Adolescent Psy. Exam

Children's friendships are based on ___, where is adolescence friendships are typically based on ___

Activities ; Intimacy

An adolescent may have an intimate relationship with

All of these are correct

The neurotransmitter associated with the experience of pleasure that is implicated in substance abuse problems is known as

Dopamine

Findings from research studies have found that the most Marked fluctuations and self image occur

During the transition into adolescence

Sullivan believe the crisis of adolescence is ___. Erickson believed it is ___

Intimacy ; identity

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

The break up of a romantic relationship

Which of the following statements about adolescent cigarette use this true

The huge increase in the price of cigarettes over the last couple of decades has led to the sharp decrease in the percentage of smoking adolescents

Which one of the following is not a reason that the cognitive changes of adolescence affect achievement

The personal fable inherent and adolescence will make it difficult for older high school students to realize that if they do not Try hard in school they may not be excepted into their first or second choice universities

And I study on the effect of early intensive education on later school performance among children in poverty which intervention had the greatest impact on performance in high school

The preschool intervention

One study indicated that there is quite a bit of diversity among teenage mothers and their transitions to adulthood. Which of the following is not one of the three groups of teen moms identified in Oxford and colleagues study

A group of individuals who bounce back-and-forth between identities and scored alarmingly low on all measures of life statistics

According to the textbook young adolescents with ___ Also report a high levels of anxiety, attention, and adjustment problems

A volatile self image

Which of the following statements about adolescence level and degree of interaction with parents is true

Adolescence interact more often with our closer to and argue more with their mothers than with their fathers

The textbook list all of the following as reasons why sexuality in adolescence is a particularly important period During the lifecycle except

Adolescence is the time when erotic feelings first emerge

Researchers are particularly interested in the identity changes that occur in adolescence for all the following reasons except

Adolescents are not capable of thinking and concrete terms about who they are and where they are going

Which substance is most commonly used in abused by adolescence

Alcohol

Boys initial interest in sex is motivated by ___ hormones, Where is girls initial interest in sex is motivated by ___

Androgen; androgens and estrogen

___ is an example of an internalizing disorder; ___ Is an example of an externalizing disorder

Anxiety; delinquency

Which of the following parenting styles is associated with adolescents development of mastery motivation and Academic achievement

Authoritative

Which of the following types of parenting promotes healthy emotional autonomy in adolescence

Authoritative

Which statement about autonomy in adolescence is false

Autonomy is closely related to adolescence rebellion

Which of the following is not one of the adolescent classifications the adult attachment interviews?

Avoidant

One of the most consistent predictors of chronic delinquency (or being a life course persistent offender) Appears to be rooted in

Being exposed to disorganized families with hostile inept or neglectful parenting

Which of the following is described by the textbook as being a "double edged sword" (at least for girls)

Co-rumination

The transformation and religious thinking during adolescence can be best understood as part of the overall development of ___ autonomy

Cognitive

Research addressing difficult social situations related to adolescence transitions into romantic relationships found ___ to be among the most frequently mention themes

Communicating with the other sex

When an individual has more than one problem at the same time it is called

Comorbid

Industrialize societies place a great deal of emphasis on all of the following except

Cooperation

All of the following are noted in the text as reasons why achievement during the adolescent years merit special attention except

Development in the realm of achievement begins and ends during adolescence

Which of the following types of autonomy refers to that Aspect of independence related to changes in an individuals close relationship

Emotional autonomy

Eric Erickson believe that ___ Is the primary psychosocial crisis of adolescence

Establishing a coherent sense of identity

Alcohol and marijuana are considered ___ drugs because they are Almost always used before harder drugs

Gateway

According to the textbook which of the following is not an effective form of parental involvement

Helping with homework

According to Erickson The major crisis of adolescence is called

Identity versus identity diffusion

All of the following are characteristics of the development of cognitive autonomy except

Increasing emotional distance from parents

What do researchers believe explains why some individuals who engage in precocious, promiscuous, or unprotected sex are also highly likely to engage and other types of delinquent behavior

It is likely that risky sexual behavior in other types of risky behavior are both symptoms of A certain personality profile that makes individuals more likely to behave risky in general

Current research suggests that sexual intercourse during the high school years

It's part of the normative experience of adolescence in America

Friendships based on which of the following criteria are more likely to be found among adolescents then younger children

Loyalty

Which statement about underachievement is false

Many underachievers receive far better grades in school that you would expect based on intelligence test

The text suggest that one set of factors that may differentiate the academically Rich from the academically poor early in the educational setting is ___ and ___

Motivation to succeed ; beliefs about the causes of success and failure

The textbook suggest all of the following as ways to increase use of contraceptives among adolescents except

Offer sex education that teaches the fundamentals of contraceptive used once adolescence become sexually active

According to personality research Presented in the textbook there is evidence that between adolescents and young adult hood individuals become

Or emotionally stable and more extroverted

Achievement concerns the development of motives, capabilities, interests, and behavior that relate to ___ In evaluation situations

Performance

Which of the following types of households creates adolescents who do not develop healthy autonomy have difficulty complying with the rules and are usually dependent on their friends

Permissive

The dominant perspective of moral development is grounded in ___ theory

Piagets cognitive

According to Kohlberg reasoning that is based on rewards and punishments called

Preconventional

According to sellers multidimensional model of racial identity (MMRI) three different aspects of racial identity are important to consider in understanding discrimination and it's effects. These three components are

Private regard, public regard, and racial centrality

The term "___ syndrome " Refers to covariation among various types of externalizing disorders that result from underlying trait of unconventionally found in the adolescence personality and social environment

Problem behavior

Which of the following is not considered an aspect of positive sexual development that the majority of adolescence face

Reconciling feelings of sexual arousal with ones religious beliefs

Research on problem behavior suggest that

Risky behaviors cluster together in different ways for different adolescence

Adolescence Behave in a variety of ways with and dating relationships that are usually shaped by

Scripts that are learned at home in from the mass media

How positively or negatively people feel about themselves defines

Self-esteem

Researchers have a dentist had all of the following factors as critical components of the development of identity during adolescence except

Self-regulation

According to research by small and luster, which Allison is most likely to engage in early sexual activity

The adolescent most likely to engage in early sexual activity is the one that has a combination of the above risk factors

According to the textbook many young people find it frustrating that

They feel emotionally independent but I have to abide by their parents rules as long as they are being supported economically

Until recently what aspect of teenage sexuality did social scientist focus on

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

What does the following statements about sexual abuse during adolescence is false

Younger children are more likely than adolescence to be abused and neglected

Dara suffers from depression. What type of disorder does depression reflect?

an internalizing disorder

The psychosocial domain concerning the development and expression of independence is called

autonomy

Which of the following is not one of the personality dimensions of the five factor model

gender intensification