Question 1

Higher rates of violent crime in the United States than in other Western countries appear to be due in part to

Accepted Answer

A)  more expensive automobiles. 
B)  more conservative religious beliefs. 
C)  higher rates of poverty. 
D)  stricter gun control. 
A)  more expensive automobiles. 
B)  more conservative religious beliefs. 
C)  higher rates of poverty. 
D)  stricter gun control. C

Question 2

Suicide rates are lower in Canada and the United States than in other industrialized countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Add Health study found that risk behavior was significantly related to

Accepted Answer

A)  family structure. 
B)  socioeconomic status. 
C)  ethnic background. 
D)  all of these answers are correct. 
A)  family structure. 
B)  socioeconomic status. 
C)  ethnic background. 
D)  all of these answers are correct. D

Question 4

percentage of American adolescents tried Ecstasy?

Accepted Answer

A)  3% 
B)  8% 
C)  11% 
D)  22% 
A)  3% 
B)  8% 
C)  11% 
D)  22%

Question 5

factor that may contribute to the failure of driver education programs to reduce accidents is that they

Accepted Answer

A)  often employs a graduated licensing approach. 
B)  is often taught by instructors who are emerging adults. 
C)  is more often offered to young males than females. 
D)  enables adolescents to obtain a driver's license more quickly. 
A)  often employs a graduated licensing approach. 
B)  is often taught by instructors who are emerging adults. 
C)  is more often offered to young males than females. 
D)  enables adolescents to obtain a driver's license more quickly.

Question 6

Which of the following is a protective factor associated with resilience?

Accepted Answer

A)  High intelligence 
B)  An adult mentor outside the family 
C)  Parents who balance care with control 
D)  All of these answers are correct 
A)  High intelligence 
B)  An adult mentor outside the family 
C)  Parents who balance care with control 
D)  All of these answers are correct

Question 7

reason that emerging adulthood has been proposed as a key period for the expression of resilience is because emerging adults

Accepted Answer

A)  have not yet made the commitments that structure adult life. 
B)  are impervious to life changes. 
C)  are unable to leave unhealthy, high-risk family environments. 
D)  are too busy at work and school to experience stress. 
A)  have not yet made the commitments that structure adult life. 
B)  are impervious to life changes. 
C)  are unable to leave unhealthy, high-risk family environments. 
D)  are too busy at work and school to experience stress.

Question 8

Vanessa most likely defines herself as

Accepted Answer

A)  slide-rule. 
B)  straight-edge. 
C)  unpopular. 
D)  goody-goody. 
A)  slide-rule. 
B)  straight-edge. 
C)  unpopular. 
D)  goody-goody.

Question 9

Adolescents and emerging adults are more likely than children or adults to be the victims of crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to research highlighted in the text, which of the following has NOT been identified as a factor contributing to high automobile accident rates amongst young Americans? Young drivers are

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely than adults to wear seatbelts. 
B)  more likely than adults to drive at excessive speeds. 
C)  more likely than adults to report driving under the influence of alcohol. 
D)  less likely than adults to have a cell phone for emergency calls. 
A)  less likely than adults to wear seatbelts. 
B)  more likely than adults to drive at excessive speeds. 
C)  more likely than adults to report driving under the influence of alcohol. 
D)  less likely than adults to have a cell phone for emergency calls.

Question 11

According to recent research, what percentage of American adolescents have reported having had suicidal thoughts?

Accepted Answer

A)  9% 
B)  17% 
C)  24% 
D)  31% 
A)  9% 
B)  17% 
C)  24% 
D)  31%

Question 12

Scholars distinguish between two types of problems for young people:

Accepted Answer

A)  internalizing and externalizing. 
B)  male and female. 
C)  depression and aggression. 
D)  "in control" and "out of control." 
A)  internalizing and externalizing. 
B)  male and female. 
C)  depression and aggression. 
D)  "in control" and "out of control."

Question 13

most serious form of depression is

Accepted Answer

A)  major depressive disorder. 
B)  depressive syndrome. 
C)  greater dysthymia. 
D)  large depressed mood. 
A)  major depressive disorder. 
B)  depressive syndrome. 
C)  greater dysthymia. 
D)  large depressed mood.

Question 14

rate of automobile fatalities among young people is lower in the United States than in other Western countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

the late 1970s to the early 1990s, adolescent substance use generally

Accepted Answer

A)  increased. 
B)  declined. 
C)  stayed about the same. 
D)  increased in terms of marijuana use, but declined in terms of alcohol use. 
A)  increased. 
B)  declined. 
C)  stayed about the same. 
D)  increased in terms of marijuana use, but declined in terms of alcohol use.

Question 16

use of most antidepressant drugs has been more effective in adolescents than in adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

criticism of the Gluecks' longitudinal research on delinquency is that the researchers were

Accepted Answer

A)  not blind to participants' delinquent status. 
B)  unaware of participants' delinquent status. 
C)  approximately the same age as the participants. 
D)  teachers in the schools the participants attended. 
A)  not blind to participants' delinquent status. 
B)  unaware of participants' delinquent status. 
C)  approximately the same age as the participants. 
D)  teachers in the schools the participants attended.

Question 18

successful approach to delinquency prevention is the ____________________ approach.

Accepted Answer

A)  contextual 
B)  just say no 
C)  scared straight 
D)  multisystemic 
A)  contextual 
B)  just say no 
C)  scared straight 
D)  multisystemic

Question 19

Which of the following terms refers specifically to a biologically-based vulnerability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inclination 
B)  Amenorrhea 
C)  Diathesis 
D)  Ethos 
A)  Inclination 
B)  Amenorrhea 
C)  Diathesis 
D)  Ethos

Question 20

Which of the following best explains the ineffectiveness of some delinquency prevention programs from the perspective of adolescent participants and programmers respectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I don't want to be there," and "We should have caught the problem earlier." 
B)  "There are too many boys there," and "We should wait until they are more mature." 
C)  "There are too many girls there," and "We should wait until they are more mature." 
D)  "I don't want to be there," and "Programs should be centered in urban areas." 
A)  "I don't want to be there," and "We should have caught the problem earlier." 
B)  "There are too many boys there," and "We should wait until they are more mature." 
C)  "There are too many girls there," and "We should wait until they are more mature." 
D)  "I don't want to be there," and "Programs should be centered in urban areas."

Higher rates of violent crime in the United States than in other Western countries appear to be due in part to

Suicide rates are lower in Canada and the United States than in other industrialized countries.

Add Health study found that risk behavior was significantly related to

percentage of American adolescents tried Ecstasy?

factor that may contribute to the failure of driver education programs to reduce accidents is that they

Which of the following is a protective factor associated with resilience?

reason that emerging adulthood has been proposed as a key period for the expression of resilience is because emerging adults

Vanessa most likely defines herself as

Adolescents and emerging adults are more likely than children or adults to be the victims of crimes.

According to research highlighted in the text, which of the following has NOT been identified as a factor contributing to high automobile accident rates amongst young Americans? Young drivers are

According to recent research, what percentage of American adolescents have reported having had suicidal thoughts?

Scholars distinguish between two types of problems for young people:

most serious form of depression is

rate of automobile fatalities among young people is lower in the United States than in other Western countries.

the late 1970s to the early 1990s, adolescent substance use generally

use of most antidepressant drugs has been more effective in adolescents than in adults.

criticism of the Gluecks' longitudinal research on delinquency is that the researchers were

successful approach to delinquency prevention is the ____________________ approach.

Which of the following terms refers specifically to a biologically-based vulnerability?

Which of the following best explains the ineffectiveness of some delinquency prevention programs from the perspective of adolescent participants and programmers respectively?

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Exam 13: Problems and Resilience

Higher rates of violent crime in the United States than in other Western countries appear to be due in part to

Suicide rates are lower in Canada and the United States than in other industrialized countries.

Add Health study found that risk behavior was significantly related to

percentage of American adolescents tried Ecstasy?

factor that may contribute to the failure of driver education programs to reduce accidents is that they

Which of the following is a protective factor associated with resilience?

reason that emerging adulthood has been proposed as a key period for the expression of resilience is because emerging adults

Vanessa most likely defines herself as

Adolescents and emerging adults are more likely than children or adults to be the victims of crimes.

According to research highlighted in the text, which of the following has NOT been identified as a factor contributing to high automobile accident rates amongst young Americans? Young drivers are

According to recent research, what percentage of American adolescents have reported having had suicidal thoughts?

Scholars distinguish between two types of problems for young people:

most serious form of depression is

rate of automobile fatalities among young people is lower in the United States than in other Western countries.

the late 1970s to the early 1990s, adolescent substance use generally

use of most antidepressant drugs has been more effective in adolescents than in adults.

criticism of the Gluecks' longitudinal research on delinquency is that the researchers were

successful approach to delinquency prevention is the ____________________ approach.

Which of the following terms refers specifically to a biologically-based vulnerability?

Which of the following best explains the ineffectiveness of some delinquency prevention programs from the perspective of adolescent participants and programmers respectively?

Introduction

Biological Foundations

Cognitive Foundations

Cultural Beliefs

Gender

The Self

Family Relationships

Friends and Peers

Love and Sexuality

School

Work

Media

Filters