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Developmental Psyc, Chapter 11
Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/05/2010

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Growth Hormone and Thryoxine increase around age ____ - _____
Definition
8,9
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Growth Spirt: Boys vs Girls
Definition
Boys: starts at age 12.5
Grils: starts at age 10
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Proportions: Boys vs Girls
Definition
Boys: Shoulders broaden, Longer Legs
Girls: Hips Broaden
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Muscle-fat makeup: boys vs girls
Definition
Boys: Gain more muscle, aerobic efficiency
Girls: Gain more fat
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Maturation of the reproductive organs: boys vs girls
Definition
Boys: Spermarche
Girls: menarche
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Secondary sexual characteristics
Definition
Visible parts of the body that signal sexual maturity
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Difference in timing of puberty (7)
Definition
Heredity, Nutrition, geographical location, SES, Ethnic group, Family experiences, Secular trend
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Sleep Habits in Adolescence
Definition
Still need almost as much sleep, but go to bed later.
Lack of sleep imparis regulation of attention and emotion.
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Rise in conflict during adolescence
Definition
Psychological distancing different views of teen readiness for responsibility. most conflict is mild
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Consequences of Early Maturing: Girls
Definition
Unpopular, withdrawn, low confidence, more deviant behavior, negative body image, more long-term problems
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Consequences of early maturing: Boys
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Popular, confident, independent, positive body image
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Consequences of late maturing: girls
Definition
Popular, sociable, lively. School leaders. Positive body image
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Consequences of Late maturing: boys
Definition
unpopular, anzious, talkative, attention-seeking. Negative body image
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Nutrition in Adolescence (4)
Definition
Calori needs incrase, poor food choices common, iron-vitamin deficienceis, eating with family can help.
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Anorexia nervosa
Definition
Starve out of fear of getting fat
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Bulimia nervosa
Definition
Stric diet and exercise, binge and purge
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Talking to Adolescents about sex (5)
Definition
Foster open communciation, use correct terms, listen-discuss-collaborate, think before talking, keep conversations going
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___% American and ___% Canadian do not use contraceptives
Definition
27,13
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Reasons for not using contraceptives (4)
Definition
Concern about image, adolescent risk taking, social environment, forced intercourse
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Perosnal characteristics of sezually active adolescents (3)
Definition
Early puberty, tendency to violate norms, little religious involvement
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Family characteristics of sezually active adolescents (2)
Definition
Step, single-parent, or large family
Weak parental monitoring, parental child communication
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Peer Charcteristics of sexually active adolescents
Definition
Sexually active friends of siblings
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Educational characteristics of sexually active adolescents (2)
Definition
Poor school performance, low educational goals
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Most Common STDs (7)
Definition
AIDS, chlamydia, cytomegalovirus, gential warts, Gonorrhea, herpes simplex 2, syphilis
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Risks for teen mothers (5)
Definition
Less educational achievement, more time as single parents, economic problems, pregnancy and birth complications, lack of parenting skills
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Intervention with Teenage parents (7)
Definition
Health care, help staying in school, job & life-management training, parenting instruction, child care, adult mentors, father support
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Adolescent substance abusers are ____ likely to be affected by genetic and environmental factors
Definition
More
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Hypothetico-deductive reasoning (2)
Definition
Deducing hypotheses from a general theory
Pendulum problem
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Propositonal Thought
Definition
Evaluating the logic of verbal propositions
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Information processcing improvements in adolescence (8)
Definition
Attention, inhibition, memory strategies, knowledge, metacognition, cognitive self-regulation, processing capacity, speed of thinking
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Consequences of Abstract Thought: Self Consciousness & Self-Focusing (3)
Definition
Imaginary audience, sensitivity to criticism, personal fable
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Consequences of Abstrac thought: planning and Decision Making (2)
Definition
Inexperience, overwhelming options
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Consequences of Abstract Thought (3)
Definition
Self Consciousness and Self Focusing
Idealsim and Criticism
Planning and Decision Making
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Sex dufferences in mental abilities: Verbal (Performance, biological, enviornmental)
Definition
Girls do better from early ages, throughout school
Girls: advantage in left hemisphere of brain
Parents talk more to girls, oanguage arts considered "feminine"
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Sex difference in mental abilities: Math (Performance, biological, environmental)
Definition
Boys beter at abstract reasonging, gap larger at higher levels although shrinking
Boys: better numerical memory, spatial reasoning
Mathematics considered "masculine", parents see boy as better at math
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Supporting Academic Achievement: Child-rearing practices (3)
Definition
Authoritative, joint decision making, parent-school partnerships
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Supporting academic achievement: School characteristics (3)
Definition
Classroom learning experiences, teaching, tracking.
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Supporting academic achievement: Peer influences
Definition
value high achievement
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Supporting academic achievement: emplopyment schedule
Definition
Vocational education
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Dropout prevention strategies (5)
Definition
High-quality vocational training, remedial instruction, personalized couseling, address factors in students' lives outside school, extracurricular activities.
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