Adolescents

Question 1

Who is the primary influence on an adolescent?

Answer 1

parent

Question 2

HEADSS format for interviewing adolescents

Answer 2

Home environment
Employment and education
Activities
Drugs
Social
Sexuality

Question 3

What is the sexual maturity rating (SMR)?

Answer 3

It is the average of both Tanner Stages

Question 4

Tanner Stages: Boys

Genital

Answer 4

1. Preadolescent
2. Enlargement of the testes and scrotum. Scrotum roughens and reddens.
3. Penis enlongates.
4. Penis enlarges in width and develops glans. Rugae appear.
5. Adult.

Question 5

Tanner Stages: Girls

Breast Development

Answer 5

1. Preadolescent.
2. Breast buds.
3. Breast enlargement WITHOUT separate nipple contour.
4. Areola and nipple project as secondary mounds.
5. Adult breasts. Nipple retracts.

Question 6

Tanner Stages: Boys and Girls

Pubic Hair

Answer 6

1. Preadolescent
2. Sparse, pale, fine
3. Becomes darker, more, and curlier
4. Adult in character but not as voluminous
5. Adult pattern (to thighs)

Question 7

What occurs at Tanner Stage 4 for girls?

Answer 7

Menarche

Growth slows/stops

Question 8

What is precocious puberty?

Answer 8

puberty before 8yo in girls and before 9yo in boys

Question 9

At what ages are the peak incidences of eating disorders?

Answer 9

Ages 14 and 18

Question 10

Signs and symptoms of eating disorder

Answer 10

weight loss, amenorrhea, anemia, dry skin, constipation, low vital signs, lanugo (peach fuzz), tooth enamel erosion, Russell’s sign, nail discoloration