Mental Health Development in Adolescents
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What are the main types of stress mentioned in the text?

  • Physical stress, emotional stress, mental stress
  • Acute stress, chronic stress, traumatic stress
  • Biological stress, psychological stress, social stress
  • Good stress, tolerable stress, toxic stress (correct)

    • Which factors contribute to the development of most major mental health problems during puberty?

  • Social media, peer pressure, academic stress
  • Parental influence, academic performance, hormonal changes
  • Physical growth, emotional development, cognitive abilities
  • Puberty, environment factors, genetics (correct)

    • What are the disorders primarily developing during adolescence as mentioned in the text?

  • Anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, eating disorders (correct)
  • ADHD, autism, conduct disorder, PTSD
  • Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, bipolar disorder
  • Phobias, panic disorder, personality disorders, OCD

    • What does toxic stress lead to according to the text?

    <p>Disruption of brain and other organ systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of child poverty and deprivation on the brain as per the text?

    <p>Poor maturation of memory and amygdala</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the sensitive periods during which toxic stress can lead to disruption of brain and metabolic systems?

    <p>Prenatal period and infancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does high toxic stress and pre-bedtime cortisol elevation change according to the text?

    <p>Brain volume reduction and disruption of protective myelin growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does toxic stress affect the hippocampus and contextual learning?

    <p>It inhibits hippocampus and contextual learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in regulating impulses and moods?

    <p>It is normally involved in regulating impulses and moods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is epigenetics primarily concerned with?

    <p>Environmental influences that change how genes are expressed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the exposome primarily encompass?

    <p>Environmental factors acting upon our genome throughout our lifespan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do epigenetic modifications contribute to recovery from earlier experiences?

    <p>By redirecting gene expression to compensate for what happened</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does allostasis involve?

    <p>It involves turning on a physiological response when needed and turning it off when the stressor is over</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Deprivation Kills" primarily refers to:

    <p>The impact of deprivation on health and well-being</p> Signup and view all the answers

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