DevPsy ADO & EAD

Question 1

crucial and critical stage in development, time of sexual exploration and experimentation

Answer 1

Adolescent

Question 2

period of rapid physical maturation, occurs in early adolescence, hormonal and bodily changes

Answer 2

Puberty

Question 3

increase in testosterone (male), increase in estrogen (female)

Answer 3

Hormonal changes

Question 4

chemicals secreted by endocrine glands and carried throughout the body by the bloodstream

Answer 4

Hormones

Question 5

Pubertal sequence begins in Boys at ? and Girls at ?

Answer 5

10 to 13 years
9 and 15 years

Question 6

location where fibers connect the left and right hemisphere

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Corpus callosum

Question 7

part of the brain where emotions and rewards are processed

Answer 7

Limbic system

Question 8

region of the brain that is the seat of emotions

Answer 8

Amygdala

Question 9

shuts down during high emotions, where reasoning, decision making and self-control resides

Answer 9

Prefrontal cortex

Question 10

Time of deep curiosity, concerned with their sexual attractiveness, may experience vulnerability and confusion

Answer 10

Adolescence

Question 11

Develops sexual Identity
- Learning to manage sexual feelings
- Developing new forms of intimacy
- Learning skills to regulate sexual behavior

Answer 11

Adolescent

Question 12

Relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation

Answer 12

Anorexia nervosa

Question 13

Individual consistently follows binge-and-purge pattern

Answer 13

Bulimia nervosa

Question 14

View of thinking in which decision making is influenced by two competing cognitive systems

Answer 14

Fuzzy-trace theory

Question 15

self-centered and self-concerned approach toward others

Answer 15

Narcissism

Question 16

period of exploration and experimentation which an individual postpones making major commitments

Answer 16

Psychosocial moratorium

Question 17

period of identity development during which the adolescent is exploring alternatives

Answer 17

Crisis

Question 18

No clear direction, no exploration

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Identity diffusion

Question 19

commitment is made without exploring

Answer 19

Identity foreclosure

Question 20

exploring and figuring things out with no final decision

Answer 20

Identity moratorium

Question 21

explored different options and made firm commitments

Answer 21

Identity achievement

Question 22

Who founded the four statuses of identity?

Answer 22

James Marcia

Question 23

Autonomy, detachment from parents; parent and peer worlds are isolated, (parents are always in command)

Answer 23

Old model

Question 24

Attachment and autonomy; parents are important support systems and attachment figures (parents are not always in command)

Answer 24

New model

Question 25

small group with five to six individuals that engage in similar activities (ex. hobbies)

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Cliques

Question 26

Members do not spend as much time together, based on reputation or shared activities (ex. sports)

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Crowds

Question 27

Early into romantic attractions and affiliations

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11 to 13 years old

Question 28

Exploring romantic relationships

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14 to 16 years old

Question 29

Consolidating dyadic romantic bonds

Answer 29

17 to 19

Question 30

Adolescent who breaks the law or engages in behavior that is considered illegal

Answer 30

Juvenile delinquency

Question 31

Causes of delinquency

Answer 31

- Lower-Socioeconomic Status culture - Siblings and delinquent peers - Peer pressure & non-educated

Question 32

Factors contributing to depression

Answer 32

- Genes - Certain family factors - Poor peer relationships

Question 33

Suicide is the third leading cause of death in ?

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10 to 19 year olds

Question 34

- contracted through sexual contact including oral-genital and anal-genital contact - results when an STI causes noticeable symptoms or leads to a pathological disease state and damage.

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Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD's)

Question 35

Emerging adulthood occurs from approximately ? years of age

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18 to 25

Question 36

- Identity exploration, especially in love and work - Instability, self-focused, and feeling-in-between - Age of possibilities, time when individuals have an opportunity to transform their live

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Early adulthood

Question 37

Peak physical performance typically occurs between ? years of age

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19 and 26

Question 38

Muscle tone and strength usually begin to decline around the age of ?

Answer 38

30

Question 39

- More chronic health problems - Engage in more health-compromising behaviors - Mortality rate twice that of adolescents

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Early adulthood

Question 40

overwhelming involvement with using a drug and a preoccupation with securing its supply

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Addiction

Question 41

long-term, repeated, uncontrolled, compulsive, and excessive alcohol use impairing user’s health and relationships

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Alcoholism

Question 42

- Recurrent binge eating without purging - Feelings lack of control - Overweight, afflicts females more than males

Answer 42

Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

Question 43

Forcible sexual intercourse with a person, female or male, who does not give consent

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Rape

Question 44

- Spread by contact between infected moist membranes (genitals) of two individuals - caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae - commonly called the "drip" or "clap"

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Gonorrhea

Question 45

- highly infectious disease that progresses through distinct stages if left untreated - caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum - sore external skin rash, can lead to death

Answer 45

Syphilis

Question 46

- spreads by sexual contact, infecting genital organs of both sexes, females can become infertile - caused by the bacterium _ trachomatis. - asymptomatic, health complications if not treated

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Chlamydia

Question 47

- caused by a family of viruses with different strains - involves an eruption of sores and blisters - spread by sexual contact

Answer 47

Genital herpes

Question 48

- caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), destroys immune system - main vehicles of transmission (semen, blood) - symptoms include; fevers, night sweats, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes

Answer 48

AIDS

Question 49

- transmitted through skin-to-skin contact during sex, passed even when warts aren't visible - caused by certain types of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) - highly contagious virus, little bumps

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Genital warts

Question 50

Final stage of cognitive development, and it characterizes adults as well as adolescents

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Formal operational thought

Question 51

Produces stress and is related to physical and emotional problems, martial difficulties, and homicide

Answer 51

Unemployment

Question 52

- Diseases contracted primarily through sex - presence of an infectious agent (like a bacterium, virus, or parasite) that can be spread through sexual contact, even if no symptoms are present.

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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Question 53

Individual's behavior style and characteristic emotional responses

Answer 53

Temperament

Question 54

have positive view of relationships and find it easy to get close to others

Answer 54

Secure attachment style

Question 55

hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationship

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Avoidant attachment style

Question 56

demand closeness, less trusting, more emotional, jealous, possessive

Answer 56

Anxious attachment style

Question 57

our own attitudes and values are supported when someone else's are similar to ours

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Consensual validation

Question 58

We choose partners who match our own level of attractiveness

Answer 58

Matching hypothesis

Question 59

Stage of intimacy vs isolation

Answer 59

Early Adulthood

Question 60

Passionate love or eros, intense and full of strong emotions, often happens in early stages of a relationship

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Romantic love

Question 61

Compassionate love, warm and caring based on deep connection, desire to stay close with the other person, no passion

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Affectionate love

Question 62

Strongest and most complete from of love, includes passionate, intimacy and commitment

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Consummate love

Question 63

Who founded triarchic theory of love

Answer 63

Robert J. Sternberg

Question 64

has passion, no intimacy and commitment

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Infatuation

Question 65

has passion and commitment, without intimacy

Answer 65

Fatuous love

Question 66

- Forming intimate relationships with other adults - Confronting loneliness - Finding a place in a society that is marriage-oriented

Answer 66

Early Adulthood

Question 67

Positive masculine and feminine characteristics present in the same person

Answer 67

Androgyny

Question 68

Individuals who adopt a gender identity that differs from the one assigned to them at birth

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Transgender