Chap 10 Adolescent behavior & development

Compared to same-sex peers, who is likely to be less socially mature, less imaginative, less achievement-orientated, more superficial, and more likely to exhibit problem behaviors?

Amber who started seriously dating at 14

According to research presented in the book, the expression of intimacy is more advanced among adolescent girls than among boys. What is a consequence of this advanced intimacy?

Girls mental health is more positively affected than boys' when things are going well in relationships, vice versa

Jesse is a physically immature 14-year-old who goes to school where it is expected that 14-year-olds to date. Hillary is a physically mature 14-year-old who goes to school where it is expected that students delay dating until age 16. which adolescent is more likely to date?

Jesse

Which theorist adopted the most important theorectical perspective of development?

Sullivan

Dr. diamond conducts an interview with a patient in order ti assess the history of the patient's attachment relationships. What method would Dr. Diamond use?

The adult attachment interview

The close, significant emotional bond between parent and infant is called

attachment

Cassandra and Rosemarie spend a lot of time obsessing over each other's problems. what is this called?

co-rumination

For middle adolescents, the least important aspect of dating is

developing intimacy

For middle adolescents, the least important aspect of dating is:

developing intimacy

Research assessing the link between infant attachment and the quality of interpersonal relationships in adolescence and young adulthood finds

early relationships set the stage for later interpersonal relationships

Which of the following is most important for adolescent development?

having a few good friendships

The likelihood that an individual will turn to a peer during a time of trouble ____ in adolescence and ______ when talking to parent

increases; remains stable

According to Sullivan's theory, which of the following is the crrect sequence of interpersonal needs?

intimacy, sexual contact, integration

Carol, an eighth grader, is facing a big dilema and she needs advice. to whom is carol likely to turn for this support?

it depends on the specific issue at hand

adolescents close friendships are distinguished.....

less;more

During __________ concerns about loyalty and anxieties over rejection become more pronounced and may temporarily overshadow concerns about intimate self disclosure, particularly among girls

middle adolescence

Rejection sensitivity is a term that psychologists use to describe:

oversensitivity to romantic rejection that is related to an insecure attachment in infancy and early chidhood

Dating among adolescents today is largely a

recreational activity

Being securely attached in adolescence is associated with all of the following outcomes, except:

rejection sensitivity in adulthood

In Sullivan's view, the shift in the "targets" of intimacy during early adolescence from same-sex to other-sesx relationships is primarily motivated by:

the onset of puberty and the emergence of sexuality and a biologically based sex drive

Which of the following statements concerning sexual minority (LGBT) youth is false?

the progression through the phases of dating and romance is as similar for them as for herterosexual adolescents

All of the following are examples of the ways adolescents display intimacy with their friends; except:

they become less likely to negotiate than to disengage when resolving their disagreements

Sullivan believed that important interpersonal transitions are more likely to be negotiated successfully if:

they have a solid foundation of security in past relationships

The ways in which adolescents interact with romantic partners changes with development, with increasing

willingness to acknowledge, analyze, and work through disagreements