| Major Section | Study Guide Features |
| I. Puberty: an overview | Learning Objectives: 1-2 |
| | Important terms: puberty, primary sexual characteristics, secondary sexual characteristics, body composition Multiple choice questions: 1-2 Fill in the blank questions: 1, 8, 9 Matching questions: 10, 16 |
| A. The endocrine system. | Important terms: central nervous system, |
| | endocrine system, hormones, organizational role,
activational role, glands, set point, feedback loop, pituitary gland, hypothalamus, gonads, androgens, estrogens Multiple choice questions: 3-7 Fill in the blank questions: 2-4 Matching questions: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 11, 14, 19 |
| B. What triggers puberty? | Learning Objectives: 2 |
| | Important terms: leptin, adrenarche Fill in the blank questions: 5 Matching questions: 18 |
| II. Somatic Development | |
| A. Changes in stature and the | Learning Objectives: 3 |
| dimensions of the body | Important terms: growth spurt, peak height |
| | velocity, asynchronicity in growth, muscle-to-fat ratio Multiple choice questions: 8-10 Fill in the blank questions: 6, 7 Matching questions: 3, 13 |
| B. Sexual maturation | Important terms: Tanner stages |
| | Multiple choice questions: 12, 33 Matching questions: 3 |
| 1. Sexual maturation in boys | Multiple choice questions: 11 |
| 2. Sexual maturation in girls | Important terms: menarche |
| | Multiple choice questions: 12-14 Fill in the blank questions: 10 |
| III. The Timing and Tempo of Puberty | Learning Objectives: 4 |
| A. Variations in the timing and tempo of puberty | |
| B. Genetic and environmental influences | |
| 1. Individual differences in pubertal maturation | Important terms: pheromones |
| | Fill in the blank questions: 11 |
| 2. Group differences in pubertal maturation | Important terms: secular trend |
| | Multiple choice questions: 15 |
| IV. The Psychological and Social Impact of Puberty | Learning Objectives: 5 |
| | Important terms: cross-sectional study, longitudinal study Multiple choice questions: 34 Fill in the blank questions: 12-13 Matching questions: 8, 12 |
| A. The immediate impact of puberty | |
| 1. Puberty and self-esteem | |
| 2. Adolescent moodiness | Multiple choice questions: 16 |
| 3. Changes in patterns of sleep | Important terms: delayed phase preference |
| | Multiple choice questions: 17 Fill in the blank questions: 14 Matching questions: 17 |
| 4. Puberty and family relations | |
| B. The impact of specific pubertal events | Multiple choice questions: 18-20 |
| C. The impact of early or late maturation | |
| 1. Early versus late maturation among boys | Multiple choice questions: 21-23, 35 |
| 2. Early versus late maturation in girls | Multiple choice questions: 24 |
| V. Pubertal Changes and Eating Disorders | Important terms: basal metabolic rate, |
| | disordered eating, obesity Multiple choice questions: 25, 26 Fill in the blank questions: 15 |
| A. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia | Learning Objectives: 6 |
| | Important terms: anorexia, bulimia Multiple choice questions: 27 Fill in the blank questions: 16-18 Matching questions: 9, 15 |
| VI. Physical Health and Health Care in Adolescence | Learning Objectives: 7 |
| | Important terms: adolescent health care, |
| | health promotion, health-compromising behaviors, health-enhancing behaviors school-based health centers Multiple choice questions: 28-32 Fill in the blank questions: 19-20 Matching questions: 20 |
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