

Difficulty an adolescent may have in thinking rationally about their own personal experiences as being completely unique:

Answer 35

Egocentrism

Question 36

Can lead to risk-taking behaviors:

Answer 36

Invincibility fable

Question 37

Variation of adolescent egocentrism whereby adolescent feels personally gifted in some way:

Answer 37

Personal fable

Question 38

Exaggerated sense that everyone is watching and focused on the adolescent resulting in feeling self conscious:

Answer 38

Imaginary audience