Question 1

Which of the following is a benefit of everyday conflicts that characterize parent-adolescent relationships?

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A)   It teaches adolescents that their parents are not perfect.
B)   It helps adolescents become more autonomous.
C)   It helps adolescents accept parental control over their lives.
D)   It teaches parents how to exert more control over the lives of adolescents.

Question 2

According to the old model of parent-adolescent relationships:

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A)   parent-adolescent conflict is intense and stressful throughout adolescence.
B)   in most families parent-adolescent conflict is moderate rather than severe.
C)   parents serve as important support systems while adolescents explore a wider, more complex social world.
D)   the everyday negotiations and minor disputes are normal.

Question 3

Identity development:

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A)   is a single, neat process.
B)   gets done in bits and pieces.
C)   happens cataclysmically.
D)   involves making decisions once and for all.

Question 4

_____ reflects an individual's personal investment in identity.

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A)   Commitment
B)   Collaboration
C)   Calling
D)   Conscientiousness

Question 5

As many as _____ percent of adolescents in the United States have been estimated to engage in all four of the problem behaviors common in adolescents such as drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, sexual problems, and school-related problems.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   20
C)   25
D)   30

Question 6

Stella has involved, responsive parents who support her in her choices as long as she adheres to certain basic rules that they have set for her, like keeping up her grades and coming home in time for dinner with her family on weeknights. Thus, Stella's relationship with her parents is characterized by a high level of trust, acceptance, and quality. Research indicates that Stella would:

Accepted Answer

A)   voluntarily disclose less about her activities to her parents.
B)   be concerned about parental disapproval and thus more likely to lie to her parents.
C)   be likely to share information about her whereabouts, friends, and activities.
D)   be likely to experience problems in adolescent adjustment.

Question 7

Briefly describe the elements identified by James Marcia as determining an individual's identity status.

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Question 8

Ramon's parents have decided that he will enroll in a liberal arts course in the state college near their hometown. Ramon has not really thought about the issue much himself, and he will most likely do what they advise. James Marcia would classify Ramon's identity status as:

Accepted Answer

A)   identity diffusion.
B)   identity foreclosure.
C)   identity moratorium.
D)   identity achievement.

Question 9

The four problems that affect the most adolescents are drug abuse, sexual problems, school-related problems, and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   career choice dilemmas
B)   juvenile delinquency
C)   peer-related problems
D)   family problems

Question 10

An adolescent who breaks the law or engages in behavior that is considered illegal.

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Question 11

The old model of parent-adolescent relationships suggested that:

Accepted Answer

A)   the everyday negotiations and minor disputes can serve the positive developmental function of helping the adolescent make the transition from childhood dependency to adult independence.
B)   in most families parent-adolescent conflict is moderate rather than severe.
C)   parents serve as important attachment figures and support systems while adolescents explore a wider, more complex social world.
D)   as adolescents mature they detach themselves from parents and move into a world of autonomy apart from parents.

Question 12

Irena, age 16, is a first-generation immigrant whose parents came to the United States from Ukraine when she was just a baby. Irena enjoys many of the same things that her American friends do, but respects her culture's traditions and speaks to her parents in their native language. Irena seems to have formed a _____ identity.

Accepted Answer

A)   bilingual
B)   bicultural
C)   mixed-cultural
D)   culturally confused

Question 13

As of 2010, which of the following is the most frequently visited Internet site?

Accepted Answer

A)   MySpace
B)   Yahoo!
C)   Google
D)   Facebook

Question 14

Is there any gender difference in the incidence of adolescent depression? What accounts for this gender difference?

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By about age 15, adolescent females have...

Question 15

Conflict with parents often escalates during:

Accepted Answer

A)   early adolescence.
B)   middle adolescence.
C)   late adolescence.
D)   the college years.

Question 16

_____ is defined as a period of identity development during which the individual is exploring alternatives.

Accepted Answer

A)   Commitment
B)   Calling
C)   Conscientiousness
D)   Crisis

Question 17

Identity _____ is the status of individuals who have made a commitment but not experienced a crisis.

Accepted Answer

A)   foreclosure
B)   moratorium
C)   achievement
D)   diffusion

Question 18

The most effective way to treat adolescent depression is:

Accepted Answer

A)   through using an antidepressant medication like Prozac.
B)   not with medication, but through cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) .
C)   a combination of psychoanalysis and family treatment.
D)   a combination of drug therapy and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) .

Question 19

Ethnic _____ is the enduring aspect of the self that includes a sense of membership in an ethnic group, along with the attitudes and feelings related to that membership.

Accepted Answer

A)   gloss
B)   awareness
C)   identity
D)   pride

Question 20

Identity _____ is the status of individuals who have undergone a crisis and made a commitment.

Accepted Answer

A)   diffusion
B)   foreclosure
C)   moratorium
D)   achievement

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