Lifespan development: Chapter 11

Question 1

Definition of Adolescence

Answer 1

The period of life from age 13 to your early twenties when a young person isn’t a child anymore but is not yet a independent, self-supporting adult.

Question 2

What do adolescence go through? There are 3

Answer 2

Biological changes
New developmental tasks
New social experiences and expectations

Question 3

When does the brain fully change?

Answer 3

Age 25

Question 4

What is the seat of executive function, last brain region to develop, and is the logical part of the brain?

Answer 4

Prefrontal Cortex

Question 5

What is the seat of emotion and immediate gratification, has more influence over thought, makes you hypersensitive to gratification, and

Answer 5

Limbic System

Question 6

Is the logical brain and connections from logical to limbic are complete or not complete?

Answer 6

Not complete

Question 7

What are the teen brain advantages?

Answer 7

They are ready to learn and adapt

Question 8

1st focal growth occurs…

Answer 8

Back to front

Question 9

Connections between the two hemispheres of the brain increase as what thickens?

Answer 9

Corpus Callosum

Question 10

Hypothalamus function

Answer 10

regulates hormones through pituitary gland, regulates eating, and temperature

Question 11

What is in the Limbic System?

Answer 11

Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Amygdala, Hippocampus, Reward (Dopaminergic) pathway

Question 12

Pituitary function

Answer 12

Master gland of endocrine system

Question 13

Amygdala function

Answer 13

Detects fear, triggers fight, flight, freeze, or faint response.

Question 14

Hippocampus function

Answer 14

Indexes and helps encode memories. Essential for LTM

Question 15

Reward (Dopaminergic) pathway function

Answer 15

Passes through the limbic area. Connects enjoyment, memory and behavior.

Question 16

Personal Fable

Answer 16

Young people believe themselves to be unique, invincible and protected from harm.

Question 17

Imaginary audience

Answer 17

Young people believe that other people are just concerned about the adolescent’s thoughts and characteristics as they themselves are.
Attention-getting behavior motivated by a desire to be noticed

Question 18

What is considered egocentric thinking?

Answer 18

Personal fables and Imaginary audience

Question 19

What are the risks of egocentric thinking?

Answer 19

Drunk driving, drugs, disease, pregnancy

Question 20

How do Adolescents build physical health and mental resilience? How do they prevent disease?

Answer 20

Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise, Protection

Question 21

Puberty

Answer 21

Period of rapid physical maturation, occurring primarily in early adolescence, that involves hormonal and bodily changes. It can be influenced by genes and environment stressors.

Question 22

Boys/ Early maturing/ Late maturing

Answer 22

Early maturing boys: view themselves more positively and tend to have more successful peer relations.
Late maturing boys: report stronger sense of identity in their 30s.

Question 23

Anorexia nervosa/ Outcome

Answer 23

Relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation
Facts:
Weighs < 85% if normal weight
Intense fear if weight gain
Depression or anxiety
Outcome: Death to organ/heart failure without comprehensive and immediate treatment.

Question 24

Bulimia nervosa/ Outcome

Answer 24

Facts:
Normal weight range
Intense fear of weight gain
Depression or anxiety
Preoccupied with food
Outcome: Damage to tooth enamel, esophagus lining, digestive tract. Metabolic problems and health problems due to poor nutrition. Death risk.

Question 25

Piagets Cognitive theory:(Stage 4 Formal Operations 11yr- adulthood) People can do what?

Answer 25

Solve problems systematically
Engage in abstract thinking
Thought tends to be idealistic
Can engage in hypothetical-deductive reasoning
Increased tendency to think about thinking (meta-cognition)

Question 26

What dual-process model for decision making does Piaget use?

Answer 26

Analytical and Experiential