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PSYC 140 MODULE 6 EXAM LATEST VERSION UPDATED AND REVISED IN 2025
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Which eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa, tends to start at a younger age? Correct! (^) False True True or false? It is not unusual for adolescent girls to continue growing until age 18.
orrect Answer (^) Anorexia Nervosa ou Answered (^) Bulimia Nervosa
ou Answered orrect Answe Approximately age 14 Approximately age 12 r Approximately age 10 Approximately age 8 What is the average age for the pubertal growth spurt for girls in North America?
Correct! Approximately age 18 Approximately age 16 Approximately age 14 Approximately age 12 At what age do most girls in North America finish growing?
Correct! Identity Achieved Identity Foreclosure Identity Moratorium Identity Diffusion Jen has switched her college major three times. Right now, (^) she’s working with the career counseling center to really get a good handle on what she’d like to do in the future. Identify which of the following identity statuses would best describe the individual, in terms of occupational identity: Identity Diffusion, Identity Moratorium, Identity Foreclosure, Identity Achieved.
Correct! False True True or false? The majority of completed suicides occur with a firearm.
Short essay questions should be answered in complete sentences. Be sure to number your answers. Nathan has always been fairly well-behaved, but he suddenly begins shoplifting. His teachers feel that he’s not focusing on his schoolwork like he used to—he seems distracted and restless. Instead of hanging out with his friends, he now keeps to himself. Is Nathan at risk for a suicide attempt? Why or why not? Your Answer: Yes! Nathan is a risk of a suicide attempt because he is showing signs of being depressed which is a mental health issue that results in persistent feeling of sadness and him not being intrested in activities he used to be intrested in. If Nathan is going through depression, isolating himself instead of hanging out with friends etc. he is very much at high risk to attempt suicide or go through with it.
Yes. Depression is a risk factor, as is a change in school performance.
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Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences. Be sure to number your answers. Do individuals with anorexia nervosa engage in purging behaviors? Explain. Your Answer: Yes! Some individuals with anorexia nervosa also engage in purging behaviors because there are two distinct kinds of anorexia nervosa eating disorder which are: The Ristrictive Type who are more concerned with starving themselves by staying away from food, doing rigorous exercises and counting calories and portions strictly. They do not engage in binge-eating and purging. The other type of anorexia nervosa eating disorder is The Binge-Eating/ Purging Type , one in which the anorexic individual binge-eats and compensates by purging by either vomiting or using laxatives like diuretics and enemas to get rid of the food so as not to gain weight which results in them dangerously being underweight and unhealthy. So yes some individuals with anorexia nervosa engage in purging. Yes, if they have the binge eating/purging subtype of the disorder.
Short essay questions should be answered in complete sentences. Be sure to number your answers. What is the “imaginary audience” during adolescence? Your Answer: The "imaginary audience" during adolecence is the behavior that occurs when the adolecence has been able to attain the level of thinking abstractly. The ability to think abstractly causes them to develop an imaginary audience were they believed they are being watched. This usually affects their self esteem and gives them a sense of self conciousness because they believe they are being followed around and watched like on a stage or in the movies. Other abilities that arise as a
result of them being able to think abstractly is the fact that they can now humour and also use metaphors in a way that it hides the meaning of what they say. The belief that adolescents may have, that everyone is paying attention to them and watching them.
especailly for girls when they have grown breasts and have become
visibly taller than their peers. Experiencing Social Pressures They begin to experience social pressures especially in situations when the norm and ideology of being beautiful is not in being curvy or adding fats to their legs, arms or trunk areas but being thin. These are issues that usually lead to mental issues and risky behaviors like eating disorders, substance use and engaing in activities that they are not emotionally ready for. Also, they attract romatic patners because of how they now look, more matured than their mates. The expectations that people have for them would become higher not realizing that their cognitive, social and emotional development is still at par with thier other peers. sometimes parents also give them more freedom than their chronological age. This social pressures also leads them to roll with individuals older than them who make them engage in risky behaviors. The Role of Unstable Environments Unstable environments like situations when there is no father figure, or there is extreme conflict in the family and other instabilities caused by divorce and parents separating can lead to stress and is said to be somwhat associated with the fact that adolecents go through early puberty. This inturn also leads to other varying degrees of emotional, social and behavioral problems like becoming depressed and acting out distruptive behaviors. The aadolescents are forced to attain higher responsibilities than is for their age. They are usually not emotionally ready for it. My Reaction: In my opinion the article statted the tru reasons that cause instability in early puberty. With all these knowledege I only expect that more awerness will happen especially when it comes to social pressures which for me I think is a huge problem with adolescents maturing early. If everyone realized that people are different and grow at different times there would be less taunting when it come to adolecents hitting early puberty. Having said tha, I also agree that these teenegers should be thought coping mechanisims. If they are shown lots of love and support, It can boost their self esteem and they will feel comfortable in their bodies regardless of
