Adolescent Health and Development
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Intoxicated Driver Fatality - Correct answers✔✔In about 50 percent of motor vehicle fatalities
involving adolescents, the driver was found to be intoxicated.
Second Leading Cause of Death - Correct answers✔✔Motor vehicle accidents is the second
leading cause of death in adolescence.
Adolescent Suicide Rate - Correct answers✔✔Since the 1950s, the adolescent suicide rate has
tripled.
Homicide in Adolescence - Correct answers✔✔Death through homicide is especially common in
adolescence among African American males.
Illicit Drug Use Trend - Correct answers✔✔According to the study, the percentage of illicit drug
use declined in the late 1990s.
Most Widely Used Illicit Drug - Correct answers✔✔Marijuana is the illicit drug most widely
used in the United States, and its use by adolescents increased from 2008 to 2013.
Adolescent Alcohol Use Trend - Correct answers✔✔Adolescent use of alcohol has recently
shown a significant increase.
Binge Drinking Trend - Correct answers✔✔Binge drinking has increased for students in the
eighth grade in recent years.
, Definition of Binge Drinking - Correct answers✔✔Binge drinking qualifies as having five or
more drinks in a row in the last two weeks.
Adolescent Exposure to Drugged or Drinking Driver - Correct answers✔✔In the University of
Michigan Monitoring the Future Study, 40 percent of high school seniors said they had been in a
vehicle with a drugged or drinking driver in the past two weeks.
Trend in Cigarette Smoking - Correct answers✔✔Cigarette smoking among U.S. adolescents
peaked in 1996 and has gradually declined since then.
Brain Development in Early Childhood - Correct answers✔✔By age 6, the brain has reached
about 95 percent of its adult size.
Rapid Growth in Brain Development - Correct answers✔✔Researchers have found that in
children from 3 to 6 years of age, the most rapid growth takes place in the frontal lobe areas of
the brain.
Gross Motor Skills in Early Childhood - Correct answers✔✔When 4- and 5-year-olds scramble
over jungle gyms and race their friends, they demonstrate their gross motor skills.
Recommended Sleep for Young Child - Correct answers✔✔8 to 9 hours of sleep is essential for
the child.
Determinants of Obesity Categories - Correct answers✔✔Body mass index determines the
categories for obesity, overweight, and at risk for being overweight.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Intoxicated Driver Fatality - Correct answers✔✔In about 50 percent of motor vehicle fatalities
involving adolescents, the driver was found to be intoxicated.
Second Leading Cause of Death - Correct answers✔✔Motor vehicle accidents is the second
leading cause of death in adolescence.
Adolescent Suicide Rate - Correct answers✔✔Since the 1950s, the adolescent suicide rate has
tripled.
Homicide in Adolescence - Correct answers✔✔Death through homicide is especially common in
adolescence among African American males.
Illicit Drug Use Trend - Correct answers✔✔According to the study, the percentage of illicit drug
use declined in the late 1990s.
Most Widely Used Illicit Drug - Correct answers✔✔Marijuana is the illicit drug most widely
used in the United States, and its use by adolescents increased from 2008 to 2013.
Adolescent Alcohol Use Trend - Correct answers✔✔Adolescent use of alcohol has recently
shown a significant increase.
Binge Drinking Trend - Correct answers✔✔Binge drinking has increased for students in the
eighth grade in recent years.
, Definition of Binge Drinking - Correct answers✔✔Binge drinking qualifies as having five or
more drinks in a row in the last two weeks.
Adolescent Exposure to Drugged or Drinking Driver - Correct answers✔✔In the University of
Michigan Monitoring the Future Study, 40 percent of high school seniors said they had been in a
vehicle with a drugged or drinking driver in the past two weeks.
Trend in Cigarette Smoking - Correct answers✔✔Cigarette smoking among U.S. adolescents
peaked in 1996 and has gradually declined since then.
Brain Development in Early Childhood - Correct answers✔✔By age 6, the brain has reached
about 95 percent of its adult size.
Rapid Growth in Brain Development - Correct answers✔✔Researchers have found that in
children from 3 to 6 years of age, the most rapid growth takes place in the frontal lobe areas of
the brain.
Gross Motor Skills in Early Childhood - Correct answers✔✔When 4- and 5-year-olds scramble
over jungle gyms and race their friends, they demonstrate their gross motor skills.
Recommended Sleep for Young Child - Correct answers✔✔8 to 9 hours of sleep is essential for
the child.
Determinants of Obesity Categories - Correct answers✔✔Body mass index determines the
categories for obesity, overweight, and at risk for being overweight.
