Adolescent Quiz Questions

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What grows in a growth spurt?

First the finger and toes lengthen before hands and feet, then arms and legs, and then torso.

What problems are frequent in adolescents who are sexually abused?

Pregnancy, drug abuse, eating disorders, and suicide

You remember the risky things you did at the same age, and you're alarmed by the possibility that your child will follow in your footsteps. What should you do?

You cannot keep your child locked up for the next decade or so. Since you know that some rebellion and irrationality are likely, try to minimize them by not boasting about your own youthful exploits, by reacting sternly to minor infractions to nip worse behavior in the bud, and by making allies of your child's teachers and the parents of your child's friends.

Early puberty is one reason for some teens having sex before age 15. That correlates with

depression, drug abuse, and lifelong problems

Adolescent growth process from the __ to the __

extremities; core (the opposite of the earlier proximodistal growth)

In the most US youth risk behavior survey of high school students, __ percent of the girls and __ percent of the boys said that their partner had forces unwanted sexual activity.

15; 5

Approximately what percentage of 15-year old us high school students reported using a condom during their most recent sexual encounter?

60

Teen sex that led to pregnancy and birth was expected for young wives a century ago, whose husbands and parents welcomes the baby. Now only __ percent of teen mothers are married, and often the father is __

9; not available to help

Adolescent are, by far, the more frequent victims of

sexual abuse.

As Charles was drying himself off after taking a shower, he noticed that his _____ had grown, which is the first visible sign of puberty in boys.

testes

precocious puberty

the very early onset and rapid progression of puberty

During adolescence, the lungs will __ in weight and the heart will __ in size

triple; double

By age 17, the average girl's body has __ as much body fat than the average boy's.

twice


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