Which groups of adolescents would likely have the greatest difficulties adjusting to the changes of puberty?
a. Late-maturing boys and early-maturing girls
b. Late-maturing boys and late-maturing girls
c. Early-maturing boys and late-maturing girls
d. Early-maturing boys and early-maturing girls
Question 2Parent-child relationships tend to _____ once puberty is completed.
a. become confrontational
b. warm
c. fade away
d. ebb-and-flow
Question 3What percentage of girls view menarche positively?
a. 3
b. 13
c. 23
d. 33
Question 4What percentage of boys view semenarche positively?
a. 52
b. 62
c. 72
d. 82
Question 5Overall, what can we conclude about boys' and girls' body images during adolescence?
a. Girls' body images are influenced by other people's reactions to them but not to actual physical changes, while boys show the opposite pattern.
b. Both boys and girls experience puberty as an equally positive event.
c. Girls show benefits from going through puberty but not from the changes associated with their growth spurt, while boys show the opposite pattern.
d. Boys hold more positive personal body images than girls.
Question 6How is family stress, like conflict with a stepfather, most likely to impact the timing of puberty-related issues for a girl?
a. It will result in excessive menstruation.
b. It will lead to earlier sexual maturity.
c. It will delay puberty.
d. It will have no effect on any puberty-related behaviors.
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