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Adolescence

Mr. Larkins
Leadership II
Test: 11-19-07

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copy deck
top three causes of death among 15-23 yr olds
car accidents, murder, suicide
US has higher rates of WHAT than other industrialized countries?
sexual activity
highest rates of suicide are among those aged HOW OLD?
75-84, and middle-aged single male
teenage suicides rates have WHAT since 1960s?
tripled
predictor of teenage suicide
"no way out" view of things
percent who suffer from bulimia
4%
influences on teenage drug use
peer/social group, social/academic stress, family environment
WHAT PERCENT of actively-sexual girls get pregnant?
10 %
US average female (height and weight)
5 foot 4 inches; 145 pounds
HOW MANY teens attempt suicide every year?
half a million
three types of sexual behavior
puritan, victorian, modern
three key factors in development of adolescence
education, exclusion from labor market, juvenille legal system
factors in teen suicide
Alcohol and drug use, triggering events, age, gender, rural vs. urban, family relations, "copycats"
characteristics of adolescence
biological growth and development, undefined status, increased decision-making, increased pressure, search for self
teens go directly to WHAT STAGE after puberty?
adulthood
75% of people with eating disorders are how old?
13-25
HOW MANY eating disorder cases are diagnosed each year in US?
8 million; 97% of world's total
Huge increase in drug-related crime began WHEN
late 1960s
what percent of people with eating disorders are white?
90%
influences on sexual activity
social class, parents marital status, religious participation, peer group
what percent of people with eating disorders are middle and upper class?
85%
percent of female teens who have anorexia
1%

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