ASU Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Question 1

THE NATURE OF ADOLESCENCE:
Enumerate the (6) possible influences on an adolescent’s life.

Answer 1

• Ethnic
• Cultural
• Gender
• Socioeconomic
• Age
• Lifestyle Differences

Question 2

PHYSICAL CHANGES:
Period of rapid physical maturation, occuring primarily in early adolescence, that involves hormonal and bodily changes.

Answer 2

Puberty

Question 3

PHYSICAL CHANGES:
Term used to describe a personal first menstruation.

Answer 3

Menarche

Question 4

PHYSICAL CHANGES:
Chemicals secreted by the endocrine glands and carried throughout the body by the bloodstream.

Answer 4

Hormones

Question 5

PHYSICAL CHANGES:
There is an increased production of _____ and _____ during puberty.

Answer 5

Testosterone & Estradiol

Question 6

PHYSICAL CHANGES:
Pubertal sequence begins at ages 10-13 and a half years for…?

Answer 6

Boys

Question 7

PHYSICAL CHANGES:
Pubertal sequence begins between ages of 9 and 15 years for…?

Answer 7

Girls

Question 8

PHYSICAL CHANGES:
TRUE or FALSE: All adolescents tend to view themselves more positively during puberty.

Answer 8

FALSE, girls are less happy with their bodies and tend to have more negative body images.

Question 9

PHYSICAL CHANGES:
[Provide an age range] Late-maturing boys report a stronger sense of identity in their…?

Answer 9

30’s

Question 10

CHANGES IN THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN:
This ”judgement region” reins in intense emotions, but doesn’t finish developing until at least emerging adulthood.

Answer 10

Prefrontal Cortex

Question 11

CHANGES IN THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN:
These nerve fibers connect the brain’s two hemispheres; they thicken in adolescence to process information more effectively.

Answer 11

Corpus Callosum

Question 12

CHANGES IN THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN:
Lower, subcortical system in the brain where emotions and rewards are processed. This system is almost completely developed in adolescence.

Answer 12

Limbic System

Question 13

CHANGES IN THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN:
Limbic system structure of the brain that is referred to as the seat of emotions.

Answer 13

Amygdala

Question 14

CHANGES IN THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN:
Highest level of the frontal-lobes involved in reasoning, decision making and self-control.

Answer 14

Prefrontal Cortex

Question 15

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY:
TRUE or FALSE: According to this powerpoint, gay males and lesbians struggle with same-sex attractions.

Answer 15

TRUE ……

Question 16

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY:
TRUE or FALSE: Younger adolescents are more likely to take contraceptive precautions.

Answer 16

FALSE, they are less likely to.

Question 17

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY:
STIs are contracted primarily through sexual contact, including ____-____ and _____-_____ contact.

Answer 17

Oral-genital and Anal-genital Contact

Question 18

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY:
Enumerate the (3) health risks for the baby if they’re born from an adolescent pregnancy.

Answer 18

• Low Birth Weight
• Neurological Problems
• Childhood Illness

Question 19

ISSUES in ADOLESCENT HEALTH:
Enumerate the (3) leading causes of death in adolescents.

Answer 19

• Unintentional Injuries
• Homicide
• Suicide

Question 20

ISSUES in ADOLESCENT HEALTH:
Enumerate the (3) leading causes of death in adolescents.

Answer 20

• Unintentional Injuries
• Homicide
• Suicide

Question 21

ISSUES in ADOLESCENT HEALTH:
An eating disorder wherein there is a relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation.

Answer 21

Anorexia Nervosa

Question 22

ISSUES in ADOLESCENT HEALTH:
Those with this eating disorder weigh less than 85% of what is considered normal for a person’s age and height

Answer 22

Anorexia Nervosa

Question 23

ISSUES in ADOLESCENT HEALTH:
TRUE or FALSE: Anorexia Nervosa is 10 times more likely to occur in females than males.

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

ISSUES in ADOLESCENT HEALTH:
An eating disorder wherein an individual consistently follows a binge-and-purge pattern.

Answer 24

Bulimia Nervosa

Question 25

**ISSUES in ADOLESCENT HEALTH:** Those with *this* eating disorder typically fall within a **normal** weight range.

Answer 25

Bulimia Nervosa

Question 26

**ADOLESCENT COGNITION:** **[PIAGET’S THEORY]:** Adolescents fall under *which* operational stage?

Answer 26

Formal Operational Stage

Question 27

**ADOLESCENT COGNITION:** **[PIAGET’S THEORY]:** A form of reasoning wherein one creates a hypothesis and deduces its implications.

Answer 27

Hypothetical-deductive Reasoning

Question 28

**ADOLESCENT COGNITION:** **[PIAGET’S THEORY] | TRUE or FALSE:** Most developmentalists agree that cognitive development is **not** as stage-like as Piaget thought.

Answer 28

**TRUE**

Question 29

**ADOLESCENT EGOCENTRISM:** An adolescent’s belief that **others are as interested in them** as they themselves are.

Answer 29

Imaginary Audience

Question 30

**ADOLESCENT EGOCENTRISM:** This term involves a sense of uniqueness and invincibility.

Answer 30

Personal Fable

Question 31

**INFORMATION PROCESSING:** Effective control of thinking in a number of areas. It helps control attention and reduces interfering thoughts.

Answer 31

Cognitive Control

Question 32

**INFORMATION PROCESSING:** A view of thinking in which decision making is influenced by **two systems that compete with each other**.

Answer 32

Dual-Process Model

Question 33

**INFORMATION PROCESSING:** What are the (2) competing systems under the Dual-Process Model?

Answer 33

- Analytical System - Experential System

Question 34

**SCHOOLS:** A phenomenon wherein one moves **from the top position** in elementary school, **to the lowest position** in middle or junior high school.

Answer 34

Top-dog Phenomenon

Question 35

**HIGH SCHOOL:** **TRUE or FALSE:** Adolescents graduate highschool with **inadequate** reading, writing, and mathematical skills.

Answer 35

**TRUE**

Question 36

Form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

Answer 36

Service Learning