Challenges In Adolescence

Question 1

_____ _____ - type of disorder in which the person does not get enough calories or consumes too many

Answer 1

Eating disorder

Question 2

_____ nervosa - An eating disorder in which someone with a distorted body image will starve themselves (person may believe they’re obese while others see them as thin, adolescent girls are more prone to this, weighs 85% less than average)

Answer 2

Anorexia Nervosa

Question 3

____ Nervosa - Eating disorder characterized by bouts of binge eating followed by purging. (Distorted body image, more common in girls but boys can have it too, eating large amounts of food in one sitting)

Answer 3

Bulimia Nervosa

Question 4

Psychodynamic theorists proposed that women get these disorders more due to a desire to not want to ___ __ (Only a theory and doesn’t explain why men have it too, cultural perspectives are important)

Answer 4

Grow up

Question 5

Eating disorders can also run in ____ and adolescents with a parent that has one may develop an eating disorder

Answer 5

Families

Question 6

People w eating disorders often do so to conform to ___ ____ standards. (social media exasperated these concerns, people in media appear touched up influencing the way teens see themselves)

Answer 6

Ideal body standards

Question 7

___ with these disorders might be in sports or jobs that need a certain Figure (excessive excessive, also under pressure to conform to an ideal body image)

Answer 7

Men

Question 8

Treatment involves both a ___ and ___ approach

Answer 8

Physical and psychological

Question 9

___ ___ is an issue for schools (many drug programs backfired)

Answer 9

Drug prevention

Question 10

___ ____ courses and how they should be taught is a major issue

Answer 10

Sexual education courses

Question 11

____ - Many schools use this approach, emphasizing waiting until adulthood and marriage, but studies show that these don’t work well

Answer 11

Abstinence

Question 12

6.8% of teen girls aged 15-19 will become ___ each year (more likely to live in poverty, may quit school and go on welfare, few teen mothers receive financial/emotional support from the father)

Answer 12

Pregnant

Question 13

____ _____ - Child or adolescent who commits a crime (due to the age they go through a different court system and are sentenced differently, the death penalty is not permitted. These arrests may not be prosecuted)

Answer 13

Juvenile Delinquent

Question 14

___ ___ - Crimes only committed by someone who is a minor (Ex: truancy, use of drugs/alcohol, running away from home. These crimes are more handled by school officials, social workers, or parents)

Answer 14

Status Offense