Exam 9: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Adolescent delinquent behavior peaks at approximately what age?

Tyrone is a college student who's trying to decide what he wants to do with his life. He was interested in history, so he majored in history for his freshman year. As a sophomore, he was more interested in economics, and changed his major. After he saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, he got a summer job working on an archaeological project, and now he is thinking of changing his major again and becoming an archaeologist. James Marcia might say that Tyrone is in which identity status?

Kavindra's parents are very strict and often punish him harshly if he violates any of their rules. However, they don't show much in the way of affection, other than saying that they're punishing him to teach him how to "live right." Although he's never caused any trouble before, in his sophomore year of high school, Kavindra begins hanging out with a rough crowd that likes to vandalize cars in the school parking lot and break into the local amusement park after having a few beers. Kavindra is most likely to become a(n)

Your friend asks for your advice. Her 12-year-old daughter is clinically depressed and has been voicing suicidal thoughts. She wants to know if you think an antidepressant would be a good idea. You correctly advise her that

Adolescents tend to spend approximately what percentage of their waking hours with their peers?

According to Erik Erikson, the normative psychosocial crisis of adolescence is

The average adolescent begins dating when he or she is approximately how old?

Tensions between adolescents girls and their families tend to peak when the girls are how old?

Fluctuations in self-image are most likely to occur when adolescents are how old?

Eliza's parents never really paid much attention to her when she was growing up. In elementary school, she found out that she had a slightly lower than average IQ score, and she was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Her teachers had to watch her closely, as she had a tendency to get angry if she was frustrated or didn't get her own way. Now that she's in high school, Eliza has started shoplifting at the local mall. It is likely that Eliza will become a(n)

James Marcia's identity status categories include all of the following except identity

Which of the following is not a likely explanation for the greater prevalence of depression in adolescent girls than in adolescent boys?

Tensions between adolescent boys and their families tend to peak when the boys are how old?

Tyrone is a college student who's trying to decide what he wants to do with his life. He was interested in history, so he majored in history for his freshman year. As a sophomore, he was more interested in economics and changed his major. After he saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, he got a summer job working on an archaeological project, and now he is thinking of changing his major again and becoming an archaeologist. Tyrone appears to be __________________in the degree to which he's committed to his new identity and__________________in the degree to which he's spent time and effort examining his options.