Adolescents often skip the breakfast meal in an effort to lose weight and reduce calories. Which of the following adolescents is most likely to eat breakfast?
a. Carla lives with her mom and brother and her brother eats breakfast.
b. Cimmaron lives with her grandmother who eats breakfast.
c. Ron lives in a two-parent household and his parents eat breakfast.
d. DeMarcus lives with his mom and sister and they don't eat breakfast.
Ques. 2Mrs. Gibbs cannot seem to catch up with the eating habits of her 14-year-old daughter Zondra and 16-year-old son Austin. Her weekly grocery shopping is never enough to keep the pantry stocked. What is the recommended calorie intake for her two adolescents?
a. 1800 calories per day for Zondra and 2200 per day for Austin
b. 2200 calories per day for Zondra and 3000 per day for Austin
c. 2400 calories per day for each of them
d. 2000 calories per day for each of them
Ques. 3The secular trend is defined as:
a. the influence of better nutrition and medical care in delaying onset of puberty in adolescents living in developed countries.
b. the pattern of earlier onset of puberty in boys (decreasing the age difference between male and female onset of puberty).
c. the pattern that menarche and other aspects of puberty are experienced by girls earlier with each new generation.
d. the influence of environmental factors such as toxins that interfere with hormones and delay puberty.
Ques. 4Based on studies, what is the likelihood that sexually active adolescents will contract an STD?
a. one in four chance
b. one in eight chance
c. one in ten chance
d. fewer than 10
Ques. 5The following girls are all 14 years of age. Which of them most likely experienced menarche at the youngest age?
a. Corrinne's mother experienced menarche at the age of 13.
b. Candace lives in a stressful, unsupportive home environment.
c. Penny lives in a border town where street gangs threaten citizens on a daily basis.
d. Katie lives in a warm, protective home environment.
Ques. 6Who is at greater risk of unintended pregnancy the first time they have sexual relations?
a. adolescents who receive comprehensive sex education
b. girls around the age of 16
c. adolescents who take a virginity pledge
d. adolescents from single parent homes
Ques. 7Which one of the following groups of adolescents is most likely to take an early pathway to sexual activity?
a. Latino males
b. Latina females
c. Asian males
d. African American males
Ques. 8Caitlin is a typical adolescent. She just learned that her dad is being transferred to another city far from Caitlin's current friends and familiar surroundings. Caitlin is very emotional about the news, cries uncontrollably, and runs off to a friend's house during the night. Her older sister seems relatively unaffected by the news. From a developmental perspective, what might explain the difference?
a. During adolescence, the prefrontal lobe is developing more slowly than the emotion center in the brain.
b. During adolescence, the corpus callosum shows the greatest increase in size and stimulates emotions.
c. During adolescence, neurological changes occur rapidly and brain functions are less integrated.
d. During adolescence, myelination of axons slows the development of the judgment and decision making center of the brain.
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