Exam 16: Adolescence: Psychosocial Development

_____ provide support for adjustment to the physical changes of adolescence.

Boys are particularly likely to learn about sex from _____.

When do teens' first romances typically occur?

Parent-adolescent interventions can influence risky behaviors of adolescents differently, depending on their DNA.

Which psychoactive drug used during adolescence is known to affect memory, language proficiency, and motivation?

Most worrisome is drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes before age _____, because early use escalates.

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.

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

Which statement about adolescent anger is true?

Adults are more likely to commit suicide than are adolescents.

When Sherri was 13 years old, she and her friend snuck some alcohol from her parents' alcohol cabinet and had her first taste. Two years later, she would swipe alcohol and get drunk before every school dance. Two years after that, she was drinking to the point of blacking out at least once a month. Nonetheless, Sherri insists that she's just having fun and doesn't have a drinking problem. Her experience illustrates that _____.

The best predictor of later drug abuse is _____.

Angel's parents wanted him to be part of the family business-and Angel planned to do so. Then, at age 21, he decided to leave the business to study to be a lawyer. Angel resisted _____.

_____, or mentally replaying past experiences, contributes to depression, especially in girls.

_____ includes the roles and behaviors that society associates with the cultural and social characteristics appropriate for males and females.

Which factor has contributed to a decline in the number of young adolescent smokers in the United States?

Many longitudinal studies have shown that increased anger during adolescence is normal and that most adolescents express their anger in _____ ways.

Describe the types of conflict that are most common between parents and adolescents and when the conflict peaks and dissipates. Discuss what this conflict might indicate about the family.

Peers can provide _____, whereby one teen shows another how to rebel against social norms.

Suicidal _____ refers to thinking about suicide.