life span ch 11

Question 1

what is puberty controlled by?, involving what?

Answer 1

feedback loop, hypothalamus

Question 2

Which of the following is the first noticeable sign of puberty in boys?

Answer 2

• dropping of testes

Question 3

what are the top 3 causes of death in adolesnece in order

Answer 3

• accidents, suicide , homocide

Question 4

Which is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent cycles of binge eating and purging

Answer 4

• bulmina nervosa

Question 5

Which is a characteristic of anorexia nervosa?

Answer 5

• distorted body image

Question 6

maladaptive response that some females experienceto lose weight after gains from menarche

Answer 6

• anorexia nervosa

Question 7

which eating disorder is characterized by fear of being heavy and dramtic weight loss

Answer 7

• anorexia nervosa

Question 8

Barbiturate is considred a , stimulant, depressent or hallinogen

Answer 8

• depressant

Question 9

Amphetamine considred a , stimulant, depressent or hallinogen

Answer 9

stimulant

Question 10

noctural emission aka wet dreams

Answer 10

• cumming in sleep

Question 11

what stage are adolesence in according to piaget, known as the top level, 4th stage.
- what is it characterized by?

Answer 11

• formal operations
• hypothetical thinking, and use of symbols and produce metaphors

Question 12

what are the 2 aspect of adolescent egocentrism is?
- what does vocab term mean?

Answer 12

• imaginary audience = assuming that other ppl are concerned with our thoughts and apperance
• ## personal fable = belief that adolescent is unique, special and invulnerable

Question 13

visual-spaital ability vs verbal ability. go for which gender?

Answer 13

female= verbal
male = visual-spatial

Question 14

kohlberg’s moral development, early childhood tend to view things from right and wrong in terms of punishment and rewards. what did kohlberg refer these judgements to?

Answer 14

pre-conventional

Question 15

what is stage 5 of kohlbergs development

Answer 15

• many rights have great value and should not be violated

Question 16

which stage do children do not reach in kolhberg development

Answer 16

• post-conventional

Question 17

to prevent dropout in adolescence what must be done?

Answer 17

• involvement of families and community organisers

Question 18

what is self-efficacy expectations

Answer 18

• beliefs that he/she will be able to handle tasks in a given career

Question 19

which aspect of egocentrism in adolesence, say that others/parents could never understand what they are feeling or depths of passions

Answer 19

• personal fable

Question 20

perfectionistic and obssessive personality traits play a role in

Answer 20

• eating disorders

Question 21

adolescence may be awkward and gawky due to ____ growth aka unbalanced growth

Answer 21

-asynchronous

Question 22

sex hormones are relased by which gland

Answer 22

-pituatory gland

Question 23

peak growth in weight occurs about a year and a half after the onset of the spurt in height… aka peak in height comes b4 peak weight .
- true or false

Answer 23

true

Question 24

_____ stems from the small amount of female sex hormones secreted by the testes.

Answer 24

• gynecomastia