Adolescence Test 1

Front 1

Puberty begins at __ for males

Back 1

11.5 and 13

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Puberty begins at ___ for females

Back 2

10 and 11

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Sex glands are known as

Back 3

gonads

Front 4

male testes

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produce sperm, secrete androgens and testosterone, secretes sex hormones

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female ovaries

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produce mature eggs, secrete estrogen and progesterone

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the period of growth from childhood to maturity

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adolescence

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the developmental stage at which one becomes capable of reproduction

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puberty

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a legal term for one who is not yet considered an adult

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juvenile

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prolonged adolescence, term describing a person not fully adult

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emerging adulthood

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a description of a relationship between to factors (variables)

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correlation

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one variable increases, another increases

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positive correlation

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one variable decreases, other decreases

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negative correlation

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putting things on hold, supportive of adolescents experimenting and trying on different roles in preparation for adulthood

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pyschosocial moratorium

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observing and imitating the behavior of another, Bandura

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emphasis on learning through modeling

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correct time to teach a task or discuss a concept, Havighurt's theory

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teachable moment

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involves low income, poor education, inadequate housing, poor health, lack of access to resources

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cycle of poverty

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leading cause of adolescent deaths in America

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car accidents

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one major cause for adolescent deaths

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risky behavior, also, car accidents, homicide, suicide

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ectomorph

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tall, slender body build

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endomorph

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short, heavy body build

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mesomorph

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medium, athletic body build

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factors contributing to teen obesity

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genetics, eating habits, lack of exercise or physical activity

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anorexia

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eating disorder characterized by an obsession with food and with being thin

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bulimia

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an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and purge cycles

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benefits of exercise

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building physical fitness, maintainin a healthy weight, promoting psychological well-being

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benefits of sleep

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think more clearly, complete tasks better, enjoy life more fully, cognitive, emotional, and performance-related functions

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teens need _ hours for sleep

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nine

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refers to pimples on the skin caused by overactive sebaceous glands

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acne

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acne is triggered by high amounts of

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testosterone

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biological theory

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G. Stanley Hall, "storm and stress" because he believed adolescence was a very turbulent time

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psychoanalytic theory

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Sigmund Freud, emphasis on sexual development, more on childhood

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pyschosocial theory

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Erik Erikson, eight stages of personalities, adolescence- identity vs. role confusion

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cognitive theory

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Jean Piaget, adolescence- formal operational stage

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Social role taking

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Robert Selman, the ability to understand and interact with others and to truly understand the self

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Social cognitive theory

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Albert Bandura, emphasis on learning through modeling

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Cultural theory

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Robert Havighurst, teachable moment, certain developmental task one much accomplish in order to adjust