Topic 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescent

Question 1

The first outward sign of puberty is ________.

steady improvement in gross-motor performance
the rapid gain in height and weight known as the growth spurt

extreme moodiness, particularly toward adults
changes in physical features related to sexual functioning

Answer 1

the rapid gain in height and weight known as the growth spurt

Question 2

Sleep-deprived adolescents ________.

are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors
show gains in quantity of sleep when bedrooms are equipped with screen media
are more likely to suffer from anxiety and irritability
are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors

Answer 2

are more likely to suffer from anxiety and irritability

Question 3

Early-maturing adolescents of both sexes ________.

report feeling little emotional stress
often seek out younger peers
often seek out older companions
excel in academic performance

Answer 3

often seek out older companions

Question 4

Clarence’s 14-year-old daughter, Glenda, has been diagnosed with anorexia. Clarence can expect that Glenda….

will lose 5 to 15 percent of her body weight
sees herself as severely underweight
will avoid most forms of exercise
has an extremely distorted body image

Answer 4

has an extremely distorted body image

Question 5

fMRI evidence reveals that adolescents ________ than adults do.

manage their feelings and impulses and delay gratification more effectively
react less strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely
recruit the prefrontal cortex’s network of connections with other brain areas less effectively
engage in risky, sensation-seeking activities less often and manage their emotions more effectively

Answer 5

recruit the prefrontal cortex’s network of connections with other brain areas less effectively

Question 6

The ……………..part of brain is responsible for:
High level reasoning
Decision making
Impulse control
Assessment of consequences
Planning, strategizing, organising
Inhibiting inappropriate behaviour
Adjusting behaviour when the situation changes
Setting priorities
Estimating and understanding probabilities.
And it is not fully developed until approximately 25yrs of age.

Answer 6

Pre frontal cortex

Question 7

The maturation of the adolescent brain is also influenced by heredity, environment, and sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone), which play a crucial role in

myelination
Programed cell dealth
Synaptic pruning

Answer 7

myelination.

Question 8

Early-maturing European-American girls tend to report a less positive ………….. than their on-time and late maturing counterparts.

Body Image
Self acceptance
Academic progress

Answer 8

Body Image

Question 9

In middle childhood, secretions of growth hormone and thyroxine increase, leading to tremendous gains in body size and to attainment of skeletal maturity.
Sexual maturation is controlled by the sex hormones, estrogens and androgens.
During the ………… adolescents add 25 – 28cm in height and 22-34kg.
Growth is complete for most girls by age 16 and for boys by age 171⁄2.

Answer 9

Growth spurt

Question 10

Hall Storm and stress in adolesence

1) conflic parents
2) disruptions to mood
3) risky behavior

True
False

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Normal is ……… in adolesence

Answer 11

abnormal

Question 12

15-17 girls’
16-17 boys

Finish…..

Answer 12

Puberty

Question 13

2/3 of onset of puberty is ……..

Answer 13

Genetic

Question 14

Late maturing boys and early maturing girls are at risk of ………….

Depression
Stunted growth
Over sexualisation

Answer 14

Depression

Question 15

Thinking about thinking is called ………

Answer 15

metacognition