PSY 205- Chapter 10

identity versus role confusion.

According to Erikson, adolescents are in the stage of:

find one’s own identity.

According to Erikson, the goal of adolescence is to:

to embrace some parental and societal values while abandoning others.

Mary is an adolescent. According to Erikson, her new identity will be established by choosing:

Role confusion.

Seventeen-year-old Andrew failed several classes, lost his job, and spends most of his time sleeping on the couch. When his parents voice their disapproval, he replies, "Whatever." Andrew’s response indicates:

achievement.

According to Erikson, the ultimate adolescent psychosocial goal is identity:

Marcia

Following Erikson’s lead, _________ distinguished four specific ways young people cope with this life stage.

identity foreclosure

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 priest. Angel resisted:

moratorium.

Barrett is serving a 2-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:

foreclosure

Harold readily adopted his parent’s religious faith without question. Happy and secure, he enjoys participating in religious events with his parents. His identity status reflects:

gender identity.

Enrique believes that males should always be the ones to ask females out on dates. He thinks that if a man accepts an invitation for a date from a girl it makes him a wimp. This is an example of Enrique’s:

political

According to Erikson, what is one of the four aspects of identity?

apathy

Identity diffusion is typically characterized by:

are supportive, but do not assume complete care for her child.

Eva is about to become a teenage mother. Based on recent research, she and her child will better handle the situation if her parents:

parental monitoring.

A father’s awareness of where his teenagers are, what they are doing, and with whom they are doing it is referred to as:

parental monitoring.

Abbie is aware of where her son is whenever he goes out, and she requires him to call if there is any change in plans. This is an example of:

adolescent depression.

Restrictive and controlling parenting practices are associated with:

depressed.

Nate’s parents are restrictive and controlling. Compared with Nate’s peers whose parents engage in less psychological control, Nate is more likely to be:

not likely to receive medical care when they contract an STI.

In communities and families that forbid adolescent sex, teenagers are:

is depressed and has difficulty with sex or other psychosocial problems.

A young boy experienced ongoing sexual abuse until he was 15. Now that he is a grown man, it is likely that he:

a decrease

Luis was raised to believe that he is intelligent, skilled, and protected by his family. During adolescence, he will most likely exhibit _____________ in self-confidence.

peer pressure.

The urge to conform to one’s peers in behavior, dress, and attitude is referred to as:

sexual orientation.

The term that describes one having erotic desires about the same sex, the opposite sex or both sexes is:

sexual-identity disorder.

Hector is 15 years old and does not identify with his biological sex. Although there is some controversy about the classification, the DSM-IV would categorize Hector as having:

declines.

In general, as children become adolescents, their self-esteem:

5

Approximately 1 in _____ adolescent girls is affected by clinical depression.

10

Approximately 1 in ____ adolescent boy is affected by clinical depression.

rumination.

Elyse broke up with her boyfriend after a fight. She has spent the last week repeatedly going over the fight in her mind, which has caused her to sink into depression. Her continual reliving the fight is known as:

thinking about suicide.

Suicidal ideation refers to:

suicide ideation.

Lydia finds that she often thinks about killing herself. This is called:

a suicide attempt that does not end in death.

Parasuicide refers to:

cluster

Several suicides within the same group of people in a brief period are called _________ suicides.

adolescence-limited offender.

An individual who commits crimes during adolescence but stops by the age of 21 is considered a(n):

tobacco and alcohol.

The two most common drugs used by adolescents are:

1: 22

One study found that less than ______ percent of parents of 6th graders thought their children had tried alcohol, yet _____ percent of the children said they had.