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