Exam 2 Flashcards
The tendency for people to generally grow taller and bigger than they did a century ago is called the:
Secular trend
The following is true about early maturing boys as opposed to late maturing boys:
They are more likely to get in trouble with drugs and alcohol
Early-maturing girls:
Tend to experience more problems in school
The _______ release testosterone-like hormones that attach themselves to receptor sites throughout the brain and directly influence the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine which play an important role in regulating mood and excitability.
Adrenal glands
Of all adolescent pregnancies that occur each year, _____ percent are aborted.
26
Differences in patterns of sexual activity may relate more to ________ than to race or ethnicity.
Poverty
Approximately ____ percent of teen mothers in the United States are single.
80
The following is true of children born to adolescent mothers compared to those born to adult mothers:
They tend to have more emotional, intellectual, and physical problems than their counterparts born to adult mothers
According to public opinion polls in the United States and Canada, ____ percent of parents junior high-age students indicate that it is very or somewhat important to have sexuality education as part of the school curriculum.
93
T/F: Adolescence usually extends from about age 8 to the late twenties.
False
T/F: Most girls begin puberty between ages 9 and 10.
False
T/F: Boys usually begin puberty between ages 11 and 12.
False
T/F: The secular trend apparently has occurred on a worldwide basis, especially in industrialized nations such as those in Western Europe and Japan.
True
T/F: Primary sex characteristics are those that distinguish the sexes from each other but play no direct role in reproduction.
False
T/F: A number of studies found that boys who matured earlier than most of their peers experienced only negative consequences.
False
T/F: By adulthood, the differences between early and late maturers become more pronounced.
False
T/F: Early maturing girls are initially disadvantaged.
True
T/F: Less than 30 percent of tenth-graders in the United States say they have tried drinking alcohol.
False
T/F: Smoking rates for U.S: eighth-graders have fallen by 50 percent since 1996.
True
Erikson states that the society in which one lives makes certain psychic demands at each other stage of development, and he calls these demands:
Crises
The psychosocial crises of identity versus role confusion occurs during:
Adolescence
Marcia’s categories of identity include which of the following:
Moratorium
The following stage is included in the racial/cultural identity development model:
Resistance and immersion
The following is true about the timing of puberty in girls:
Girls begin puberty at about age 12 or 13
