Question 1

Healthy communication and support from parents make _____ peer relationships more likely.

Accepted Answer

A)   constructive
B)   destructive
C)   opposite-sex
D)   romanticE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Identify the accurate statement about adolescent crime.

Accepted Answer

A)   The majority of adolescent lawbreakers are caught.
B)   Virtually every adolescent has broken a law by the age of 21.
C)   Chronic offenders tend to be teens convicted of many violent offenses.
D)   Teen girls tend to commit more crimes than teen boys.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Parasuicide refers to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   a suicide attempt that does not end in death
B)   helping someone else to commit suicide
C)   several people in a group committing suicide
D)   the serious consideration of suicideE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Research indicates that the sexually active teens MOST likely to have an STI have parents who _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   tell their children too many details about sex
B)   provide condoms and other contraception options
C)   limit their child's exposure to the media
D)   warn them to stay away from sexE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Enrique believes that males should always be the ones to ask females out on dates. He thinks that if a man accepts an invitation for a date from a girl it makes him a wimp. This is an example of Enrique's _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   sex
B)   gender identity
C)   sexual orientation
D)   genderE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

_____ adolescents totally reject the religion in which they've grown up.

Accepted Answer

A)   Few
B)   About half of all
C)   About three-fourths of all
D)   Almost allE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

An adolescence-limited offender refers to someone who _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   attacks only other adolescents
B)   stops committing crimes by age 21
C)   is never arrested
D)   is a juvenile delinquentE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Compared to when they were children, many adolescents are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   happier
B)   more carefree
C)   less self-confident
D)   more focusedE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Eva is about to become an adolescent mother. Based on recent research, she and her child will better handle the situation if her parents _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   assume care for Eva and her child
B)   adopt Eva's child and raise the child as their own
C)   encourage Eva to move out of the house to raise her baby alone
D)   are supportive, but do not assume complete care for her childE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which adolescent's sexual behavior is likely to be most strongly influenced by peers?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hannah, who has a warm relationship with her parents
B)   Darrel, who has a warm relationship with his parents
C)   Trista, who has parents who forbid sexual behavior
D)   Tom, who has parents who forbid sexual behaviorE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

In the United States, one way for some to legitimatize an identity moratorium is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   go to college
B)   get married
C)   have a baby
D)   smoke marijuanaE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The urge to conform to one's peers in behavior, dress, and attitude is referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   conformation
B)   adolescent burden
C)   generation gap
D)   peer pressureE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Approximately 1 in _____ adolescent girls is affected by clinical depression.

Accepted Answer

A)   2
B)   5
C)   10
D)   100E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Today, vocational identity often takes _____ to establish, and most work demands very specific skills that cannot be learned except on the job.

Accepted Answer

A)   days
B)   months
C)   years
D)   decadesE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Technology may help adolescents who have diabetes to manage their condition in all of the following ways EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   monitor their insulin via cell phone
B)   talk to the doctor via Skype
C)   talk with other young people with diabetics via Internet chat
D)   exercise by playing video gamesE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Identity diffusion is typically characterized by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   no focus on or concern about the future
B)   foreclosure
C)   following one's heart
D)   commitment to a causeE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

The cultural norm of familism often _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   demands that individual family members take care of themselves at a very early age
B)   fails to provide family members with a cushion during stressful life experiences
C)   requires family members to make sacrifices for the good of the whole
D)   undermines familial solidarityE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Which are two of the aspects of family closeness during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)   communication and autonomy
B)   support and connectedness
C)   connectedness and authority
D)   openness and controlE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Several suicides within the same group of people in a brief period are called _____ suicides.

Accepted Answer

A)   cult
B)   pact
C)   planned
D)   clusterE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

In general, as children experience puberty, their self-esteem _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   rises
B)   declines
C)   rises then declines
D)   remains stableE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 16: Seciton 3: Adolescence: Psychosocial Development

_____ adolescents totally reject the religion in which they've grown up.

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In the United States, one way for some to legitimatize an identity moratorium is to _____.

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Today, vocational identity often takes _____ to establish, and most work demands very specific skills that cannot be learned except on the job.

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Parasuicide refers to _____.

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Eva is about to become an adolescent mother. Based on recent research, she and her child will better handle the situation if her parents _____.

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Identity diffusion is typically characterized by _____.

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An adolescence-limited offender refers to someone who _____.

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The cultural norm of familism often _____.

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Technology may help adolescents who have diabetes to manage their condition in all of the following ways EXCEPT _____.

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Several suicides within the same group of people in a brief period are called _____ suicides.

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Healthy communication and support from parents make _____ peer relationships more likely.

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Identify the accurate statement about adolescent crime.

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Enrique believes that males should always be the ones to ask females out on dates. He thinks that if a man accepts an invitation for a date from a girl it makes him a wimp. This is an example of Enrique's _____.

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Which adolescent's sexual behavior is likely to be most strongly influenced by peers?

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Approximately 1 in _____ adolescent girls is affected by clinical depression.

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Compared to when they were children, many adolescents are _____.

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The urge to conform to one's peers in behavior, dress, and attitude is referred to as _____.

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In general, as children experience puberty, their self-esteem _____.

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Which are two of the aspects of family closeness during adolescence?

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Research indicates that the sexually active teens MOST likely to have an STI have parents who _____.

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