Module 52

Which is true of social relations during the teen years? a. As teens distance themselves from parents, peer relationships become more important. b. Parental influence peaks during mid to late adolescence. c. Most adolescents have serious disagreements with parents, leading to great social stress. d. Teens are generally more concerned with family relationships than peer relationships. e. High school girls who have the poorest relationships with their mothers have the most intense friendships with peers.

a. As teens distance themselves from parents, peer relationships become more important

Adolescents are most likely to be influenced by their parents with respect to ________, and they are most likely to be influenced by their peers with respect to ________.

carrer aspirations; clothing preferences

In many Western societies, it is common for adolescents to graduate from high school, go to college, and still live at home with their parents. They have not yet assumed full adult responsibilities and independence. Psychologists have identified this period of time as

emerging adulthood

Adolescents and their parents are most likely to have disagreements regarding

homework

According to Erikson, the primary developmental task for adolescents is to develop a sense of

identity

According to Erikson, trust is to ________ as identity is to ________.

infancy; adolescence

Erikson suggested that the adolescent search for identity is followed by a developing capacity for

intimacy

Erikson would have suggested that adolescents can most effectively develop a sense of identity by

investigating the personal suitability of various occupational and social roles

Which of the following is true of adolescence in contemporary industrialized societies as compared with previous centuries?

it begins earlier in life and ends later in life

Compared with the late nineteenth century, what is true about the transition from childhood to adulthood in Western cultures today?

it starts earlier and is completed later

As individuals progress through their teen years into early adulthood, their self-concepts typically become

more positive

Piaget is to cognitive development as Erikson is to ________ development.

psychosocial

An elaborate ceremony used to celebrate a person's emergence into adulthood is an example of a

rite of passage

Cecilia vacillates between acting rebellious toward her parents and high school teachers and behaving with compliance and respect. Erikson would have suggested that Cecilia's inconsistency illustrates

role confusion