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1
Which of the following statements about adolescents today is TRUE?
A)Most adolescents are unsuccessful in negotiating the path from childhood to adulthood.
B)Most adolescents display a healthy self-image.
C)Adolescents are not provided with adequate opportunities and support to become competent adults.
D)Adolescents are a homogeneous group with describable characteristics and experiences.
2
__________ is a girl's first menstruation.
A)Puberty
B)Menarche
C)Estradiol
D)Menstrache
3
__________ are to females what __________ are to males.
A)Ovaries; sperm
B)Hormones; sperm
C)Testes; ovaries
D)Ovaries; testes
4
The average peak age of pubertal change is __________ years for girls and __________ years for boys.
A)9; 11
B)11; 9
C)11½; 13½
D)13½; 11½
5
Which of the following occurs first in male sexual maturation?
A)facial hair growth
B)increase in penis and testicle size
C)first ejaculation
D)detectable voice changes
6
Regarding puberty, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A)Boys have more negative body images than girls do.
B)Older adolescents are more preoccupied with their body image than younger adolescents.
C)Research finds that adolescent males who view their bodies positively, are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior.
D)There is little individual variation in puberty.
7
During adolescence, the development of the ____________ improves the ability to process information.
A)prefrontal cortex
B)corpus callosum
C)amygdala
D)hypothalamus
8
According to research which of these statements is TRUE about adolescents and tattoos:
A)The average age at which adolescents get tattoos is 15 years of age.
B)The average age at which adolescents get tattoos is 16 years of age.
C)Adolescents that get tattoos are poor performers academically.
D)More than 50% of adolescents that get tattoos have academic grades of As and Bs.
9
The use of condoms by adolescent males has increased from 46% in 1991 to __ in 2003.
A)63%
B)53%
C)66%
D)58%
10
In a single act of unprotected sex, a teenage girl has a _____ risk of acquiring genital herpes.
A)1%
B)25%
C)30%
D)50%
11
Regarding adolescent pregnancy, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Studies have found that children of adolescent mothers have lower achievement test scores and more behavioral problems than children born to adult mothers.
B)Adolescent pregnancy is experiencing a decline in the United States.
C)Adolescent pregnancy increases health risks for mother and offspring.
D)America's adolescent pregnancy rate is among the lowest in the Western world.
12
Mary Carskadon found through her research that when given the opportunity, adolescents will sleep over _____ hours.
A)8
B)9
C)10
D)11
13
Which of the follow statements is TRUE regarding trends in drug use?
A)The 1960s and 1970s were a time of marked decreases in illicit drug use.
B)The United States has the lowest adolescent drug use rate among industrialized nations.
C)Overall, the 1980s saw a surge in drug use.
D)The 1990s saw both increases and decreases in drug use.
14
Starvation is to __________ nervosa as binge–purge is to __________ nervosa.
A)anorexia; bulimia
B)anorexia; anorexia
C)bulimia; bulimia
D)bulimia; anorexia
15
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa include which characteristics?
A)They are experienced mostly by young males.
B)They involve a fear of becoming ill.
C)They cause noticeable changes in body weight.
D)They are associated with depression and/or anxiety.
16
The leading cause of death among adolescents is:
A)accidents.
B)suicide.
C)homicide.
D)cancer.
17
Piaget's stage describing adolescent cognitive development is called:
A)concrete operational.
B)formal operational.
C)sensorimotor.
D)preoperational.
18
__________ is the heightened sense of self-consciousness in adolescence, described by David Elkind.
A)Hypothetical-deductive reasoning
B)Adolescent egocentrism
C)Withdrawal
D)Service learning
19
Which type of education helps promote social responsibility?
A)character education
B)cognitive moral education
C)values learning
D)service learning





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