| 1. Describe the Role of Adolescence in Health |
| | 1.1. Adolescence: A Critical Juncture in Health |
| | | 1.1.1. Why are health related behaviors of adolescents so important? |
| | | 1.1.2. Why might adolescents engage in unhealthy behavior? |
| | | 1.1.3. What is involved in improving adolescent-health? |
| | 1.2. Risk-Taking Behavior |
| | | 1.2.1. Why do adolescents engage in risk-taking behavior? |
| | | 1.2.2. What can be done to help adolescents satisfy their desires for risk-taking without compromising their health? |
| | 1.3. Health Services |
| | | 1.3.1. What are some current trends regarding health care utilization by U. S. adolescents? |
| | | 1.3.2. What are some reasons that adolescents might not be receiving adequate health care? |
| | 1.4. Leading Causes of Death |
| | | 1.4.1. What are the three leading causes of death in adolescence? |
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| 2. Summarize the Eating Patterns and Eating Disorders of Adolescents |
| | 2.1. Nutrition |
| | | 2.1.1. What is basal metabolism rate? |
| | | 2.1.2. Why is the consumption of 'fast-foods' a concern for today's adolescents? |
| | 2.2. Eating Disorders |
| | | 2.2.1. What are the research findings regarding adolescent eating disorders? |
| | | 2.2.2. What percent of adolescents are obese? |
| | | 2.2.3. Are there ethnic variations in being overweight in adolescence in the U.S.? |
| | | 2.2.4. How does the adolescent obesity rate in the U.S. compare to other countries? |
| | | 2.2.5. How do eating patterns in childhood relate to adult obesity? |
| | | 2.2.6. How does having an overweight parent influence the likelihood of an adolescent being overweight? |
| | | 2.2.7. What hereditary and environmental factors are involved in obesity? |
| | | 2.2.8. What are the effects of being overweight? |
| | | 2.2.9. What types of interventions have been successful in reducing overweight adolescents? |
| | | 2.2.10. What are the characteristics of anorexia nervosa? |
| | | 2.2.11. What are the age and gender characteristics of individuals with anorexia nervosa? |
| | | 2.2.12. Are certain adolescents more prone to anorexia nervosa than others? |
| | | 2.2.13. What societal, psychological, and physiological causes of anorexia nervosa have been proposed? |
| | | 2.2.14. What is the nature of bulimia nervosa? |
| | | 2.2.15. What are the age and gender characteristics of bulimia nervosa? |
| | | 2.2.16. How is bulimia nervosa related to weight? |
| | | 2.2.17. What factors are related to bulimia nervosa? |
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| 3. Evaluate the Nature of Exercise and Sports in Adolescents' Lives |
| | 3.1. Exercise |
| | | 3.1.1. Do U. S. adolescents get enough exercise? |
| | | 3.1.2. What are some ethnic differences in exercise participation among adolescents? |
| | | 3.1.3. What are some differences in exercise and eating habits between U. S. adolescents and adolescents in other countries? |
| | | 3.1.4. What are some of the causes of the poor physical condition of U. S. adolescents? |
| | | 3.1.5. What role does school play in the development of attitudes towards exercise? |
| | | 3.1.6. Does it make a difference if children and adolescents are pushed to exercise in school? |
| | | 3.1.7. What is the role of exercise in reducing adolescent stress? |
| | 3.2. Sports |
| | | 3.2.1. How extensive is the role of sports in adolescent's lives? |
| | | 3.2.2. What are some positive side benefits of adolescent involvement in sports? |
| | | 3.2.3. What are some potential negative outcomes of youth participation in sports? |
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| 4. Characterize the Sleep Patterns of Adolescents |
| | 4.1. Sleep |
| | | 4.1.1. Why have adolescent sleep patterns become a recent focus of interest? |
| | | 4.1.2. What does research indicate about the sleep patterns of adolescents? |
| | | 4.1.3. What are the results of starting schools later in the morning? |
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| 5. Discuss Stress and Coping in Adolescence |
| | 5.1. Stress |
| | | 5.1.1. What is the General Adaptation Syndrome, and what are its stages? |
| | | 5.1.2. What are the results of stress? |
| | | 5.1.3. What are the three common sources of stress for adolescents? |
| | | 5.1.4. Compare life events and daily hassles. |
| | | 5.1.5. What are the effects of stressful life events? |
| | | 5.1.6. What are some limitations of measuring stress through daily life events? |
| | | 5.1.7. What are some common daily hassles of college students? |
| | | 5.1.8. What are some criticisms of the daily hassles approach to assessing stress? |
| | | 5.1.9. What sociocultural factors effect responses to stress? |
| | | 5.1.10. What is the "tend and befriend" response, and does research support it? |
| | | 5.1.11. What is acculturative stress? |
| | | 5.1.12. How does poverty relate to stress? |
| | 5.2. Coping |
| | | 5.2.1. What is coping? |
| | | 5.2.2. What characteristics have been associated with successful coping? |
| | | 5.2.3. Compare problem-focused and emotion-focused coping. |
| | | 5.2.4. Under what conditions do problem-focused and emotion-focused coping work best |
| | | 5.2.5. What are the benefits of thinking positively? |
| | | 5.2.6. What are the benefits of support? |
| | | 5.2.7. How does context relate to the effectiveness of particular coping strategies? |
| | | 5.2.8. Is it a good idea to use more than one coping strategy? |
