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According to Garland et al., which SSRI shows evidence indicating that the benefits outweigh the risks for adolescents suffering from depression? |
| | A) | Paroxetine |
| | B) | Fluoxetine |
| | C) | Citalopram |
| | D) | Sertraline |
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As to grounds for concern with the use of SSRIs in the pediatric population, Tamar D. Wohlfarth et al., who do not believe that adolescents should be taking antidepressants, conclude that the signal detected in studies is |
| | A) | unclear in almost all of the studies. |
| | B) | strong in almost all of the studies. |
| | C) | weak but consistently found in a large number of studies. |
| | D) | inconsistent in a small number of studies. |
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McCabe, Ricciarddelli, and Holt examined the impact of outside sources as a factor in weight reduction in overweight adolescents. They found that |
| | A) | Parents and peers were important predictors for weight reduction strategies in boys |
| | B) | Parents, peers, and the media had equal impact on weight reduction strategies for overweight girls |
| | C) | Parents and peers had the most impact on weight reduction strategies for overweight girls |
| | D) | Media was the single most important factor for weight reduction for both overweight girls and boys |
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Yuan argues that body perceptions are gendered. Which of the following statements is true of Yuan's study? |
| | A) | Girls' psychological well-being was influenced by body perceptions and behavior. |
| | B) | In overweight adolescents, self-esteem was more negatively impacted for boys than for girls. |
| | C) | Adolescent girls had lower self-esteem overall than boys. |
| | D) | Body perceptions and behavior seem to have little long-term impact on boys' psychological well-being. |
| | E) | Both (a) and (d) |
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Gail Javitt and colleagues, who argue against mandatory HPV vaccination, would be most likely to object to mandatory vaccination of which of the following (if they were available)? |
| | A) | HIV |
| | B) | Tuberculosis |
| | C) | Cold virus |
| | D) | Bacterial Meningitis |
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Approximately what percent of sexually active people are infected with the HPV at some point in their lives?? |
| | A) | 55 - 60 |
| | B) | 65 - 70 |
| | C) | 75 - 80 |
| | D) | 85 - 90 |
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Hanson and colleagues (2008) conducted a study whereby they asked adolescent smokers who were not interested in quitting to reduce the amount of cigarettes they smoked by using NRT. At the end of the study, participants were still smoking but half of participants cut their smoking in half. Hanson et al.'s use of NRT here would best be characterized as _____. |
| | A) | zero tolerance |
| | B) | harm reduction |
| | C) | just say no |
| | D) | misguided |
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Which of the following is a form of "clean nicotine"? |
| | A) | pipe tobacco |
| | B) | cigars |
| | C) | cigarettes |
| | D) | nicotine inhaler |
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Cynthia Joiner argues that it is logical to include the school system in the effort to decrease childhood overweight and obesity because: |
| | A) | It is well within the school's ability to conduct BMI screening |
| | B) | Schools have been asking to handle this for years, they just need the legislative go-ahead |
| | C) | Children/youth spend the majority of their time in school. |
| | D) | Parents are not equipped to handle this epidemic on their own |
| | E) | A and C only |
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In Betsy Di Benedetto Gulledge's view, not only is BMI a less than ideal measuring tool, but the screening process is also flawed in what way? |
| | A) | It is biased |
| | B) | It is not conducted by trained professionals |
| | C) | There is no measure in place to ensure confidentiality of results |
| | D) | All of the above |
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In Azam's view, what is shocking about teens engaging is oral sex is its: |
| | A) | prevalence. |
| | B) | casualness. |
| | C) | early age of onset. |
| | D) | publicness. |
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Research suggests that teens report that the most likely scenario for oral sex is: |
| | A) | at parties. |
| | B) | with multiple partners. |
| | C) | within an existing relationship. |
| | D) | within a relationship of "friends with benefits" caliber. |
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In both studies, psychological adjustment was defined by all of the following except: |
| | A) | measures of depression |
| | B) | measures of self-esteem |
| | C) | measures of anger |
| | D) | trick question, depression, self-esteem, and anger were measured in both studies. |
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Consider the following items on an instrument given to queer women:
a) "I feel that being lesbian/bisexual is a personal shortcoming for me."
b) "I would like to get professional help in order to change my sexual orientation from lesbian/bisexual to straight."
c) "I have tried to become more sexually attracted to men."
Response scale: (1) strongly agree, (2) agree, (3) disagree, or (4) strongly disagree.
Imagine Rosario et al. used this scale in their study. What identity component would this be used to assess? |
| | A) | awareness |
| | B) | exploration |
| | C) | formation |
| | D) | integration |
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Derek Kreager and Jeremy Staff found significant differences in peer acceptance among sexually experienced males and females, such that: |
| | A) | Boys are more likely than girls to experience peer acceptance. |
| | B) | Girls are more likely than boys to experience peer acceptance. |
| | C) | Boys receive conditional peer acceptance; it is dependent upon age, popularity status, and perceived attractiveness. |
| | D) | Boys are generally less sexually experienced than girls; therefore, they experience greater peer acceptance and social rewards than do girls. |
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Heidi Lyons, and her colleagues, Peggy Giordano, Wendy Manning, and Monica Longmore found having a high number of sexual partners was not associated with negative peer regard, and argued that: |
| | A) | Girls recognized a sexual double standard and they measured their peers according to this standard. |
| | B) | Girls judged other girls outside of their peer group more harshly than those in their immediate peer group. |
| | C) | The sexual double standard is not a straightforward set of codes that creates negative associations for all sexually permissive girls. |
| | D) | Both (b) and (c) |
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Which of the following is NOT consistent with Podgurski's perspective: |
| | A) | reality TV shows glamorize teen pregnancy. |
| | B) | teens on these shows are taken advantage of by producers. |
| | C) | teen pregnancy is a complicated situation, oversimplified on TV. |
| | D) | teen pregnancy shows are designed for drama, not education. |
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Which of the following is NOT consistent with Kramer's perspective? |
| | A) | Reality TV shows reach teen audiences in ways other methods cannot. |
| | B) | Reality TV shows have a strong impact on teen audiences. |
| | C) | Reality TV shows are starting conversations among teens. |
| | D) | Reality TV shows are scripted and manipulated for high drama. |
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Jennifer Brunet, Katherine Sabiston, Kim Dorsch, and Donald McCreary examined gender differences in self-esteem, social physique anxiety, drive for thinness, and drive for muscularity in adolescent boys and girls. With which of the following statements would these authors agree? |
| | A) | Boys reported greater social physique anxiety and drive for muscularity than girls. |
| | B) | Girls reported greater social physique anxiety and drive for thinness than boys. |
| | C) | Boys reported a greater drive for muscularity than girls. |
| | D) | Boys and girls were similar in their reported drives for thinness and muscularity. |
| | E) | Both b and c |
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Lauren Shomaker and Wyndol Furman examined the relationship between interpersonal pressure to be muscular and adolescents' drive for muscularity. Which of the following statements is consistent with the study's findings? |
| | A) | Adolescent females, but not males, reported feeling significant pressure from friends and media to achieve a particular body shape/size. |
| | B) | Boys were more preoccupied with muscularity than girls. |
| | C) | Girls were more likely than boys to report concerns about how others evaluated their physique. |
| | D) | Boys and girls reported a similar focus on muscularity concerns. |
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In which area did Patterson indicate there were differences in the children of same-sex parents compared to children of heterosexual parents? |
| | A) | Gender identity (sense of self as masculine or feminine) |
| | B) | Sexual orientation (identifying as gay or lesbian themselves) |
| | C) | Gendered behavior (adopting traditionally masculine or feminine gender roles) |
| | D) | There were no differences in gender identity, sexual orientation, or gendered behavior of children as a function of type of parents. |
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Cretella would agree with all of the following except: |
| | A) | men and women parent children similarly |
| | B) | parental sexual behavior can have an adverse impact on a child's development |
| | C) | homosexual parents would be acceptable when no heterosexual parents are available |
| | D) | bans on same-sex parenting are warranted. |
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Kathryn Paige Harden and Jane Mendle, who argue that early dating and/or early sexual activity do not cause delinquent behaviour, contend that: |
| | A) | Among younger adolescents, sexual activity, in both romantic and non-romantic contexts, is a relatively rare behavior that is almost entirely attributable to genetic factors |
| | B) | Sexual activity in adolescence is very prevalent and a dangerous activity because it risks the mental health of American youth. |
| | C) | Among older adolescents, sexual activity differs by relationship context, with non-romantic sex more attributable to genes and romantic sex more attributable to environmental factors |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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Ming Cui, Koji Ueno, Frank Fincham, Brent Donnellan, and K.A.S. Wickrama found a relationship between delinquency and adolescent romantic relationships. Which of the following statements is consistent with their findings? |
| | A) | Romantic involvement at too early an age causes school performance problems, such as inability to finish high school. |
| | B) | Pregnancy at a young age is a major problem resulting from adolescent romantic relationships. |
| | C) | There is a significant positive association between romantic involvement and delinquent behavior. |
| | D) | Engaging in sexual relationships in adolescence was especially likely to result in delinquent behavior. |
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The policy toward alcohol use by youth in the US would best be described as _____. |
| | A) | harm reduction |
| | B) | zero tolerance |
| | C) | just say no |
| | D) | harm minimization |
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The McMorris et al. study generally _____ harm reduction techniques regarding youth alcohol consumption while the Bellis et al study generally _____ harm reduction techniques regarding youth alcohol consumption. |
| | A) | supports; supports |
| | B) | refutes; refutes |
| | C) | refutes; supports |
| | D) | supports; refutes |
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The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act is federal legislation that prohibits transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion. Stanton Collett argues that this legislation, if passed, would help address all of the following situations EXCEPT: |
| | A) | A girl might be pressured to have an abortion by an unrelated adult - such as the parents of the boy who fathered the pregnancy. |
| | B) | A girl might be pressured to have an abortion by a man who statutorily raped her -- such as a would be the case with a 15 year old girl and her 22 year old male babysitter. |
| | C) | Failure of abortion providers to report sexual abuse or statutory rape. |
| | D) | Parental violence toward a teenager for having sex and getting pregnant at such a young age. |
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Using Steinberg et al.'s language, Stanton Collett would arguments would be best characterized by the statement that adolescents are not _____ mature enough to make abortion decisions. |
| | A) | physiologically |
| | B) | cognitively |
| | C) | psychosocially |
| | D) | rationally |
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Özgür Erdur-Baker believes that cyberbullying is gendered. With which one of the following statements would the author agree? |
| | A) | Male students are more likely to be both bullies and victims. |
| | B) | Male students are more likely to be victims, while female students are more likely to be bullies. |
| | C) | Female students are more likely to be both bullies and victims. |
| | D) | Female students are more likely to be victims, while male students are more likely to be bullies. |
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Which of the following statements best describes the findings by Faye Mishna, Charlene Cook, Tahany Gadalla, Joanne Daciuk, and Steven Solomon? |
| | A) | There was no difference between girls and boys on being victims of cyber bullying. |
| | B) | Girls were more likely to be cyberbullies than boys. |
| | C) | Boys and girls were equally likely to have been cyber bullied and to be cyber bullies, but the type of cyberbullying varied by gender. |
| | D) | Cyberbullying is a significant problem among middle and high school students. |
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Cheryl Olson and colleagues reported a significant positive correlation between M-rated video game play and |
| | A) | delinquency |
| | B) | bullying |
| | C) | victimization |
| | D) | all of the above |
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An example of a RTS video game is |
| | A) | Pac-Man. |
| | B) | Warcraft. |
| | C) | Legend of Zelda. |
| | D) | Medal of Honor |
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Henson, Reyns, and Fisher report that the total number of SNS users worldwide has now exceeded the populations of every country except |
| | A) | China. |
| | B) | China and India. |
| | C) | China, India, and the United States. |
| | D) | China, India, the USA, and Indonesia. |
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In the study by Ellison, Steinfield, and Lampe, what was the average number of minutes per day each respondent spent on Facebook? |
| | A) | 40 |
| | B) | 80 |
| | C) | 120 |
| | D) | 160 |
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Stimson and Grossman present some alarming statistics regarding crime rates in the USA compared to other Western nations. Which of the following statistics was NOT reported bin their paper? |
| | A) | The USA ranks first in all forms of violent crime. |
| | B) | The USA ranks first in juvenile prosecutions. |
| | C) | The USA ranks third in homicides committed by juveniles. |
| | D) | The USA ranks third in number of juvenile prisoners per capita. |
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Laurence Steinberg who does not believe that adolescents who commit serious offenses should be tried and convicted as adults, asserts that the core principle of penal proportionality holds that fair criminal punishment is measured by all of the following except the |
| | A) | perpetrator's age. |
| | B) | perpetrator's blameworthiness. |
| | C) | amount of harm threatened. |
| | D) | amount of harm caused. |
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