Question 1

Which of the following is a dissimilarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anorexics have difficulty controlling their emotions, but bulimics do not. 
B)  Anorexics fall within a normal weight range, but bulimics are underweight. 
C)  Anorexics have a positive body image, but bulimics do not. 
D)  Anorexics control their weight by restricting food intake, but most bulimics cannot. 
A)  Anorexics have difficulty controlling their emotions, but bulimics do not. 
B)  Anorexics fall within a normal weight range, but bulimics are underweight. 
C)  Anorexics have a positive body image, but bulimics do not. 
D)  Anorexics control their weight by restricting food intake, but most bulimics cannot.

Question 2

Outline the cognitive changes that occur in adolescence and allow improved critical thinking.

Accepted Answer

For adolescents with adequately develope

Question 3

Identify the theorist who suggested that adolescent egocentrism is characterized by "the imaginary audience" and the "personal fable."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the theorist who suggested that adolescent...

Question 4

George wants to ensure that his sons become competent decision makers. Which of the following is a strategy you would suggest for improving their decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide more opportunities for them to engage in role playing and peer group problem solving. 
B)  Encourage the presence of peers in risk-taking situations. 
C)  Supply contexts where substances and other temptations are readily available, testing their willingness to make risky decisions. 
D)  Keep them in a sequestered environment where they will not have to face decision making in real-world contexts. 
A)  Provide more opportunities for them to engage in role playing and peer group problem solving. 
B)  Encourage the presence of peers in risk-taking situations. 
C)  Supply contexts where substances and other temptations are readily available, testing their willingness to make risky decisions. 
D)  Keep them in a sequestered environment where they will not have to face decision making in real-world contexts.

Question 5

During the beginning of the ________ stage, when assimilation dominates, an adolescent's thoughts are full of idealism and possibilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  formal operational 
B)  preconventional reasoning 
C)  concrete operational 
D)  conventional reasoning 
A)  formal operational 
B)  preconventional reasoning 
C)  concrete operational 
D)  conventional reasoning

Question 6

Leila, a 14-year-old girl, feels that nobody understands her, especially her parents and teachers. Leila's feelings reflect the ________ aspect of an adolescent's egocentrism.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal fable 
B)  imaginary audience 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
D)  collective myth 
A)  personal fable 
B)  imaginary audience 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
D)  collective myth

Question 7

Research has shown that infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have

Accepted Answer

A)  high birth weight. 
B)  Down syndrome. 
C)  childhood illnesses. 
D)  type II diabetes. 
A)  high birth weight. 
B)  Down syndrome. 
C)  childhood illnesses. 
D)  type II diabetes.

Question 8

Dalia tends to go on eating binges and then purges by self-inducing vomiting or using a laxative. Which of the following conditions does Dalia suffer from?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypochondria 
B)  anemia 
C)  anorexia nervosa 
D)  bulimia nervosa 
A)  hypochondria 
B)  anemia 
C)  anorexia nervosa 
D)  bulimia nervosa

Question 9

Jackie, a 15-year-old girl, has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. It is most likely that Jackie

Accepted Answer

A)  sets very low standards for herself. 
B)  is not very concerned about how others perceive her. 
C)  is competitive and high-achieving. 
D)  is an African American from a low-income family. 
A)  sets very low standards for herself. 
B)  is not very concerned about how others perceive her. 
C)  is competitive and high-achieving. 
D)  is an African American from a low-income family.

Question 10

A study by Paus and others (2007) found that the prefrontal cortex thickened and more brain connections formed when adolescents

Accepted Answer

A)  struggled for early independence. 
B)  matured early. 
C)  conformed to the ideal body image. 
D)  resisted peer pressure. 
A)  struggled for early independence. 
B)  matured early. 
C)  conformed to the ideal body image. 
D)  resisted peer pressure.

Question 11

Public attitudes about adolescence

Accepted Answer

A)  emerge from a combination of personal experience and media portrayals. 
B)  reflect an objective picture of how normal adolescents develop. 
C)  portray today's adolescents as less troubled, less self-centered, less assertive, and less adventurous than in the past. 
D)  paint an unrealistically positive picture of adolescents. 
A)  emerge from a combination of personal experience and media portrayals. 
B)  reflect an objective picture of how normal adolescents develop. 
C)  portray today's adolescents as less troubled, less self-centered, less assertive, and less adventurous than in the past. 
D)  paint an unrealistically positive picture of adolescents.

Question 12

What is the term for the belief, reflecting adolescents' egocentrism, that others are as interested in them as they themselves are, as well as attention-getting behavior-attempts to be noticed, visible, and "on stage"?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

In the context of adolescent sexuality, identify a true statement about developing a sexual identity.

Accepted Answer

A)  All gays and lesbians quietly struggle with same-sex attractions in childhood. 
B)  An adolescent's sexual identity involves styles of behavior and an indication of sexual orientation. 
C)  The majority of sexual minority adolescents have incompetent and unsuccessful paths of development through adolescence. 
D)  Adolescents with opposite-sex attractions never experience any degree of same-sex attractions. 
A)  All gays and lesbians quietly struggle with same-sex attractions in childhood. 
B)  An adolescent's sexual identity involves styles of behavior and an indication of sexual orientation. 
C)  The majority of sexual minority adolescents have incompetent and unsuccessful paths of development through adolescence. 
D)  Adolescents with opposite-sex attractions never experience any degree of same-sex attractions.

Question 14

Identify the similarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa.

Accepted Answer

A)  They are unconcerned about their weight. 
B)  They are severely underweight. 
C)  They have a distorted body image. 
D)  They maintain a healthy, well-balanced diet. 
A)  They are unconcerned about their weight. 
B)  They are severely underweight. 
C)  They have a distorted body image. 
D)  They maintain a healthy, well-balanced diet.

Question 15

Donna is concerned about her adolescent daughter's tendency to flare-up at the mildest provocations. Donna says that her daughter refuses to see reason sometimes and is unable to exercise much self-control. As a specialist in the development of adolescents, you would tell Donna that her daughter's behavior could partly be explained by the biological reason that

Accepted Answer

A)  the prefrontal cortex-involved in reasoning and self-control-has developed fully by early adolescence. 
B)  the corpus callosum, where fibers connect the brain's left and right hemispheres, thickens in adolescence. 
C)  by the end of adolescence, individuals have fewer, less selective, and less effective neuronal connections than they did as children. 
D)  the amygdala-the seat of emotions such as anger-matures earlier than the prefrontal cortex in adolescents. 
A)  the prefrontal cortex-involved in reasoning and self-control-has developed fully by early adolescence. 
B)  the corpus callosum, where fibers connect the brain's left and right hemispheres, thickens in adolescence. 
C)  by the end of adolescence, individuals have fewer, less selective, and less effective neuronal connections than they did as children. 
D)  the amygdala-the seat of emotions such as anger-matures earlier than the prefrontal cortex in adolescents.

Question 16

Based on the age of onset, when is anorexia nervosa most likely to begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  childhood 
B)  late adulthood 
C)  emerging adulthood 
D)  early to middle adolescent years 
A)  childhood 
B)  late adulthood 
C)  emerging adulthood 
D)  early to middle adolescent years

Question 17

In the United States, the average age of menarche has ________ since the mid-nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased marginally 
B)  declined significantly 
C)  increased significantly 
D)  not changed 
A)  increased marginally 
B)  declined significantly 
C)  increased significantly 
D)  not changed

Question 18

In Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the ________ stage is proposed to be the fourth and final stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operational 
B)  passive operational 
C)  preconventional reasoning 
D)  formal operational 
A)  concrete operational 
B)  passive operational 
C)  preconventional reasoning 
D)  formal operational

Question 19

Which of the following is most likely to be true of adolescent mothers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They interact more effectively with infants than do adult mothers. 
B)  Their daughters are at a decreased risk for teenage childbearing. 
C)  They were not good students before they became pregnant. 
D)  Latina and African American adolescent girls who have a child are less likely to have a second child than are non-Latina White adolescent girls. 
A)  They interact more effectively with infants than do adult mothers. 
B)  Their daughters are at a decreased risk for teenage childbearing. 
C)  They were not good students before they became pregnant. 
D)  Latina and African American adolescent girls who have a child are less likely to have a second child than are non-Latina White adolescent girls.

Question 20

Jordan is very afraid of gaining weight, but she cannot control her eating habits. She has been making up for her eating binges by vomiting immediately after a meal or by purging with laxatives. This pattern of behavior has been occurring thrice a week for the past four months. Jordan is most likely suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  anorexia nervosa. 
B)  bulimia nervosa. 
C)  binge eating disorder. 
D)  rumination disorder. 
A)  anorexia nervosa. 
B)  bulimia nervosa. 
C)  binge eating disorder. 
D)  rumination disorder.

Which of the following is a dissimilarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa?

Outline the cognitive changes that occur in adolescence and allow improved critical thinking.

Identify the theorist who suggested that adolescent egocentrism is characterized by "the imaginary audience" and the "personal fable."

George wants to ensure that his sons become competent decision makers. Which of the following is a strategy you would suggest for improving their decision making?

During the beginning of the ________ stage, when assimilation dominates, an adolescent's thoughts are full of idealism and possibilities.

Leila, a 14-year-old girl, feels that nobody understands her, especially her parents and teachers. Leila's feelings reflect the ________ aspect of an adolescent's egocentrism.

Research has shown that infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have

Dalia tends to go on eating binges and then purges by self-inducing vomiting or using a laxative. Which of the following conditions does Dalia suffer from?

Jackie, a 15-year-old girl, has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. It is most likely that Jackie

A study by Paus and others (2007) found that the prefrontal cortex thickened and more brain connections formed when adolescents

Public attitudes about adolescence

What is the term for the belief, reflecting adolescents' egocentrism, that others are as interested in them as they themselves are, as well as attention-getting behavior-attempts to be noticed, visible, and "on stage"?

In the context of adolescent sexuality, identify a true statement about developing a sexual identity.

Identify the similarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa.

Based on the age of onset, when is anorexia nervosa most likely to begin?

In the United States, the average age of menarche has ________ since the mid-nineteenth century.

In Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the ________ stage is proposed to be the fourth and final stage.

Which of the following is most likely to be true of adolescent mothers?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

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Physical Development in Late Adulthood

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Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Which of the following is a dissimilarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa?

Outline the cognitive changes that occur in adolescence and allow improved critical thinking.

Identify the theorist who suggested that adolescent egocentrism is characterized by "the imaginary audience" and the "personal fable."

George wants to ensure that his sons become competent decision makers. Which of the following is a strategy you would suggest for improving their decision making?

During the beginning of the ________ stage, when assimilation dominates, an adolescent's thoughts are full of idealism and possibilities.

Leila, a 14-year-old girl, feels that nobody understands her, especially her parents and teachers. Leila's feelings reflect the ________ aspect of an adolescent's egocentrism.

Research has shown that infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have

Dalia tends to go on eating binges and then purges by self-inducing vomiting or using a laxative. Which of the following conditions does Dalia suffer from?

Jackie, a 15-year-old girl, has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. It is most likely that Jackie

A study by Paus and others (2007) found that the prefrontal cortex thickened and more brain connections formed when adolescents

Public attitudes about adolescence

What is the term for the belief, reflecting adolescents' egocentrism, that others are as interested in them as they themselves are, as well as attention-getting behavior-attempts to be noticed, visible, and "on stage"?

In the context of adolescent sexuality, identify a true statement about developing a sexual identity.

Identify the similarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa.

Based on the age of onset, when is anorexia nervosa most likely to begin?

In the United States, the average age of menarche has ________ since the mid-nineteenth century.

In Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the ________ stage is proposed to be the fourth and final stage.

Which of the following is most likely to be true of adolescent mothers?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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