Clinical Psych Exam 3; Quiz questions

What proportion of American sixth-graders believe it is OK for someone to hit a boyfriend or girlfriend?

More than 50% of American sixth-graders believe it is OK for a girl to hit her boyfriend and about 25% believe it is OK for a boy to hit his girlfriend.

Which statement about intimacy is true?

One of the central issues in the study of intimacy during adolescence is the onset of dating.

Research assessing parent-adolescent communication about sex has found which of the following to be true?

Parent-adolescent communication about contraception lowers the rate of risky sex.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the nature of research into adolescent sexuality?

Until recently, researchers focused mostly on the problematic aspects of adolescent sexuality (precocious sex, promiscuous sex, unsafe sex, etc.).

Compared with studies conducted in the 1980s in the United States,

a lower percentage of today's American high schoolers are having intercourse.

An infant who is indifferent to their caregiver would have what type of attachment?

anxious-avoidant

The birth rate among adolescent women today is________ it was in previous eras.

considerably lower than

According to research, dating tends to start earlier for adolescents who

have an older sibling.

Which of the following is strongly associated with increased contraceptive use among adolescents?

having access to a free, confidential family planning service

Current research suggests that sexual intercourse during the high school years

is part of the normative experience of adolescence in America.

Intimate relationships of adolescents

may include a variety of people and types of interactions.

According to Sullivan, the need for intimacy starts to develop during

preadolescence.

Based on research, which of these approaches would be most likely to minimize the negative effects of being a teenage parent?

providing economic support for mother and child

Compared to adolescent women who carry an unintended pregnancy to delivery, researchers have found that adolescent women who abort

psychologically, socially, and economically better off.

Which of the following patterns of attachment is positively correlated with high sociability in childhood?

secure

Which of the following is typically considered to be autoerotic behavior during adolescence?

sexual fantasies

Boys' and girls' initial interest in sex is influenced primarily by the surge in levels of

testosterone.

The most common trigger of the first episode of major depression is

the breakup of a romantic relationship.

In Sullivan's view, the shift in the "targets" of intimacy during early adolescence from same-sex to other-sex relationships is primarily motivated by

the onset of puberty and the emergence of sexuality and a biologically based sex drive.

Sullivan believed that important interpersonal transitions are more likely to be negotiated successfully if

they have a solid foundation of security in past relationships.