Deck 16: Seciton 4: Adolescence: Psychosocial Development

Question 1

During adolescence, mother-son pairs tend to bicker more than mother-daughter pairs.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Links between adolescents and relatives are especially common among immigrant groups.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Gender identity refers primarily to a person's self-definition as a male or a female.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Familism refers to parents' ongoing awareness of their children's activities and friendships.

Question 5

Culture influences what kind of information adolescents share with their parents.

Question 6

Parent-adolescent interventions can influence adolescents differently depending on their DNA.

Question 7

Parental monitoring, even if restrictive and controlling, does not usually cause detrimental effects.

Question 8

According to Erikson, the ultimate goal of the identity crisis is identity achievement.

Question 9

Peers are more helpful than harmful.

Question 10

Hermione accepts her parents' religious faith without question. She is happy and enjoys participating in religious events with them. Hermione's behavior shows identity moratorium.

Question 11

Internet connections may encourage descriptive behavior among adolescents.

Question 12

Part-time employment during the adolescent years is associated with problems if the adolescent works too many hours.

Question 13

A person's gender identity always reflects biological characteristics.

Question 14

Four aspects of family closeness are communication, support, connectedness, and control.

Question 15

Moratorium is an identity status that is considered to be a more mature response to identity exploration than foreclosure.

Question 16

The four areas of identity formation identified by Erikson include religious, political, familial, and physical identities.

Question 17

Relationships with parents are the prototype for peer relationships.

Question 18

In the twenty-first century most adolescents affiliate strongly with one political party over another.

Question 19

Sixteen-year-old Andrea quit school, lost her job as a waitress, and spends most of her time online in chat rooms. When her parents voiced their disapproval, she replied, "Leave me alone!" Andrea's behavior shows role confusion.

Question 20

Identity achievement involves a denial of past experiences and childhood identifications.

Question 21

Most adolescence-limited offenders become career criminals.

Question 22

Abstinence-only sex education programs that were federal policy until 2009 in the United States had little to no impact on reducing adolescent sexual activity.

Question 23

The process of rumination helps adolescents recover more quickly from the effects of difficult experiences.

Question 24

The rate of clinical depression is higher for adolescent boys than it is for adolescent girls.

Question 25

Some psychologists and psychiatrists believe that gender-identity problems originate in society rather than in individuals.

Question 26

Most adolescents try psychoactive drugs.

Question 27

Several suicides that occur within a group over a brief span of time are called crowd suicides.

Question 28

Most adolescents engage in some law-breaking behaviors during adolescence.

Question 29

Only about one-fourth of adolescent lawbreakers are never caught.

Question 30

Contrary to adult fears, many adolescent romances do not include sexual intercourse.

Question 31

Adults are more likely to commit suicide than are adolescents.

Question 32

Experts prefer the term "failed suicide attempt" instead of "parasuicide."

Question 33

The rate of clinical depression in girls triples during the adolescent years.

Question 34

In most European nations alcohol is widely used by adolescents and even children.

Question 35

Genetic vulnerability is a contributing cause of depression during adolescence.

Question 36

The completed suicide rate is higher for males than for females.

Question 37

Adolescent romantic relationship partners, especially in early adolescence, are often selected based on social connections and status with peer groups.

Question 38

Early other-sex interactions occur mostly in groups.

Question 39

Research on New York City adolescents indicates that for adolescents, sexual behavior is always closely aligned with sexual identity.

Question 40

In much of the Middle East, alcohol is illegal and adolescents almost never drink.

Question 41

Alcohol affects adolescents more than adults due to their brain immaturity.

Question 42

Advertisements and curricula that rely on scare tactics can actually increase drug use by making it seem exciting.

Question 43

In Indonesia, 38 percent of women smoke because cigarettes are closely tied to sexual allure.

Question 44

Alcohol is widely enjoyed in North America and is only infrequently abused.