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Question 31

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Holly, age 13, notices that her hips are widening and her breasts are developing. Holly is noticing changes in her _____ sex characteristics.

A) primary
B) secondary
C) puberty
D) prefrontal

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For boys, the first ejaculation of seminal fluid is _____.

A) penis growth
B) spermarche
C) first intercourse
D) pubic hair

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The first ejaculation of seminal fluid is called "_____."

Stress, especially when prolonged, _____.

A study of adult women in the United States found that those who voluntarily had sex before the age of 16 were _____.

A teen with a negative _____ feels insecure about the way he or she looks, which often leads to dieting and poor nutrition.

Which change contributes to an adolescent's lessening susceptibility toward respiratory infections?

In the United States, STIs are overrepresented among 15- to 25-year-olds, even though this age group is underrepresented among all the sexually active adults.

The _____ are also called "the sex glands."

Late-maturing girls tend to have a worse body image than their early-maturing peers do.

The boys most likely to become depressed during adolescence are those for whom puberty was both _____ and quick.

Body chemicals that regulate sleep, moods, hunger, and stress are called "_____."

Bill, age 11, noticed that he has some pubic hair. According to the usual sequence of puberty, his next pubertal event will probably be _____.

A young boy experienced ongoing sexual abuse until he was 15. Now that he is a grown man, it is likely that he _____.

Describe the secular trend in puberty.

Research indicates that female children who experienced a great deal of _____ while very young also experienced early puberty.

The average age of the onset of puberty has changed over time. Which of the following individuals is most likely to have started puberty at the latest age?

Statistically, which adolescent is MOST apt to experience menarche first?

The average age of menarche for girls of normal weight is 15 years, 6 months.

During the past several decades, the so-called "double standard"-that boys are expected to be sexually active while girls are not-has narrowed in every ethnic group.