Question 1

The most effective drug prevention strategy includes _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   less stringent enforcement of drug laws
B)   ads in which a clean-cut young person advises viewers to think before they use
C)   parents setting good examples
D)   having an adult forbid adolescents to try drugsE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)   constructive
B)   destructive
C)   opposite-sex
D)   romanticE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

When an adolescent suicide is well publicized and seems to make a strong impression on other adolescents in the community, adults must be alert to prevent _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When an adolescent suicide is well publicized...

Question 4

Familism refers to parents' ongoing awareness of their children's activities and friendships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

_____ is characterized by a lack of commitment to any goals or values.

Accepted Answer

Role confu...

Question 6

The four areas of identity formation identified by Erikson include religious, political, familial, and physical identities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Experts prefer the term failed suicide attempt instead of parasuicide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Parental monitoring, even if restrictive and controlling, does not cause detrimental effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Parents often avoid providing sex education to their children because _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   they are embarrassed
B)   they assume that their children are already sexually active
C)   children think that their parents know a lot about sex
D)   they want to maintain a cold relationship with their childE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Culture influences what kind of information adolescents share with their parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Bisanne would like to join the lacrosse team at school, but her parents really need her to help out after school in the family convenience store. Because Bisanne came from a culture that stresses _____, she decides to sacrifice her personal freedom and work at the family store.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bisanne would like to join the lacrosse...

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)   2
B)   5
C)   10
D)   100E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

At what point in development is fluidity and uncertainty regarding sex and gender most common?

Accepted Answer

A)   early childhood
B)   middle childhood
C)   early adolescence
D)   emerging adulthoodE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Alcohol is rarely abused in North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Gender refers to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the cultural or social attributes of being male or female
B)   the biological characteristics of being male or female
C)   homophobia
D)   one's sexual orientationE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The rate of clinical depression in girls triples during the adolescent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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, whose parents talk to him about sexual topics
C)   Trista, whose parents speak specifically about sexual topics
D)   Tom, who has parents who forbid sexual behaviorE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Mary is an adolescent. According to Erikson, her new identity will be established by choosing _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   an appropriate adult "hero figure"
B)   values and goals opposite to the destructive identities of media stars
C)   to embrace some parental and societal values while abandoning others
D)   one sexual role and sticking with it, regardless of the consequencesE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

During an identity moratorium, adolescents typically _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   ignore their future roles and responsibilities
B)   take on a temporary role and postpone identity-achievement decisions
C)   change their identity from that of their youth
D)   adopt their parents' views after having tested them on their ownE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Exam 16: Adolescence: Psychosocial Development

Parents often avoid providing sex education to their children because _____.

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Mary is an adolescent. According to Erikson, her new identity will be established by choosing _____.

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At what point in development is fluidity and uncertainty regarding sex and gender most common?

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Alcohol is rarely abused in North America.

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

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Bisanne would like to join the lacrosse team at school, but her parents really need her to help out after school in the family convenience store. Because Bisanne came from a culture that stresses _____, she decides to sacrifice her personal freedom and work at the family store.

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Culture influences what kind of information adolescents share with their parents.

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During an identity moratorium, adolescents typically _____.

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

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Gender refers to _____.

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_____ is characterized by a lack of commitment to any goals or values.

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Experts prefer the term failed suicide attempt instead of parasuicide.

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Familism refers to parents' ongoing awareness of their children's activities and friendships.

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

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The four areas of identity formation identified by Erikson include religious, political, familial, and physical identities.

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The rate of clinical depression in girls triples during the adolescent years.

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

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The most effective drug prevention strategy includes _____.

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When an adolescent suicide is well publicized and seems to make a strong impression on other adolescents in the community, adults must be alert to prevent _____.

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Parental monitoring, even if restrictive and controlling, does not cause detrimental effects.

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