Question 1

Which of the following is NOT considered a risk factor for earlier sexual activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families that are disorganized and/or in which communication between parents and children is not optimal 
B)  Physical fitness and body image 
C)  Lack of future planning on behalf of the adolescent 
D)  Norms among one's peers and community 
A)  Families that are disorganized and/or in which communication between parents and children is not optimal 
B)  Physical fitness and body image 
C)  Lack of future planning on behalf of the adolescent 
D)  Norms among one's peers and community B

Question 2

The United States has the lowest rates of teenage pregnancy and births in the Western industrialized world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the four developmental challenges identified by Brooks-Gunn and Paikoff?

Accepted Answer

A)  The onset of puberty 
B)  Avoiding risk of pregnancy 
C)  Managing sexual aggression 
D)  Sexual behavior 
A)  The onset of puberty 
B)  Avoiding risk of pregnancy 
C)  Managing sexual aggression 
D)  Sexual behavior C

Question 4

Data from the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey indicate that approximately what percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 have had sexual intercourse at some time?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  24% 
C)  47% 
D)  720% 
A)  10% 
B)  24% 
C)  47% 
D)  720%

Question 5

_________ percent of young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20.

Accepted Answer

A)  Five 
B)  Twelve 
C)  Twenty-one 
D)  Thirty-one 
A)  Five 
B)  Twelve 
C)  Twenty-one 
D)  Thirty-one

Question 6

Brooks-Gunn and Paikoff proposed that adolescent sexual well-being is an integration of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  physical, social, cognitive, and emotional factors 
B)  geographic, environmental, and political factors 
C)  scientific and unscientific factors 
D)  positive and negative influences 
A)  physical, social, cognitive, and emotional factors 
B)  geographic, environmental, and political factors 
C)  scientific and unscientific factors 
D)  positive and negative influences

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Body image is not influenced by cultural norms. 
B)  Girls who develop late and boys who develop early are most unhappy with their bodies. 
C)  American boys are not concerned about body image. 
D)  American girls are particularly self-conscious about their weight. 
A)  Body image is not influenced by cultural norms. 
B)  Girls who develop late and boys who develop early are most unhappy with their bodies. 
C)  American boys are not concerned about body image. 
D)  American girls are particularly self-conscious about their weight.

Question 8

During adolescence, physical and social factors influence the development of a sexual identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When considering the data we can generally rely on adolescents to reliably report on their sexual behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The use of condoms increases with age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

__________ refers to sexual interactions with the opposite sex, which range from hand holding to intercourse.

Accepted Answer

A)  Heterosexual behavior 
B)  Homosexual behavior 
C)  Sexual arousal 
D)  Sexually explicit behavior 
A)  Heterosexual behavior 
B)  Homosexual behavior 
C)  Sexual arousal 
D)  Sexually explicit behavior

Exam 57: Sexuality

Which of the following is NOT considered a risk factor for earlier sexual activity?

The United States has the lowest rates of teenage pregnancy and births in the Western industrialized world.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four developmental challenges identified by Brooks-Gunn and Paikoff?

Data from the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey indicate that approximately what percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 have had sexual intercourse at some time?

_________ percent of young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20.

Brooks-Gunn and Paikoff proposed that adolescent sexual well-being is an integration of __________.

Which of the following statements is true?

During adolescence, physical and social factors influence the development of a sexual identity.

When considering the data we can generally rely on adolescents to reliably report on their sexual behavior.

The use of condoms increases with age.

__________ refers to sexual interactions with the opposite sex, which range from hand holding to intercourse.

Freud: Psychoanalytic Theory

Erikson: Eight Stages of the Life Cycle

Piaget: Universal Constructivist Perspective

VYGOTSKY: Culture and Development

Bronfenbrenner: Ecology of Human Development

Maslow: Humanistic Perspective on Development

Pavlov, Skinner, and Bandura: Learning Perspective on Development

A Cultural Perspective on Development

Gender Differences

A Social Class of Perspective on Development

Genes, Chromosomes, and DNA

Fertilization in Utero

Conception to Birth

Infertility

Assisted Reproductive Techniques

The Human Genome Project

Genetic Disorders

Influences on Prenatal Development

Hazards of Prematurity

Adoption

Reflexes

Neonatal Assessment

Growth and Development I

Growth and Development II

Brain Development

Cognitive Development

Language Development

First Relationship

Attachment

Emotional Development

Growth and Motor Development

Cognitive Development I

Cognitive Development II

Early Childhood Education

Language Development

Role of the Family

Homeless Children

Divorce

Day Care

Development Staff

Gender Development I

Gender Development II

Pay Behavior

Physical Growth and Development

Cognitive Development

Intelligence

Problem Solving

Moral Development

Language Development

Peers and Social Development

Schools and Learning

Creativity in Children

Resilience in Childhood

Children With Challenges

Puberty

Healthy and Risky Behaviors

Cognitive Development

Adolescent Thought

Peer Relationship

The Search for Identity

Motivating Adolescents

Delinquency and Violence

Mental Health Problems

Early Adulthood: Physical Health

Early Adulthood: Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical Health

Middle Adulthood: Cognitive Development