Exam 2: The Beginning: From Conception to Birth

According to Erikson, the ultimate adolescent psychosocial goal is identity _____.

In most European nations alcohol is widely used by adolescents and even children.

The rate of clinical depression is higher for adolescent boys than it is for adolescent girls.

According to Erikson, the goal of adolescence is to _____.

Four aspects of family closeness are communication, support, connectedness, and control.

Only about one-fourth of adolescent lawbreakers are never caught.

Nicholi's parents are restrictive and controlling. Compared with his peers whose parents engage in less psychological control, Nicholi is more likely to be _____.

The four-stage sequence of male-female relationships during childhood and adolescence was described by _____.

According to Dunphy, the third step in the sequence of male-female relationships during childhood and adolescence is the development of _____.

According to Erikson, the ultimate goal of the identity crisis is identity achievement.

Assault, rape, and murder have been linked to _____, if it is not stopped in early childhood.

In the United States, parent-child conflict is most common when children are in _____.

According to Erikson, the crisis in adolescence is resolved with _____ achievement.

Genetic vulnerability is a contributing cause of depression during adolescence.

Students are often in _____ school when first romances occur.

Shortly after Louisa turned 18, she developed a newfound appreciation of her parents. What contributed to her change in attitude?

Restrictive and controlling parenting practices are associated with _____.

In adolescence, _____ can be negative, such as when it promotes conformance to deviant standards, or positive, such as when it promotes refraining from smoking.

The completed suicide rate is higher for males than for females.

James Marcia identified three specific ways in which young people cope with the identity crisis before they reach identity achievement. Name and describe all three.