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1
According to “A Peaceful Adolescence,” the roots of misconceptions about teenagers go back to:
A)Sigmund Freud.
B)psychologists who were primarily looking for explanations of why things went wrong.
C)the 1960s, when youthful rebellion was a national phenomenon.
D)a psychological study using only 70 subjects.
2
Amanda Hund, the student profiled in “A Peaceful Adolescence,” meets with her doctor father weekly for:
A)horseback riding.
B)kidney dialysis.
C)breakfast.
D)family counseling.
3
As given in “A Peaceful Adolescence,” one way peers can help each other is demonstrated by the teen girls who agree that they will not drink out of open cans at parties because they do not know what could be in them.
A)True
B)False
4
The two main issues identified in “Youth Participation” as stemming from putting just one or a few young people into an organization are tokenism and:
A)irrelevance.
B)exclusivity.
C)marginalization.
D)infantilization.
5
As noted in “Youth Participation,” adults in favor of adult-controlled policies tend to see youth as either problems to be fixed or:
A)students who should focus on academics.
B)masses of uncontrollable hormones.
C)future leaders not yet ready to make policy decisions.
D)dependents to be taken care of.
6
According to “Youth Participation,” one area in which youth participation has yielded few positive results is the classroom.
A)True
B)False
7
As mentioned in "The Future of Adolescence: Lengthening Ladders to Adulthood," the "limbo status" in which adolescents find themselves for increasingly long periods of time stems largely from social expectations that they:
A)follow dominant social and political norms.
B)obtain an education, without a guarantee of future employment.
C)obey their parents while at the same time learning to think for themselves.
D)not succumb to peer pressure.
8
Two abilities that are essential to successful adolescent development toward adulthood, as identified in "The Future of Adolescence: Lengthening Ladders to Adulthood," are:
A)advanced mathematical skills and knowledge of electronics.
B)familiarity with information technology and global markets.
C)literacy skills and versatile interpersonal skills.
D)entrepreneurial initiative and the ability to work independently.
9
As discussed in "The Future of Adolescence: Lengthening Ladders to Adulthood," economic class is not a significant variable in determining access to higher education.
A)True
B)False
10
As quoted in “Youth Engaged for Action,” one participant in a youth focus group argues for youth involvement because it makes one feel good about oneself, it helps one a lot down the line, and it:
A)may have a positive effect on one’s grades.
B)keeps one from getting into trouble.
C)pleases one’s parents.
D)makes people give one respect.
11
As given in “Youth Engaged for Action,” one “hook” for getting youth engaged as evaluators for programs is:
A)class credit for such involvement.
B)opportunities for social interactions.
C)the chance to leave class to attend program meetings.
D)technology and media.
12
According to “Youth Engaged for Action,” it is important for adults to get out of the way of youth so that the youth have a chance to learn from the experience of participation.
A)True
B)False
13
As reported in "Why do Kids Eat Healthful Food?" barriers to healthful eating identified in the study included all of the following except:
A)convenience.
B)uncertainty about what foods are healthful.
C)taste.
D)social factors.
14
As noted in "Why do Kids Eat Healthful Food?" the study found that the greatest motivator for healthful eating among children and adolescents in grades 5-11 is desire:
A)to please parents.
B)for improved athletic performance.
C)to save spending money.
D)for a refreshed mind and body.
15
As stated in "Why do Kids Eat Healthful Food?" participants in the study reported that guilt accompanied eating "junk foods."
A)True
B)False
16
As defined in “Prescription for Disaster,” a “pharming party” is:
A)a sexual encounter in which prescription drugs are used to heighten the experience.
B)a party to which people bring prescription drugs to share, frequently with alcohol.
C)an attempt to break into a pharmacy to steal drugs.
D)a police raid on suspected drug dealers.
17
As noted in the box “No Laughing Matter” within the article “Prescription for Disaster,” a doctor in charge of an outpatient counseling facility feels that it is unfortunate that a fondness for prescription drugs and alcohol was a running gag on the TV show:
A)Friends.
B)The Office.
C)Will and Grace.
D)My Name Is Earl.
18
As explained in “Prescription for Disaster,” the most popular and deadly prescription drug among teens may be OxyContin.
A)True
B)False
19
As pointed out in “Youth Smoking Prevention,” although increased enforcement of tobacco sales to minors does reduce the sales to minors:
A)the tobacco companies generally raise their prices in response.
B)there is limited evidence that a reduction in sales translates into a reduction in consumption.
C)evidence shows a corresponding increase in sales to adults.
D)vendors vigorously oppose such enforcement efforts.
20
A controversial response to youth tobacco use mentioned in “Youth Smoking Prevention” is to levy fines against:
A)vendors selling tobacco to minors.
B)parents of youth who use tobacco.
C)youth caught using tobacco.
D)tobacco companies.
21
As demonstrated in “Youth Smoking Prevention,” youth access interventions have been positively correlated with reductions in youth smoking.
A)True
B)False
22
As described in “Documenting Learning with Digital Portfolios,” Olivia’s portfolio included a:
A)short story, a dance recital, and a mock-senate debate.
B)haiku, a gymnastics exhibition, and a chemistry experiment.
C)sonnet, an algebra problem, and a flute performance.
D)book report, school play, and science-fair project.
23
As noted in “Documenting Learning with Digital Portfolios,” while high school students use portfolios to demonstrate that they can meet state standards, teachers in elementary schools focus more on using portfolios to:
A)communicate better with parents about their children’s progress.
B)demonstrate teaching skills for student teachers.
C)document behavioral problems to be addressed by counselors.
D)help teach the children computer skills.
24
According to “Documenting Learning with Digital Portfolios,” when schools are considering using digital portfolios, technology is the least important consideration.
A)True
B)False
25
As reported in “Help Us Make the 9th Grade Transition,” students concerned about facing high school are drawing on the vast storehouse of lore they’ve received from:
A)watching television shows with high school settings.
B)teachers.
C)students who have gone before them.
D)their parents.
26
As portrayed in “Help Us Make the 9th Grade Transition,” students are often sorted into cliques based on:
A)grades.
B)clothing style.
C)interests.
D)their former middle school.
27
Brian, one of the students quoted in “Help Us Make the 9th Grade Transition,” notes that high school “is going to follow you throughout your whole life.”
A)True
B)False
28
The students in Bruce Morgan’s class, as noted in “Stories from Tween Classrooms,” are asked to write in journals, which within his class are also called:
A)diaries.
B)daybooks.
C)living books.
D)memoirs.
29
Teacher Deb Odom suggests in “Stories from Tween Classrooms” that one way to encourage 6th grade students to write is to tap into their sense of:
A)humor.
B)adventure.
C)rebellion.
D)self.
30
As related in “Stories from Tween Classrooms,” during the math exercise in probability using two envelopes with blue and white counters, the students were able correctly to predict which of the two envelopes contained more blue counters by pulling twenty counters from each envelope.
A)True
B)False
31
Deborah Waldron states in “My Year as a High School Student” that the only differences between her and the other students in the biology class were her age and the fact that:
A)she did not have to take the tests.
B)she was pregnant with her third child during most of the year.
C)she did not need a hall pass to come and go.
D)she prefers the music of Pat Benatar to Beyonce.
32
As related in “My Year as a High School Student,” while doing a project to create a brochure about clubfoot, Deborah Waldron realized that one concept she needed to make clear to her own students was:
A)plagiarism.
B)creativity.
C)objectivity.
D)clarity.
33
One of the things Deborah Waldron appreciated, as stated in “My Year as a High School Student,” was that the biology teacher changed student seats often so that she got to know all the students in the class.
A)True
B)False
34
According to the author of “The Dropout Problem,” the factor most predictive of the likelihood that a student would drop out of school was:
A)poor grades.
B)low socio-economic status.
C)the number of different schools the student had attended.
D)coming from a single-parent family.
35
As reported in “The Dropout Problem,” compared with students who receive high-school diplomas and dropouts, students who receive a GED:
A)fare worse than both dropouts and students with diplomas.
B)fare better than dropouts but not as well as students with diplomas.
C)fare better than both dropouts and students with diplomas.
D)fare about the same as dropouts but not as well as students with diplomas.
36
As explained in “The Dropout Problem,” schools face a hard battle on two fronts: the need to make high school more rigorous so graduates can compete and the need to keep more students in high school through graduation.
A)True
B)False
37
As described in “Let Seniors Lead,” the main reason for the SILC program coming into existence was:
A)a shortage of teachers.
B)as a response to the difficulties younger students had acclimating to high school.
C)the lack of mentor volunteers from the wider community.
D)the school’s desire to combat the disengagement of seniors and provide additional leadership opportunities.
38
As noted in “Let Seniors Lead,” a key way in which the SILC program differs from the conventional model of student leadership is that:
A)younger students choose the student leaders who will join the program.
B)unlike other activities, the SILC experience occurs too late to be used in college-admission applications.
C)instead of just seeking the “cream,” as many youth as possible are invited to lead.
D)no course credit is given for participation in the program.
39
As defined in “Let Seniors Lead,” the only criterion for acceptance into the SILC program is that an applicant must find a teacher who wants his or her help with a specific class in the fall.
A)True
B)False
40
According to "Studies Reveal Strengths, Weaknesses: Improving Rates of High School Graduation and College Completion for Low-Income and Minority Students," Americans believe that the most important impediment faced by students in the pursuit of a college degree is:
A)lack of focus.
B)cost.
C)poor quality of math and science instruction in secondary schools.
D)competition from foreign students.
41
As reported in "Studies Reveal Strengths, Weaknesses: Improving Rates of High School Graduation and College Completion for Low-Income and Minority Students," the Gates Millennium Scholars program:
A)is supported by funds from the U.S. Department of Education.
B)concentrates on preparing children to do well in high school.
C)is open to students of all races and socioeconomic levels.
D)is administered by the United Negro College Fund.
42
As pointed out in "Studies Reveal Strengths, Weaknesses: Improving Rates of High School Graduation and College Completion for Low-Income and Minority Students," experts predict a serious shortage of highly skilled workers by 2020.
A)True
B)False
43
According to "The New Cheating Epidemic," studies on cheating indicate that:
A)most students do not cheat.
B)most students who cheat get caught.
C)the number of students who cheat is increasing.
D)the number of students who cheat is decreasing.
44
As reported in "The New Cheating Epidemic," changes in technology have:
A)made it easier for teachers to catch cheaters.
B)made it easier to cheat.
C)blurred the line between cheating and ethical behavior.
D)reduced the amount of cheating that goes on.
45
As noted in "The New Cheating Epidemic," children today are doing more homework than children 20 years ago did.
A)True
B)False
46
According to “Leading Adolescents to Mastery,” if a student received an “I” for incomplete work, the student was:
A)then given as much time and support as needed to complete the work and get a higher grade.
B)given until the end of the quarter to complete the work satisfactorily and received a failing grade if the work was not done or if it was done unsatisfactorily.
C)automatically enrolled in a summer-school course to complete the work.
D)assigned a tutor and required to achieve at least a “B” grade.
47
As mentioned in “Leading Adolescents to Mastery,” one of the innovations at Bendle Middle School was the “responsibility room,” a room in the school used for:
A)mentoring of younger students by older ones.
B)sex education.
C)an alternative to suspension for disruptive students.
D)unsupervised study for students who have proven they are mature enough to be trusted.
48
As reported in “Leading Adolescents to Mastery,” after Bendle Middle School adopted the ABCI program, one angry parent visited the principal’s office and pleaded with the principal to just give her son “D” grades.
A)True
B)False
49
As detailed in "Healthier Students, Better Learners," the Center for Disease Control has identified all of the following behaviors as among those causing the most serious U.S. health problems among people over five years old except:
A)alcohol and other drug use.
B)high-risk sexual activity.
C)unintentional injury.
D)poor dietary choices.
50
According to "Healthier Students, Better Learners," the Health Education Assessment Project provides educators with a:
A)wide range of assessment items developed in a variety of formats.
B)wide range of assessment items developed in one consistent format.
C)concise range of assessment items developed in one consistent format.
D)concise range of assessment items developed in several formats.
51
As noted in "Healthier Students, Better Learners," the behaviors that cause health risks to children over the age of five generally fade away as the children enter adulthood.
A)True
B)False
52
According to "Fostering Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom," Emotional Quotient:
A)is largely determined by genetics.
B)cannot be taught.
C)involves skills that do not overlap.
D)can be promoted through learning.
53
As noted in "Fostering Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom" regarding nonverbal communication skills:
A)the tone of voice is the most important element in conveying emotional meaning.
B)these skills include interpreting posture and gestures.
C)it is impossible to teach people to control what they express nonverbally.
D)very little emotional meaning is conveyed nonverbally.
54
As reported in "Fostering Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom," coincidental teaching involves teaching social skills as situations occur in the natural environment.
A)True
B)False
55
The author of "The Consequences of Insufficient Sleep for Adolescents: Links Between Sleep and Emotional Regulation" suggests that:
A)adolescents do not need as much sleep as children.
B)sleep is overvalued as a factor in mental health.
C)societal forces discourage teens from sleep.
D)more research is needed on links between sleep and adolescent emotional problems.
56
According to "The Consequences of Insufficient Sleep for Adolescents: Links Between Sleep and Emotional Regulation," research on sleep shows that:
A)some animals never sleep.
B)sleep is a biological luxury.
C)animals deprived of sleep die.
D)rest is as restorative as a deep sleep.
57
As discussed in "The Consequences of Insufficient Sleep for Adolescents: Links Between Sleep and Emotional Regulation," sleep is naturally restricted to times and places that feel safe.
A)True
B)False
58
Concerning media and body image, the authors of "Body Image: How Do You See Yourself?" contend that:
A)media play a very small part in defining what is considered beautiful.
B)models in teen magazines represent a typical adolescent girl's figure.
C)images of models in magazines are not true to life.
D)media choose female models based on what males say they like.
59
As pointed out in "Body Image: How Do You See Yourself?" during puberty:
A)most girls lose weight.
B)girls expect to gain weight.
C)weight rarely changes.
D)most girls gain weight.
60
As stated in "Body Image: How Do You See Yourself?" fewer students think they are overweight than actually are.
A)True
B)False
61
As given in “Adolescent Stress,” environmental events or conditions that threaten, challenge, exceed, or harm the psychological or biological capacities of the individual constitute one definition of:
A)pollution.
B)stress.
C)psychopathology.
D)angst.
62
As stated in “Adolescent Stress,” one of the central hypotheses advanced by the authors is that stressors lead to:
A)urban poverty.
B)high dropout rates.
C)conceptual models.
D)psychopathology.
63
According to “Adolescent Stress,” stressful life experiences predict psychological problems in adolescents over time.
A)True
B)False
64
As profiled in “ADHD and the SUD in Adolescents,” the rates for ADHD and SUD for adults in the United States are:
A)unknown.
B)about 5 percent for ADHD and between 10 and 30 percent for SUD.
C)about the same, 20 percent for each.
D)widely varying by locale and socio-economic groups.
65
As noted in “ADHD and the SUD in Adolescents,” it is considered unlikely that SUD is a risk factor for ADHD because:
A)there are so many more ADHD sufferers than there are SUD sufferers.
B)SUD manifests itself earlier than ADHD.
C)there appears to be no relationship between the two conditions.
D)ADHD manifests itself earlier than SUD.
66
As explained in “ADHD and the SUD in Adolescents,” ADHD and non-ADHD substance abusing teens generally chose different substances to abuse.
A)True
B)False
67
According to “Coping with Stress,” coping is distinguished from the broader classification of stress responses by being:
A)an involuntary response.
B)internal rather than external.
C)both physical and psychological.
D)a voluntary, controlled response.
68
As detailed in “Coping with Stress,” the particular focus of the authors’ research is the significant risk for adolescents associated with living with a:
A)depressed parent.
B)bipolar parent.
C)schizophrenic parent.
D)obsessive-compulsive parent.
69
As identified in “Coping with Stress,” disengagement coping refers to efforts to distance oneself emotionally, cognitively, and physically from the stressor.
A)True
B)False
70
As portrayed in "A Mother's Story," Lisa grew up to be:
A)stunningly gorgeous.
B)ugly.
C)a ballerina.
D)the mother of several children.
71
As stated in “Traumatic Stress in Adolescents Anticipating Parental Death,” the majority of the parents in the study conduced by the authors died from:
A)heart disease.
B)cancer.
C)accidents.
D)AIDS.
72
As related in “Traumatic Stress in Adolescents Anticipating Parental Death,” one mother forced her children to go see their dying father, even though her daughter Ellen reacted by:
A)screaming and crying.
B)throwing up and getting migraines.
C)trying to run away from home.
D)“sassing” her father when she saw him.
73
According to the authors of “Traumatic Stress in Adolescents Anticipating Parental Death,” their study was hampered by the consideration that the adolescents they studied also had experienced other major life stressors besides the death of a parent.
A)True
B)False
74
According to “Parental Illness and Adolescent Development,” the knowledge teens have that they are needed both emotionally and physically at home may conflict with their:
A)desire to remain a child rather than taking on adult responsibilities.
B)performance in school.
C)desire to break away from the family of origin.
D)ability to contribute to the family by holding down a job.
75
As mentioned in “Parental Illness and Adolescent Development,” there has been a great deal of research targeting the impact of parental illness on children and adolescents in the past two decades, specifically in the areas of cancer and:
A)AIDS
B)heart disease.
C)multiple sclerosis.
D)hepatitis.
76
According to “Parental Illness and Adolescent Development,” adolescents coping with parental cancer had higher rates of behavioral problems and of both externalizing and internalizing problems than normal adolescents.
A)True
B)False
77
Concerning young people and cell phones, Bernardo Carducci of Indiana University Southeast states in "A Nation of Wimps" that cell phones:
A)encourage independent thinking.
B)help create separation from parents.
C)destroy the ability to plan ahead.
D)prevent the onset of insecurity and depression.
78
As reported in "A Nation of Wimps," David Elkind of Tufts University contends that parents today are geared toward:
A)physical security and protection.
B)academic achievement.
C)their own needs rather than their children's.
D)healthy child development.
79
As suggested in "A Nation of Wimps," grade inflation is the institutional response to parental anxiety about school demands on children.
A)True
B)False
80
According to "Teenage Fatherhood and Involvement in Delinquent Behavior," the consequences for teen fathers are similar to those observed for teen mothers and include all of the following except:
A)reduced educational attainment.
B)poorer health.
C)greater financial hardship.
D)less stable marriage patterns.
81
The main concern of the Rochester Youth Development Study, as explained in "Teenage Fatherhood and Involvement in Delinquent Behavior," was to assess:
A)antisocial behavior.
B)abuse rates.
C)the effect of domestic violence.
D)alcohol and substance abuse.
82
The link between delinquent behavior and becoming a teen father is far more significant than the link between violent behavior and teen fatherhood, as noted in "Teenage Fatherhood and Involvement in Delinquent Behavior."
A)True
B)False
83
As detailed in “Impact of Family Recovery on Pre-Teens and Adolescents,” the abstinence sub-stage for an alcoholic is referred to as the “trauma of recovery” because the alcoholic experiences the relief of sobriety and the:
A)overwhelming feeling of regret for the pain caused to the family.
B)fear of what the future holds.
C)utter terror of relapse.
D)lingering physical effects of withdrawal.
84
As presented in “Impact of Family Recovery on Pre-Teens and Adolescents,” the Family Recovery Model has two dimensions: time and:
A)domain.
B)recovery.
C)distance.
D)space.
85
According to research detailed in “Impact of Family Recovery on Pre-Teens and Adolescents,” adolescents were generally ignored during recovery by their alcoholic and co-dependent parents.
A)True
B)False
86
According to “After Incarceration,” the most essential factor in successful reunification of adolescents with their formerly incarcerated parent is:
A)family counseling.
B)continuous contact during incarceration.
C)belief by the adolescent that the criminal behavior will not be repeated.
D)reasonable expectations.
87
As defined in “After Incarceration,” hyper-vigilance, aggression, attention and concentration problems, and withdrawal are all characteristic of:
A)depressive disorder.
B)enduring trauma.
C)a prisoner’s reaction to being incarcerated.
D)anxiety over abandonment.
88
As stated in “After Incarceration,” while there are large numbers of adolescents with incarcerated parents, there have been few studies of their social and emotional experience during the incarceration.
A)True
B)False
89
As revealed in “When a Parent Starts Dating Again,” the day after the author’s father “winked” at five women online, he:
A)set up a date with one of the women.
B)initiated phone conversations with all five women.
C)began a correspondence by e-mail with a woman he still has not met in person.
D)took his profile off the website.
90
April Masini, as quoted in “When a Parent Starts Dating Again,” says that the landscape of sex for older men has been completely changed by:
A)Viagra.
B)the divorce rate.
C)online dating.
D)the fitness revolution.
91
According to “When a Parent Starts Dating Again,” the author found that his father not only asked for help on where to meet women, he also asked how to present himself and what to wear.
A)True
B)False
92
As reported in "Learning to Chill: Overloaded at School and Overscheduled at Home," research studies on stress in young people indicate that:
A)stress symptoms are reported by almost half of American children.
B)children are stressed only because teachers pressure them.
C)competition in school is the root of most stress.
D)stress results from poor time management.
93
As noted in "Learning to Chill: Overloaded at School and Overscheduled at Home," the Girl Scouts responded to stress among girls by:
A)cutting back meeting times.
B)teaching yoga.
C)introducing a Stress Less badge.
D)reducing membership requirements.
94
As stated in "Learning to Chill: Overloaded at School and Overscheduled at Home," parents who fill after-school hours with activities contribute to stress in some children.
A)True
B)False
95
Emerging threats to public health that can be thought of as newer youth-risk behaviors, as stated in "Risky Business: Exploring Adolescent Risk-Taking Behavior," include activities such as:
A)binge drinking.
B)pathological gambling.
C)substance abuse.
D)dating violence.
96
According to "Risky Business: Exploring Adolescent Risk-Taking Behavior," a key to enhancing involvement in constructive risk-taking is the ability for young people to:
A)gain the support of their peers.
B)allow for independent decision-making.
C)be able to assess risks accurately.
D)ask advice from adults.
97
Risk-taking, as pointed out in "Risky Business: Exploring Adolescent Risk-Taking Behavior," is essential for positive growth and maturation.
A)True
B)False
98
According to "The Overdominance of Computers," the study conducted by University of Munich researchers:
A)found the more access students had to computers, the higher their overall test scores.
B)found use of computers had no impact on academic performance.
C)found the more access students had to computers, the lower their overall test scores.
D)did not control for influences others than computers.
99
In discussing the lives of children today, the author of "The Overdominance of Computers" notes that:
A)advanced technology has no effect on the way children think.
B)schools should intensify children's high-tech experience.
C)computers increase children's access to the real world.
D)school should help students develop their distinctly human capacities.
100
As pointed out in "The Overdominance of Computers," the twentieth century taught people that technology can be a mixed blessing.
A)True
B)False
101
In the example of school shooter Michael Carneal, as explored in “Teaching Kids to Kill,” an expert witness noted that after only one night of practice with an actual pistol, Carneal fired eight shots and:
A)killed two while wounding six others.
B)had seven of the eight shots miss their targets.
C)made five head shots and three upper torso shots.
D)hit two victims in the head and four others in the arms or legs.
102
As mentioned in “Teaching Kids to Kill,” the Marine Corps honed Marines’ combat reactions by adapting a version of the popular video game:
A)Grand Theft Auto.
B)Doom.
C)Mortal Combat.
D)Resident Evil.
103
As noted in “Teaching Kids to Kill,” studies have shown that many more soldiers fired at the enemy during the Civil War and World Wars I and II than in Vietnam.
A)True
B)False
104
The three most common forms of adolescent mortality, as put forth in "Alcohol Use Among Adolescents," include all of the following except:
A)homicide.
B)suicide.
C)cancer.
D)accidents, such as car crashes.
105
Data from the MFS, as reported in "Alcohol Use Among Adolescents," find that the lowest rates of lifetime alcohol use are seen in:
A)white adolescents.
B)African American adolescents.
C)Hispanic adolescents.
D)Asian American adolescents.
106
Higher levels of alcohol use, as pointed out in "Alcohol Use Among Adolescents," are associated with more frequent, often unprotected, sexual activity among adolescents.
A)True
B)False
107
According to "Terrorism, The Media, and Distress in Youth," a new focus on childhood trauma that accompanies disaster was provoked by the:
A)Columbine school shooting.
B)September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
C)war in Iraq.
D)Oklahoma City bombing.
108
Post-traumatic stress disorder, as described in "Terrorism, The Media, and Distress in Youth," includes all of the following clusters of symptoms except persistent:
A)intrusive re-experiencing of the stressor.
B)retelling of the stressor.
C)avoidance of reminders of the event.
D)symptoms of arousal.
109
Exposure to intensive media coverage of a horrific event, as noted in "Terrorism, The Media, and Distress in Youth," is considered one of the forms of exposure required for a diagnosis of PTSD.
A)True
B)False
110
As pointed out in "The Sexual Revolution Hits Junior High," student approaches to sexual activity:
A)emphasize abstinence.
B)exclude oral sex.
C)are becoming more inhibited.
D)are occurring at younger ages than previously.
111
In the Stuyvesant High cuddle puddle, as explained in "The Cuddle Puddle of Stuyvesant High School," a student announcing that she has just "come out" means that she:
A)has decided she is gay.
B)wants to be involved in a straight relationship.
C)wishes to be a permanent member of the group.
D)is now open to advances from both girls and boys.
112
In the social strata at their high school, as reported in "The Cuddle Puddle of Stuyvesant High School," the members of the cuddle puddle are closest to the:
A)jocks.
B)goths.
C)popular kids.
D)nerds.
113
As noted in "The Cuddle Puddle of Stuyvesant High School," the "puddle" is just one of many cliques at Stuyvesant High, and the school itself is different from typical high schools.
A)True
B)False
114
The magazine survey reported on in "Your Turn: Give Students the Knowledge to Make Wise Choices About Sex" found that an overwhelming majority of respondents favored:
A)sex education taught only by parents.
B)sex-education instruction only by religious organizations.
C)a comprehensive sex-education curriculum in schools.
D)schools restricting sex education to "abstinence-only" education.
115
According to "The Perils of Playing House," many younger people believe that they will always want to live with a partner prior to getting married because they are concerned about:
A)ending up divorced like their parents.
B)feeling crowded in a married relationship.
C)the difficulties of having and raising children today.
D)pursuing their own careers without making sacrifices for a spouse.
116
The inertia hypothesis, as described in "The Perils of Playing House," refers to the idea that many cohabitating couples slide into marriage:
A)because they meet with parental disapproval.
B)because they want to have children.
C)without arriving at a conscious decision to make this commitment.
D)to obtain economic benefits.
117
Although living together represents a stronger commitment than dating, as pointed out in "The Perils of Playing House," it carries few legal protections.
A)True
B)False
118
According to "What to Tell Kids About Sex," surveys of teen attitudes consistently show that:
A)a majority of teens say they would be embarrassed to admit they were a virgin.
B)teens are not open to the abstinence message.
C)it is impossible to change teens' attitudes about sex.
D)a majority of teens who have had sex say they wish they had not.
119
As noted in "What to Tell Kids About Sex," the only education programs eligible for Title V money are:
A)abstinence first.
B)abstinence only.
C)abstinence plus.
D)comprehensive sex education.
120
As discussed in "What to Tell Kids About Sex," comprehensive sexual education programs promise pleasure while abstinence education pushes honor.
A)True
B)False
121
As profiled in “School Bullying,” bullies at school are often:
A)bullies at home.
B)physically weaker than their victims.
C)engaged in substance abuse.
D)victims at home.
122
According to “School Bullying,” giving the bully a taste of his or her own medicine is:
A)generally prohibited by law.
B)sure to lead to resentments and reprisals.
C)effective only in the short term.
D)effective only if meted out by the object of the bullying.
123
As stated in “School Bullying,” the most important aspect of prevention programs is that they be on-going.
A)True
B)False
124
The most common form of bullying among adolescents, as noted in "Bullying at School Among Older Adolescents," is:
A)name calling.
B)threatening gestures.
C)stealing.
D)intentionally excluding others.
125
Many experts argue, as reported in "Bullying at School Among Older Adolescents," that school violence can be attributed in large part to:
A)poor family backgrounds.
B)the sense of alienation many adolescents feel.
C)teachers' lack of concern for the welfare of their students.
D)overcrowded schools.
126
In spite of the continuing prevalence of bullying in schools, as set forth in "Bullying at School Among Older Adolescents," overall juvenile crime rates have been dropping since the early 1990s.
A)True
B)False
127
The major underlying causes of domestic violence, as put forth in "Prevention of Domestic Violence During Adolescence," include all of the following except:
A)perceived infidelity.
B)abuse of power.
C)inequality.
D)modeling of violence in the home.
128
Young people, as explained in "Prevention of Domestic Violence During Adolescence," generally respond best to messages that are presented:
A)in the form of lectures.
B)in a manner to emphasize legal sanctions.
C)in a blame-free manner.
D)by people in authority.
129
In principle, as maintained in "Prevention of Domestic Violence During Adolescence," domestic-violence-prevention efforts should involve every aspect of the social ecology, including societal, community, and neighborhood forces.
A)True
B)False
130
According to "Adolescents Who Self-Injure: Implications and Strategies for School Counselors," self-injurious behavior is often discussed with regard to young people who are:
A)socially isolated.
B)mentally retarded.
C)overachievers.
D)physically handicapped.
131
The most common form of self-injury among the non-hospitalized population, as explained in "Adolescents Who Self-Injure: Implications and Strategies for School Counselors," is:
A)self-cutting.
B)scratching.
C)interference with wound healing.
D)biting.
132
Most cultures, as pointed out in "Adolescents Who Self-Injure: Implications and Strategies for School Counselors," have socially acceptable and sanctioned self-injurious behaviors, such as piercing or tattooing.
A)True
B)False





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