Mastery Session 10

Being securely attached in adolescence is associated with all of the following outcomes:

1. Better social competence 2. better academic success 3. more stable romantic relationships than their insecure counterparts

3 true statements concerning sexual-minority youth

1. These youngsters often pursue sexual activity outside the context of a dating relationship to avoid harassment by peers. 2. The stigmas attached to homosexuality complicate the development of intimate relations. 3. For sexual-minority youth, development of close, nonsexual friendships with same-sex peers may be hampered by their peers' homophobia.

3 examples of the ways adolescents display intimacy with their friends

1. they respond sensitively to their friends' feelings 2. they know what their friends worry about 3. their behaviors and emotional states are frequently synchronized

Based on the research you read about in the textbook, what are three true statements about dating and relationships

1."Birds of a feather flock together" 2. Romance and relationships have powerful impacts on adolescents' emotional states. 3. Adolescents with problems who date peers whose mental health is good show improvements in their psychological functioning over time.

Which of the following statements about sex differences in partner preferences is true?

Although girls may believe that they place more weight on interpersonal qualities (such as support and intimacy) than physical attractiveness, controlled experiments indicate that girls are more influenced by physical attractiveness than they think.

Compared to same-sex peers, who is likely to be less socially mature, less imaginative, less achievement-oriented, more superficial, and more likely to exhibit problem behaviors?

Amber, who started dating seriously at age 14

Approximately what percent of American adolescents has been the victim of dating violence? Who is more likely to be the victim of dating violence, boys or girls?

Approximately 40% of American adolescents have been the victim of dating violence and male and female adolescents are equality likely to be the victim.

According to research presented in the textbook, the expression of intimacy is more advanced among adolescent girls than among boys. What is a consequence of this advanced intimacy?

Girls' mental health is more positively affected than boys' when things are going well in relationships AND girls' mental health is more negatively affected than boys' when things are going poorly in relationships.

Jesse is a physically immature 14-year-old who goes to school where it is expected that 14-year-old girls date. Hillary is a physically mature 14-year-old who goes to school where it is expected that students delay dating until age 16. Which adolescent is more likely to date?

Jesse

Which of the adolescents below will be most vulnerable to the potential negative consequences of a break-up?

Richard, an adolescent who is a binge drinker and engages in deliquency

Which theorist adopted the most important theoretical perspective of development?

Sullivan

The close, significant emotional bond between parent and infant is called:

attachment

Cassandra and Rosemarie spend a lot of time obsessing over each other'r problems. What is this called?

co-rumination

Research addressing difficult social situations related to adolescents' transitions into romantic relationships found _____ to be among the most frequently mentioned themes.

communicating with the other-sex

For middle adolescents, the least important aspect of dating is:

developing intimacy

Research assessing the link between infant attachment and the quality of interpersonal relationships in adolescence and young adulthood finds:

early relationships set the stage for later interpersonal relationships

The textbook states all of the following to explain why the development of intimacy is especially important in adolescence, except:

friendships transform being self-conscious to being more activity oriented

Which of the following is most important for adolescent development?

having a few good friendships

The likelihood that an individual will turn to a peer during a time of trouble ____ in adolescence and the likelihood of turning to a parent ____.

increases; remains stable

Carol, an eighth-grader, is facing a big dilemma and she needs advice. To whom is Carol likely to turn for this support?

it depends on the specific issue at hand

Adolescents' close friendships are distinguished from their casual friendships in the types of conflicts they have. Although conflicts between adolescents and their close friends are ____ frequent than they are between adolescents and other peers, arguments between close friends are ___ emotional.

less; more

During ______ concerns about loyalty and anxieties over rejection become more pronounced and may temporarily overshadow concerns about intimate self-disclosure, particularly among girls.

middle adolescence

According to Sullivan's theory, which of the following is the correct sequence of interpersonal needs?

need for intimacy; need for sexual contact; need for integration into adult society

Rejection sensitivity is a term that psychologists use to describe:

over-sensitivity to romantic rejection that is related to an insecure attachment in infancy and early childhood

Dating among adolescents today is largely a:

recreational activity

It is likely that a limitation in children's ability to ____ inhibits their ability to have intimate interpersonal relationships.

take another person's perspective

Dr. Diamond conducts and interview with a parent in order to assess the history of the patient's attachment relationships. What method would Dr. Diamond use?

the Adult Attachment Interview

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

The ways in which adolescents interact with romantic partners changes with development, with increasing:

willingness to acknowledge, analyze, and work through disagreements