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