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PSYC 140 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Module 6 Exam
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1. Adolescence

Answer Developmental stage between childhood and adulthood
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2. Puberty

Answer Period during which sexual organs mature; begins earlier in girls (11 or 12) tha
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n in boys (13 or 14)
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pituitary gland signals other glands to begin producing sex hormones (leptin also appea
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s to play a role in onset of puberty)
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4. Estrogens

Answer Female sex hormones
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Answer Changes in vagina and uterus; menarche; breast development; hormone chang
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,6. Menarche

Answer Onset of menstruation
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7. Factors that affect start of menarche
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Answer Environmental and cultural factors; it varies in different parts of the world; mo
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re affluent, better nourished, healthier girls start earlier; obesity leads to early maturity
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Answer Growth of penis and scrotum; spermarche (usually occurs around age 13); voic
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e deepens; hormone fluctuations lead to anger and annoyance
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9. Spermarche

Answer First ejaculation
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10. Girls' body image and puberty
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Answer Girls tend to have higher self-esteem, a rise in status, and self-
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awareness when they begin menstruating; girls are often unhappy with their developin
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11. Effects of early and late puberty
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Answer leads to decline in self-esteem; dating lives suffer
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Answer Growth spurt requires an increase in food (calcium and iron)
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Answer average girl needs 2,200 calories, average boy needs 2,800 calories
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Answer Most common health concern
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Answer 1 in 5 adolescents are overweight, and 1 in 20 are obese; psychological and physi
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cal health consequences; obese adolescents have an 80% chance of being obese in adult
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hood; lack of exercise, sedentary lifestyle, and availability of fast food contributes
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14. Anorexia nervosa g




Answer Severe eating disorder; individuals refuse to eat; primarily affects white wome
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n between 12 and 40; 15-20% starve themselves to death; 10% of anorexics are male
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Answer Characterized by binges and purges (vomiting, laxatives, etc.); can cause he
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16. Adolescent brain changes g g




Answer Number of neurons grow -
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