Psych LP

With respect to the four elements of family closeness outlined in the textbook, the extent to which parents limit or encourage adolescent autonomy reflects a dimension called:

Control

Marcia's term for premature identity formation is:

Foreclosure

Peer pressure or encouragement to conform to one's friends in behavior, attitude, or dress:

can be positive

Which is an important component of healthy parental monitoring, according to the text?

derives from a warm supportive relationship

The "A View from Science" feature in the textbook describes a family-intervention study of African American families in rural Georgia. The intervention influenced the expression of some of the children's genetic predisposition to high-risk behavior. The investigation is therefore a good example of the field of:

epigenetics

Seventeen-year-old Thomas went through a period of conflict over issues relating to his identity, but now he feels comfortable with the choices and commitment he has made. Thomas has attained what Erikson would call:

identity achievement

Keith is 16 years old and is trying different clothes and hairstyles. His father is confused and sometimes shocked by his son's pairing of shirts and pants, the earrings, chains, and hair colors. His mother, on the other hand, just laughs. According to Erik Erikson, Keith is in the stage of development called _____ versus role confusion.

identity vs role confusion

Parental monitoring

is parental awareness about where their children are, what they are doing and with whom

The teen pregnancy rate in Europe is _____ than the rate in the United States.

much lower

The ultimate goal in resolving the crisis of identity achievement is to

reconsider the goals and values set by one's parents and culture, accepting some and rejecting others.

Abra is 17 and does not seem to know or care about her identity. She ignores school assignments, has not looked at colleges, and sleeps away the weekends. Erikson would say that she is in a state of:

role confusion

The direction of someone's erotic desires is referred to as:

sexual orientation