Chapter 14 Lifespan Growth & Development

The hormonal signal to begin puberty is regulated by the:

hypothalamus

What function does the prefrontal cortex serve?

It is responsible for planning ahead and emotional regulation.

All of the following are symptoms of bulimia nervosa EXCEPT:

a BMI of 18 or lower

Bernie is an adult. Unlike teens, Bernie's brain is naturally _____ in the morning and _____ at night.

alert; sleepy

What disorder is characterized by voluntary starvation?

anorexia nervosa

Thomas, a tenth-grader, feels ashamed when, in the locker room, he compares his body composition to that of the other boys. He feels he is too skinny and too short. Thomas has a negative view of how his body looks; that is, he has a negative _____.

body image

Over the past 25 years, the proportion of high school students in the United States who say they have had sexual intercourse has:

declined

An individual with binge-eating disorder:

eats an excessive amount of food in a single sitting

One study (Trickett et al., 2011) suggested that sexually abused girls reach puberty about _____ months _____ than did girls in a matched comparison group.

7; earlier

Jojo recently had her first menstrual period, called:

menarche.

A study of college women in Saudi Arabia revealed that just over _____ were either anemic or iron-deficient.

one-half

Among girls, body dissatisfaction:

peaks in mid-adolescence.

The _____ is/are responsible for planning ahead and emotional regulation in the brain.

prefrontal cortex

Margie is planning her daughter's 16th birthday party and trying not to cry, thinking how her daughter seems to be growing up too fast. She is using the part of her brain that is called the:

prefrontal cortex.

Jazmine is pregnant. The parts of Jazmine's body that are directly involved in reproduction are called the _____ sex characteristics.

primary

During puberty, the growth spurt:

proceeds from the extremities to the core

Chad noticed that his testes had grown. This is the first visible sign of _____ in boys.

puberty

Melinda had four years of rapid physical growth and sexual maturation during her high school years, ending her childhood. This is called:

puberty

Hormone levels may explain sex differences in psychopathology. Males have twice the rate of _____, and females have twice the rate of _____.

schizophrenia; depression

Barbara is a teenager and has noticed that her hips are growing wider, but this is not from overeating. What type of sex characteristic is this considered to be for Barbara?

secondary

Robby, a 14-year-old, is depressed and is taking illegal drugs. One possible cause of this behavior may be:

sexual abuse

Chlamydia is one of the three most frequently reported:

sexually transmitted infections (STI).

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

Mark doubled over in pain, grabbed his crotch, and exclaimed, "That baseball hit me in the gonads." What is another name for gonads?

testicles

During adolescence, the lungs will _____ in weight and the heart will _____ in size.

triple; double