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KimWrice

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Early maturing girls sometimes experience eating disorders combined with low esteem or depression, in part because of
 
  a. the availability of too much fattening food.
  b. pressure from peers to go to fast food restaurants.
  c. the same genes that cause early puberty.
  d. a poor body image.

Question 2

Early puberty in girls may initiate a ___________________ ___ in which girls attract the attention of older males, who expose them to opportunities to make risky choices such as drinking or having sex.
 
  a. developmental cascade
  b. downward spiral
  c. developmental arrest
  d. developmental anomaly



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d. a poor body image.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. developmental cascade





 

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