lifespan ch. 8 QUIZ

Carrie exhibits anorexia nervosa. When she looks in a mirror, she is most likely thinking:

"I'm so fat!"

Who would be most likely to have just achieved close to her full adult stature?

Beth, who is 15 years old

Which statement is TRUE?

During puberty, estrogen and androgens are released at different levels in adolescent males and females.

Which best describes the typical response to body image during puberty?

Females worry more about appearance and are more dissatisfied with their appearance.

Robin is a 13-year-old who is currently experiencing puberty. During the past few months, his testes have released a small amount of estrogen. What is the most likely outcome of this hormonal activity?

Robin will begin to experience some breast development.

Who is most likely to suffer the most negative psychological consequences as a result of the timing of maturation?

Robin, an early-maturing female

Who is experiencing the first indicator of the onset of puberty in males?

Theon, whose testes have started to grow

The defining characteristic of bulimia nervosa involves:

a binge-purge eating pattern.

During adolescence:

both brain myelination and synaptic pruning near completion.

Early-maturing boys are more at risk for:

depression

Overweight teens are most at risk for developing ____ later in life.

diabetes

Which event defines spermarche?

ejaculation of sperm

The negative effects associated with being an early-maturing female have been found to be offset by:

having supportive parents

Which parental action would be the most effective to discourage obesity in his or her children?

help them set realistic goals

Which factor seems to be strongly involved in the timing of menarche?

nutrition

Orson is 13 years old and classified as overweight. Which statement is most likely to be TRUE?

orson is unpopular with his peers

The two general types of physical development associated with puberty include:

physical changes and sexual maturation.

A key physical component of puberty is the ____ gland, which regulates pubertal changes by signaling other glands to secrete hormones.

pituitary

Which characteristic is LEAST associated with child and adolescent obesity?

popularity

____ is best defined as physical changes that mark the transition from childhood to young adulthood.

puberty

During puberty, changes in physical maturity that are not directly linked to reproduction are referred to as ____ sex characteristics.

secondary

The maturation of the ____ during adolescence lags behind the maturation of _____.

systems responsible for self-control; systems that are sensitive to reward

____ is one of the defining characteristics of anorexia nervosa.

the persistent refusal to eat

How many of the following are considered secondary sex characteristics: growth of facial hair in boys, development of a functional uterus in girls, voice change in boys, and broadening of shoulders in girls?

three

As a typical U.S. teen, Amber is most likely consuming:

too many calories and too little iron