Psychology- Adolescent Development

The time period between childhood and adulthood that includes physical, social, emotional and mental changes is called:

• Puberty
• Maturity
• Adolescence
• Rebellion

Hormone responsible for secondary sex characteristic changes in females.

• Magnesium
• Iron
• Testosterone
• Estrogen

A change that occurs in both boys and girls during puberty that is characterized by a dramatic increase in height over a short period of time.

• Growth Spurt
• Growing pains

Time during adolescence when the reproductive system begins to mature and physical changes occur.

• Menstruation
• Puberty
• Maturation
• Transformation

Hormone responsible for the secondary sex characteristic changes in males.

• Estrogen
• Endocrine
• Testosterone
• Pituitary Gland

On average, girls typically achieve a growth spurt sooner than boys.

• True
• False

Erikson said that when you are a teenager, your main goal is to find your . .

• Trust
• Calling
• Identity
• Integrity

According to Erikson, what is the major conflict faced during adolescence?

• Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
• Intimacy vs. Isolation
• Identity vs. Role Confusion
• Generativity vs. Stagnation 

A 38-year-old woman quits her high-paying marketing job to focus on her children and become a school counselor. What stage would Erikson consider this to be:

• Idenitity vs. Role Confusion 
• Generativity vs. Stagnation
• Ego Integrity vs. Despair
• Industry vs. Inferiority

According to Erikson, a man’s midlife crisis happens in the 

• generativity vs stagnation
• intimacy vs isolation
• integrity vs despair
• identity vs role confusion