Adolescent Growth and Development Review

1. stage between childhood and adulthood

• a. estrogen

• b. puberty

• c. testosterone

• d. adolescence

2. As children get older, their ability to think critically

• a. declines

• b. remains the same

• c. improves

• d. varies greatly

3. a way that other people influence someone’s behavior

• attraction

• acceptance

• peer pressure

• responsibility

4. Being disorganized

• a. forces you to spend more time redoing things you’ve already done.

• b. reduces stress.

• c. allows you to be more productive.

• d. makes juggling many tasks at once easier.

5. Adolescents take risks for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• a. to put themselves in harms way

• b. to feel more in control of their lives

• c. because they think it will make others like them better

• d. because they want to become more popular

6. Girls do not produce the hormone testosterone

• True

• False

7. Which of the following physical changes happens to both boys and girls during puberty?

• a. muscles grow bigger and stronger

• b. hips widen

• c. voice gets deeper

• d. menstruation

8. Abstract thought will NOT help adolescents

• a. form and evaluate hypotheses.

• b. memorize historical facts.

• c. consider complex moral and ethical ideas.

• d. think about ideas beyond what can be seen or experienced.

9. Risky behaviors include all of the following EXCEPT

• a. fasting to lose weight.

• b. smoking

• c. playing tackle football without a helmet

• d. eating healthy foods

10. Mood swings

• a. are uncommon in adolescence

• b. always make you feel like hurting yourself or someone else

• c. can make you feel happy one day and sad the next.

• d. are more common in girls than boys