Psy 210: CH. 9 Quiz

In a single act of unprotected sex, a teenage girl has a __________% risk of acquiring HIV.

1

Piaget's stage describing adolescent cognitive development is called:

formal operational.

__________ is a girl's first menstruation.

menarche

Which of the following is not a recommendation for reducing the high rate of adolescent pregnancy?

reducing access to contraceptive methods

The average peak age of pubertal change is __________ years for girls and __________ years for boys.

11½; 13½

__________ is the heightened sense of self-consciousness in adolescence, described by David Elkind.

Adolescent egocentrism

Which of the following statements regarding adolescents' contraceptive use is true?

Adolescents are increasing their use of contraceptives.

Adolescents who engage in early sexual activity are also more likely to: Group of answer choices drink excessively. use drugs. have school-related problems. All of these

All of these

Regarding adolescent pregnancy, which of the following statements is false?

America's adolescent pregnancy rate is among the lowest in the Western world.

Regarding adolescent sexual behaviors in the United States, which of the following statements is true?

For a majority of teenagers, first sexual intercourse occurs in mid- to late adolescence.

Which of the following statements about adolescents today is true?

Most adolescents have positive self-images.

__________ are to females, as __________ are to males.

Ovaries; testes

Which aspect of Elkind's adolescent egocentrism may contribute to the reason why many teenagers have sex without using contraception?

Personal fable

Regarding puberty, which of the following statements is true?

There is increasing evidence that early-maturing girls are vulnerable to a number of problems.

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa include which characteristics?

They have good recovery rates with approximately 70% of individuals recovering from the disorder.

The leading cause of death among adolescents is:

accidents.

Starvation is to __________ nervosa as binge-purge is to __________ nervosa.

anorexia; bulimia

Eric doesn't want to go to school because he is certain that everyone will notice the small allergic rash that has developed on his arms. His belief that everyone is going to focus on him is an example of:

imaginary audience.

Which type of education helps promote social responsibility?

service learning

Longitudinal research has shown a __________ in adolescents' alcohol use in recent years.

sizeable decrease