Physical/Cognitive Development During Adolescence

Question 1

period of time during which sex organs mature

Answer 1

puberty

Question 2

onset of menstruation

Answer 2

menarche

Question 3

involves changes in the vagina and uterus

Answer 3

primary sex characteristics

Question 4

development of breasts and pubic hair; development of prostate gland and seminal vesicles

Answer 4

secondary sex characteristics

Question 5

severe condition in which individuals refuse to eat

Answer 5

anorexia

Question 6

characterized by binging and purging large amounts of food by vomiting and laxatives

Answer 6

bulimia

Question 7

start with a general theory and then reduce explanation for specific situation in which they see that particular outcome

Answer 7

formal operations

Question 8

state of self-absorption in which world is focused on how they view it

Answer 8

adult-egocentrism

Question 9

fictitious audience that pays as much attention to a teen’s behavior as they do

Answer 9

imaginary audience

Question 10

view that what happens to someone is a unique experience and shared by no one

Answer 10

personal fables