Question 1

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) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

In the twenty-first century, most adolescents affiliate strongly with one political party over another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

_____ is an example of "identity foreclosure."

Accepted Answer

A)   Dropping out of high school
B)   Choosing a different career path than what parents wanted
C)   Eagerness to vote in a national election
D)   Working in the family business because it is expectedE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Gender identity refers primarily to a person's self-definition as a male, female, or transgender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Related to political identity is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   foreclosure
B)   vocational identity
C)   diffusion
D)   ethnic identityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Mr. and Mrs. Cortina have discovered that their son has been skipping classes and cutting school with a group of boys. Which conclusion is MOST likely true?

Accepted Answer

A)   The group has led their innocent son astray.
B)   The behavior is nothing to worry about.
C)   Their son is more rebellious than the group as a whole.
D)   Their son chose this group because he shares their interests.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Heavy drinking impairs memory and self-control by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   damaging the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex
B)   damaging the heart and lungs
C)   increasing blood pressure
D)   causing strokes in the brainE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

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) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Abstinence-only sex-education programs have had _____ impact in teenagers' sexual activity.

Accepted Answer

A)   a significant, negative
B)   no
C)   little
D)   a strong, positiveE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Your new roommate claims that he "fell in with the wrong crowd" in adolescence and, as a result, engaged in many delinquent activities he wouldn't have otherwise. Evaluate this claim based on what you learned about selecting friends in adolescence.

Accepted Answer

Peers are often beneficial, but they can...

Question 12

Suicidal ideation is most common around age _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   9
B)   12
C)   15
D)   18E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Identity diffusion refers to the identity status in which adolescents _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   pause during their identity formation to explore alternatives
B)   form their identity prematurely
C)   do not commit to goals and fail to take on any role
D)   understand who they are as connected to everything they have learnedE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Parental _____ refers to parents being aware of where their children are and what they are doing.

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The answer of Parental _____ refers to parents being aware...

Question 15

Compared to adults, adolescents may express their _____ identities more devoutly.

Accepted Answer

A)   sexual
B)   achievement
C)   religious
D)   vocationalE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Parents' awareness of where their adolescents are, what they are doing, and with whom they are doing it is referred to as "_____."

Accepted Answer

A)   parental monitoring
B)   generational stake
C)   psychological control
D)   connectednessE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

_____ is the most frequently abused drug in North America.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is the most frequently abused drug...

Question 19

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) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

Parent-adolescent interventions can influence adolescents differently, depending on their DNA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: Adolescence: Psychosocial Development

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_____ is an example of "identity foreclosure."

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Suicidal ideation is most common around age _____.

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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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Compared to adults, adolescents may express their _____ identities more devoutly.

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Abstinence-only sex-education programs have had _____ impact in teenagers' sexual activity.

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Identity diffusion refers to the identity status in which adolescents _____.

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

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Related to political identity is _____.

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