Deck 9: Late Adolescence Ages 19 to 25

Question 1

_____ includes self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, and the ability to get along with others and make friends. Choices:

A) Emotional competence
B) Social intelligence
C) Emotional intelligence
D) Social competence

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The number of late adolescents never leaving home or returning home after college has increased drastically due primarily to the _____. Choices:

A) drop in the number of young adults enrolled in college
B) lack of employment opportunities available
C) increased number of individuals getting married right after college
D) increase in home ownership

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following are the best predictors of a positive transition from a high school to the college setting? Choices:

A) high academic ethic and achievement
B) strong family support and IQ
C) high socioeconomic level and IQ
D) strong peer relationships and high academic ethic

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The symptoms of anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders usually first appear during _____. Choices:

A) late adolescence
B) young adulthood
C) early or middle adolescence
D) toddlerhood

Question 5

As the brain matures, the neural connections between the _____ and the _____ begin to disappear allowing the individual to reduce the influence of peers. Choices:

A) prefrontal cortex, limbic system
B) parietal lobe, adrenal glands
C) cerebellum, limbic system
D) cerebral cortex, endocrine system

Question 6

The foundation of _____ theory states that individuals should achieve specific coming of age goals at various points in their life. Choices:

A) psychosexual
B) andragogy
C) Gestalt
D) social clock

Question 7

Which of the following is a main issue with facilitating a continuous transition from high school to college for late adolescents? Choices:

A) lack of quality curriculum during high school
B) lack of parental support
C) low SAT scores
D) poorly trained teachers

Question 8

According to Piaget, individuals in the _____ thought stage of cognitive development have more complex decision-making skills that take into consideration situational circumstances and integrate emotion with logic. Choices:

A) formal-operational
B) concrete operational
C) conventional operational
D) postformal

Question 9

Perry's Theory of epistemic cognition states that individuals move from _____ to _____ thinking as they mature. Choices:

A) dualistic, deductive
B) dualistic, relativistic
C) deductive, inductive
D) relativistic, dualistic

Question 10

Which of the following is one of the CDC's main categories of youth risk behaviors? Choices:

A) risky sexual behaviors
B) homicide
C) underage drinking
D) prescription drug use

Question 11

According to Erikson, a later adolescent has the basic conflict of _____ to work through. Choices:

A) trust vs. mistrust
B) integrity vs. despair
C) generativity vs. stagnation
D) intimacy vs. isolation

Question 12

_____ believed that females tend to emphasize caring when cognitively handling ethical decisions whereas males emphasize justice. Choices:

A) Piaget
B) Kohlberg
C) Gilligan
D) Perry

Question 13

Which stage of Kohlberg's theory involves the individual maintaining rules and regulations, not because an authority figure has directed them to do so, but because the individual has a greater concern for society as a whole? Choices:

A) self-interest
B) obedience or punishment
C) maintaining the social order
D) interpersonal accord and conformity

Question 14

Differences in sexual activity are most often related to _____ and _____. Choices:

A) academic performance, drug use
B) socioeconomic level, academic performance
C) gender, sexual values
D) gender, ethnicity

Question 15

Which of the following is among the three leading causes of death for youngsters aged 12 to 20 in the United States? Choices:

A) smoking
B) suicide
C) diabetes
D) HIV/AIDS

Question 16

During _____, an individual will begin the decision-making process of determining a career path and defining one's goals. Choices:

A) middle childhood
B) late adolescence
C) early childhood
D) young adulthood

Question 17

_____ may be the greatest risk factor among externalizing behaviors for bulimia. Choices:

A) Sexual promiscuity
B) Impulsivity
C) Poor academic performance
D) Poor family relationships

Question 18

_____ is the capacity to be sensitive and effective in relating to other people. Choices:

A) Social competence
B) Emotional competence
C) Empathy
D) Self-efficacy

Question 19

_____ is the act of consuming significant amounts of alcohol in a short span of time before even arriving at the main event. Choices:

A) Binging
B) Pregaming
C) Pledging
D) Hazing

Question 20

_____ has proven to be the therapy of choice for treating bulimia in adults while _____ has been shown to be effective for treating adolescents with bulimia and anorexia. Choices:

A) Reality therapy, family therapy
B) REBT, CBT
C) CBT, family therapy
D) Cognitive therapy, Adlerian therapy

Question 21

Earlier sleep and wake times correlated with lower grade point averages in late adolescence.

Question 22

Risk-taking behaviors decline between adolescence and adulthood.

Question 23

List and explain each of the stages in Gilligan's Ethic of Care.

Question 24

Mothers of African American students tend to provide more assistance and support in the transition from high school to college than Caucasian mothers.

Question 25

Students in the college culture who frequently engage in hooking up tend to be younger, White, and less religious.

Question 26

Describe the concept of social capital and how late adolescents use technology to develop social capital. What are the implications of technology for optimizing counseling services with late adolescents?

Question 27

A growing number of individuals are choosing to marry later in life or to remain single.

Question 28

Late adolescents have the lowest rate of drinking, taking pills, and smoking marijuana due to their maturing levels of moral and cognitive development.

Question 29

Individuals of minority status are much less likely to continue or return to reside with their parents after college than individuals of majority status.

Question 30

Discuss examples of specific ways that counselors can employ multicultural awareness to be most effective when working with late adolescents.

Question 31

Young adults who have little or no involvement in physical activity are associated with cigarette smoking, marijuana use, and poor dietary habits.