PNH 101 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | ALREADY
PASSED
What are the health concerns for adolescents? - Answer- 1. Health education
2. Rural adolescents
3. Minority adolescents
4. Indigenous adolescents
5. LGBTQ+ adolescents
Why is health education a concern for adolescents? - Answer- To help them make
decisions about their health care, strengthen their autonomy and promotes healthy
behaviors and illness prevention
Why are rural adolescents a health concern? - Answer- Rural adolescents have unique
risks
E.g. Adolescents on farms face an increased risk for accidents because of exposure to
heavy equipment, huge vehicles, and large animals. Limited availability of recreational
facilities and limited access to specialized service.
Why are minority (non-white) adolescents a health concern? - Answer- experience a
greater percentage of health problems + barriers to health care, access to culturally
appropriate health services is commonly limited
Issues of minority adolescents include: - Answer- Learning or emotional difficulties,
unintentional injuries, pregnancy and STIs, poverty
Why are Indigenous adolescents a health concern? - Answer- Health status and factors
are generally worse for Canadian Indigenous adolescents (First Nations, Inuit, and
Métis etc.)
1. First Nations youth = 5-7x higher suicide rates, Inuit youth = 11x higher
2. Crowded living
3. Communities have higher substance abuse, unemployment, and sexual + physical
abuse
Why are LGBTQ+ adolescents a health concern? - Answer- Difficult to discuss
challenges because of the stigma associated with LGBTQ2
Greater risk for: emotional distress, depression, suicide, and substance abuse
, May need assistance with disclosing their sexual orientation (plan for negative
reactions)
Respond in a sensitive + nonjudgmental way
Fifteen-year-old Ricardo wants very much to belong and to be accepted by his peers.
He expresses concern when his peers begin to plan a party with alcohol and drugs.
What should be discussed to help support his feelings and need to belong? - Answer-
"Ricardo should be given an opportunity to discuss his concerns about his peers and his
desire to belong to the group. Adolescents need to fit in and be part of a group.
Although this need is important, he should be guided to express his own moral code
and be comfortable saying "no" when he feels that it is right to do so. You need to
discuss with him the health risks associated with alcohol and drugs and could explore
other activities that might be of interest to him."
Challenges during young to middle adulthood are? - Answer- The demands of working
and raising families
Rewards during young to middle adulthood are? - Answer- career, family, and personal
successes
Crises during young to middle adulthood are? - Answer- job loss, caring for children or
adolescents in crisis, and aging parents
When is young adulthood? - Answer- Late teens to middle-late 30s
What happens during young adulthood? - Answer- individuals move away from their
families of origin, establish career goals, and decide whether to marry and begin
families
What physical changes occur during young adulthood? - Answer- Growth: complete by
age 20
Few physical illnesses (usually ignored or postpone seeking healthcare)
There can be physical risk due to certain lifestyles.
How is "adolescent" different from "puberty"? - Answer- Adolescent = psychological
maturation of the individual
Puberty = point at which reproduction becomes possible
What are physical changes in adolescents? - Answer- Sexual maturation
1. Primary: maturation of reproductive organs
2. development of pubic hair and female breast
What are 3 cognitive changes in adolescents? - Answer- 1. Abstract reasoning
2. Introspective
3. Language skills
AND ANSWERS | ALREADY
PASSED
What are the health concerns for adolescents? - Answer- 1. Health education
2. Rural adolescents
3. Minority adolescents
4. Indigenous adolescents
5. LGBTQ+ adolescents
Why is health education a concern for adolescents? - Answer- To help them make
decisions about their health care, strengthen their autonomy and promotes healthy
behaviors and illness prevention
Why are rural adolescents a health concern? - Answer- Rural adolescents have unique
risks
E.g. Adolescents on farms face an increased risk for accidents because of exposure to
heavy equipment, huge vehicles, and large animals. Limited availability of recreational
facilities and limited access to specialized service.
Why are minority (non-white) adolescents a health concern? - Answer- experience a
greater percentage of health problems + barriers to health care, access to culturally
appropriate health services is commonly limited
Issues of minority adolescents include: - Answer- Learning or emotional difficulties,
unintentional injuries, pregnancy and STIs, poverty
Why are Indigenous adolescents a health concern? - Answer- Health status and factors
are generally worse for Canadian Indigenous adolescents (First Nations, Inuit, and
Métis etc.)
1. First Nations youth = 5-7x higher suicide rates, Inuit youth = 11x higher
2. Crowded living
3. Communities have higher substance abuse, unemployment, and sexual + physical
abuse
Why are LGBTQ+ adolescents a health concern? - Answer- Difficult to discuss
challenges because of the stigma associated with LGBTQ2
Greater risk for: emotional distress, depression, suicide, and substance abuse
, May need assistance with disclosing their sexual orientation (plan for negative
reactions)
Respond in a sensitive + nonjudgmental way
Fifteen-year-old Ricardo wants very much to belong and to be accepted by his peers.
He expresses concern when his peers begin to plan a party with alcohol and drugs.
What should be discussed to help support his feelings and need to belong? - Answer-
"Ricardo should be given an opportunity to discuss his concerns about his peers and his
desire to belong to the group. Adolescents need to fit in and be part of a group.
Although this need is important, he should be guided to express his own moral code
and be comfortable saying "no" when he feels that it is right to do so. You need to
discuss with him the health risks associated with alcohol and drugs and could explore
other activities that might be of interest to him."
Challenges during young to middle adulthood are? - Answer- The demands of working
and raising families
Rewards during young to middle adulthood are? - Answer- career, family, and personal
successes
Crises during young to middle adulthood are? - Answer- job loss, caring for children or
adolescents in crisis, and aging parents
When is young adulthood? - Answer- Late teens to middle-late 30s
What happens during young adulthood? - Answer- individuals move away from their
families of origin, establish career goals, and decide whether to marry and begin
families
What physical changes occur during young adulthood? - Answer- Growth: complete by
age 20
Few physical illnesses (usually ignored or postpone seeking healthcare)
There can be physical risk due to certain lifestyles.
How is "adolescent" different from "puberty"? - Answer- Adolescent = psychological
maturation of the individual
Puberty = point at which reproduction becomes possible
What are physical changes in adolescents? - Answer- Sexual maturation
1. Primary: maturation of reproductive organs
2. development of pubic hair and female breast
What are 3 cognitive changes in adolescents? - Answer- 1. Abstract reasoning
2. Introspective
3. Language skills
