ch 14 example #10140

Adolescents are more likely than adults to choose to stay up all night, go through a day without eating, exercise in pain, or text while driving because of an immature _____.

_____ are the sex hormones secreted in greater amounts by males than females.

A school schedule that begins at _____ and ends at 4:10 p.m. would be the best fit for adolescent sleep patterns.

At what age does the brain become fully mature?

Body chemicals that regulate sleep, moods, hunger, and stress are called _____.

Changes in primary sex characteristics include _____.

Data indicate a marked decline in _____ rates in most countries for the past few decades.

During puberty, the growth spurt sequence typically occurs in which order?

Ellie is 10 years old and well into puberty. She will probably experience _____.

Evolutionary theory suggests that the relationship between childhood stress and onset of puberty exists to _____.

For boys, the first ejaculation of seminal fluid is _____.

For boys, the usual sequence of physical changes in puberty is _____.

For girls, menarche is _____.

For girls, the usual sequence of physical changes in puberty is _____.

Holly, age 13, notices that her hips are widening and her breasts are developing. Holly is noticing changes in her _____ sex characteristics.

In the twenty-first century, early puberty positively correlates with _____.

Josefina is obsessed with her weight. She sometimes eats a whole package of Oreos at once and then makes herself vomit. Josefina is of normal weight, but she constantly has heartburn. She suffers from _____.

Patty is 5 feet tall and weighs 87 pounds, yet when she looks in the mirror she thinks she is too fat. She does aerobics for two hours daily and eats very little. Patty appears to suffer from _____.

Teenagers have _____ rate of gonorrhea, genital herpes, and chlamydia when compared to sexually active people of other age groups.

The biological events that begin puberty involve a hormonal signal from the _____.

The correct sequence of puberty hormone production that starts in the brain and ends with glands located atop the kidneys is the _____.

The gland that produces the hormones that stimulate the adrenal glands is the _____.

The more successful therapy for eating disorders during adolescence appears to be _____.

What article of clothing is Xavier most likely to outgrow first when he experiences the adolescent growth spurt?

Which hormone is high at the onset of puberty and affects appetite?