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PSYC 140 MODULE 6 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PSYC 140 MODULE 6 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSIn North America, what is the average age for the pubertal growth spurt? - Answers-10
for girls and 12.5 for boys
When do girls and boys typically finish growing? - Answers-Girls 16, boys 18
What is the domino effect in puberty? - Answers-1. The hypothalamus sends GnRH to
the Pituitary gland
2. The pituitary gland releases FSH and LH
3. The blood stream carries the increase production of sex hormones
Hypothalamus - Answers-The key regulatory center in the brain that monitors body
heat, water, nutrient levels, glands and hormones
GnRH - Answers-Gonadatropin-releasing hormone
Leptin - Answers-A hormone produced by adipose (fat) cells that acts as a satiety factor
in regulating appetite.
FHS - Answers-Follicle-stimulating hormone
LH - Answers-luteinizing hormone
Spermarche - Answers-age of onset for sperm emission
What is the average age of spermarche? - Answers-13
Menarche - Answers-First menstrual period
What is the average age of menarche? - Answers-12.5
Secular trend - Answers-a pattern of change occurring over several generations
What are the 3 types of anorexia? - Answers-Restricting type, purging type and atypical
anorexia
Atypical anorexia - Answers-Weight is within normal range although the dangerous
symptoms and obsession are all present (often due to genetic makeup)
What are the 3 steps to treating anorexia? - Answers-1. Get back to healthy weight 2.
start eating more food 3. Change how you think about yourself and food
Bulimia - Answers-an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually
of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise
, What are the 2 psychotherapy treatments for Bulimia? - Answers-Cognitive-behavioral
therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy
What are some risks for girls early maturing? - Answers-early sexual activity, eating
disorders, poor body image.
What are some risks for early maturing in boys? - Answers-Engaging in mature
activities before they are emotionally ready
What are some benefits for late maturing in girls? - Answers-less risk for body image
problems due to later increase in fat distribution
What are some risks for late maturing in boys? - Answers-Social and behavioral
problems if physical attributes result in them being rejected by their peers.
anorexia nervosa - Answers-an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain
leads people to starve themselves
cognitive behavioral therapy - Answers-a popular integrative therapy that combines
cognitive therapy (changing self-defeating thinking) with behavior therapy (changing
behavior)
interpersonal psychotherapy - Answers-a form of psychotherapy that focuses on helping
clients improve current relationships
Formal Operations - Answers-Piaget's final stage of cognitive development
characterized by the ability to engage in abstract thinking and hypothetic-deductive
reasoning which is a systematic and scientific type of thinking.
Pendulum Problem - Answers-Piaget's classic test of formal operations, in which
persons are asked to figure out what determines the speed at which a pendulum sways
from side to side
What are the 4 logical hypotheses in the pendulum problem? - Answers-length of string,
weight of the object, how high the object is raised and how forcefully it is pushed
Hypothetico-deductive reasoning - Answers-the ability to derive conclusions from
hypothetical premises
Imaginary audience - Answers-imagining that people are always observing or watching
ones self
Myelinated - Answers-Neurons insulated by fatty sheathes to speed up the conduction
of messages
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