Physical Development

Question 1

Contextual Influences of Pubertal Timing (3)

Answer 1

1. Nutrition
2. Stress
3. SES

Question 2

Nutrition : What fat protein needs to be produced to gain weight to be able to menstruate (the trigger of puberty)

Answer 2

Leptin

Question 3

Nutrition : why is weight important (other than menstruation)

Answer 3

To be able to get pregnant

Question 4

True or false : women these days begin menstruation later than historically

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Stress : true or false - stress leads to an ONSET of puberty

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Stress : provide 3 examples of stress that can cause early menarche

Answer 6

1. fam stress
2. Bad relationships
3. anxiety

Question 7

SES : Low SES families undergo an earlier pubertal onset because of:
1. Environmental factors
2. Lack of access to healthy food
3. Stress

Answer 7

2. Lack of access to healthy food

Question 8

What is off-time puberty?

Answer 8

Starting puberty EALIER or LATER

Question 9

Psychosocial Effects of Early and Late Puberty : what ages are concerned here?

Answer 9

Girls : Early = 8 Late = After 13
Boys : Early = 9 Late = After 14

Question 10

Psychosocial Effects of Early and Late Puberty : True or false : later puberty is correlated with higher emotional development

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Psychosocial Effects of Early and Late Puberty : Provide 3 reasons of higher concern with early puberty girls

Answer 11

1. Higher chance of anxiety and depression
2. Self-consciousness/esteem + negative body image
3. Rumours of getting bullied