Deck 14: Seciton 4: Adolescence: Biosocial Development

Question 1

The average age of menarche for girls of normal weight is 15 years 6 months.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Hormonal increases directly lead to interest in sex.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The major events of growth and sexual maturation associated with puberty typically are completed a year or two after puberty begins.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Both boys and girls produce androgens and estrogens.

Question 5

The hormones that regulate puberty follow the sequence known as the HPA axis.

Question 6

Precocious puberty is sexual development before the age of 6.

Question 7

The changes of puberty are initiated by a part of the brain called the hypothalamus.

Question 8

It appears that the timing of menarche is related to the accumulation of a certain amount of body fat, which is why heavy girls generally menstruate earlier than other girls do.

Question 9

It is typical for children to begin seeing pubertal changes in their bodies between ages 8 and 14.

Question 10

During adolescence, the heart doubles in size, the pulse rate decreases, and blood pressure increases.

Question 11

Most American high-school students eat the recommended amount of vegetables daily.

Question 12

Menarche does not usually occur until a girl weighs 100 pounds.

Question 13

Deepening of the voice is among the last signs of pubertal changes in males.

Question 14

Stress in an adolescent's family decreases the hormones of puberty.

Question 15

Studies suggest that genes influence the timing of puberty.

Question 16

Late-maturing girls tend to have a worse body image than their early-maturing peers do.

Question 17

One reason for nutritional deficiencies during adolescence is preoccupation with body image.

Question 18

During their growth spurt, females gain more fat than males do.

Question 19

In adolescence, growth proceeds in a proximodistal pattern.

Question 20

Abnormalities in the HPA axis have been associated with many different types of psychopathology.

Question 21

A person with anorexia nervosa has a BMI of 18 or lower.

Question 22

Secondary sex characteristics involve reproductive organs such as the uterus and testes.

Question 23

Most teens are fairly satisfied with their physical appearance.

Question 24

Primary sex characteristics include pubic hair and nipple changes.

Question 25

In the United States, 50 percent of adolescent mothers are unwed.

Question 26

The frontal lobes (prefrontal cortex) are the last part of the brain to develop.

Question 27

Boys may experience some breast swelling during puberty.

Question 28

Learning something new is difficult for adolescents because of the continued synaptic pruning occurring within their brains.

Question 29

Anita is within the normal range for weight, but she uses laxatives in order to control her severe overconsumption of calories. Anita suffers from anorexia.

Question 30

Some of the problems associated with teenage pregnancy, including malnourishment and postponed prenatal care, depend mostly on the SES of the expectant mother.

Question 31

It is most likely that the abuser in child abuse cases is a relative of the victim.

Question 32

According to research women who were abused have temporary but not life-long alteration of their cortisol responses.

Question 33

Brain immaturity is the origin of every "troublesome adolescent behavior."

Question 34

The prefrontal cortex is where planning ahead and emotional regulation occur.

Question 35

Many adolescents enjoy intense sensory experiences due to the difference in maturation rate between the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex.

Question 36

During the past several decades, the so-called "double standard"-that boys are expected to be sexually active while girls are not-has narrowed in every ethnic group.

Question 37

Secondary sex characteristics signify masculinity and femininity.

Question 38

In the United States, STIs are over-represented among 15- to 25-year-olds even though this age group is under-represented among all the sexually active adults.

Question 39

Emotional control is fully developed by adolescence.