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Chapter 11 Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Terms in this set (25)

lack of sleep is the cause of
obesity, depression, infertility
what is socio-emotional networking
sensitivity to social and emotional stimuli
anorexia nervosa is both deliberate and involuntary
true
menarche is
girl's first menstruation
a girls first menstruation happens at the end of puberty
true
at age six, DHEA influences what
body growth
skin oils
growth of pubic and facial hair
adolescents process information about emotions using
the amygdala
earlier menarche in females is associated with their mother's prenatal smoking
true
which hormone gets the brain ready for sleep
melatonin
what is not a primary female sex characteristic
breasts
what is adolescence
developmental transition between childhood and adulthood
how many 12-17 year olds need treatment for alcohol use
6%
moral intuition can be described as a quick gut feeling
true
what advances accompany the formal operations stage
understanding historical time and extraterrestrial space, using symbols to represent other symbols, imagining possibilities
signs of puberty
facial hair, acne, development of breast tissue
when males reach their growth spurt
shoulders widen
what are some signs of sexual maturity
spermarche and menarche
between what age does a growth spurt happen in females
9-14
how much of the international population does bulimia nervosa affect
1-2%
some people never move beyond which stage of morality
conventional mortality stage
at what age in young people are most likely to be involved in a crash caused by the driver
16-29
poor nutrition is most frequent in economically depressed or isolated populations
true
us teens are ___ as likely to be overweight as their age-mates in 14 other industrialized countries
twice
by ages 16-18 the average young person knows approximately how many words
80,000
in adolescence, which factors, influence the course of school achievement
parenting practices, socioeconomic status, quality of the home environment
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