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adolescent psych

Kaitlin Ethridge 90 questions

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  1. 1The physical transformation from child to adult is called"
    1. Apuberty
    2. Bearly adolescence
    3. Cmiddle adolescence
    4. Dlate adolescence
  2. 2At the time of peak height velocity, adolescents grow at about the same rate as
    1. Anewborns
    2. Binfants
    3. Ctoddlers
    4. Delementary school kids
  3. 3Professor Radon is studying the ____ system, which produces, circulates, and regulates levels of hormones in the body.
    1. Aadrenal
    2. Bcirculatory
    3. Crespiratory
    4. Dendocrine
  4. 4Hormones play two very different roles in adolescence._____ hormones program the brain to behave in certain ways, whereas _____ hormones are thought to stimulate the development of the secondary sex characteristics.
    1. Aactivational; organizational
    2. Borganizational; activational
    3. Ctestosterone; endocrine
    4. Dendocrine, testosterone
  5. 5Davis is interested in how puberty affects adjustment. He studies a group of 100 junior high school students over the course of three years. He is conducting what kind of study?
    1. Alongitudinal
    2. Bcross-sectional
    3. Ccross-sequential
    4. Dsecular
  6. 6Joe is extremely moody. His mother attributes his mood swings to being an adolescent. Based on your understanding of adolescent, mood swings, what would you tell Joe`s mom?
    1. AJoe is a victim of raging hormones
    2. BMoodiness is a genetic trait that Joe inherited from his parents
    3. CJoe`s moods are most likely linked to his daily activites
    4. Dmoodiness during adolescence is rare and Joe should seek psychiatric help
  7. 7Over the past century, the onset of puberty has been coming at an earlier age. This has been referred to as the:
    1. Across- sectional trend
    2. Bendocrine trend
    3. Cmenarche trend
    4. Dsecular trend
  8. 8The first sign of puberty in girls is generally
    1. Abudding of the breasts
    2. Bunderarm hair
    3. Cmenarche
    4. Dacne
  9. 9The most virulent threats to adolescent health come from all of the following, except
    1. Aunhealthy behaviors, such as drug use
    2. Bchronic disabilities, such as cancer and arthritis
    3. Cviolence inflicted by themselves or by others
    4. Drisky activities, such as unprotected sexual intercourse
  10. 10The paradox of adolescent health in the United States is that
    1. Aadolescence is one of the healthiest periods in the life span, but nearly 1 in 15 adolescents has at least one disabling chronic disease
    2. Bdespite the adolescent focus on appearance, adolescents in the US are the unhealthiest teens in the industrialized world
    3. Cadolescence is one of the unhealthiest periods in the life span, yet only 1 in 15 adolescents suffers from disabling chronic diseases
    4. Dwhile rates of adolescent deaths have decreased over the past 50 years, rates of chronic disability have increased

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Quiz on adolescent psych, created by Kaitlin Ethridge on 15/04/2019.
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