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Which of the following is a reason why adolescents are more vulnerable to affective disorders like depression and anxiety?
Which of the following is a reason why adolescents are more vulnerable to affective disorders like depression and anxiety?
- Adolescents experience neurobiological changes during this time (correct)
- Adolescents have fewer supportive relationships
- Adolescents have better regulation of their emotional response to the environment
- Adolescents have more stable emotional states
What is one of the things the speaker is interested in understanding?
What is one of the things the speaker is interested in understanding?
- How to prevent affective disorders in adolescence
- How brain changes in adolescence confer risk for affective disorders (correct)
- How adolescents develop supportive relationships
- How adolescents regulate their emotional response
Do all individuals who have an affective disorder in adolescence go on to have it in adulthood?
Do all individuals who have an affective disorder in adolescence go on to have it in adulthood?
- Yes, all individuals with affective disorders in adolescence continue to have them in adulthood
- It depends on the type of affective disorder
- There is not enough information to determine
- No, only a minority of individuals with affective disorders in adolescence continue to have them in adulthood (correct)
Why is adolescence considered a key window for learning and discovery?
Why is adolescence considered a key window for learning and discovery?
What does the speaker mention as an opportunity during adolescence?
What does the speaker mention as an opportunity during adolescence?
What are adolescents rapidly learning and adapting to during this time?
What are adolescents rapidly learning and adapting to during this time?
What is one reason why adolescents are more vulnerable to affective disorders?
What is one reason why adolescents are more vulnerable to affective disorders?
What is the speaker interested in understanding about the vulnerability period in adolescence?
What is the speaker interested in understanding about the vulnerability period in adolescence?
What is one reason why adolescence is a key period for learning and discovery?
What is one reason why adolescence is a key period for learning and discovery?
What does the speaker mention as a potential way to mitigate the effects of earlier adversity during adolescence?
What does the speaker mention as a potential way to mitigate the effects of earlier adversity during adolescence?
Which neuroimaging technique was used in the study mentioned in the text?
Which neuroimaging technique was used in the study mentioned in the text?
What is the task that participants in the study had to complete in the simulated car?
What is the task that participants in the study had to complete in the simulated car?
What happens if participants choose to run a yellow light and are successful in the study?
What happens if participants choose to run a yellow light and are successful in the study?
Why does the speaker mention the limitations of the neuroimaging methods used in the study?
Why does the speaker mention the limitations of the neuroimaging methods used in the study?
In the study, participants completed the task in two conditions. What were these conditions?
In the study, participants completed the task in two conditions. What were these conditions?
What is the main purpose of using fMRI in the study?
What is the main purpose of using fMRI in the study?
What is reverse inference used for in the study?
What is reverse inference used for in the study?
What are some of the limitations of the neuroimaging methods used in the study?
What are some of the limitations of the neuroimaging methods used in the study?
Why is it difficult to simulate a naturalistic setting in the study?
Why is it difficult to simulate a naturalistic setting in the study?
When does adolescence typically start?
When does adolescence typically start?
When does adolescence typically end?
When does adolescence typically end?
What is meant by reaching an 'adult-like cognitive or behavioral capacity'?
What is meant by reaching an 'adult-like cognitive or behavioral capacity'?
Why is the age of 25 often considered as the upper limit for adolescence?
Why is the age of 25 often considered as the upper limit for adolescence?
What is the main purpose of defining adolescence in the literature?
What is the main purpose of defining adolescence in the literature?
Which part of the brain is generally the last to fully mature?
Which part of the brain is generally the last to fully mature?
What are examples of structural changes in the brain?
What are examples of structural changes in the brain?
What do functional changes in the brain refer to?
What do functional changes in the brain refer to?
What contributes to behavior during brain development?
What contributes to behavior during brain development?
What happens to grey matter as individuals age?
What happens to grey matter as individuals age?
Which part of the brain is the last to fully mature?
Which part of the brain is the last to fully mature?
What are examples of structural changes in the brain?
What are examples of structural changes in the brain?
What do functional changes in the brain refer to?
What do functional changes in the brain refer to?
What contributes to behavior during brain development?
What contributes to behavior during brain development?
Why is adolescence considered a key window for learning and discovery?
Why is adolescence considered a key window for learning and discovery?
Which part of the brain is the last to fully mature?
Which part of the brain is the last to fully mature?
What are examples of structural changes in the brain?
What are examples of structural changes in the brain?
What contributes to behavior during brain development?
What contributes to behavior during brain development?
What are examples of functional changes in the brain?
What are examples of functional changes in the brain?
What is an example of a structural change in the brain?
What is an example of a structural change in the brain?
During brain development, which of the following is an example of a structural change?
During brain development, which of the following is an example of a structural change?
Which part of the brain is generally the last to fully mature?
Which part of the brain is generally the last to fully mature?
What contributes to behavior during brain development?
What contributes to behavior during brain development?
Which of the following is an example of a functional change in the brain?
Which of the following is an example of a functional change in the brain?
What are examples of structural changes in the brain?
What are examples of structural changes in the brain?
During which phase of puberty does the awakening of the hormones and the adrenal glands occur?
During which phase of puberty does the awakening of the hormones and the adrenal glands occur?
What is the age range for the occurrence of adrenarche in females?
What is the age range for the occurrence of adrenarche in females?
What is the age range for the occurrence of adrenarche in males?
What is the age range for the occurrence of adrenarche in males?
Which axis is responsible for the increase in adrenal androgens during the pre-pubertal period?
Which axis is responsible for the increase in adrenal androgens during the pre-pubertal period?
Which phase of puberty is often considered the actual puberty?
Which phase of puberty is often considered the actual puberty?
What are examples of primary sex characteristics that develop during gonadarche?
What are examples of primary sex characteristics that develop during gonadarche?
What is the age range for the occurrence of gonadarche in females?
What is the age range for the occurrence of gonadarche in females?
What is the age range for the occurrence of gonadarche in males?
What is the age range for the occurrence of gonadarche in males?
When does the growth of the body due to the distribution of growth hormone typically happen in females?
When does the growth of the body due to the distribution of growth hormone typically happen in females?
When does the growth of the body due to the distribution of growth hormone typically happen in males?
When does the growth of the body due to the distribution of growth hormone typically happen in males?
