Question 1

Fleming and Balmer concluded that the most salient or prominent feature of adolescent adjustment following death is

Accepted Answer

A)  ongoing psychological difficulties 
B)  resiliency 
C)  vulnerability 
D)  heightened emotional and interpersonal immaturity 
E)  none of these 
A)  ongoing psychological difficulties 
B)  resiliency 
C)  vulnerability 
D)  heightened emotional and interpersonal immaturity 
E)  none of these B

Question 2

Suicidal behavior in American adolescents appears to be associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  adequacies in relationships between adolescents and significant others 
B)  an absence of pressures to conform with peers 
C)  an overpowering wish to escape from stressful life situations 
D)  effective communication and coping skills 
E)  feelings of hopefulness and helpfulness 
A)  adequacies in relationships between adolescents and significant others 
B)  an absence of pressures to conform with peers 
C)  an overpowering wish to escape from stressful life situations 
D)  effective communication and coping skills 
E)  feelings of hopefulness and helpfulness C

Question 3

Adolescents who are coping with a life-threatening illness and dying need to

Accepted Answer

A)  find meaning and purpose in their lives and their deaths 
B)  have freedom to try out different ways of coping with illness-related challenges 
C)  live in the present 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  find meaning and purpose in their lives and their deaths 
B)  have freedom to try out different ways of coping with illness-related challenges 
C)  live in the present 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these D

Question 4

Indicators that might serve to warn of the danger of adolescent suicide include:

Accepted Answer

A)  talking about suicide in a constructive educational format 
B)  remarks by adolescents that things would be better if they were no longer around 
C)  efforts by adolescents to acquire cherished possessions 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  talking about suicide in a constructive educational format 
B)  remarks by adolescents that things would be better if they were no longer around 
C)  efforts by adolescents to acquire cherished possessions 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 5

Alexander and Adlerstein concluded from their research that death has a greater emotional significance for people

Accepted Answer

A)  who are well enmeshed in supportive peer groups 
B)  who have experienced the "secular trend" 
C)  who have stable ego self-pictures 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  who are well enmeshed in supportive peer groups 
B)  who have experienced the "secular trend" 
C)  who have stable ego self-pictures 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 6

Which of the following statements about U.S. adolescents is least likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescents in general are very healthy individuals 
B)  adolescents as a group have a low death rate 
C)  adolescents die mostly from human-induced causes 
D)  some adolescents die from natural causes 
E)  HIV infection is rising in relative significance as a leading cause of death among adolescents 
A)  adolescents in general are very healthy individuals 
B)  adolescents as a group have a low death rate 
C)  adolescents die mostly from human-induced causes 
D)  some adolescents die from natural causes 
E)  HIV infection is rising in relative significance as a leading cause of death among adolescents

Question 7

Which of the following variables is most likely to be associated with difficulties for an adolescent who is coping with bereavement?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender 
B)  race 
C)  age 
D)  low self-concept 
E)  playing a musical instrument 
A)  gender 
B)  race 
C)  age 
D)  low self-concept 
E)  playing a musical instrument

Question 8

In 2007, individuals aged 10-24 years experienced what percentage of all U.S. deaths?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.5 percent 
B)  3 percent 
C)  8 percent 
D)  14.4 percent 
E)  25 percent 
A)  1.5 percent 
B)  3 percent 
C)  8 percent 
D)  14.4 percent 
E)  25 percent

Question 9

Causes of adolescents' deaths found in the vignette near the beginning of Chapter 13 included

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer, homicide, and heart disease 
B)  congenital malformations, diseases of the heart, and tobacco smoking 
C)  malignant neoplasms, suicide, and cancer 
D)  HIV infection, motor vehicle accidents, and suicide by hanging 
E)  homicide, suicide, and accident (p, 401) 
A)  cancer, homicide, and heart disease 
B)  congenital malformations, diseases of the heart, and tobacco smoking 
C)  malignant neoplasms, suicide, and cancer 
D)  HIV infection, motor vehicle accidents, and suicide by hanging 
E)  homicide, suicide, and accident (p, 401)

Question 10

In 2007 in the U.S., the largest number of individuals 15-24 years of age who completed a suicide were

Accepted Answer

A)  African-American males 
B)  African-American females 
C)  Caucasian-American males 
D)  Caucasian-American females 
E)  none of these 
A)  African-American males 
B)  African-American females 
C)  Caucasian-American males 
D)  Caucasian-American females 
E)  none of these

Question 11

Research has shown that mourning processes in bereaved adolescents

Accepted Answer

A)  are likely not to conform to the characteristics of their distinctive developmental stage 
B)  appear to be assisted by activities that reduce stress 
C)  closely parallel those of adults 
D)  are not helped by support from parents, other relatives, or friends 
E)  are not usually related to their personal belief systems 
A)  are likely not to conform to the characteristics of their distinctive developmental stage 
B)  appear to be assisted by activities that reduce stress 
C)  closely parallel those of adults 
D)  are not helped by support from parents, other relatives, or friends 
E)  are not usually related to their personal belief systems

Question 12

In Tolstoy's novella, The Death of Ivan Ilych, Ivan says he studied the following syllogism in school: Caius is a man, men are mortal, therefore Caius is mortal. Later in life, Ivan realized
That the true meaning of this syllogism is

Accepted Answer

A)  I am immortal 
B)  death only happens to others 
C)  I, too, will die 
D)  adults are affected by death issues 
E)  mortality is an abstraction 
A)  I am immortal 
B)  death only happens to others 
C)  I, too, will die 
D)  adults are affected by death issues 
E)  mortality is an abstraction

Question 13

The leading cause of death among U.S. adolescents in 2007 was

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer 
B)  suicide 
C)  homicide 
D)  accidents 
E)  HIV infection 
A)  cancer 
B)  suicide 
C)  homicide 
D)  accidents 
E)  HIV infection

Question 14

Noppe and Noppe argued that adolescent understandings of death may be influenced by ambiguities or tensions from

Accepted Answer

A)  biological maturation and sexual development 
B)  a characteristic inability to engage in hypothetical-deductive thinking 
C)  lack of egocentrism in adolescence 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  biological maturation and sexual development 
B)  a characteristic inability to engage in hypothetical-deductive thinking 
C)  lack of egocentrism in adolescence 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 15

Most adolescents who are coping with a life-threatening illness need to

Accepted Answer

A)  be able to employ defenses in their coping 
B)  be involved in their care 
C)  be given accurate information about their situation 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  be able to employ defenses in their coping 
B)  be involved in their care 
C)  be given accurate information about their situation 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 16

What is distinctive about the three leading causes of death among American adolescents 15- 24 years of age or older?

Accepted Answer

A)  they are all human-induced 
B)  they do not include HIV infection 
C)  they all involve extended dying trajectories 
D)  most of their accidental deaths do not involve motor vehicles 
E)  they included heart disease 
A)  they are all human-induced 
B)  they do not include HIV infection 
C)  they all involve extended dying trajectories 
D)  most of their accidental deaths do not involve motor vehicles 
E)  they included heart disease

Question 17

Crisis intervention programs are

Accepted Answer

A)  not a useful model of intervention for adolescents 
B)  directed primarily at adolescents who are not ambivalent about ending their lives 
C)  designed to minimize suicidal behaviors in adolescents 
D)  dependent upon the helping agency initiating telephone contact with distressed adolescents 
E)  none of these 
A)  not a useful model of intervention for adolescents 
B)  directed primarily at adolescents who are not ambivalent about ending their lives 
C)  designed to minimize suicidal behaviors in adolescents 
D)  dependent upon the helping agency initiating telephone contact with distressed adolescents 
E)  none of these

Question 18

Research on adolescent bereavement has shown that adolescents with high self-concept scores are likely to experience

Accepted Answer

A)  less depression, fear, loneliness, and confusion 
B)  more depression, loneliness, and anger 
C)  more confusion, but less anger 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  less depression, fear, loneliness, and confusion 
B)  more depression, loneliness, and anger 
C)  more confusion, but less anger 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 19

Homicide in adolescence is a phenomenon

Accepted Answer

A)  especially prevalent in rural settings 
B)  with negative effects on primary, not secondary, victims 
C)  far more an experience of Caucasian Americans than African Americans 
D)  typically associated with young males acting on their own 
E)  usually associated with firearms 
A)  especially prevalent in rural settings 
B)  with negative effects on primary, not secondary, victims 
C)  far more an experience of Caucasian Americans than African Americans 
D)  typically associated with young males acting on their own 
E)  usually associated with firearms

Question 20

Which of the following is the best description of "adolescence"?

Accepted Answer

A)  it is equivalent to the teenage years 
B)  it begins in biology and ends in culture 
C)  it is defined at its onset by leaving and returning home 
D)  it ends in puberty 
E)  it is the same for females as for males 
A)  it is equivalent to the teenage years 
B)  it begins in biology and ends in culture 
C)  it is defined at its onset by leaving and returning home 
D)  it ends in puberty 
E)  it is the same for females as for males

Fleming and Balmer concluded that the most salient or prominent feature of adolescent adjustment following death is

Suicidal behavior in American adolescents appears to be associated with

Adolescents who are coping with a life-threatening illness and dying need to

Indicators that might serve to warn of the danger of adolescent suicide include:

Alexander and Adlerstein concluded from their research that death has a greater emotional significance for people

Which of the following statements about U.S. adolescents is least likely to be true?

Which of the following variables is most likely to be associated with difficulties for an adolescent who is coping with bereavement?

In 2007, individuals aged 10-24 years experienced what percentage of all U.S. deaths?

Causes of adolescents' deaths found in the vignette near the beginning of Chapter 13 included

In 2007 in the U.S., the largest number of individuals 15-24 years of age who completed a suicide were

Research has shown that mourning processes in bereaved adolescents

In Tolstoy's novella, The Death of Ivan Ilych, Ivan says he studied the following syllogism in school: Caius is a man, men are mortal, therefore Caius is mortal. Later in life, Ivan realized That the true meaning of this syllogism is

The leading cause of death among U.S. adolescents in 2007 was

Noppe and Noppe argued that adolescent understandings of death may be influenced by ambiguities or tensions from

Most adolescents who are coping with a life-threatening illness need to

What is distinctive about the three leading causes of death among American adolescents 15- 24 years of age or older?

Crisis intervention programs are

Research on adolescent bereavement has shown that adolescents with high self-concept scores are likely to experience

Homicide in adolescence is a phenomenon

Which of the following is the best description of "adolescence"?

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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Exam 13: Adolescents

Fleming and Balmer concluded that the most salient or prominent feature of adolescent adjustment following death is

Suicidal behavior in American adolescents appears to be associated with

Adolescents who are coping with a life-threatening illness and dying need to

Indicators that might serve to warn of the danger of adolescent suicide include:

Alexander and Adlerstein concluded from their research that death has a greater emotional significance for people

Which of the following statements about U.S. adolescents is least likely to be true?

Which of the following variables is most likely to be associated with difficulties for an adolescent who is coping with bereavement?

In 2007, individuals aged 10-24 years experienced what percentage of all U.S. deaths?

Causes of adolescents' deaths found in the vignette near the beginning of Chapter 13 included

In 2007 in the U.S., the largest number of individuals 15-24 years of age who completed a suicide were

Research has shown that mourning processes in bereaved adolescents

In Tolstoy's novella, The Death of Ivan Ilych, Ivan says he studied the following syllogism in school: Caius is a man, men are mortal, therefore Caius is mortal. Later in life, Ivan realized That the true meaning of this syllogism is

The leading cause of death among U.S. adolescents in 2007 was

Noppe and Noppe argued that adolescent understandings of death may be influenced by ambiguities or tensions from

Most adolescents who are coping with a life-threatening illness need to

What is distinctive about the three leading causes of death among American adolescents 15- 24 years of age or older?

Crisis intervention programs are

Research on adolescent bereavement has shown that adolescents with high self-concept scores are likely to experience

Homicide in adolescence is a phenomenon

Which of the following is the best description of "adolescence"?

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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