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Q: How do weight, SES, and gender affect puberty?
A: - Weight: Higher body fat can lead to earlier puberty in girls. SES: Low SES can result in earlier onset due to stress and health factors.
- Gender: Girls tend to mature earlier than boys
Q: Create a timeline of pubertal changes.
Girls (8–13 years): Breast development → growth spurt → menarche.
- Boys (9–14 years): Testicle enlargement → voice deepening → growth spurt.
Q: How does being an early-maturing teen affect behavior?
A: Early-maturing girls: Higher risk of anxiety, depression, and risky behavior. Early-maturing boys: Higher social status but increased aggression.
Q: How has sports participation changed in the past five decades?
A: Increased participation for both genders, especially girls due to Title IX.
Q: Consequences of sleep deprivation?
A: Poor academic performance, mood disorders, increased risk of obesity.
Q: Similarities and differences between anorexia and bulimia?
Similarities: Distorted body image, fear of weight gain.
- Differences: Anorexia: Severe weight loss. Bulimia: Binge-purge cycles.
Q: How do North American parents approach discussions of sexuality?
A: Often avoid or provide incomplete information, focusing on abstinence.
Q: Who is more likely to engage in early sexual activity?
A: Teens with low parental monitoring, early puberty, or delinquent peers.
Q: What should programs include to reduce drug experimentation?
A: Education, peer support, family involvement, and community engagement.
Q: Why don’t teens use contraception?
A: Fear of judgment, lack of knowledge, or impulsive decision-making.
Q: Define personal fable, imaginary audience, metacognition, and inhibition.
Personal fable: Belief in one’s uniqueness and invulnerability.
- Imaginary audience: Feeling constantly watched and judged.
- Metacognition: Thinking about thinking, improving problem-solving.
- Inhibition: Ability to suppress distractions or impulsive actions.
Q: Techniques to minimize high school dropout?
A: Counseling, mentoring, engaging curricula, vocational training.
Q: Gender gaps in verbal, writing, math, and spatial abilities?
A: Girls excel in verbal and writing; boys excel in math and spatial skills.
Q: How should vocational education be taught?
A: With real-world applications and internships for skill-building.
Q: How can we help high school dropouts?
A: GED programs, mentoring, job training, and counseling services.
Q: What is Erikson’s crisis for adolescence?
A: Identity vs. Role Confusion.
Q: How does self-esteem and self-concept change in adolescence?
A: Self-esteem stabilizes or improves; self-concept becomes more nuanced.
Q: What contributes to high self-esteem?
A: Supportive parents, peer acceptance, and competence in valued areas.
Q: Paths to identity? Examples?
Achievement: Clear commitments.
- Moratorium: Exploration without decisions.
- Foreclosure: Decisions without exploration.
- Diffusion: Lack of direction or goals.
Examples of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development
Preconventional: Avoiding punishment.
- Conventional: Upholding laws.
- Postconventional: Abstract ethical principles.
Q: What helps higher moral reasoning?
A: Education, diverse perspectives, and reflection on moral dilemmas.
Q: Gilligan’s critique of Kohlberg’s theory?
A: Overemphasized justice; ignored care and relationships in moral reasoning.
Q: What is the most valuable friendship trait to teens?
A: Loyalty and emotional support.
Q: Clique vs. crowd?
Clique: Small, close-knit group.
- Crowd: Larger group based on shared interests or reputation.
Q: Gender differences in depression and suicide?
A: Girls: Higher rates of depression. Boys: Higher rates of completed suicide.
Q: What do we know about teen delinquency?
A: Often tied to family and peer influences; early intervention reduces risks.
Q: Define senescence.
A: Gradual physical decline starting in early adulthood.
Q: What are telomeres?
A: Protective caps on DNA that shorten with age, affecting cell division.
Q: Free-radical damage?
A: Unstable molecules cause cell damage, contributing to aging.
Q: Define atherosclerosis, vital capacity, and T cells.
A: - Atherosclerosis: Plaque buildup in arteries.
- Vital capacity: Maximal lung capacity.
- T cells: Immune cells decreasing with age.
Q: How is weight loss maintained?
A: Regular exercise, portion control, and consistent habits.
Q: When do many adults gain weight?
A: During middle adulthood due to slower metabolism.
Q: Erikson’s conflict for early adulthood?
A: Intimacy vs. Isolation.
Q: Parent-child attachment and future relationships?
A: Secure attachment fosters healthy romantic relationships.
Q: Factors relating to divorce?
A: Poor communication, financial strain, infidelity, lack of shared goals.
Q: Are most women with children stay-at-home moms?
A: No, the majority work outside the home.
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