Question 1

Breast development and voice change during adolescence are examples of changes called ______ sex characteristics.

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Question 2

Eunice couldn't wait to get on her boyfriend's motorcycle knowing that they would blast 80 miles per hour down the expressway. As a 15 year old, her limbic system was more developed than her ______, so she sought the thrill without thinking of the possible consequences.

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Question 3

Young adolescents think intensely about themselves and what others think about them. David Elkind described this as adolescent ______.

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Question 4

Drake, an adolescent, drank six energy drinks in 3 minutes. Even though he started to experience heart palpitations, he believed that he would not suffer any ill effects. His certainty resulted from his ______.

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Question 5

_____ is created by both males and females but is the primary female sex hormone.

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Question 6

A teen with a negative _____ feels insecure about the way he or she looks which often leads to dieting and poor nutrition.

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Question 7

Although there is an established link between stress and puberty, scientists still debate whether stress _____ puberty.

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Question 8

An author writes that as a teenager in the camp he took large risks, never considering the consequences of being caught and ignoring the advice of others. His behavior can be explained by the ______ fable of adolescence.

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Question 9

Today, the most beverage most often consumed by 2- to 18-year-olds in the U.S. is _____.

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Question 10

Sexual development before the age of 8 is called ______.

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Question 11

The feature characteristic of ______ involves overeating compulsively followed by purging via vomiting and the use of laxatives.

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Question 12

Due to egocentrism, young adolescents consider themselves to be unique, special, and more _____ significant than they actually are.

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Question 13

Girls who develop _____ than their friends tend to have lower self-esteem than peers.

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Question 14

_____ is a hormone that peaks in puberty and stimulates appetite.

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Question 15

An adolescent girl suffers great discomfort at having to go to math class with wet hair after her swimming class because she feels that all eyes are on her. This girl, like many adolescents, is responding to a(n) ______, which she supposes will judge her appearance harshly.

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Question 16

The ______ system reaches full maturation before the prefrontal cortex, which makes strong, immediate sensations extremely attractive to teens.

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Question 17

The condition characterized by self-starvation is known as ______.

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Question 18

As a result of the development of the ______ prior to the prefrontal cortex, adolescents are generally ruled more by emotion than logic.

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Question 19

Because of diets containing too little _____ from beverages like milk, many of today's teenagers will develop osteoporosis later in life.

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Question 20

During the _____, first there is an increase in weight, then an increase in height, and finally an increase in muscles.

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Quiz 9: Adolescence: Body and Mind