Multiple Choice Questions

Those who have sexual intercourse before the age of 16 are _____ likely to catch a STI than those who begin sexual activity after age 19.
  • twice as
  • suicide ideation.
  • the United States
  • adolescence-limited offender.
Identity diffusion is typically characterized by:
  • political
  • vote for people of one's own race, religion, ethnicity, or gender.
  • apathy.
  • damaging the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.
Identify the accurate statement concerning parental connectedness and control in parent-adolescent interactions.
  • not likely to receive medical care when they contract an STI.
  • moratorium.
  • both same-sex and opposite-sex partners.
  • Whether these aspects are constructive or destructive depends on the situation.
An example of a behavior that demonstrates identity foreclosure is:
  • the United States
  • adolescence-limited offender.
  • working in the family business because it is expected.
  • suicide ideation.
Harold readily adopted his parent's religious faith without question. Happy and secure, he enjoys participating in religious events with his parents. His identity status reflects:
  • tend to hate their jobs and achieve less in school.
  • the United States
  • adolescence-limited offender.
  • foreclosure.
A recent study of teens in New York City found the teens MOST at risk for sexual violence and STIs had:
  • likely to get a divorce as an adult.
  • both same-sex and opposite-sex partners.
  • Whether these aspects are constructive or destructive depends on the situation.
  • part of a warm, supportive relationship.
Which developed nation has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy?
  • tend to hate their jobs and achieve less in school.
  • suicide ideation.
  • working in the family business because it is expected.
  • the United States
Identity politics refers to the tendency to:
  • Whether these aspects are constructive or destructive depends on the situation.
  • not likely to receive medical care when they contract an STI.
  • part of a warm, supportive relationship.
  • vote for people of one's own race, religion, ethnicity, or gender.
According to Erikson, adolescents are in the stage of:
  • concern personal habits and dress.
  • identity versus role confusion.
  • likely to get a divorce as an adult.
  • diffusion.
A study of adult women in the United States found that those who voluntarily had sex before the age of 16 were:
  • likely to get a divorce as an adult.
  • Whether these aspects are constructive or destructive depends on the situation.
  • facilitating constructive behaviors.
  • both same-sex and opposite-sex partners.
Research indicates that adolescents who work 20 hours a week or more:
  • twice as
  • adolescence-limited offender.
  • tend to hate their jobs and achieve less in school.
  • suicide ideation.
Life-course-persistent offenders:
  • concern personal habits and dress.
  • vote for people of one's own race, religion, ethnicity, or gender.
  • may show signs of neurological impairment.
  • identity versus role confusion.
According to Erikson, the identity status characterized by not questioning and making no commitment is:
  • identity versus role confusion.
  • political
  • diffusion.
  • moratorium.
In communities and families that forbid adolescent sex, teenagers are:
  • Most cases are reported to authorities, even if not all abusers are prosecuted.
  • both same-sex and opposite-sex partners.
  • not likely to receive medical care when they contract an STI.
  • damaging the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.
According to Erikson, what is one of the four aspects of identity?
  • political
  • adolescent depression.
  • moratorium.
  • diffusion.
Suicidal ideation refers to:
  • thinking about suicide.
  • may show signs of neurological impairment.
  • adolescent depression.
  • negative identity.
Bickering between parents and teenagers is most likely to:
  • concern personal habits and dress.
  • identity versus role confusion.
  • adolescent depression.
  • part of a warm, supportive relationship.
An individual who commits crimes during adolescence but stops by the age of 21 is considered a(n):
  • suicide ideation.
  • foreclosure.
  • tend to hate their jobs and achieve less in school.
  • adolescence-limited offender.
Lydia finds that she often thinks about killing herself. This is called:
  • suicide ideation.
  • twice as
  • foreclosure.
  • tend to hate their jobs and achieve less in school.
Heavy drinking impairs memory and self-control by:
  • not likely to receive medical care when they contract an STI.
  • may show signs of neurological impairment.
  • vote for people of one's own race, religion, ethnicity, or gender.
  • damaging the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.
Seventeen-year-old Andrew failed several classes, lost his job, and spends most of his time sleeping on the couch. When his parents voice their disapproval, he replies, "Whatever." Andrew's response indicates:
  • diffusion.
  • role confusion.
  • rumination.
  • moratorium.
Drug use before the age of 18:
  • predicts later drug abuse.
  • adolescent depression.
  • may show signs of neurological impairment.
  • identity versus role confusion.
Data indicates a marked decline in _____ rates among immigrant women in the U.S., at least in part because these women expect to attend post-secondary education.
  • parental monitoring.
  • negative identity.
  • teenage pregnancy
  • role confusion.
Child sexual abuse:
  • is most common when the first signs of puberty occur.
  • the cultural or social attributes of being male or female.
  • The rate is higher than it has been in past decades.
  • Most cases are reported to authorities, even if not all abusers are prosecuted.
All of the following are reasons why the adolescent suicide rate seems worse than it actually is EXCEPT?
  • both same-sex and opposite-sex partners.
  • The rate is higher than it has been in past decades.
  • not likely to receive medical care when they contract an STI.
  • likely to get a divorce as an adult.
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