Chapter 12 - Families/Peers

Which of the following does the new model of parent-adolescent relationships emphasize? A. Parents serve as important attachment figures and support systems during adolescence. B. Parent-adolescent conflict is intense and stressful throughout adolescence. C. The everyday conflicts that characterize parent-adolescent relationships have a detrimental effect on adolescent development. D. As adolescents mature, they move into a world of autonomy apart from parents.

A. Parents serve as important attachment figures and support systems during adolescence.

According to Harry Stack Sullivan, if adolescents fail to develop close friendships, they A. experience loneliness and a reduced sense of self-worth. B. develop healthier self-esteem as adults than their peers. C. engage in less delinquent behavior. D. become more social as they grow older.

A. experience loneliness and a reduced sense of self-worth.

Conflicts arise between parents and adolescents because A. few parents anticipate how strongly their adolescent will push for autonomy and responsibility. B. while parents want autonomy, adolescents want a connection. C. parents want their adolescents to push the boundaries, while adolescents want to maintain the status quo. D. parents want to relinquish all of their control over their adolescent.

A. few parents anticipate how strongly their adolescent will push for autonomy and responsibility.

At which grade level does conformity to peers peak? A. sixth and seventh grades B. eighth and ninth grades C. tenth and eleventh grades D. twelfth grade

B. eighth and ninth grades

A study of tenth-graders revealed that A. the number of romantic experiences reported had no connection to the level of social acceptance experienced by adolescents. B. having more romantic experience was linked to a higher level of substance use and delinquency. C. co-rumination and romantic involvement predicted a decrease in depressive symptoms. D. having no experience of romantic relationships is a consistent predictor of depression and deviant behavior.

B. having more romantic experience was linked to a higher level of substance use and delinquency.

"Jocks" who are good at sports or "druggies" who take drugs are examples of A. cliques. B. teams. C. crowds. D. squads.

C. crowds.

The new model of parent-adolescent relationships emphasizes that A. parents should take an authoritarian approach to control the lives of adolescents. B. parent-adolescent conflict is intense and stressful throughout adolescence. C. in most families, parent-adolescent conflict is moderate rather than severe. D. even minor parent-adolescent conflicts are not normal and should be avoided as much as possible.

C. in most families, parent-adolescent conflict is moderate rather than severe.

Sullivan argued that the need for _____ intensifies during early adolescence, motivating teenagers to seek out close friends. A. respect B. compatibility C. intimacy D. similarity

C. intimacy

At _____ years of age, romantic relations are characterized by strong emotional bonds more closely resembling those in adult romantic relationships. A. 12 to 15 B. 11 to 13 C. 14 to 16 D. 17 to 19

D. 17 to 19

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 led to which of the following side effects? A. higher rates of severe symptoms among adolescents than among old adults B. higher death rates among adolescents than among old adults C. adolescents engaged in social media barely noticing the consequences of quarantine restrictions D. for some, anxiety and stress due to restrictions on personal interaction during quarantine

D. for some, anxiety and stress due to restrictions on personal interaction during quarantine