PSYCHOLOGY 290 EXAM #2 QUESTIONS WITH A
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Physical Development in childhood -✔✔ Can be described as slow and
steady
physical development in adolescence -✔✔ puberty
Puberty -✔✔ the period of sexual maturation, during which a person
becomes capable of reproducing
Physical changes in males -✔✔ -Growth of pubic ,underarm and facial hair
-Deepened voice
-Enlarging of penis and testicles
-Testicles begin production of semen
-Semenarche (first ejaculation) occurs
-Growth in height and weight
Physical changes in females -✔✔ -pubic hair
-breasts change
-armpit hair growth
-growth in height
, -hips become wider than shoulders
-first menstrual cycle
Physical growth is stimulated by a _________ that originates from the
pituitary gland, signaling the body to grow. -✔✔ Growth hormone
Physical development in adulthood -✔✔ physical abilities crest by mid 20s.
has more to do with health & exercise habits than age
Role of pituitary gland -✔✔ Physical growth is stimulated by a growth
hormone that originates from the pituitary gland
Common causes of childhood deaths (accidents) -✔✔ Unintentional injury,
drowning, accidental suffocation
Proper diet and nutrition in early childhood -✔✔ -5 or more servings of fruit
and vegetables
-no sugar-sweetened beverages daily
-minimum 1 hour of physical activity
Unhealthy trend in children diets -✔✔ Eating restaurant meals, that
exceed the recommended saturated and trans fat
Ways to encourage healthy eating habits for children -✔✔ -keeping
children in a predictable eating schedule
-modeling nutritious food choices
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Physical Development in childhood -✔✔ Can be described as slow and
steady
physical development in adolescence -✔✔ puberty
Puberty -✔✔ the period of sexual maturation, during which a person
becomes capable of reproducing
Physical changes in males -✔✔ -Growth of pubic ,underarm and facial hair
-Deepened voice
-Enlarging of penis and testicles
-Testicles begin production of semen
-Semenarche (first ejaculation) occurs
-Growth in height and weight
Physical changes in females -✔✔ -pubic hair
-breasts change
-armpit hair growth
-growth in height
, -hips become wider than shoulders
-first menstrual cycle
Physical growth is stimulated by a _________ that originates from the
pituitary gland, signaling the body to grow. -✔✔ Growth hormone
Physical development in adulthood -✔✔ physical abilities crest by mid 20s.
has more to do with health & exercise habits than age
Role of pituitary gland -✔✔ Physical growth is stimulated by a growth
hormone that originates from the pituitary gland
Common causes of childhood deaths (accidents) -✔✔ Unintentional injury,
drowning, accidental suffocation
Proper diet and nutrition in early childhood -✔✔ -5 or more servings of fruit
and vegetables
-no sugar-sweetened beverages daily
-minimum 1 hour of physical activity
Unhealthy trend in children diets -✔✔ Eating restaurant meals, that
exceed the recommended saturated and trans fat
Ways to encourage healthy eating habits for children -✔✔ -keeping
children in a predictable eating schedule
-modeling nutritious food choices
