Exam 8: Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality

In the United States, there is a standard sexuality education curriculum for all states to implement.

Molly has just taken a virginity pledge. Compared to girls who did not take this pledge, Molly is more likely to:

Accurate knowledge about sexuality may also lead to ________.

During early childhood, girls in particular rarely learn:

Which is a common reason why parents are often anxious about talking to their children about sex?

What can the beginning of menstruation signify?

Infant girls produce some estrogen from which of the following glands before puberty?

Which of the following statements describes patterns of teens and oral sex?

What is the hallmark of female puberty?

What is the most common sexual behavior seen in early childhood as opposed to later childhood?

_________ is often cited as the most important influence on teen sexual behavior.

Teenage boys are more likely to learn about sex from:

__________ is the realization in a young child that one's gender does not normally change over the life span.

The relationship between religiosity and sexual activity is complex but, in general, more religious youths tend to delay sexual behavior and have fewer sexual partners.

The term for refraining from intercourse and often other forms of sexual contact is:

People from which country are least likely to engage in sexual intercourse as teenagers?

What country has the world's lowest rates of teenage pregnancy?

Emma, almost 3 years old, knows that she is a girl, but sometimes says things indicating that she thinks she may become a boy in the future. Emma has not yet achieved:

The first outward signs of puberty often appear _____________.

Where do today's children generally receive a great deal of information about sex?