Section 4 Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Societies that discourage sexual activity among young people but rarely enforce prohibitions are called
		A)	restrictive societies
		B)	repressed societies
		C)	semi-restrictive societies
		D)	permissive societies


2	By college graduation, approximately ______ percent of American young people have experienced sexual intercourse.
		A)	25
		B)	50
		C)	80
		D)	90


3	Which country has the lowest rate of adolescent pregnancy?
		A)	United States
		B)	England
		C)	Netherlands
		D)	Mexico


4	Which is not a popular method of birth control among adolescents?
		A)	condom
		B)	birth control pill
		C)	withdrawal
		D)	IUD


5	Who believed that young people in industrialized countries experienced difficulty with sexuality because their sexual socialization is so discontinuous?
		A)	Anna Freud
		B)	John Ford
		C)	Margaret Mead
		D)	Laurence Steinberg


6	Adolescents with a high need for achievement tend to have parents who rear them in a(n) ___________ manner.
		A)	authoritarian
		B)	permissive
		C)	inconsistent
		D)	authoritative


7	According to Kohn, lower-class youngsters are more likely to be socialized to value
		A)	obedience
		B)	autonomy
		C)	conformity
		D)	both a and c


8	According to Super, one engages in the process of specifying occupational plans during
		A)	early adolescence
		B)	middle adolescence
		C)	late adolescence
		D)	young adulthood


9	Fear of failure is
		A)	a general feeling of not being comfortable with doing well in particular domains of achievement.
		B)	the extent to which an individual strives for success.
		C)	a general apprehension about one's ability to do well in evaluative situations.
		D)	the belief that failure is inevitable.


10	Over the last 25 years, minority student college enrollment and graduation has
		A)	increased
		B)	decreased
		C)	increased and then decreased
		D)	been difficult to measure


11	Which of the following is an example of an externalizing disorder?
		A)	withdrawal
		B)	substance abuse
		C)	anxiety
		D)	depression


12	The substance most widely used by teenagers is
		A)	inhalants
		B)	nicotine
		C)	alcohol
		D)	marijuana


13	The approach to prevention that involves providing services to all individuals is known as
		A)	primary
		B)	secondary
		C)	tertiary
		D)	ex post facto


14	The type of coping strategy that involves efforts to adapt to the problem is known as a(n) __________ coping strategy.
		A)	primary
		B)	secondary
		C)	event-focused
		D)	emotion-based


15	Approximately _________ percent of United States adolescents have attempted suicide.
		A)	10
		B)	20
		C)	33
		D)	50


16	Which type of therapies have been the least helpful in treating depression?
		A)	behavioral therapies
		B)	cognitive therapies
		C)	insight-oriented therapies
		D)	all are equally helpful

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