Week 8 Flashcards
What is the second change in the brain
happens in 17 years when the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex (area that controls logic and planning) are developing
When do females attain most of their height
16 years
When do boys grow until
18-20 years
What grows first
hands and feet and then the trunk usually the slowest part to grow
What are changes with the heart and lungs
Increases in size and the heart rate drops
Increase in capacity for sustained physical effort and both of these changes are more marked in males than females
How many teens have had sex by 18-19
68%
Which sex is more likley to report having sex without using a condom
Females than males (37% vs 27%)
What does assertivenes have to do with using a condom
Inability to be assertive with a partner may lower condom use
Have STI increased or decreased
STI have been on the upswing in youth aged 151-19
Who has the highest STI infection rates and the stats
Females 15-19 usally about 18 casses per 100 more than 4X higher than the incidence found in their male peers
Why are females more likely than males to have sex without using a condom
Invisibilty complex
Longer relationships
Purchasing condoms
BC
Has teen pregancy increased or declined
Declined since 1974
When does teen pregancy most likely to happen
After a female leaves secondary school
How many of pregrancies are being terminated through abortion
1/2 by 15-19 year olds
When does teen pregancy occur most often in
Sexual activity started at an early age
Females from low SES single parent families
Females mother had an early pregancy
Female is rejected by her peers
How much of youth say that they are still unsure of there sexual orientation
1.4%
What are aspects of genderbread person
Brain is identity
Heart is attraction
Sex is biological sex
Whole gingerbread is expression
How many of students in grade 7-9 have use alcohol is the past 12 months
more than 1/4 and rated double in grades 10-12
What is one serious consequence of alchool use in 16-19 year old youth
They have the third highest rate of imparied driving
What are protective factors of depression and suicide
Social transitions
Shelters and centers inclusive resources
supportive, friends and family
What are the risk factors
- Stigima
Bigotry
Not accepted by friends or family
Cant find resources
Double edge sword
What percentage of wome and men have experinced a depressive episode in the previous year
25% women
12% men
Which gender is it higher that they coompeted sucide
3 1/2 times higher in boys
What is the second leading cause of death in 15-19 year old canadians
Sucide
What is the relationship between covid and depression/sucide
It went through the roof disconnect with people around them
Dont always just bounce back and happend during a time of development
What are 3 factors contributing to sucide
Triggering stressful event
Altered mental state
an opportunity
How high is sucide rate in FN
6 to 11 times higher
What is the leading cause of death for FN/I/M
Sucide
What is the difference in information processing between grade 8 and grade 12 students
Grade 8 focus on the here and now where grade 12 students are more likely to consider things that might happen in the future (3/5 fon’t show this orientation)
What else happens dramaticly in later adolcents
Summarize written text
What do females perform better in then males
Females are better in reading and males are better in math and no significant difference in science
What are 3 strong predictors
History of academic failure
Pattern of aggressive behaviour
Poor decisions about risk behaviour
How many teens are employed full time during the shcool term
1/2
What amount of working is detrimental to grades
15-20 hours
What is positve work
Positive work experinces develop increased feelings of competence and eddicacy
What is the pressure when working
Feel constant pressure to achieve more than they can handle
What are the two parts of identity achievement
Crisis and comintement
What is moratorium
The identity status of a person who is in a crisis but who has made no cmmitment
What is foreclosure
The identity status of a person who has made a commitment without having gone through a crisis (accepted parentally or culturally defined commitment)
What is identity diffusion
The identiy status of a person who is not in the midst of a crisis and who has made no commitment
What does self-definition become
More abstract physical traits become less dominant in late adolescnes most teens think of themselves in terms of enduring traits
Is kohlberg moral reasoning a good fit
Too narrow doesn’t fit non western cultures focuses too much on justice
omits the importance of empathy
overlooks the importance of caring
reasoning changes depnding on situations
What do social groups look like at this age
Mixed in gender and composed of groups of dating couples
mutal friendships and dating paris become more central to social interactions in later adolescence than cliques or crowds
Does romatic relationships happen faster for girls
Yes
What does ADV stand for
adolescent dating violence phsyical, sexual and or psychological violence experinced in dating or sexual realtionships usally 11-18
How many youth does ADV effect
1 in every 3 canadaian youth
Are there differences in ADV based on age,gender,race/ethnicity, immigration status,food insecurity and SES
Yes
What is an adverse childhood experince
Potentially traumatic events that occur during childhood (0-17) can be direct or indirect
What are the stats of being abused between physically emotinoal and social
12% physically
28% emotional
18% social
What are physical effects are there from toxic stress
Brain development
Immunity
Stress-response system
What are psychological effects of toxic stress
Attention
Decision-making
Learning
What are short term effects of ADV
Chronic pain
risky behaviours
antisocial behaviours
low-self esteem
eating disorder
mental illness
Poor academic performance
premature mortality
What are long term effects
It is a progression from birth ACES social emotional and cognitive impariment
adopotion of health-reisk behaviors
disease, disability and social problems
early death
What is ADV an important risk factor for
Adult partner violence
What are some prevention for ADV
Focus on root causes of violence (poverty,racism)
Youth programming (school and community-based) Community specific and skill based
Public awarness: the signal thumb under fingers when making a fist
What are some resources to reach out for ADV
Assaulted womens helpline
Break the cycle
love is respect
