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Imagine yourself meeting someone of your own gender for the first time, and this individual is a "late maturer." Your job is to reassure the individual, and describe what he or she will experience during the progression of pubertal events. What do you tell the person? |
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Biological factors aside, what are other important factors that influence how an adolescent will experience the changes of puberty? |
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Describe what role (if any) hormones play in pubertal onset and adolescent behavior. Be sure to include a discussion of the direct and indirect pathways that hormones may play in adolescent behavior. |
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Imagine that you are in charge of creating a new school for teenagers. Based on what you now know about puberty, how would you structure this school? What kind of experiences, classes, and services would you offer? How would student diversity (gender, ethnic, and cultural) be included in your design? |
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If you were part of a task force created to reduce the risk of disordered eating, what types of programs would you recommend for middle and high school students? What content should be included to have the most positive impact? Include the role the popular media (television, magazines, film, advertising) plays in heightening the risk of such disorders among adolescents. |
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Given the important physical changes that take place during puberty, when do you think it would be helpful for teens to receive formal education about these physical changes, as well as the experiences adolescents have as a result of these changes? |
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Describe the major changes in sleep patterns that take place during adolescence. What policy recommendations would you make to your local school board about school start times based on what you know about adolescent development? |
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Describe some of the causes of physical health problems afflicting adolescents. What do you think can be done to mitigate these health problems? Additionally, what should policymakers do to reduce the socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in health and health care that currently exist around the world? |
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