Chapter 10

Question 1

Development

Answer 1

Changes in mental emotional and social function

Question 2

Developmental task

Answer 2

A skill that must be completed during a stage of development

Question 3

Ejaculation

Answer 3

The release of semen

Question 4

Growth

Answer 4

The physical changes that are measures and that occur in a steady orderly manner

Question 5

Infancy

Answer 5

The first year of life

Question 6

Menarche

Answer 6

The first menstruation and the start of menstrual cycles

Question 7

Menopause

Answer 7

The time when menstruation stops and menstrual cycles end

Question 8

Peer

Answer 8

A person of the same age group and background

Question 9

Primary caregiver

Answer 9

The person mainly responsible for providing or assisting with the child’s basic needs

Question 10

Puberty

Answer 10

The period when reproductive organs begin to function and secondary sex characteristics appear

Question 11

Reflex

Answer 11

An involuntary movement

Question 12

Sexual orientation

Answer 12

Sexual arousal or romantic attraction to persons of the other gender the same gender or both genders

Question 13

Adolescence

Answer 13

The time between puberty and adulthood