psych quiz 2

outward signs of puberty

growth spurt characterized by a rapid gain in height and weight

social media

high use is linked to boredom and depression

Testosterone

hormone responsible for male muscle growth, facial, and body hair in adolescent boys

enlargement of the testes

male puberty begins with the (???)

give birth to and raise children

many women enter and exit the labor market several times, or reduce their work hours to (???)

b cells

secrete antibodies into the bloodstream that multiply, capture foreign substances, and permit the blood system to destroy them

secure attachment

a (???) to parents when a child, is characterized by adult love relationship in terms of trust, happiness, and friendship

age

(???) at marriage predicts marital stability

Drug experimentation

(???) during adolescence should not be taken lightly, because a single heavy dose can lead to permanent injury or death

death rates

(???) for all causes exceed those of many other industrialized nations

stress

(???) is greatest during transitions between phases in the family life cycle

authoritative parenting

(???) most likely will yield high self-esteem in adolescence

girls

(???) place more value on social virtues than boys

autonomy

(???) supporting parenting in particular is linked to emerging adults' psychological well-being

25 and 50

a substantial number of people show large weight gains between (???)

situational change

adolescents get especially moody due to (???)

Multidirectional and multidimensional

adult years changes are (???)

age, sex, and SES

adults friends are usually similar in (???)

pubic hair

an example of a secondary sex characteristic is (???)

number of RBCs increases in boys but not girls

another sex difference in adolescents is that the (???)

Senescence

begins once body structures reach maximum capacity and efficiency

increases

belief in the personal fable (???) chance of suicide

bulimia nervosa

binge eating, followed by deliberate vomiting, purging with laxatives, excessive exercise, and strict dieting or even fasting

reversed

cephalocaudal growth pattern of infancy and childhood is (???) during adolescent growth

t cells

directly attack foreign substances in the body

rising age

divorce rates have declined over the past two decades, partly because of (???) at marriage, which is linked to greater marital satisfaction

identity foreclosure display

dogmatic inflexible cognitive style

Pluralistic Orientation

emerging adults are constructing a worldview and have a stronger (???) than young people in previous generations

identity

erikson believed (???) is the major personality attainment of adolescence and if the psychological conflict of adolescence resolved negatively, a young person experiences role confusion

prepares the individual for the middle adulthood stage, which focuses on generativity

erikson believed that successful resolution of intimacy v isolation (???)

intimacy v isolation

erikson's stage of early adulthood

siblings

in adolescence, attachment between (???) remains strong for most young people

psychological distancing

in regard to parent-adolescent relationships, many experience (???) as a modern substitute for leaving the family around the time of puberty

19-25 year olds

in the US alcohol and drug use is most common among

anorexia nervosa

increased a lot, fueled by cultural admiration of female thinness

less

leaving home early tends to lead to (???) successful educational lives

opposites attract

little support exists for the idea that (???)

majors

more college students now change (???)

depression

most common psychological disorder in adolesence

Quality of parent-child relationship

most consistent predictor of mental health in adolescence

identity development

process of exploration followed by commitment

close friendships

provides a foundation for future intimate relationships

anxiety and irritability

sleep deprived adolescents can suffer from (???)

social stability

social clock fosters (???)

clusters

teenage suicides often occur in (???) with 1 death increasing the likelihood of others among depressed peers

sexual partners

tend to be similar in age, education, and ethnicity

smoking

the most important preventable cause of death in industrialized nations

1. close friendships 2. romantic appeal 3. job competence

these 3 are added to middle childhood dimensions of self-evaluation in adolescence