Exam 16: Adolescence: Psychosocial Development

In general, as children experience puberty, their self-esteem _____.

Inhalants, which are used more by younger adolescents to get high, include _____.

According to the text, which factor is a possible reason for the decrease in juvenile criminal behavior?

The most influential peers are those who _____.

According to Erikson, the crisis in adolescence is resolved with identity _____.

Barrett is serving a two-year mission for his church at the age of 19. When he returns home from his mission assignment, he will decide whether or not to attend college and will make decisions about career and family. Barrett's current status is identity _____.

Family closeness has four aspects: communication, support, _____, and control.

In the United States, parent-child conflict is most common when children are in _____.

Erikson described four aspects of identity as being the religious, the sexual, the vocational, and the _____.

Sexual orientation is firmly established during the teen years.

According to Erikson, adolescents are in the stage of _____.

According to one study, sexual content appears about seven times per hour in the TV shows most watched by _____.

Peers are more helpful than harmful.

Drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes before the age of 15 _____.

One negative effect of _____ is that it impairs digestion and nutrition and slows growth.

The term for a pause in identity formation, when alternatives are explored before final choices are made, is known as _____.

With respect to parental control over adolescents, control paired with _____ is best for adolescent emotional functioning.

Approximately 1 in _____ adolescent boys is affected by serious depression.

The identity status characterized by a lack of commitment to any goals or values was originally called identity _____.

The urge to conform to one's peers in behavior, dress, and attitude is referred to as _____.