Exam 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

According to Erikson,teens protect themselves against the turmoil of the identity crisis by identifying with a peer group.

When Maria was 12,her mother died suddenly.For a number of years,Maria felt abandoned by her religious faith,and she questioned the existence of a supreme being.Recently,however,she has returned to the practice of her religion,and she says her faith now sustains and comforts her.With regard to religion,Maria is in the ________ identity status.

Homosexual teenagers become aware of same-sex attraction at around age 11 or 12,roughly the same age as their heterosexual peers begin to notice their attraction to the opposite sex.

Discuss the issue of gambling among Canadian youth.What factors might account for the increase in youth gambling? How are youth harmed by problem gambling? What can be done to help young gamblers?

Among adolescents,peer-group conformity seems to peak about age