Deck 10: Family and Adolescence

Question 1

Autonomy is defined as:

A) dependence
B) independence
C) responsibility
D) reliability

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Environmental factors such as nutrition and health do not affect the timing of puberty.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Susan has just turned 13 years old and is noticing some body hair growth, increases in her height and weight, and her breasts developing. She has most likely started:

A) puberty
B) identity formation
C) autonomy
D) menarche

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which is a primary sex characteristic?

A) development of breasts for females
B) facial hair growth for males
C) maturation of sex organs
D) body hair growth

Question 5

Children who are overweight or obese are more likely to experience an earlier onset of puberty.

Question 6

Research shows that adolescents who begin puberty later than their peers are more likely to engage in earlier sexual activity.

Question 7

Which is not more likely to happen when adolescents begin puberty earlier than their peers?

A) more likely to have problems in school
B) more likely to engage in delinquent behavior
C) higher risk for dropping out of school
D) higher risk for earlier experimentation with substance use

Question 8

Tom is a typical adolescent and needs at least ____________ hours of sleep per night.

A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10

Question 9

A shift in the ________________ rhythm during adolescence creates a natural desire to stay awake later at night and sleep in later in the morning.

A) circadian
B) chronological
C) circannual
D) biological

Question 10

Inadequate sleep during adolescence is associated with:

A) weight gain
B) poor academic achievement
C) substance abuse
D) all of the above

Question 11

The thoughtful and reflective areas of an adolescent brain develop before the instinctual and emotional areas of an adolescent brain.

Question 12

Which is the part of the brain associated with higher-level thinking skills such as impulse control, decision-making, and planning?

A) limbic system
B) prefrontal cortex
C) hypothalamus
D) hippocampus

Question 13

The leading cause of death in adolescence is:

A) substance abuse
B) mental health issues
C) unintentional injuries
D) physical health issues

Question 14

Most teens report feeling close to their parents.

Question 15

A major task of adolescence is the process of figuring out who one is and who one wants to become. This is known as identity ___________________.

A) formation
B) completion
C) achievement
D) development

Question 16

The larger HDFS field has made a shift from viewing adolescent sex as problematic to acknowledging that sexual thoughts and behaviors are a normal part of adolescence.

Question 17

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, what percentage of high school students report being sexually active?

A) 21%
B) 31%
C) 41%
D) 51%

Question 18

Recent research on adolescent sexuality focuses exclusively on sexual behavior and potential consequences.

Question 19

By age 18, how many students will have dropped out of high school completely?

A) 5.5%
B) 6.5%
C) 7.5%
D) 8.5%

Question 20

Research has found that in which school settings do students tend to feel safer?

A) with a police presence
B) low violent incidents
C) use of metal detectors
D) use of security cameras

Question 21

Which is not a term for a school which educates students with similar interests, goals, and learning styles together?

A) magnet school
B) charter school
C) public school
D) career academics

Question 22

Suicidal ________________ is thinking about committing suicide.

A) tendencies
B) behaviors
C) ideation
D) expression

Question 23

In 2015, nearly _______________ of high school students admitted to thinking about suicide.

A) 10%
B) 12%
C) 15%
D) 18%

Question 24

The majority of completed adolescent suicide attempts are second attempts.

Question 25

______________ of high school seniors report having used alcohol at least once over the preceding year.

A) 48%
B) 53%
C) 58%
D) 63%

Question 26

Peter has a pattern of disregarding the rights and wellbeing of his classmates. This behavior is known as ______________________.

A) defiant
B) antisocial
C) oppositional
D) delinquent

Question 27

In the United States, teens spend an average of ___________ hours per week at school or engaged in school-related activities.

A) 20
B) 26
C) 30
D) 36