Module 6 - Psych 140 Portage Learning
puberty timeline for boys - answer9.5-13.5 years - first visible signs of secondary sex
characteristics
12.5 - 18 years - pubertal growth spurt (increase in muscle)
13 years - age of spermache
puberty timeline for girls - answer8-13 years - first visible signs of secondary sex
characteristics
10-16 years - pubertal growth spurt (increase in fat in arms, legs, and trunk )
12.5 years - age of menarche
Describe the pendulum problem. - answerPiaget would test students' success at
thinking logically and systematically through what causes a pendulum to swing more
rapidly. The adolescents are expected to come up with a hypothesis and then
systematically test it.
How does formal operational thought differ from concrete operational thought? -
answerIndividuals in formal operations are more likely to be able to engage in abstract
and hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
What are the health consequences of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa? -
answerAnorexia - can be fatal, damages all major organs, chronic heart problems,
nutritional deficiencies, Amenorrhea (cessation of menstruation)
Bulimia - heart failure, stomach rupture, tooth decay
How do profiles of individuals with anorexia nervosa differ from profiles of individuals
with bulimia nervosa? - answeryounger and more perfectionistic individuals are more
likely to develop anorexia, while older and more impulsive individuals are more likely to
develop bulimia.
What are Garbarino's recommendations for how to help troubled boys? -
answerencourage and teach empathy, shelter boys from abuse as well as harmful
media, positive mentoring by a trustworthy adult, positive social support
What are the two courses of juvenile delinquency? - answerAdolescence-limited (more
common, less severe)
Life-course persistent (more problematic, result of childhood troubles)
What are common symptoms of adolescent depression? - answerfeelings of sadness
and anger, hopelessness, irritably mood, loss of interest in family and friends, changes
in sleep or appetite, use of alcohol or drugs, social isolation, poor school performance,
and self-harm.
puberty timeline for boys - answer9.5-13.5 years - first visible signs of secondary sex
characteristics
12.5 - 18 years - pubertal growth spurt (increase in muscle)
13 years - age of spermache
puberty timeline for girls - answer8-13 years - first visible signs of secondary sex
characteristics
10-16 years - pubertal growth spurt (increase in fat in arms, legs, and trunk )
12.5 years - age of menarche
Describe the pendulum problem. - answerPiaget would test students' success at
thinking logically and systematically through what causes a pendulum to swing more
rapidly. The adolescents are expected to come up with a hypothesis and then
systematically test it.
How does formal operational thought differ from concrete operational thought? -
answerIndividuals in formal operations are more likely to be able to engage in abstract
and hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
What are the health consequences of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa? -
answerAnorexia - can be fatal, damages all major organs, chronic heart problems,
nutritional deficiencies, Amenorrhea (cessation of menstruation)
Bulimia - heart failure, stomach rupture, tooth decay
How do profiles of individuals with anorexia nervosa differ from profiles of individuals
with bulimia nervosa? - answeryounger and more perfectionistic individuals are more
likely to develop anorexia, while older and more impulsive individuals are more likely to
develop bulimia.
What are Garbarino's recommendations for how to help troubled boys? -
answerencourage and teach empathy, shelter boys from abuse as well as harmful
media, positive mentoring by a trustworthy adult, positive social support
What are the two courses of juvenile delinquency? - answerAdolescence-limited (more
common, less severe)
Life-course persistent (more problematic, result of childhood troubles)
What are common symptoms of adolescent depression? - answerfeelings of sadness
and anger, hopelessness, irritably mood, loss of interest in family and friends, changes
in sleep or appetite, use of alcohol or drugs, social isolation, poor school performance,
and self-harm.
