PSYC 140 Module 6
In North America, what is the average age for the pubertal growth spurt? - answer10 for
girls and 12.5 for boys
When do girls and boys typically finish growing? - answerGirls 16, boys 18
What is the domino effect in puberty? - answer1. The hypothalamus sends GnRH to the
Pituitary gland
2. The pituitary gland releases FSH and LH
3. The blood stream carries the increase production of sex hormones
Hypothalamus - answerThe key regulatory center in the brain that monitors body heat,
water, nutrient levels, glands and hormones
GnRH - answerGonadatropin-releasing hormone
Leptin - answerA hormone produced by adipose (fat) cells that acts as a satiety factor in
regulating appetite.
FHS - answerFollicle-stimulating hormone
LH - answerluteinizing hormone
Spermarche - answerage of onset for sperm emission
What is the average age of spermarche? - answer13
Menarche - answerFirst menstrual period
What is the average age of menarche? - answer12.5
Secular trend - answera pattern of change occurring over several generations
What are some risks for girls early maturing? - answerearly sexual activity, eating
disorders, poor body image.
What are some risks for early maturing in boys? - answerEngaging in mature activities
before they are emotionally ready
What are some benefits for late maturing in girls? - answerless risk for body image
problems due to later increase in fat distribution
, What are some risks for late maturing in boys? - answerSocial and behavioral problems
if physical attributes result in them being rejected by their peers.
anorexia nervosa - answeran eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain
leads people to starve themselves
What are the 3 types of anorexia? - answerRestricting type, purging type and atypical
anorexia
Atypical anorexia - answerWeight is within normal range although the dangerous
symptoms and obsession are all present (often due to genetic makeup)
What are the 3 steps to treating anorexia? - answer1. Get back to healthy weight 2. start
eating more food 3. Change how you think about yourself and food
Bulimia - answeran eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of
high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise
What are the 2 psychotherapy treatments for Bulimia? - answerCognitive-behavioral
therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy
cognitive behavioral therapy - answera popular integrative therapy that combines
cognitive therapy (changing self-defeating thinking) with behavior therapy (changing
behavior)
interpersonal psychotherapy - answera form of psychotherapy that focuses on helping
clients improve current relationships
Formal Operations - answerPiaget's final stage of cognitive development characterized
by the ability to engage in abstract thinking and hypothetic-deductive reasoning which is
a systematic and scientific type of thinking.
Pendulum Problem - answerPiaget's classic test of formal operations, in which persons
are asked to figure out what determines the speed at which a pendulum sways from
side to side
What are the 4 logical hypotheses in the pendulum problem? - answerlength of string,
weight of the object, how high the object is raised and how forcefully it is pushed
Hypothetico-deductive reasoning - answerthe ability to derive conclusions from
hypothetical premises
Imaginary audience - answerimagining that people are always observing or watching
ones self
In North America, what is the average age for the pubertal growth spurt? - answer10 for
girls and 12.5 for boys
When do girls and boys typically finish growing? - answerGirls 16, boys 18
What is the domino effect in puberty? - answer1. The hypothalamus sends GnRH to the
Pituitary gland
2. The pituitary gland releases FSH and LH
3. The blood stream carries the increase production of sex hormones
Hypothalamus - answerThe key regulatory center in the brain that monitors body heat,
water, nutrient levels, glands and hormones
GnRH - answerGonadatropin-releasing hormone
Leptin - answerA hormone produced by adipose (fat) cells that acts as a satiety factor in
regulating appetite.
FHS - answerFollicle-stimulating hormone
LH - answerluteinizing hormone
Spermarche - answerage of onset for sperm emission
What is the average age of spermarche? - answer13
Menarche - answerFirst menstrual period
What is the average age of menarche? - answer12.5
Secular trend - answera pattern of change occurring over several generations
What are some risks for girls early maturing? - answerearly sexual activity, eating
disorders, poor body image.
What are some risks for early maturing in boys? - answerEngaging in mature activities
before they are emotionally ready
What are some benefits for late maturing in girls? - answerless risk for body image
problems due to later increase in fat distribution
, What are some risks for late maturing in boys? - answerSocial and behavioral problems
if physical attributes result in them being rejected by their peers.
anorexia nervosa - answeran eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain
leads people to starve themselves
What are the 3 types of anorexia? - answerRestricting type, purging type and atypical
anorexia
Atypical anorexia - answerWeight is within normal range although the dangerous
symptoms and obsession are all present (often due to genetic makeup)
What are the 3 steps to treating anorexia? - answer1. Get back to healthy weight 2. start
eating more food 3. Change how you think about yourself and food
Bulimia - answeran eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of
high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise
What are the 2 psychotherapy treatments for Bulimia? - answerCognitive-behavioral
therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy
cognitive behavioral therapy - answera popular integrative therapy that combines
cognitive therapy (changing self-defeating thinking) with behavior therapy (changing
behavior)
interpersonal psychotherapy - answera form of psychotherapy that focuses on helping
clients improve current relationships
Formal Operations - answerPiaget's final stage of cognitive development characterized
by the ability to engage in abstract thinking and hypothetic-deductive reasoning which is
a systematic and scientific type of thinking.
Pendulum Problem - answerPiaget's classic test of formal operations, in which persons
are asked to figure out what determines the speed at which a pendulum sways from
side to side
What are the 4 logical hypotheses in the pendulum problem? - answerlength of string,
weight of the object, how high the object is raised and how forcefully it is pushed
Hypothetico-deductive reasoning - answerthe ability to derive conclusions from
hypothetical premises
Imaginary audience - answerimagining that people are always observing or watching
ones self
