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 (A)</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 (C)</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 (D)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does toxic stress affect the hippocampus and contextual learning?

<p>It inhibits hippocampus and contextual learning (A)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is epigenetics primarily concerned with?

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

What does the exposome primarily encompass?

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

"Deprivation Kills" primarily refers to:

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

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