chapter 11 lifespan

period of rapid physical maturation occurring primarily in early adolescence that involves hormonal and bodily changes

the growth spurt occurs approximated ___ years earlier in ____ than for ____

girls first menstruation

associated in boys with the development of genitals, an increase in height, and a change in voice.

associated with breast, uterine, and skeletal development

in the US, children mature up to a ___ earlier then children in euro countries

very early onset and rapid progression of puberty. earlier then 8 years in girls and 9 in boys

an adolescents ____ identity involves activities, interests, styles of behavior, and an indication of sexual orientation

by age 20, ___ percent of US youth have engaged in sexual intercourse

alcohol use, early menarche, and poor parent child communication were linked to early ___ ____ behavior in girl

the percentage of sexually active young adolescents is ____ in _____ income areas of inner cities

US adolescents use condoms less then euro kids, thus....

daughters of teenage mother are ___ percent more likely to become teenage mothers themselves

adolescent mothers are more likely to come from ___ ses backgrounds

given the opportunity, adolescents will sleep an average of _____ a night

most adolescents get ____ sleep then they need

adolescents biological clock undergoes a shift when they get older, _____ their period of sleepiness by about __ hour.

a delay in the nightly release of ____, which is produced in the brains ___ gland seems to underlie the shift in sleep

the three leading causes of death in adolescence are

half of all deaths in adolescents are caused by _____ injuries

substance and drug abuse has been on the ____

when it comes to binge drinking, ____ are more likely then ___ to do it.

a recent trend has been using _____, or in other words narcotics

parental monitoring is linked with ____ incidence of problem behavior by adolescents, which includes substance abuse

having friends who do not do drugs is related to a lower level of substance use

formal operational thought is ____. adolescents no longer are limited to _____ experiences as anchors for thought

the increased tendency to think about thought itself is an indication of

the heightened self consciousness of adolescents

involved adolescents belief that others are interested in them as they themselves are, as well as attention getting behavior motivated by a desire to be notices, visible, and "on stage"

the part of adolescent egocentrism that involves an adolescents sense of uniqueness and invincibility

adolescents often show a sense of _____ or _____