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What is the second change in the brain

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happens in 17 years when the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex (area that controls logic and planning) are developing

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When do females attain most of their height

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16 years

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When do boys grow until

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18-20 years

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What grows first

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hands and feet and then the trunk usually the slowest part to grow

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What are changes with the heart and lungs

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Increases in size and the heart rate drops
Increase in capacity for sustained physical effort and both of these changes are more marked in males than females

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How many teens have had sex by 18-19

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68%

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Which sex is more likley to report having sex without using a condom

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Females than males (37% vs 27%)

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What does assertivenes have to do with using a condom

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Inability to be assertive with a partner may lower condom use

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Have STI increased or decreased

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STI have been on the upswing in youth aged 151-19

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Who has the highest STI infection rates and the stats

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Females 15-19 usally about 18 casses per 100 more than 4X higher than the incidence found in their male peers

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Why are females more likely than males to have sex without using a condom

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Invisibilty complex
Longer relationships
Purchasing condoms
BC

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Has teen pregancy increased or declined

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Declined since 1974

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When does teen pregancy most likely to happen

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After a female leaves secondary school

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How many of pregrancies are being terminated through abortion

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1/2 by 15-19 year olds

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When does teen pregancy occur most often in

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Sexual activity started at an early age
Females from low SES single parent families
Females mother had an early pregancy
Female is rejected by her peers

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How much of youth say that they are still unsure of there sexual orientation

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1.4%

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What are aspects of genderbread person

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Brain is identity
Heart is attraction
Sex is biological sex
Whole gingerbread is expression

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How many of students in grade 7-9 have use alcohol is the past 12 months

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more than 1/4 and rated double in grades 10-12

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What is one serious consequence of alchool use in 16-19 year old youth

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They have the third highest rate of imparied driving

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What are protective factors of depression and suicide

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Social transitions
Shelters and centers inclusive resources
supportive, friends and family

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What are the risk factors

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  • Stigima
    Bigotry
    Not accepted by friends or family
    Cant find resources
    Double edge sword
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What percentage of wome and men have experinced a depressive episode in the previous year

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25% women
12% men

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Which gender is it higher that they coompeted sucide

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3 1/2 times higher in boys

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What is the second leading cause of death in 15-19 year old canadians

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What is the relationship between covid and depression/sucide
It went through the roof disconnect with people around them Dont always just bounce back and happend during a time of development
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What are 3 factors contributing to sucide
Triggering stressful event Altered mental state an opportunity
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How high is sucide rate in FN
6 to 11 times higher
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What is the leading cause of death for FN/I/M
Sucide
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What is the difference in information processing between grade 8 and grade 12 students
Grade 8 focus on the here and now where grade 12 students are more likely to consider things that might happen in the future (3/5 fon't show this orientation)
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What else happens dramaticly in later adolcents
Summarize written text
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What do females perform better in then males
Females are better in reading and males are better in math and no significant difference in science
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What are 3 strong predictors
History of academic failure Pattern of aggressive behaviour Poor decisions about risk behaviour
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How many teens are employed full time during the shcool term
1/2
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What amount of working is detrimental to grades
15-20 hours
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What is positve work
Positive work experinces develop increased feelings of competence and eddicacy
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What is the pressure when working
Feel constant pressure to achieve more than they can handle
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What are the two parts of identity achievement
Crisis and comintement
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What is moratorium
The identity status of a person who is in a crisis but who has made no cmmitment
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What is foreclosure
The identity status of a person who has made a commitment without having gone through a crisis (accepted parentally or culturally defined commitment)
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What is identity diffusion
The identiy status of a person who is not in the midst of a crisis and who has made no commitment
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What does self-definition become
More abstract physical traits become less dominant in late adolescnes most teens think of themselves in terms of enduring traits
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Is kohlberg moral reasoning a good fit
Too narrow doesn't fit non western cultures focuses too much on justice omits the importance of empathy overlooks the importance of caring reasoning changes depnding on situations
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What do social groups look like at this age
Mixed in gender and composed of groups of dating couples mutal friendships and dating paris become more central to social interactions in later adolescence than cliques or crowds
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Does romatic relationships happen faster for girls
Yes
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What does ADV stand for
adolescent dating violence phsyical, sexual and or psychological violence experinced in dating or sexual realtionships usally 11-18
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How many youth does ADV effect
1 in every 3 canadaian youth
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Are there differences in ADV based on age,gender,race/ethnicity, immigration status,food insecurity and SES
Yes
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What is an adverse childhood experince
Potentially traumatic events that occur during childhood (0-17) can be direct or indirect
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What are the stats of being abused between physically emotinoal and social
12% physically 28% emotional 18% social
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What are physical effects are there from toxic stress
Brain development Immunity Stress-response system
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What are psychological effects of toxic stress
Attention Decision-making Learning
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What are short term effects of ADV
Chronic pain risky behaviours antisocial behaviours low-self esteem eating disorder mental illness Poor academic performance premature mortality
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What are long term effects
It is a progression from birth ACES social emotional and cognitive impariment adopotion of health-reisk behaviors disease, disability and social problems early death
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What is ADV an important risk factor for
Adult partner violence
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What are some prevention for ADV
Focus on root causes of violence (poverty,racism) Youth programming (school and community-based) Community specific and skill based Public awarness: the signal thumb under fingers when making a fist
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What are some resources to reach out for ADV
Assaulted womens helpline Break the cycle love is respect

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