Adolescent G&D

Question 1

Normal VS for adolescent

Answer 1

HR 70
RR 20
BP 120/70

Question 2

girls gain how much during adolescence?

Answer 2

15-55lbs

Question 3

girls grow how much during adolescence?

Answer 3

2-8 inches

Question 4

boys gain how much during adolescence?

Answer 4

15-65 lbs

Question 5

boys grow how much during adolescence?

Answer 5

4-12 inches

Question 6

boy and girls during adolescence are always

Answer 6

hungry

Question 7

what do adolescents need in their diets?

Answer 7

protein, calcium, and vitamin D

Question 8

secondary sex characteristics

Answer 8

pubic hair
menarche or penis growth
underarm hair
facial hair
increased production of oil, sweat glands, and acne

Question 9

age group of adolescents?

Answer 9

13-18

Question 10

breasts develop by what age in females

Answer 10

13

Question 11

after breast development, pubic hair follows in

Answer 11

2-6 months

Question 12

early in puberty there is an increase in _____ for girls

Answer 12

vaginal discharge

Question 13

periods can start 2 years after

Answer 13

breast buds

Question 14

breast buds usually develop by age

Answer 14

12.5 yrs with avg. range 10.5-15 yrs

Question 15

pubertal delay

Answer 15

when no breast tissue development is noted by age 13 or no period 2-2.5 yrs after breast buds

Question 16

precocious puberty in females

Answer 16

when breast tissue or pubic hair develops before age 6-7

Question 17

males have testicular enlargement by age

Answer 17

9.5-14 yrs old

Question 18

can gynecomastia occur in males?

Answer 18

yes, in mid puberty from body fat

Question 19

what is considered pubertal delay in males?

Answer 19

if no enlargement of testes or scrotum by 14

Question 20

precocious puberty in males

Answer 20

anything that happens before age 9

Question 21

stress and coping in adolescents

Answer 21

social performance
social isolation
sexuality
drugs, war, divorce
crowds
gossip
public speaking
death

Question 22

safety of adolecents

Answer 22

motor vehicle
recreational activities
firearms
substance abuse
sex
depression and SI

Question 23

Erikson: identity vs role confusion

Answer 23

comes through experience and testing
accepting of changing body image
establishing a value system
making a career decision
becoming independent and self governing with relationships
make and follow with decisions 
less emotionally dependent on parents
learns intimacy and sex are not the same thing

Question 24

Piaget: formal operations (12-15yrs)

Answer 24

abstract thinking develops
can think about feelings and why they feel that way
gain advanced reasoning skills (options, possibilities, logical, hypothetically)
self absorbed, egocentrism
can think about faith, trust, beliefs, spirituality
invincibility
capable of seeing other’s perspectives