Deck 10: Adolescent Sexuality and Pregnancy

Question 1

Sex education programs have shown promising results over the last twenty years in reducing teen pregnancy.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Many teenage girls who become pregnant are attempting to:

A)Secure a husband
B)Get the attention of their parents
C)Be able to quit school
D)Fill a sense of emptiness

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of cognitive-behavioral approaches to intervention?

A)Complex behavior is learned through modeling
B)Behavior is effected and controlled by antecedents and consequences
C)Insight regarding unconscious motivations changes behavior
D)Beliefs influence behavior

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Major issues which child welfare workers assist pregnant teens with include:

A)Deciding whether or not to carry the pregnancy to term
B)Determining the role and involvement of the father
C)Deciding whether to keep the baby or give it up for adoption
D)All of the above

Question 5

Only about five percent of pregnant teens decide to keep their baby,most give them up for adoption.

Question 6

The highest rate of teen pregnancy per 1,000 females is with

A)Caucasians
B)Native Americans
C)African Americans
D)Asians

Question 7

The order of steps in the task implementation sequence TIS)is as follows:

A)Enhance commitment,planning,analyze obstacles,rehearse or practice,summarize
B)Planning,enhance commitment,analyze obstacles,rehearse or practice,summarize
C)Analyze obstacles,planning,enhance commitment,rehearse or practice,summarize
D)Enhance commitment,planning,rehearse or practice,summarize analyze,obstacles

Question 8

A major reason for the lack of specific policies to offset teenage pregnancies is:

A)Ideology that adolescents should not become pregnant
B)Not enough tax monies available
C)State supported only programs
D)No consistent policies

Question 9

One characteristic of adolescent thinking is:

A)Flexibility
B)Internal locus of control
C)External locus of control
D)Insight

Question 10

Most teen parents are cutoff from their parents and receive minimal material and emotional support from them.

Question 11

An intervention to help teens anticipate the outcomes of decisions is called:

A)Hypothesizing
B)Previewing
C)Projection
D)Self-reflection

Question 12

There are approximately 1 million births to teenage mothers each year in the United States.

Question 13

An adolescent's cognitive disposition is geared towards:

A)Left brain information
B)Exploration and risk
C)Irrational thoughts
D)Helplessness

Question 14

Early teen parent programs relied extensively on the support and involvement of the nuclear and extended family.

Question 15

A Supreme Court decision ruled that out-of-wedlock children have the same rights as those of married couples.