Examl 2:l PSYl 357/l PSY357l (Latestl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Lifespanl Developmentl Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l GCU
Q:l Thel hormonesl thatl playl al rolel inl sexuall maturation
Answer:
Estrogenl andl Testosterone
Q:l Estrogen
Answer:
Responsiblel forl thel developmentl ofl thel reproductivel system.l thel vaginal andl uterusl isl dependentl onl thisl hormone.
Q:l Testosterone
Answer:
Testosteronel causesl reproductivel organsl tol mature,l musclel andl bonel tol grow,l faciall andl pubicl hairl tol appear,l andl thel voicel tol deepen.
Q:l Menarche
Answer:
Thel firstl occurrencel ofl menstruation,l menarchel distrurbancesl includesl amenorrhea.l happensl betweenl thel agel ofl 10-14
Q:l Amenorrhea
Answer:
Thel abnormall absencel ofl menstruation
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Q:l Dysmenorrhea
Answer:
Painl accompanyingl menstruationl —l causesl mayl bel physical,l emotional,l orl hormonal;l 14%l ofl casesl arel severe
Q:l Majorl causesl ofl juvenilel delinquency
Answer:
Poorl parentingl skills,l familyl size,l nol fatherl inl thel house,l homel discord,l childl maltreatment,l andl antisociall parent.
Q:l Teenl Sexuality
Answer:
Aboutl halfl (54%)l adolescentsl age15-19l havel hadl somel typel ofl sexuall experience.
Q:l Teenl Pregnancyl rate
Answer:
10l %l ofl girlsl 15-19l becomel pregnantl 1l millionl girlsl arel gettingl pregnantl al yearl (ratel isl increasing)l 95%l choosel tol keepl theirl baby.
Q:l Contraceptive
Answer:
Veryl fewl usel contraceptives.l 78%l ofl femalesl andl 89%l ofl malesl agedl 15-24l whol hadl theirl firstl sexuall intercoursel beforel agel 20l usedl al contraceptivel methodl atl firstl sexuall intercourse.
Q:l Datel rape
Answer:
Betweenl 100,000l andl 500,00l girlsl arel gettingl datel rapedl butl notl onel isl reportingl it. 2 / 3
Q:l STDsl rate
Answer:
Youthl agesl 15-24l accountl forl almostl halfl ofl thel 26l millionl newl sexuallyl transmittedl infections
Q:l Eatingl disorder
Answer:
Anyl ofl al rangel ofl psychologicall disordersl characterizedl byl abnormall orl disturbedl eatingl habits.
Q:l Anorexia
Answer:
Thel greatestl inl teenagersl 15-24l 90-95%l arel femalesl andl thel numberl ofl menl isl increasing.l 8-10%l diel froml It.
Q:l Bulimia
Answer:
Dol notl standl out,l eatl andl tryl tol hidel it.l Forcel themselvesl tol getl ridl ofl it.
Q:l Obesity
Answer:
Thel conditionl ofl beingl grosslyl fatl orl overweight.l Agesl 5-19l greaterl thanl 2l standardl deviationsl abovel thel whol growthl referencel median.
Q:l Pica
Answer:
Eatingl nonl nutrientl containl thingsl suchl asl dirty,l clay,l andl sticks
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