Adolescent Health Flashcards
1
Q
- concrete thinking
- literal interpretation
- limited ability to anticipate
- trouble separating feelings from reality
- poor ability to project self into future
- very self centered worldview
A
early adolescence
2
Q
- improved language skills
- understands metaphor, double entedre
- may see rise in interest in the spiritual
- may see feeling of invincibility
- peer group is very important (emancipation)
A
Middle Adolescence
3
Q
- uses formal operational thought and abstract thinking
- can compromise and set limits
- can understand other’s feelings and thoughts
A
late adolescence
4
Q
When is confidentiality protected
A
- emergency
- emancipated minor
- sexual health/ substance abuse
- mature “minor”
5
Q
when is confidentiality not protected?
A
- threat of imminent harm to self or others
- suspected or threatned physical or sexual abuse of minors
- suspected neglect
6
Q
what is the earliest pubertal change in boys?
A
Testicular growth: followed by
- pubic hair growth
- penile growth
- growth spurt (peak height velocity)
7
Q
what is the earliest pubertal change in girls
A
breast budding
8
Q
whic is the most common cause of abdominal pain in school aged children
A
Functional abdominal pain
