UNIT 1 PSYC 290 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A
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
GRADED A
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
