Adolescent Psych Test 3

During infancy, Julia formed a secure attachment with her parents. This attachment has formed the basis for all her future approaches to interpersonal relationships. According to attachment theorists, Julia is employing:

An internal working model

Researchers have identified all of the following EXCEPT as protective factors that decrease adolescent substance abuse

Avoidance of Religious Activities

Reich, (2017) believes that using social media may _____ adolescents develop social competence

Help

All of the following are DSM-5 symptoms of Persistent Depressive Disorder EXCEPT:

High energy

Lowering the minimum purchasing age for alcohol significantly _____ the rate of alcohol-related car crashed among younger drivers

Increases

According to the text, who is more likely to be sexually active earlier? Ingrid, who lives in a single-parent home, or Leannne, who lives in a two-parent home?

Ingrid

Intimacy is characterized by all of the following except:

Self-Concealment

Adolescents who are unsupervised after school and who do not participate in after-school programs are more likely to be:

Sexually active, have multiple sexual partners, more likely to contract an STD (all of the above)

According to social control theory, delinquency is caused by:

a lack of bonds to the family, the school, or the workplace

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

an internalizing disorder

_________ is an example of an internalizing disorder ; ________ is an example of an externalzing disorder

anxiety ; delinquency

This attachment style is characterized by ambivalence on the part of the infant to the caregiver.

anxious-resistant

Adolescents from _____ homes are less likely to become sexually active at an early age and less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior such as having unprotected sex

authoritative

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for developing substance abuse problems?

being involved in a sexual relationship between the ages of 16 and 18

Intimacy between individuals and their parents _____ between the 5th and 10th grade and _____ between the 10th grade and young adulthood

decreases ; increases

Adolescents high in rejection sensitivity show a ______ pattern of brain activity in response to exclusion, and are ______ likely to develop symptoms of depression

different ; more

Much of what is posted on social networking sites is:

displays of love and affection

Research has found that among high school students those who make "virginity pledges" are _____ likely to have sex and _____ likely to deny having made a pledge.

equally; more

According to the textbook, all of the following are factors that affect an individuals vulnerability to the negative effects of stress EXCEPT:

ethnic background

Theodore has been referred to as an "acting-out" adolescent. He engages in delinquent behavior. Theodore is most likely exhibiting:

externalizing symptomatology

Alcohol and marijuana are considered ______ drugs because they are almost always used before harder drugs

gateway

Eduardo engages in binge drinking. This means that he:

has had more than five alcoholic drinks at least once during the past 2 weeks

Biological predispositions towards antisocial behavior include all of the following EXCEPT:

high levels of seratonin

Young people who abuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs are more likely to experience all of the following EXCEPT:

increased popularity

According to recent research, socially anxious adolescents are ____ likely to have satisfying friendships, which makes them _____ able to develop satisfying romantic relationships.

less ; less

Research assessing parent-adolescent communication about sex has found all of the following, EXCEPT

parent-adolescent communication about sex significantly lowers adolescents likelihood of being sexually active across all ethnic groups

According to Sullivan, the need for intimacy surfaces during:

preadolescence

Bobbie Jo's employer has been sexually harassing her. Bobby Jo has decided to find a new job, which she will start next week, and she also has filed sexual harassment charges against her current employer. Bobbie Jo is using ______ strategies to deal with her stress.

primary control

Teenagers whose relationships with parents are emotionally close but not very individuated tend to ____ romantic relationships that aren't very good

remain in

According to Sullivan, with the onset of puberty the preferred "target" of intimacy changed from intimate relationships with members of the _____ sex to intimate relationships with members of the _____ sex.

same ; opposite

Based on Sullivan's theory of interpersonal development, intimacy is first expressed in:

same-sex relationships

Joan goes for a run and then goes to see a movie in order to deal with the stress of finals week. Joan is using ______ strategies

secondary control

Many experts endorse a model of depression that suggests individuals who are predisposed towards internalizing problems will develop depression when they are exposed to chronic or acute stressors. This is called:

the diathesis-stress model

What percent of female high school students report having been physically forced to have sex?

10

What percentage of high school seniors has been drunk at least once in the last month?

20

What percentage of teenage pregnancies in the United States are aborted?

25

According to research by Diamond and Savin Williams _____ percent of adolescent boys and _____ of adolescent girls masturbate prior to age 18

50 ; 25

By age 18, ______ percent of all adolescents have had either vaginal or oral sex

80

Research on the impact of social media on adolescent intimacy has found all of the following EXCEPT

It increases emotional distress

Christi suffers from chronic depression. She also has unsuccessfully tried to quit smoking cigarettes several times over the past year. Christi's problems fall into which category?

comorbidity