Growth & Development - Unit 1 (Adolescent)

Question 1

What does estrogen do?

Answer 1

Breast enlargment, pubic and axillary hair growth, widening of hips

Question 2

What is the average age of menarche for girls?

Answer 2

about 12 years

Question 3

what is the first sign of puberty in girls?

Answer 3

Breast buds

Question 4

What percent of body fat is required to maintain menstruation?

Answer 4

22%

Question 5

Teens sleep longer due to growth and can also be clumsy from it. T/F?

Answer 5

true

Question 6

They don’t care if they develop slower or faster than their peers. T/F?

Answer 6

FALSE

Question 7

Erickson - what level?

Answer 7

IDENTITY vs. ROLE CONFUSION - adolescents - 12 - 18 years, dramatic physical changes…need to find themselves or they’ll be confused about other roles in their life.

Question 8

Piaget - what level?

Answer 8

Emergence of formal operational thought - formal operational thinking, age 11-14, abstract thinking, terms, possibilities

Question 9

Having a heightened sense of self consciousness is also known as having an :

Answer 9

Imaginary audience (they think everyone is look at them)

Question 10

The belief that one’s feeings are completely unique to them is known as :

Answer 10

a personal fable.

Question 11

Moral development - principled moral reasoning - T/F?

Answer 11

True

Question 12

No value is placed on peer groups. T/F?

Answer 12

FALSE

Question 13

What are some health concerns of adolescence?

Answer 13

Sexual behavior, STD’s, depression and suicide, etc.