FHS 1230 Chapter 1 quiz

Which adolescent is at highest risk for suicide?

American Indian/Alaskan Native males

Which of the following girls would probably be least susceptible to feelings of body dissatisfaction due to the rapid increase in body fat in early adolescence?

Beth, a Black adolescent girl

Which of the following statements about adolescent mood swings is FALSE? -Adolescents' moods fluctuate during the course of the day more than the moods of adults. -Hormones play a greater role in the development of depression than do stressful life events. -Adolescent mood swings parallel their changes in activities. -The effect of hormones on adolescent mood swings is strongest early in puberty.

Hormones play a greater role in the development of depression than do stressful life events.

Nadia is an early-maturing girl. Compared to her late-maturing peers, which of the following statements is most likely to be true for Nadia? Correct!

Nadia is more likely to be popular with the boys.

Hormones play two very different roles in adolescence. ________ hormones program the brain to behave in certain ways, whereas ________ hormones are thought to stimulate development of the secondary sex characteristics

Organizational; activational

Which of the following statements about puberty's impact on family relationships is true?

Puberty appears to increase distance between parents and children.

Which of the following statements about prenatal development is FALSE?

The amount of cortisol exposed to the fetus is directly linked to the timing and tempo of puberty.

Which of the following is true about obesity?

To be considered obese, a person's body mass index must fall at or above the 95th percentile for their age and gender.

The term puberty refers to the period during which:

an individual becomes capable of sexual reproduction.

Karen has been known to exercise excessively, count calories, and diet obsessively. She is currently depriving herself of food even though she is 20 pounds underweight. Karen is probably suffering from:

anorexia nervosa.

Sarah, a junior high student, learned in her maturation class that the timing of puberty and the rate with which it occurs:

are highly variable and is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors.

Mike, an early maturer, is more likely to ________ than Bob, a late maturer.

be popular

The most virulent threats to adolescent health come from all of the following, except:

chronic disabilities, such as cancer.

Which of the following does not contribute to changes in sleep patterns during adolescence? -early school starting times -mood fluctuations throughout the day -later secretion of melatonin -television, computers, and artificial light sources

early school starting times

Generalizing from the textbook, the adolescents who are most likely to think of themselves as being "off schedule" with respect to their physical development are girls who mature ________ and boys who mature ________.

early; late

Professor Radon is studying the ________ system, which produces, circulates, and regulates levels of hormones in the body.

endocrine

The rapid acceleration in height and weight during puberty is stimulated by the simultaneous release of all of the following EXCEPT _____________.

estrogens

Professor Kendall has been researching adolescent maturation around the world. Which of the following is she likely to determine has the smallest role in determining group differences in pubertal maturation?

genetics

The first sign of puberty in girls is generally: Correct!

growth of breasts.

Which of the following sex characteristics is the first to develop in boys?

growth of testes and scrotum

One reason for the difference in the body shapes of the sexes is:

he difference in the amount and distribution of body fat.

According to the textbook, puberty involves all of the following except

increases in intellectual functioning.

Which of the following factors have not been found to influence the onset of maturation?

peer pressure

Ashley is an early-maturing girl who was short and stocky as a child. After puberty, she will probably be __________ than her late-maturing peers.

shorter and heavier

The adolescent growth spurt generally begins:

two years earlier for girls than for boys.