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FAD 3220 Chapter 6 Adolescence Exam Questions and Answers
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FAD 3220 Chapter 6: Adolescence ExamQuestions and Answers
adolescence - Answer -the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood
Physical Maturation in Adolescence - Answer -Growth spurts begin around age 10 for
girls and age 12 for boys
--On average, boys grow 4.1 inches a year and girls 3.5 inches a year. Some
adolescents grow as much as 5 inches in a single year.
Sexual maturation - Answer -
Start of physical maturation: - Answer --Begins when the pituitary gland in the brain
signals other glands in children's bodies to begin producing the sex hormones,
androgens (male hormones) or estrogens (female hormones), at adult levels.
-Both men and women produce estrogen and androgens
Pituitary gland also.. - Answer -signals body to increase production of growth hormones
that interact with the sex hormones to cause the growth spurt and puberty. In addition,
the hormone leptin appears to play a role in the start of puberty.
Menarche - Answer -The onset of menstruation
Puberty - Answer -The period during which the sexual organs mature
Secular trend - Answer -a pattern of change occurring over several generations
Primary sex characteristics - Answer -Characteristics associated with the development
of the organs and structures of the body that directly relate to reproduction
secondary sex characteristics - Answer -the visible signs of sexual maturity that do not
directly involve the sex organs
Early maturation in boys - Answer --More successful athletes
-More popular and more positive self-concept
-More apt to have school difficulties
-More likely to act inappropriately
Early maturation in girls - Answer --May feel uncomfortable about their bodies
-May experience teasing from peers
-More popular, but may not be socially ready for dating
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