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NURS 5461 ADOLESCENT HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED Adolescence hormone changes Thyroid hormone Insulin Leptin Growth hormone, insulin-like growth factors and insulin-like growth factor binding proteins Pubertal changes in body composition Lean body mass Adip...

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NURS 5461 ADOLESCENT HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS

AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED

Adolescence

hormone changes Thyroid hormone Insulin Leptin Growth hormone, insulin-like growth

factors and insulin-like growth factor binding proteins

Pubertal changes in body composition

Lean body mass Adipose mass Pelvic remodeling in females Skeletal mass Internal

organs Erythrocyte mass

Sexual maturity rating

Tanner stages Pubic hair 1-prepubescent 2-some fine straight hair, lateral-3more dense

hair across; triangle 4-more dense hair, curls 5-adult appearance



Breast 1-prepubescent 2-breast buds 3-more total breast tissue papilla or nipple

protrusion 4-breast enlargement with separate protrusion of areola/nipple 5-adult

appearance

Female Sexual Development

Menarche-1st stage

Male Sexual Development

Spermenarche 1st ejaculation

Developmental Tasks of Adolescence

,Transition from dependence to independence Development and acceptance of unique

identity and body image Establishment of stable, chosen peer group Establishment of

sexual, ego, vocational and moral identity

Phases of Adolescence

Early adolescence, 10-13 years (middle school) Middle adolescence, 14-17 years (high

school) Late adolescence, 17-21 years (college or work after high school)

Early adolescence

Middle School Independence-dependence struggle Less interest in parental activities

and more reluctance to accept parental advice or criticism; occasional rudeness; more

realization that the parent is not perfect Emotional void created by separation from

parents

Increased ability to express oneself through speech • Search for new support group

beyond parents

Early adolescence 2

Body Image concerns Preoccupation with self Uncertainty about appearance and

attractiveness Frequent comparison with peers

Increased interest in sexual anatomy and physiology, including anxieties and questions

about menstruation or nocturnal emissions, masturbation and breast or penis size

Peer group Solitary friendship with member of same sex Strongly emotional, tender

feelings toward peers Peer contact primarily with same sex

Identity development Increased ability to reason abstractly Frequent daydreaming

Setting unrealistic or idealistic vocational goals Testing authority

Early adolescence 3

, Need for greater privacy Emergence of sexual feelings Development of value system

Lack of impulse control; need for immediate gratification Tendency to magnify one's

own personal situation

Middle adolescence

Independence-dependence struggle Conflicts become more prevalent Body image Less

preoccupation with changes, but more effort goes into making appearance more

attractive: clothing, make-up, *eating disorders

Peer group - Intense involvement in peer subculture - Conformity to peer values, codes

and dress - Increased dating activity, sexual experimentation and intercourse -

Involvement with clubs, teams, and other groups

Middle adolescence 2

Identity development Increased scope and openness of feelings with an ability to

examine feelings of others Increased intellectual ability and creativity Less idealistic

vocational aspirations Feelings of omnipotence and immortality

Late adolescence

Independence-dependence struggle Firmer identity Greater ability to delay gratification

Better ability to think things through and express ideas in words More stable interests

Greater ability to make independent decisions and compromise

Body image Usually completed by this age - not a concern, Peer group Less importance

on group, but more time is spent with one person

Late adolescence Identity development

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