Exam 2: The Beginning: From Conception to Birth

Renee 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 _____.

Identity diffusion is typically characterized by _____.

Parental monitoring is most likely to be effective and healthy when it is _____.

Define and give an example of both gender identity and gender role.

Barbara called her friend Cindi on Saturday and asked if she wanted to go to the movies. Cindi replied that she was staying home to study for their upcoming history test and gave several reasons that Barbara should do the same. After the call, Barbara decided to study instead of going to the movies. Barbara was experiencing _____.

Several suicides that occur within a group over a brief span of time are called crowd suicides.

Suicidal ideation refers to _____.

Boys are particularly likely to learn about sex from _____.

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 of the fight is known as _____.

Gus and Derek persuaded Trent to cut school and steal alcohol from a store. Gus and Derek were providing _____.

Abstinence-only sex-education programs _____ the adolescents' engagement in sexual activity.

In typical relationships, one would expect the MOST bickering between _____.

Mentally replaying and talking about past experiences and possibilities is called _____, which contributes to depression, especially in girls.

Gender differences in drug use are reinforced by social constructions about proper male and female behavior. In _____, for example, 38 percent of boys smoke cigarettes, but only 5 percent of the girls do.

Some parent-child bickering during the adolescent years may indicate _____.

Nineteen-year-old Chad is serving a 2-year mission in Nicaragua for his church. When he returns home, he will decide whether to attend college and will make decisions about career and family. Chad's current status is identity _____.

According to the text, which of the following is NOT a possible reason for the decrease in juvenile criminal behavior?

Suicidal _____ refers to thinking about suicide.

When one person shows another how to resist social norms, deviancy training has occurred.

According to Erikson, adolescents are in the stage of _____.