Adolescent Development Final

Bonus Question 1: What is Dear Evan Hanson really about?

- Evan is profoundly alone and has no one to talk to about his struggles yet slowly he sees that others are struggling silently alongside him - They all face grief, loss, loneliness, and their own struggles in their own way - His own mother admits she's known for years how inanimate she is yet she too is not alone - The movie shows hopefulness and tries to open conversation that everybody goes through mental health illnesses silently but we don't have to

Bonus Question 2: What does the movie Say about mental illness

- It doesn't show Graphic self harm or idealize it in any way - The films message is that many people are suffering silently - Evan suffers from a social anxiety disorder he has therapy and medication, all feeling very lonely - Elena seems like the ideal student running all these groups and having all these friends although she admit to Evan that she two requires medication the film does a good job at showcasing how everyone can experience mental health issues whether clinical or situational, as well as trauma and grief

20. Which of these lists Correctly ranked substances use by High School seniors for most to least popular

1. alcohol 2. marijuana 3. nicotine 4. Cigarettes

dopamine

A neurotransmitter important in the brain circuits that regulate the experience of rewards

1. Provide four reasons supported by research that growing up in a single parent home affects girls sexual behavior more than boys sexual behavior

1. the social influences on girls sexual behavior are stronger and more varied than the influences on boys sexual behavior 2. Single parent mothers are more likely to be dating than married mothers and therefore they may be inadvertently role models of sexual activity 3. Girls are more likely to respond to problems at home by turning to others outside the family for support 4. The same gene that makes fathers more likely to leave the family may have passed to the daughter and contribute to her early puberty and sexual experiences

Non-Suicidal Self Injury

Deliberate attempts to hurt oneself in non-lethal ways; cutting or burning

T or F: Compared with studies conducted in the 80s in the United States a higher percentage of today's American high schools are having intercourse

False

T or F: Courses in school are most likely to influence both directly and indirectly a teenager occupational choice

False

T or F: School shootings are more common than street shootings

False

T or F: The average age of first intercourse is similar all around the world

False

T or F: Transition from school to work is an educationally defined transition

False

Oxytocin

Hormone known to influence emotional bonding to others

Bonus Question 3: Is Evan Hansen a hero or a toxic person

I don't feel like there's a set answer to this question, he had his own mental health struggles that caused some of his bad decisions that make me want to feel bad for him but there also comes a point where you need to face the facts and get help with those issues and allow yourself to get better so you're not hurting yourself and others.

2. According to research which of the following adolescents is more likely to intercourse in an earlier age than most American adolescents

Richard a black male adolescent

resilience

The ability of an individual to continue to function competently in the face of adversity all ends or and stress

stereotype threat

The harmful effect that exposure to stereotypes about ethnic or sex differences in ability has on student performance

Anhedonia

The loss of interest in activities or reduced ability to find pleasure in what was normally enjoyable experiences

suicide contagion

The process through which learning about another suicide can lean people to try to take their own lives

self-efficacy

The sense that an individual has some control over his or her life

T or F: Most gay lesbian and bisexual adults engaged in some heterosexual activity during adolescent

True

T or F: Pessimism is considered a cognitive symptom of depression

True

T or F: Sexual fantasies are typically considered to be auto-erotic behavior during adolescence

True

T or F: The greatest increase in the prevalence of premarital intercourse is been among females

True

T or F: anxiety is an example of an internalizing disorder

True

18. According to social control theory delinquency is caused by...

a lack of bonds to the family the school and the workplace

4. Compared with studies conducted in the 1980s in the United States

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

19. Studies on adolescence drug use suggest that the drug of choice among adolescence is?

alcohol

21. which of the following characteristics is a protective factor that decrease the likelihood of adolescent engaging and substance abuse

close family relationships

3. Next according to research which of the following is true of ethnic differences in the age of sexual initiation

ethnic differences in the age of sexual initiation are far smaller among females than males

24. Which of the following has research identified as a risk factor for suicide attempts during adolescence?

having to psychiatric problem

12. Why do some experts say that dropping out of school is a public health problem?

high school dropouts are more likely to have poor health and use illicit drugs

17. If Dora suffers from depression what type of disorder does dora's condition reflect

internalizing disorder

10. Sean's teacher tells him that the task he is working on is too difficult for him therefore Sean believes that failure is inevitable he is likely to develop

learned helplessness

22. Studies have shown experiences with alcohol and drugs and early adolescents can permanently affect the way the brain functions due to changes in the?

limbic system

8. According to research, why do many sex education programs fail?

many programs Focus primarily on changing students knowledge rather than changing their behavior

14. Alice has worked all evening on a psychology assignment that is not being graded the psychologist would most likely say that she has a very strong

mastery motivation

7. Adolescent Parenthood indicate that the problems associated with it

may actually be greater for the mothers and for their children

16. Which of these is one of the factors that researchers study in connection with how own home environment positively influenced adolescent's level of achievement

parenting style

13. Adolescent occupational plans are influenced by the?

perceptions of the labor market

15. Whitney's present goal is to get good enough at spelling to earn the school spelling trophy Whitney's ambition is an example of

performance motivation

6. Todd would rather date men than women, psychologists would describe this as Todd's...

sexual orientation

9. The transition from school to work is a _____ transition

social

11. The impact of friends on adolescent school performance depends on?

the academic orientation of the peer group

23. The earlier an adolescent's criminal career begins...

the more likely they are to become a chronic offender

5. Sexual socialization refers to...

the way in which an individual is exposed to and educated about sexuality

1. Research into sexual activity among adolescents has found that?

there is wide variation in what activities adolescence think count as sex

suicide ideation

thinking about ending your life

co-occuring/comorbid

when an individual has more than one problem at the same time

3. Ricky is 16 years old but is a first year student in high school because he was held back in elementary school. Recently Ricky has decided to drop out of school. Discuss the likely origins of this decision and the general factors that lead kids to drop out. Tell me what you think you can do to keep students like Ricky in school

- dropping out not so much a decision made during adolescent as a culmination of a long process that begins early on in elementary school (it's not just a decision made an adolescent it's a culmination of a long process) - having being held back is one of the strongest predictors of dropping out among adolescents - Adolescents who drop out are likely to come from households with limited social and cultural capital - Involving at-risk adolescents and programs that combined Service Learning with guided decisions of their life options help them see the importance of graduated from high school has been successful in reducing Dropout rates

2. Miguel and Selma are the parents of a 13 year old, they understand that the home environment they create can affect their daughters' achievement. What steps can they take to positively influence her achievement?

- they can encourage achievement by setting high standards and aspirations for performance at school - they can support values expressed at school by echoing the school messages at home - They can be involved in the school and their daughters education - Authoritative parenting is linked to adolescent success in school - Can provide as much Cultural capitalive as possible to enhance home environment