Question 1

Which statement is true?

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A)   Children of young parents have more medical, educational, and social problems than children of older parents.
B)   Children of older parents have more medical, educational, and social problems than children of young parents.
C)   Children of young and older parents have the same rate of medical, educational, and social problems.
D)   Children's rate of medical, educational, and social problems is completely unrelated to their parents' age.

Question 2

Lydia finds that she often thinks about killing herself. This is called:

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A)   parasuicide.
B)   self-destructive behavior
C)   deliberate suicide.
D)   suicide ideation.

Question 3

What are the variations in sex education in schools, and how does this affect adolescent sexual behavior?

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There is variation in the content and ti...

Question 4

In adolescence, ______ can be negative, such as when it promotes conformance to deviant standards, or positive, such as when it promotes refraining from smoking.

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The answer of In adolescence, ______ can be negative, such...

Question 5

How do the rates of suicidal ideation, parasuicide, and completed suicide compare for adolescent males and females in the United States? Why do these rates differ?

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The rates of suicidal ideation and paras...

Question 6

Approximately 1 in _____ adolescent girls is affected by clinical depression.

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A)   2
B)   5
C)   10
D)   100

Question 7

Miko is a 16-year-old girl who lives in Japan with her family. If she is typical, she will MOST likely seek her parents' advice on:

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A)   music.
B)   clothes.
C)   friends.
D)   romance.

Question 8

A controlled study of sex education in the United Kingdom found that whether or not an adolescent becomes sexually active depends more on family, peers, and culture than on information from sex education classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The completed suicide rate is higher for males than

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why is it harmful for a young adolescent and an adult to have sex?

Accepted Answer

An adult may sexually exploit a young ad...

Question 11

Research on New York City teenagers indicates that for adolescents, sexual behavior is always closely aligned with sexual identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In general, as children become adolescents, their self- esteem:

Accepted Answer

A)   rises.
B)   declines.
C)   rises then declines.
D)   remains stable.

Question 13

What are the differences between identity achievement and role confusion?

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Identity achievement is when adolescents...

Question 14

Which statement about child sexual abuse has research shown to be false?

Accepted Answer

A)   Long-term consequences can be mitigated if the abuse stops quickly and the child feels protected.
B)   Most cases are reported to authorities, even if not all abusers are prosecuted.
C)   The consequences of abuse can impact the offspring of the abuse victims.
D)   The cognitive and psychosocial effects of sex abuse can be worse than the biological harm it causes.

Question 15

Which developed nation has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Canada
B)   Sweden
C)   the United States
D)   Holland

Question 16

Compare and contrast adolescence-limited offenders to life-course-persistent offenders. Describe the behaviors typical of each type of offender and the correlation between these types of offenders and parenting styles.

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Adolescence-limited-offenders are typica...

Question 17

Data indicates a marked decline in _____ rates among immigrant women in the U.S., at least in part because these women expect to attend post-secondary education.

Accepted Answer

A)   teenage pregnancy
B)   graduation rates
C)   housework
D)   contraception use

Question 18

What is more common in adolescent boys than in adolescent girls?

Accepted Answer

A)   serious consideration of suicide
B)   parasuicide
C)   completed suicide
D)   cluster suicide

Question 19

Isaac and Derek persuaded Robert to cut school and steal alcohol from a store. Isaac and Derek provided _____ to Robert.

Accepted Answer

A)   criminal coaching
B)   deviancy training
C)   delinquent apprenticeship
D)   offender initiation

Question 20

Identity diffusion refers to the identity status in which adolescents:

Accepted Answer

A)   pause during their identity formation to explore alternatives.
B)   form their identity prematurely.
C)   do not commit to goals and fail to take on any role.
D)   understand who they are as connected to everything they have learned.

Exam 10: Adolescence: Psychosocial Development

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What is more common in adolescent boys than in adolescent girls?

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Approximately 1 in _____ adolescent girls is affected by clinical depression.

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What are the variations in sex education in schools, and how does this affect adolescent sexual behavior?

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Miko is a 16-year-old girl who lives in Japan with her family. If she is typical, she will MOST likely seek her parents' advice on:

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Compare and contrast adolescence-limited offenders to life-course-persistent offenders. Describe the behaviors typical of each type of offender and the correlation between these types of offenders and parenting styles.

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How do the rates of suicidal ideation, parasuicide, and completed suicide compare for adolescent males and females in the United States? Why do these rates differ?

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Why is it harmful for a young adolescent and an adult to have sex?

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Research on New York City teenagers indicates that for adolescents, sexual behavior is always closely aligned with sexual identity.

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In general, as children become adolescents, their self- esteem:

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In adolescence, ______ can be negative, such as when it promotes conformance to deviant standards, or positive, such as when it promotes refraining from smoking.

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A controlled study of sex education in the United Kingdom found that whether or not an adolescent becomes sexually active depends more on family, peers, and culture than on information from sex education classes.

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