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Chapter 11 - Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence Flashcards

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Primary sex characteristics

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  • growth of testes and penis in the male

- ovaries, uterus, and vagina in female

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Secondary sex characteristics

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  • breast development in girls
  • voice pitch change and beard growth in males
  • growth of body hair in both sexes
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What are the five stages of sexual maturity?

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1) preadolescent stage
2) pubertal change
3/4) intermediate steps
5) encompasses the final development of adult characteristics

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What is menarche?

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  • beginning of menstrual cycles
  • occurs around age 12.7
  • avg. age has dec.
  • avg. height has inc.
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Deductive

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  • hypothesis, implications, derive conclusions from hypothetical premises
  • think abstractly
  • think about worlds other then own
  • think systemically
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Formal operational stage is?

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  • adolescents learn to reason logically about abstract concepts
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Systematic problem-solving

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  • ability to search methodically for answers to problems
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Hypothetico-deductive reasoning

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  • ability to derive conclusions from hypothetical premises
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Naive idealism

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  • mental construct of an ideal world as compared to the real world
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What are two characteristics that separate adolescents from younger children?

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  • tendency to exaggerate others’ reactions to one’s own behaviour
  • tendency to base decisions on unrealistic ideas about future
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Formal operational reasoning enables teen to…

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  • better understand figurative language (metaphors)
  • show future orientation
    (increases with education)
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Boy who begin sexual activity early (6)

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  • live in poor neighbourhoods with low parental monitoring
  • come from poor families
  • have families who condone sexual activity
  • have lax dating rules
  • are more likely to use alcohol
  • were abused or neglected in childhood
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Girls who are sexually active… (4)

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  • experience earlier menarche
  • have low interest in school
  • dated at an early age
  • have a history of sexual abuse
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What influences sexual behaviours in adolescents? (4)

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  • greater risk factors = inc. sexual activity
  • moral beliefs predict sexual activity
  • lower in those involved in sports
  • alcohol
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_____ continues to be the most commonly reported infectious disease in Canada.

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Chlamydia

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(true or false) No scientific research has shown that abstinence-only sex education programs significantly increase the delay of first intercourse or reduce the prevalence of sexual behaviour in teens

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True

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Making condoms more readily available to teenagers __________.

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  • does not increase their rate of sexual activity;

- but it does increase the use of condoms by teenagers who are already sexually active

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Do Canadian parents and teens believe sex ed is important?

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yes, explicit information on topics such as reproduction, birth control, STI/AIDS prevention, relationships, sexual orientation, sexual abuse, and societal beliefs about sexual morals is vitally important and should be provided in our schools

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Birth rate for teens 15 to 19 years has _____.

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declined

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Who achieves milestones faster, older or teenage mothers?

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  • older mothers
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Teenage pregnancy occurs more often…

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  • if sexual activity started early
  • in girls from poor, single-parent, and uneducated families
  • if the girls mother had an early pregnancy
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When does an individual realize who he or she is attracted to?

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  • full self-awareness and acceptance of one’s non-heterosexual orientation appear to take place in early adulthood
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What are some key issues with transgendered teens?

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  • may have been exposed to atypical amounts of androgens in the womb, although remains a mystery
  • sex reassignment reserved for adults
  • coping may be difficult
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Who has a higher level of “sensation-seeking”?

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  • teenagers
  • fast driving or drugs
  • leads to recklessness and inc. rates of accidents
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______ behaviours more common in adolescence.
Risky
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What makes a teenager want to use alcohol or drugs? (4)
- enjoyable activity, part of being sociable - way to cope with stress or emotional pain - heightened levels of sensation-seeking, which interacts with parenting styles - home environments
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Drug use among Canadian youth has been steadily ______.
declining
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Average age of first-time drug use (including alcohol) is ______.
13 to 14
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What is one serious consequence of alcohol?
- 16 to 19 year-old youth have the third highest rate of impaired driving charges of any group
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What has been the trend with cigarette smoking?
- declined since 1970s | - electronic cigarettes increase in Canada, one-quarter of students have tried vaping
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______ are among the most significant mental health problems during adolescence
Eating disorders
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Bulimia
- an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and purging
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Anorexia nervosa
- eating disorder characterized by self-starvation
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What are risk factors for eating disorders? (3)
- inconsistency between the person's internal image of a desirable body and her perception of her own body - thinness = attractive women > girls internalize the “thin ideal” during middle childhood and use these images as standards against which to compare the changes in their bodies that happen during puberty - tendency toward distorted thinking
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_____ drops in early adolescence and _____ rises.
Self-esteem, depression
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_____ suicide is about about 31⁄2 times higher for adolescent boys than girls in Canada
Completed
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the second leading cause of death for Canadian young people aged 15-19
Suicide
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Why are suicide attempts are estimated to be three times more common among girls than among boys?
- girls use methods less likely to succeed (self-poisoning) | - lower self-esteem and societal pressures
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Most medical treatment focuses on treatment of ________ associated with _______ behaviour.
depression, suicidal
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Anti-depression drugs have been linked with _____ suicidal ideation.
increased
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The suicide rate for _____ peoples in Canada is 6 and 11 times higher, respectively, than for non-Aboriginal people
Aboriginal
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What has been done for a long-term prevention plan and changes for First Nations Youth Suicide Crisis?
- cultural continuity | - strengthen and preserve their cultural heritage
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Task Goals
- personal standards and a desire to become more competent (in most 5th graders) - associated with greater sense of personal control and positive attitudes about school
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Ability Goals
- based on desire to be superior to others; define success in competitive terms (6th graders) - students may adopt relative standards - good means beating someone else - more likely than others to attribute success and failure to forces outside themselves
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Elective classes and extracurricular activities are associated with high levels of __________.
intrinsic motivation and intense mental effort
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____ perform better in reading skills.
Girls
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___ perform better in math skills.
Boys
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______ are more satisfied with school and have better relationships with both schoolmates and parents.
Higher achievers
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_______ are moderately associated with high-risk behaviours such as smoking, drinking, and using marijuana.
Lower achievers
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Skipping class is associated with...
- involvement in high risk behaviours - lower levels of academic achievement - strained relationship with parents
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Achievement is associated with...
- parents who have high aspirations for them | - authoritative parenting style
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Leaving school early is associated with... (4)
- low socioeconomic status (with single parent) - lack of psychological support for academic achievement - negative peer influence - less involvement in clubs, sports

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