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