Deck 5: Issues in Adolescent Behavior

Question 1

Name four external assets for positive outcomes for teens.

Answer 1

not answered

Question 2

The average age for reaching puberty is:

A) Increasing historically.
B) Decreasing historically.
C) Constant historically.
D) Varies by location.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is the most salient physical change during adolescence?

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the following could be considered an effective way to avoid developmental deficits in adolescence?

A) Teachers providing role play opportunities
B) Parental monitoring of free time
C) Self-determination of after school activities
D) None of the above

Question 5

Name four internal assets for positive outcomes for teens.

Question 6

What is the hypothetico-deductive reasoning?

A) The ability to reason systematically
B) The ability to get up early in the morning
C) The ability to stay up late at night
D) None of the above

Question 7

ALL BUT WHICH of the following could be considered an internal asset associated with positive outcomes for adolescents?

A) Personal values
B) Social competence
C) Supportive relationships
D) Commitment to education
True/False

Question 8

Parents and teachers are the adults most likely to influence the behavior of adolescents.

Question 9

Peers provide the greatest level of influence on adolescents.

Question 10

What is the average age for boys to reach sexual maturity is?

Question 11

For girls, early sexual maturity is a positive experience.

Question 12

The adolescent brain:

A) Begins to lose the ability to recover from trauma.
B) Finds it easier to acquire new skills.
C) Finds it easier to acquire new languages.
D) Does not change during puberty.

Question 13

For boys, early sexual maturity is a positive experience.

Question 14

The behaviors adolescents display can be wholly attributed to physiological reasons.

Question 15

The level of support an adolescent receives is in direct correlation to the type of behavior the adolescent exhibits.

Question 16

Peer pressure peeks in early to mid-adolescence and it greatly diminishes by late adolescence.
Short Answer

Question 17

What is the average age for girls to begin menstruation?

Question 18

Adolescence is commonly considered to span the ages of 12-18 years of age.

Question 19

Regarding changes in moods,

A) Girls tend to be more aggressive.
B) Boys tend to be more depressed.
C) There is no difference between the moods of adolescent boys & girls.
D) Boys tend to be more impulsive and girls with more depressed moods.

Question 20

Teenagers typically spend less and less time with their families and more time with their peers.

Question 21

Why is it important to teach teens refusal skills?

Question 22

What is the purpose of a social skills training program?

Question 23

Name four developmental deficits that place teens at risk.