 |  A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e Diane E. Papalia,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman
Physical Development and Health in Adolescence
Learning Objectives
LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR SECTION IAfter reading and reviewing this section of Chapter 15, you should be able to
do the following.
Explain why it is difficult to precisely demarcate adolescence, and identify
three kinds of markers for entrance into adulthood.
Identify opportunities for growth during adolescence and special risks
during that period.
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| | | LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR SECTION IIAfter reading and reviewing this section of Chapter 15, you should be able to
do the following.
Describe the onset of puberty, tell what may bring it on, and discuss
the role of hormonal changes.
State the duration and range of ages of onset of puberty in boys and
girls.
Define the secular trend and identify its most likely cause.
Describe the major physical changes that precede or signal sexual maturity
in boys and in girls, and list the sequence in which they occur.
Describe what happens during the adolescent growth spurt.
Distinguish between primary and secondary sex characteristics, and describe
how they change during puberty.
Tell how adolescents react to spermarche and menarche.
Identify adolescent girls' and boys' main concerns about physical appearance.
Compare psychological effects of early and late maturation in boys and
in girls.
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| | | LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR SECTION IIIAfter reading and reviewing this section of Chapter 15, you should be able to do the following.
Summarize health and fitness concerns about adolescents, particularly
the influence of poverty on access to health care.
Point out risks of athletic activity, especially for girls, and dangers
of inactivity.
Give reasons why adolescent girls are more at risk of depression than
adolescent boys.
Identify common nutritional deficiencies of adolescents.
Describe three common eating disorders--obesity, anorexia nervosa, and
bulimia nervosa--and discuss their causes, effects, and treatment.
Discuss trends, patterns, and consequences of drug use and abuse by
adolescents, particularly with regard to alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco.
Identify symptoms, effects, and treatment of the most prevalent sexually
transmitted diseases, discuss reasons for their high incidence among adolescents,
and list suggestions for prevention.
Discuss the incidence and effects of abuse and neglect of adolescents.
Name the three leading causes of death in adolescence, and differentiate
death rates and causes by sex and race.
Identify risk factors for suicide among adolescents, and list suggestions
for prevention.
Identify protective factors that tend to prevent risky behaviors.
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