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Adolescence, 6/e
Laurence Steinberg, Temple University

Psychosocial Development During Adolescence
Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence

Chapter Overview

Major Section

Study Guide Features

  
Some General Principles AboutLearning Objectives: 1
Problems in Adolescence 
  
I.Psychosocial Problems: Their Nature

Learning Objectives: 2

and Covariation

Important terms: substance abuse,

 

internalizing disorder, externalizing disorder,

comorbid

Multiple choice questions: 2, 3, 29

Fill in the blank questions: 1

Matching questions: 1, 8

  
A.Problem behavior syndrome

Learning Objectives: 3

 

Important terms: problem behavior

theory, problem behavior

syndrome, risk-taking

behavior, social control

theory, Richard Jessor,

Denise Kandel

Multiple choice questions: 1, 4

Fill in the blank questions: 2

Matching questions: 2, 7, 13, 19

  
B.Comorbidity of internalizing problems

Important terms: negative affectivity

 

Multiple choice questions: 5

  
II. Substance Use and Abuse in Adolescence 
  
A. Prevalence of substance use and

Learning Objectives: 4

abuse in adolescence

Important terms: Monitoring the

 

Future, gateway drugs

Multiple choice questions: 6-11, 30

Fill in the blank questions: 3-5, 7

Matching questions: 4

  
B.Cause and consequences of

Learning Objectives: 4

adolescent substance use and abuseImportant terms: risk factors,
 

protective factors

Multiple choice questions:12, 13, 31

Fill in the blank questions: 6

Matching questions: 14

  
C.Prevention and treatment ofLearning Objectives: 5
substance use and abuseMultiple choice questions: 14
  
III. Antisocial Behavior, Violence and Learning Objectives: 6
Other Externalizing ProblemsImportant terms: status offenses,
 

violent crimes, property crimes

Multiple choice questions: 15

Fill in the blank questions: 8

Matching questions: 5, 12, 18

  
A.The prevalence of antisocial

Learning Objectives: 19, 20, 22, 23

behavior in adolescence

Multiple choice questions: 16, 32

 

Fill in the blank questions: 9-10

  
B.Causes of anti-social behavior

Learning Objectives: 6

 

Important terms: attention deficit

hyperactivity disorder, hostile

attributional bias, life-course

persistent antisocial behavior,

adolescence-limited anti-

social behavior

Multiple choice questions:17-21

Fill in the blank questions:12-14

Matching questions: 11, 17

  
C.Prevention and treatment of

Learning Objectives: 7

externalizing problems in adolescence

Fill in the blank questions: 11, 15

  
IV.Depression, Suicide and Other Problems 

in Adolescence

 
  
A.The nature and prevalence

Learning Objectives: 8

of adolescent depression

Important terms: depression

 

Multiple choice questions: 22-23

Fill in the blank questions: 16

  
B.Why Are There Sex

Important terms: oxytocin

depression?

 
  
C.Adolescent suicide

Learning Objectives: 9

 

Multiple choice questions: 23

Fill in the blank questions:18-20, 25

  
D.Time-Space Clustering

Learning Objectives: 9

of Teenage Suicide

Important terms: epidemiology,

 

cluster suicides

Multiple choice questions: 25, 34

Matching questions: 10,15

  
E.Causes of adolescent depression

Learning Objectives: 10

and internalizing disorders

Important terms: diathesis-stress

 

model, primary prevention,

secondary prevention

Multiple choice questions: 26

Fill in the blank questions:21-23

Matching questions: 3, 16

  
V. Stress and Coping in Adolescence

Learning Objectives: 11

 

Important terms: resilience, primary

control strategies, secondary

control strategies

Multiple choice questions: 27, 35

Fill in the blank questions: 24

Matching questions: 6, 9