Question 1

Which of the following characterizes a person suffering from anorexia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

A)   a relentless pursuit of weight gain through binge eating
B)   a positive image of the body shape
C)   an intense fear of gaining weight that does not decrease with weight loss
D)   a high level of self-efficacyE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following is most likely to be true of adolescent mothers?

Accepted Answer

A)   They interact more effectively with infants than do adult mothers.
B)   Their daughters are at a decreased risk for teenage childbearing.
C)   They were not good students before they became pregnant.
D)   Latina and African American adolescent girls who have a child are less likely to have a second child than are non-Latina White adolescent girls.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Anorexic people use food as a means of

Accepted Answer

A)   control.
B)   reward.
C)   punishment.
D)   gaining popularity.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 4

Lloyd Johnston and his colleagues at the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan monitored the drug use of America's high school seniors in a wide range of public and private high schools. They found that the percentage of illicit drug use

Accepted Answer

A)   declined in the late 1990s.
B)   was highest during the early 1990s.
C)   has been at the same level since 1990.
D)   increased significantly between 2000 and 2005.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Ms. Chang is trying to prepare her health class students for the onset of puberty. What should she tell the boys that they are likely to experience first?

Accepted Answer

A)   the first ejaculation
B)   voice changes
C)   increased penis and testicle size
D)   growth of facial hairE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

Which famous theorist, in 1904, proposed that adolescence is a turbulent time of "storm-and-stress"?

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Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of pubertal growth spurt?

Accepted Answer

A)   The growth spurt occurs approximately 2 years earlier for girls than for boys.
B)   The mean age at the beginning of the growth spurt in girls is 11.
C)   The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at 11½ years for boys.
D)   During their growth spurt, girls increase in height about 4 inches per year.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Recent research revealed that ________ parenting was linked to lower adolescent alcohol consumption and cigarette use.

Accepted Answer

A)   authoritarian
B)   authoritative
C)   neglectful
D)   indulgentE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

A high school principal sends a letter to parents stating that she is instituting a service-learning component and all students are required to participate. What is service learning? When is it most effective, and why would schools want to use them?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

________ proposed that around 7 years of age, children enter the concrete operational stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A)   Jean Piaget
B)   Lawrence Kohlberg
C)   Albert Bandura
D)   Erik EriksonE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Discuss the findings of Daniel Offer and his colleagues (1988) on the self-images of adolescents.

Accepted Answer

When Daniel Offer and his colleagues (19...

Question 12

Research has shown that infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have

Accepted Answer

A)   high birth weight.
B)   Down syndrome.
C)   childhood illnesses.
D)   type II diabetes.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Dalia tends to go on eating binges and then purges by self-inducing vomiting or using a laxative. Which of the following conditions does Dalia suffer from?

Accepted Answer

A)   hypochondria
B)   anemia
C)   anorexia nervosa
D)   bulimia nervosaE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The abstract quality of thinking during the ________ stage is evident in an adolescent's verbal problem-solving ability.

Accepted Answer

A)   passive operational
B)   concrete operational
C)   formal operational
D)   conventional reasoningE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at ________ years for girls and ________ years for boys.

Accepted Answer

A)   13; 14½
B)   12½; 11½
C)   11½; 13½
D)   10½; 13E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following is a dissimilarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

A)   Anorexics have difficulty controlling their emotions, but bulimics do not.
B)   Anorexics fall within a normal weight range, but bulimics are underweight.
C)   Anorexics have a positive body image, but bulimics do not.
D)   Anorexics control their weight by restricting food intake, but most bulimics cannot.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Identify a true statement about sexual maturation and weight changes that occur during puberty.

Accepted Answer

A)   Growth of facial hair is the first male pubertal characteristic to develop.
B)   Appearance of hair in the armpits is the first physical change in girls.
C)   By the end of adolescence, most girls will be taller than boys.
D)   Marked weight gains coincide with the onset of puberty.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

The average U.S. high school dropout rates mask some very high dropout rates

Accepted Answer

A)   in high-income areas of the suburbs.
B)   among adolescents in the 13- to 15-year age group.
C)   among Asian American adolescents.
D)   in low-income areas of inner cities.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

What role does the top-dog phenomenon play when adolescents make the transition to middle or to junior high school?

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Question 20

________ learning is a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

Accepted Answer

A)   Service
B)   Social
C)   Collaborative
D)   CooperativeE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Ms. Chang is trying to prepare her health class students for the onset of puberty. What should she tell the boys that they are likely to experience first?

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A high school principal sends a letter to parents stating that she is instituting a service-learning component and all students are required to participate. What is service learning? When is it most effective, and why would schools want to use them?

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What role does the top-dog phenomenon play when adolescents make the transition to middle or to junior high school?

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Dalia tends to go on eating binges and then purges by self-inducing vomiting or using a laxative. Which of the following conditions does Dalia suffer from?

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Which of the following characterizes a person suffering from anorexia nervosa?

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Discuss the findings of Daniel Offer and his colleagues (1988) on the self-images of adolescents.

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Lloyd Johnston and his colleagues at the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan monitored the drug use of America's high school seniors in a wide range of public and private high schools. They found that the percentage of illicit drug use

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Identify a true statement about sexual maturation and weight changes that occur during puberty.

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Which of the following is most likely to be true of adolescent mothers?

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The abstract quality of thinking during the ________ stage is evident in an adolescent's verbal problem-solving ability.

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Research has shown that infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have

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Recent research revealed that ________ parenting was linked to lower adolescent alcohol consumption and cigarette use.

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Which of the following statements is true of pubertal growth spurt?

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________ learning is a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

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The average U.S. high school dropout rates mask some very high dropout rates

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Which of the following is a dissimilarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa?

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________ proposed that around 7 years of age, children enter the concrete operational stage of cognitive development.

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Which famous theorist, in 1904, proposed that adolescence is a turbulent time of "storm-and-stress"?

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The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at ________ years for girls and ________ years for boys.

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