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Adolescent Developme
Behavioral Medicine, wvsom
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are some observed traits of males who reach puberty early? | Self confident Independent Mature in social rel. Student body president More athletes Higher intelligence Increased sexual activity |
| What are some observed traits of females who reach puberty early? | More competent More responsible Adaptable Better academically Later sexual activity |
| The majority of teenagers have had sexual intercourse by what age? | 19 |
| How many adolescent girls become pregnant each year? | 1,000,000 |
| What are some psychiatric illness and other disorders recognized as having onset in adolescence? | Depression Substance abuse Anti-social behavior Suicide Schizophrenia Trying different roles Rebellion against parents Eating Disorders |
| From highest to lowest, what are the causes of death of adolescents? | Accidents Homicide Suicide |
| True or False. Persons under the age of 25 are more likely to be arrested than people older than 25. | True 62% of all arrests are persons under 25 years of age |
| What are some indicators that an adolescent may be prone to violent behavior? | Genetic factors Psychopathology Child victims of abuse Poverty Drugs Past violence Cognitive or psychiatric History of violence/abuse Serious antisocial behavior as a child. Especially against animals. |
| True or False. There are gender and race bias when it comes to imprisoning adolescents for criminal behavior. | True |
| What is a common disorder affecting female adolescents? | eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa or bulemia nervosa |
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