Question 1

The most common natural cause of death among American adolescents as a whole is

Accepted Answer

A)  accidents 
B)  appendicitis 
C)  HIV infection 
D)  suicide 
E)  none of the above 
A)  accidents 
B)  appendicitis 
C)  HIV infection 
D)  suicide 
E)  none of the above

Question 2

For peers who are left behind, adolescent suicide is

Accepted Answer

A)  a particularly toxic or difficult form of death 
B)  essentially indifferent 
C)  a relatively benign form of death 
D)  often overlaid by societal approbation 
E)  usually an uncomplicated experience 
A)  a particularly toxic or difficult form of death 
B)  essentially indifferent 
C)  a relatively benign form of death 
D)  often overlaid by societal approbation 
E)  usually an uncomplicated experience

Question 3

Noppe and Noppe argued that adolescent understandings of death and attitudes toward death may be influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  changing social relationships associated with moving outside their families of origin 
B)  their feelings about development and death 
C)  rapid biological maturation and sexual development 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  changing social relationships associated with moving outside their families of origin 
B)  their feelings about development and death 
C)  rapid biological maturation and sexual development 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 4

Which of the following appears to decrease risk-taking behavior in early adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  a limited appreciation of futurity 
B)  a high degree of egocentrism 
C)  a strong sense of invulnerability 
D)  a belief in personal immortality 
E)  an increased level of maturity 
A)  a limited appreciation of futurity 
B)  a high degree of egocentrism 
C)  a strong sense of invulnerability 
D)  a belief in personal immortality 
E)  an increased level of maturity

Question 5

In 2007 in the U.S., homicide was

Accepted Answer

A)  the leading cause of death for early adolescents 
B)  the leading cause of death for female adolescents 
C)  the second leading cause of death for middle and late adolescents 
D)  a phenomenon with higher death rates for Caucasian Americans than African Americans 
E)  not a leading cause of death for any youths 15-24 years of age 
A)  the leading cause of death for early adolescents 
B)  the leading cause of death for female adolescents 
C)  the second leading cause of death for middle and late adolescents 
D)  a phenomenon with higher death rates for Caucasian Americans than African Americans 
E)  not a leading cause of death for any youths 15-24 years of age

Question 6

Among adolescents 15 years of age and older in the United States the second leading cause of death 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 7

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  more female adolescents die each year than male adolescents 
B)  more male adolescents die each year than female adolescents 
C)  more African-American adolescents die each year than Caucasian-American adolescents 
D)  more Hispanic-American adolescents die each year than African-American adolescents 
E)  more Native-American adolescents die each year than African-American adolescents 
A)  more female adolescents die each year than male adolescents 
B)  more male adolescents die each year than female adolescents 
C)  more African-American adolescents die each year than Caucasian-American adolescents 
D)  more Hispanic-American adolescents die each year than African-American adolescents 
E)  more Native-American adolescents die each year than African-American adolescents

Question 8

Depending upon the particular adolescent in question and the nature of the experience itself, the death of another person might affect the adolescent's efforts

Accepted Answer

A)  to reestablish intimacy and commitment 
B)  to achieve competency, mastery, or control 
C)  to attain emotional separation from parents 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  to reestablish intimacy and commitment 
B)  to achieve competency, mastery, or control 
C)  to attain emotional separation from parents 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 9

According to Blos, adolescents experience a "second chance" or "second individuation process" in

Accepted Answer

A)  early adolescence 
B)  middle adolescence 
C)  late adolescence 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  early adolescence 
B)  middle adolescence 
C)  late adolescence 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 10

During the period between 1960 and 1990, suicide rates among American adolescents

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased more rapidly than similar rates for any other age cohort 
B)  increased more rapidly than similar rates for any other age cohort 
C)  remained about the same in relationship to similar rates for other age cohorts 
D)  were unique among all other age cohorts in their stability 
E)  have attracted decreasing attention 
A)  decreased more rapidly than similar rates for any other age cohort 
B)  increased more rapidly than similar rates for any other age cohort 
C)  remained about the same in relationship to similar rates for other age cohorts 
D)  were unique among all other age cohorts in their stability 
E)  have attracted decreasing attention

Question 11

According to Erikson, the principal developmental task of adolescence is the establishment of

Accepted Answer

A)  a more or less stable sense of personal identity 
B)  a sense of confidence or basic trust 
C)  a sense of intimacy versus isolation 
D)  an orientation towards generativity 
E)  a more or less reliable sense of ego integrity 
A)  a more or less stable sense of personal identity 
B)  a sense of confidence or basic trust 
C)  a sense of intimacy versus isolation 
D)  an orientation towards generativity 
E)  a more or less reliable sense of ego integrity

Question 12

Research on Canadian high school students who experienced the death of a parent revealed that higher depression inventory scores were found in

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescents with lower scores of perceived social support 
B)  bereaved versus nonbereaved adolescents 
C)  adolescents without religious beliefs 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  adolescents with lower scores of perceived social support 
B)  bereaved versus nonbereaved adolescents 
C)  adolescents without religious beliefs 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 13

In 20047 in the U.S., homicide deaths among individuals 15-24 years of age represented

Accepted Answer

A)  approximately 5 percent of all homicide deaths in the entire country 
B)  just less than 10 percent of all homicide deaths in the entire country 
C)  exactly 15 percent of all homicide deaths in the entire country 
D)  about 23 percent of all homicide deaths in the entire country 
E)  over 30 percent of all homicide deaths in the entire country 
A)  approximately 5 percent of all homicide deaths in the entire country 
B)  just less than 10 percent of all homicide deaths in the entire country 
C)  exactly 15 percent of all homicide deaths in the entire country 
D)  about 23 percent of all homicide deaths in the entire country 
E)  over 30 percent of all homicide deaths in the entire country

Question 14

Many scholars now agree that the principal task in early adolescence is to achieve

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy and commitment 
B)  competency, mastery, or control 
C)  emotional separation from parents 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  intimacy and commitment 
B)  competency, mastery, or control 
C)  emotional separation from parents 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 15

In 2007 in the United States, individuals aged 15-19 years experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  approximately 5,000 deaths 
B)  a little under 15,000 deaths 
C)  almost 13,300 deaths 
D)  approximately 30,000 deaths 
E)  nearly 22,500 deaths 
A)  approximately 5,000 deaths 
B)  a little under 15,000 deaths 
C)  almost 13,300 deaths 
D)  approximately 30,000 deaths 
E)  nearly 22,500 deaths

Question 16

According to Erikson's theory of the human life cycle, the principal virtue to be developed in adolescence is

Accepted Answer

A)  hope 
B)  love 
C)  competency 
D)  fidelity 
E)  purpose or direction 
A)  hope 
B)  love 
C)  competency 
D)  fidelity 
E)  purpose or direction

Question 17

The view that "to be normal during the adolescent period is by itself abnormal" was put forward by

Accepted Answer

A)  Erik Erikson 
B)  Anna Freud 
C)  Daniel Offer 
D)  Carl Jung 
E)  Albert Bandura 
A)  Erik Erikson 
B)  Anna Freud 
C)  Daniel Offer 
D)  Carl Jung 
E)  Albert Bandura

Question 18

Before Jeff's dad died of a blood infection after heart surgery, Jeff offered to stay with his dad one day while his mom went shopping. While his mom was gone, Jeff opened a window to get
Some fresh air. The next day, Jeff's dad was readmitted to the hospital with a fever and soon
Died. Jeff believed he was responsible for his father's death. This story teaches us that

Accepted Answer

A)  we should never leave windows open when a person is sick 
B)  Jeff should not have offered to help 
C)  Jeff's mom blamed him for her husband's death 
D)  it would be important for Jeff to know and understand the cause of his father's death 
E)  Jeff did a bad thing 
A)  we should never leave windows open when a person is sick 
B)  Jeff should not have offered to help 
C)  Jeff's mom blamed him for her husband's death 
D)  it would be important for Jeff to know and understand the cause of his father's death 
E)  Jeff did a bad thing

Question 19

Studies of patterns of automobile driving among adolescents have shown that

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescent drivers may perceive positive utility or value in taking certain risks 
B)  adolescent drivers may be unable or unwilling to recognize the personal implications of mortality 
C)  adolescent drivers may not perceive risks inherent in their behaviors 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  adolescent drivers may perceive positive utility or value in taking certain risks 
B)  adolescent drivers may be unable or unwilling to recognize the personal implications of mortality 
C)  adolescent drivers may not perceive risks inherent in their behaviors 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 20

Which of the following pairs is/are properly matched, that is, describe comparable developmental tasks in adolescence and tasks in adolescent mourning?

Accepted Answer

A)  developing intimacy and reorganization 
B)  establishing emotional separation and disorganization 
C)  achieving competency or mastery and protest/searching 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  developing intimacy and reorganization 
B)  establishing emotional separation and disorganization 
C)  achieving competency or mastery and protest/searching 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

The most common natural cause of death among American adolescents as a whole is

For peers who are left behind, adolescent suicide is

Noppe and Noppe argued that adolescent understandings of death and attitudes toward death may be influenced by

Which of the following appears to decrease risk-taking behavior in early adolescents?

In 2007 in the U.S., homicide was

Among adolescents 15 years of age and older in the United States the second leading cause of death in 2007 was

Which of the following is correct?

Depending upon the particular adolescent in question and the nature of the experience itself, the death of another person might affect the adolescent's efforts

According to Blos, adolescents experience a "second chance" or "second individuation process" in

During the period between 1960 and 1990, suicide rates among American adolescents

According to Erikson, the principal developmental task of adolescence is the establishment of

Research on Canadian high school students who experienced the death of a parent revealed that higher depression inventory scores were found in

In 20047 in the U.S., homicide deaths among individuals 15-24 years of age represented

Many scholars now agree that the principal task in early adolescence is to achieve

In 2007 in the United States, individuals aged 15-19 years experienced

According to Erikson's theory of the human life cycle, the principal virtue to be developed in adolescence is

The view that "to be normal during the adolescent period is by itself abnormal" was put forward by

Studies of patterns of automobile driving among adolescents have shown that

Which of the following pairs is/are properly matched, that is, describe comparable developmental tasks in adolescence and tasks in adolescent mourning?

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

The most common natural cause of death among American adolescents as a whole is

For peers who are left behind, adolescent suicide is

Noppe and Noppe argued that adolescent understandings of death and attitudes toward death may be influenced by

Which of the following appears to decrease risk-taking behavior in early adolescents?

In 2007 in the U.S., homicide was

Among adolescents 15 years of age and older in the United States the second leading cause of death in 2007 was

Which of the following is correct?

Depending upon the particular adolescent in question and the nature of the experience itself, the death of another person might affect the adolescent's efforts

According to Blos, adolescents experience a "second chance" or "second individuation process" in

During the period between 1960 and 1990, suicide rates among American adolescents

According to Erikson, the principal developmental task of adolescence is the establishment of

Research on Canadian high school students who experienced the death of a parent revealed that higher depression inventory scores were found in

In 20047 in the U.S., homicide deaths among individuals 15-24 years of age represented

Many scholars now agree that the principal task in early adolescence is to achieve

In 2007 in the United States, individuals aged 15-19 years experienced

According to Erikson's theory of the human life cycle, the principal virtue to be developed in adolescence is

The view that "to be normal during the adolescent period is by itself abnormal" was put forward by

Studies of patterns of automobile driving among adolescents have shown that

Which of the following pairs is/are properly matched, that is, describe comparable developmental tasks in adolescence and tasks in adolescent mourning?

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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