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Human Development

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show Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence  
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show adolescence  
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process by which a person attains sexual maturity and ability to reproduce   show
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What are some similarities and differences among adolescents in various parts of the world?   show
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show Accidents, homicide, suicide, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, not using seat belt, drinking, weapons, sex  
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show A time of physical, cognitive, social, emotional and psychosocial maturation  
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show About age 11 to 19 or 20  
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show Opportunity-cognitive and social competence, autonomy, self-esteem, intimacy; risk-accident, homicide, suicide, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, no seatbelt, weapons, sex  
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show adrenarche  
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show gonadarche  
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What 2 stages does puberty take place in?   show
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show Adrenal glands, help grow pubic, armpit, facial hair, helps body growth, oilier, develop body odor  
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show primary sex characteristics  
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show secondary sex characteristics  
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sharp increase in height and weight that perceived sexual maturity   show
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boys 1st ejaculation   show
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girls 1st menstruation   show
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show secular trend  
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show nocturnal emission or wet dream  
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a monthly shedding of tissue from the lining of the womb   show
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show With the maturing of primary and secondary sex characteristics, girls-breast tissue and pubic hair, boys-enlargement of testes  
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How can its timing and length vary?   show
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show Girls-breast, pubic hair, body growth, menstruation, oil and sweat glands; boys-growth of testes, pubic hair, body growth, penis, change in voice, ejaculation, facial and underarm hair, oil and sweat glands  
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show How adolescence and others interpretation accompanying changes, such as peers  
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show Hair growth, voice and skin change, muscular development, growth spurt  
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show Can be positive or negative depending on how perceived, environment raised, peers  
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show socioemotional network  
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brain network that regulates responses to stimuli   show
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show Socioemotional network, cognitive control network  
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show Increase in the white matter in the frontal lobes, pruning of unused dendritic connections resulting reduction of gray matter and increases brain’s efficiency  
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Identify immature features of the adolescent brain.   show
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How can immaturity affect behavior?   show
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show Socioemotional network, cognitive control network, increase in white matter continues and frontal lobes, pruning of unused and dendritic brain development in adolescence affect behavior  
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show melatonin  
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Summarize the status of adolescent health.   show
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show Improve strength and endurance, healthier bones and muscles, weight control, reduce anxiety, increased self-esteem, increased school grades, increased well-being  
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Tell why adolescence often get too little sleep.   show
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descriptive and evaluated beliefs about one's appearance   show
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eating disorder characterized by self starvation   show
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show bulimia nervosa  
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show binge eating disorder  
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Identify typical dietary deficiencies of adolescence.   show
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show Poorer health, less able to do daily activities, health issues, depression, use behavioral modification techniques, change diet, exercise, can lose weight  
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show Life-threatening, distorted body image, underweight, treatment is to gain weight, cognitive behavioral therapy, parents control eating patterns, can recover (have do) or can be deadly  
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show Not overweight, obsessed about shape, low self-esteem, overwhelmed by shame, self-contempt, depression, treatment to get patients to eat normally, cognitive behavioral therapy, 30 to 50% recovery  
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repeated, harmful use of a substance, usually alcohol or other drugs   show
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addiction (physical, psychological or both) to a harmful substance   show
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Summarize recent trends in substance use among adolescents.   show
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show Risk addiction, substance abuse, substance dependence, adolescence are influenced by peers and sometimes family  
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Tell why early initiation into substance use is dangerous.   show
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What factors affect gender differences in adolescent depression?   show
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What are the 3 leading causes of death among adolescents?   show
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show Mental illness, perpetrators or victims of violence, school/academic/behavioral problems, childhood maltreatment, problem in relationships, think poorly of self, hopeless, poor impulse control, low tolerance for stress, need friend, family history  
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What are some common health problems in adolescence?   show
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show With counseling, hospitalization, exercise, more sleep, not taking illicit drugs, drug therapy for depression  
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Piaget's final status cognitive development, characterized by the ability to think abstractly   show
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ability, believed by Piaget to accompany the state of formal operations, to develop, consider and test hypotheses   show
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Explain the difference between formal operational and concrete operational thinking as exemplified by the pendulum problem.   show
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show Brain maturation, expanding environmental opportunities  
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show Does not consider cognitive advance, information processing capacity, accumulation of knowledge, expertise in specific fields, metacognition, not all adults can think abstractly  
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show Explains how children gain in abstract thinking  
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What are the 2 measurable changes in adolescent cognition according to information processing researchers?   show
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changes in adolescence that include changes in working memory capacity and increasing the amount of knowledge stored in long-term memory   show
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show Declarative, procedural, conceptual  
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show declarative knowledge  
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show procedural knowledge  
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show conceptual knowledge  
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changes in adolescence that include the process for obtaining, handling, retaining information, such as learning, remembering, reasoning   show
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show functional change  
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the ability to understand another person's point of view and level of knowledge and to speak accordingly   show
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Name 2 major types of changes in adolescence information-processing capabilities and give examples of each.   show
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Identify characteristics of adolescences’ language development that reflect cognitive advances.   show
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show Strength in group identity, shut out adults, inventing new “teenage words”  
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show Develop abstract thinking, hypothetical deductive reasoning, structural change, functional change, language development, social perspective taking  
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1st level of Kohlberg’s theory of moral reasoning in which control is external and rules are obeyed in order to gain rewards or avoid punishment or out of self interest   show
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show conventional morality or morality of conventional role conformity  
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3rd level of Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning in which people follow it internally held moral principles that can decide among conflicting roles standards   show
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show Preconventional morality, conventional morality, postconventional morality  
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What are Kohlberg 6 stages of moral reasoning?   show
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show Parents, peers, culture, close friends, being perceived as a leader  
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show Higher cognitive development does not necessarily mean higher moral development, moral activity can be motivated by emotion such as sympathy, guilt and distress, internalization of purse social norms  
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How can Kohlberg’s theory of moral reasoning be affected by parent and peer influences?   show
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show Some people in other countries do not reach the same stages as Western-based countries, does not necessarily mean less moral development  
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show Gilligan said that Kohlberg standards were more important to men than women, and men care about justice, women care about caring for others  
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Discuss individual differences in pro-social behavior, such as volunteering.   show
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On what basis do adolescences make moral judgments?   show
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show Student motivation, self efficacy, SES, related family characteristics, gender, parenting styles, ethnicity, peer influence, school  
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show self-efficacy  
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What can influence gender differences in school achievement?   show
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show With duty, submission to authority, participation in family and community  
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Assess the influences of personal qualities, SES, gender, ethnicity, parents and peers on academic achievement.   show
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show Safe orderly environment, culture, extracurricular activities, respectful/encouraging teachers, adolescence make rules, meaningful curriculum, different types of high schools  
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show active engagement  
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What are trends in high school completion?   show
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What are the causes and effects of dropping out?   show
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show More likely to obtain post secondary education, have jobs, be consistently employed  
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show Individual ability and personality, education, SES, ethnic background, school counselors, life experiences, societal values  
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show prepare for real world, develop real-world skills/work ethic, sense of responsibility/independence/self-confidence, appreciate value of work; distract from long-term educational/occupational goals, exposure to alcohol, drugs, sex, delinquent behavior  
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show Self motivation, self-efficacy, SES, family, gender, parenting style, peer influence, high school; personality, education, background, school counselors, life experience, societal argues, school can deter students  
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show Transition from childhood to adulthood  
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When does adolescence begin and end?   show
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What opportunities and risks does it entail?   show
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What happens to risky behavior patterns throughout adolescence?   show
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show Puberty, hormonal changes  
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What is puberty triggered by?   show
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show About 4 years, earlier in girls than boys, and one person can reproduce, timing varies  
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show Age 9 or 10, adrenal glands increase hormonal output  
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show Boys and girls undergo adolescent growth spurt, reproductive organs enlarge and mature, secondary sex characteristics appear  
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What possibly started the earlier attainment of adult height and sexual maturity? When did this occur?   show
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What are the principal signs of sexual maturity for males and females?   show
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How do these changes affect them psychologically?   show
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What brain developments occur during adolescence?   show
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Contrast how adolescents and adults process information about emotions. How does this affect adolescents’ judgment?   show
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show Under development of frontal cortical systems connected with motivation, impulsivity, addiction lead adolescences to risk taking  
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show Poverty or lifestyle  
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Why do adolescences tend to not get enough sleep?   show
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What are 3 common eating disorders in adolescence?   show
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show Serious long-term effects, affect mostly girls and young women, bulimia has better outcomes than anorexia  
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What are some common health problems in adolescence?   show
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What are the leading causes of death among adolescents?   show
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show Eat right, exercise, don't play with guns, don't abuse drugs, wear protective gear  
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show Engage in hypothetical-deductive reasoning, think in terms of possibilities, deal flexibly with problems, test hypotheses  
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show No, requires environmental stimulation, not all capable, those who are capable do not always use it  
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show Increase in declarative, procedural, conceptual knowledge and expansion of capacity of working memory  
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What functional a changes occur in adolescence?   show
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show Emotional immaturity  
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How do adolescence thinking and language use differ from young children's?   show
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show Progressives from external control to internalize societal standards to personal, principled moral codes  
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On what grounds has Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning been questioned?   show
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show Developing sense of justice, growing cognitive ability  
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show Self-efficacy beliefs, parental practices, culture and peer influences, gender, quality of schooling  
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Which students have the highest dropout rate?   show
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Why is active engagement important for adolescences?   show
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What can benefit high school graduates who do not immediately go to college?   show
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What is the effect of part-time work on students?   show
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What influences affect adolescents educational and vocational planning and preparation?   show
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