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According to Erikson, during the fifth stage of psychosocial development, adolescents form their identities |
| | A) | by modeling themselves after other people. |
| | B) | by modifying and synthesizing earlier identifications. |
| | C) | passively. |
| | D) | through the influence of their peers. |
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Ever since she was a toddler, Natalie has wanted to be a lawyer and join her parents in their law practice. She accepts her parents' values, as well as their religious and political views without question, saying they are a comfortable future for her. Natalie exemplifies which of Marcia's identity statuses? |
| | A) | identity achievement |
| | B) | foreclosed |
| | C) | moratorium |
| | D) | identity diffusion |
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With regard to identity formation, Carol Gilligan |
| | A) | agrees with Erikson that for women, identity and intimacy develop simultaneously. |
| | B) | believes that the pattern of forming identity before developing intimacy is the norm for both men and women. |
| | C) | suggests the female sense of self develops more through establishing relationships than through achieving a separate identity. |
| | D) | believes that relationships and an ongoing tension between independence and connectedness are the core of all psychosocial stages for both men and women. |
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In her research with U.S. born African American, Asian American, and Hispanic high school students, Jean Phinney found that a critical issue for Hispanics was |
| | A) | pressure for academic achievement. |
| | B) | meeting white standards of beauty. |
| | C) | job discrimination. |
| | D) | prejudice against their group. |
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With regard to sexual activity among teenagers, |
| | A) | the average teenage girl today is having her first sexual intercourse by age 15. |
| | B) | the proportion of adolescents with sexual experience has been steadily increasing over the past 15 years. |
| | C) | only 10% of young persons report having abstained from intercourse during their teen years. |
| | D) | contrary to what many adolescents believe, oral and anal sex involve risk of STDs. |
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Which adolescent is most likely to become sexually active at an early age? |
| | A) | Leticia, an African American who lives with her mother and two brothers in a low income housing development and began menstruating at age 12. |
| | B) | Linda, a white who lives in a middle class neighborhood with her parents and sister and began menstruating at age 14. |
| | C) | Lucy, an Asian American who lives in a middle class neighborhood with her parents and sister and began menstruating at age 15. |
| | D) | Lucinda, a Latina who lives in a low-income housing development with her mother and five siblings and began menstruating at age 12. |
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Which statement concerning contraceptive us is not correct? |
| | A) | About one out of four teenagers said they had used contraception the first time they had intercourse. |
| | B) | A sexually active girl who does not use contraceptives has a 90 percent chance of becoming pregnant within a year. |
| | C) | Condom use has increased dramatically in recent years. |
| | D) | There is no evidence that education about condom use and availability contributes to increased sexual activity. |
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Claudia has painful blisters on her genitalia, and she is also experiencing severe fatigue and sore muscles. She has an STD that increases her risk of cervical cancer. What STD does she have and what is the treatment for it? |
| | A) | gonorrhea; penicillin |
| | B) | herpes; no known cure, but control with acyclovir, an antiviral drug |
| | C) | HPV; removal of warts |
| | D) | chlamydia; tetracycline or erythromycin |
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Today, teenage births rates in the United States |
| | A) | are the highest in 60 years. |
| | B) | have remained stable for the past 60 years |
| | C) | are the lowest in 60 years. |
| | D) | have increased for some ethnic groups and decreased for others. |
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G. Stanley Hall's theory of adolescent rebellion, or a period of "storm and stress" |
| | A) | has been supported by research over the past hundred years. |
| | B) | is seen in only a minority of adolescents. |
| | C) | is more likely in late adolescence than in early adolescence. |
| | D) | is to be expected due to the many physical, emotional, and social stresses of adolescence. |
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A study of high school students in Wisconsin and California concluded that adolescent's perceptions of which parental behavior resulted in harm to the adolescents' emotional health? |
| | A) | parental involvement with the adolescent's life |
| | B) | behavioral control |
| | C) | autonomy granting |
| | D) | dominating the adolescent's psychological experience |
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Mischa has academic difficulties and low achievement test scores. In early adolescence he tended to be aggressive and antisocial, and now that he is 17, he is seen as shy, isolated, and unhappy. Mischa fits into which peer status group? |
| | A) | rejected |
| | B) | neglected |
| | C) | controversial |
| | D) | average |
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The most effective strategy for preventing delinquency is |
| | A) | to enforce strict punishment even for minor offenses when children first begin to exhibit inappropriate behavior. |
| | B) | punish parents, through fines, imprisonment, or other means, when their children engage in delinquent behavior. |
| | C) | target high risk families and pair them up with stable families in their community. |
| | D) | target high risk children and get them and their families involve in early childhood intervention programs. |
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Effective programs for counteracting youth violence focus on all of the following except |
| | A) | building skills and competency for youth. |
| | B) | parent effectiveness training. |
| | C) | swift and harsh punishment for wrong doing. |
| | D) | improving schools' social climate through peer group intervention. |
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