Deck 8: Parent Adolescent Interactions

Question 1

For adolescents living in Non-Western countries, or those in ethnic minority families in the United States, _____________ parenting has been associated with positive outcomes.

A) Permissive
B) Authoritative
C) Traditional
D) Permissive

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is true of what adolescents say about their parents and/or peers?

A) Adolescents say that peers are the persons that they admire most.
B) Adolescents say that parents are the persons that serve as the primary identification models for them.
C) Adolescents say that peers are the people to whom they are most closely attached.
D) Adolescents say that parents are the persons whom they consult regarding choices of music and dress.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Adolescents who have _____________ parents are more likely than other adolescents to be immature and irresponsible and they tend to conform to their peers and to be manipulative of their parents.

A) Authoritative
B) Authoritarian
C) Indulgent
D) Indifferent

Answer 3

C

Question 4

____________, which consists of parents asking adolescents about their problems and sharing of parental problems with adolescents, is an aspect of parent-adolescent communication that promotes which of the following?

A) Identity Scaffolding
B) Identity Exploration
C) Identity Co-regulation
D) Identity Bidirectionality

Question 5

One of the most important ways for parents to send a clear message to their adolescents that they love them and that they believe in them is to do which of the following?

A) Notice the things that adolescents care about.
B) Watch TV programs with them.
C) Give them advice regarding their choice of clothing.
D) Relax their monitoring of their activities.

Question 6

The most favorable outcomes for adolescents by majority American standards) have been associated with the _____________ parenting style.

A) Authoritative
B) Authoritarian
C) Indulgent
D) Indifferent

Question 7

Because adolescents lack experience with dealing with their own impulses they:

A) Do not deal well with excessive independence.
B) Do not deal well with authoritative parenting.
C) Quickly learn how to avoid risky situations.
D) Embrace their parental values and use them for all decision making.

Question 8

In addition to receiving sufficient parental control and support, adolescents also need:

A) Unmonitored free time.
B) Quality time with their parents sharing leisure activities.
C) Access to financial resources that can be used at their own personal discretion.
D) Parental input regarding their choice of music.

Question 9

According to Erikson, the psychosocial crisis to be resolved during adolescence is:

A) Initiative versus Guilt
B) Industry versus Inferiority
C) Identity Achievement versus Identity Diffusion
D) Intimacy versus Isolation

Question 10

Adolescents whose parents are _____________ have a tendency to be dependent, passive, conforming, less self-assured, less creative and less socially skilled than other adolescents.

A) Authoritative
B) Authoritarian
C) Traditional
D) Permissive

Question 11

An adolescent's self-esteem and positive development are impacted by which of the following parental behaviors?

A) Instructions
B) Encouragement
C) Financial support
D) Modeling of appropriate behavior

Question 12

Of the factors that account for variations in adolescent self-esteem, researchers have identified as the most important.

A) physical appearance
B) academic success
C) peer relationships
D) parent-child relationships

Question 13

The majority of adolescents _____________ their parents.

A) Misunderstand
B) Distrust
C) Admire
D) Disrespect

Question 14

Adolescents whose parents are _____________ have a tendency to be dependent, passive, conforming, less self-assured, less creative, and less socially skilled than other adolescents.

A) Authoritative
B) Authoritarian
C) Indulgent
D) Permissive

Question 15

The degree to which emotional closeness exists between parents and adolescents is related to:

A) Authoritarian parenting practices
B) The family's socioeconomic status
C) The adolescent perception of parental acceptance.
D) The influence of cultural expectations on the family.

Question 16

Adolescents with indulgent parents share similar characteristics as those with permissive parents. Which characteristic is unique to adolescents with indulgent parenting?

A) Less independent
B) Immature
C) Less socially responsible
D) Manipulative towards others

Question 17

Adolescents whose parents are authoritative have which of the following characteristics/behaviors?

A) Higher levels of depression, loneliness and confusion.
B) Optimistism, empathetic and altruistic.
C) Athletic ability and popularity.
D) Engagement in high risk behaviors.

Question 18

A primary problem that adolescents have when raised by indifferent parents is:

A) Feelings of entitlement and a belief that others owe them something.
B) A need to prove themselves leading to overachieving for attention.
C) High anxiety and withdrawal from social relationships.
D) High levels of aggressiveness and impulsivity.

Question 19

Which of the following is true of adolescents' attachment to their parents or peers?

A) Adolescents consistently report that their peers are the most important people in their lives.
B) Adolescents say that peers serve as their primary identification models
C) Adolescents with closer relationships to their parents have been found to have closer relationships to friends and romantic partners.
D) Attachment to parents is not related to adolescents' peer relationships

Question 20

In comparison to adolescents of authoritative parents, which one of the following is true of adolescents of indifferent parents?

A) They have lower rates of behavioral problems.
B) They are less likely to be engaged in delinquent behavior.
C) They have later sexual involvement
D) Their use of drugs and alcohol is higher

Question 21

cultures?

Question 22

Conflicts between parents and adolescents are:

A) Lower during early adolescence than during older adolescence.
B) Higher during adolescence than during childhood.
C) Lower during adolescence than during childhood.
D) Less intense between fathers and sons.

Question 23

Identify three conditions in the family that contribute to adolescent depressed affect.

Question 24

Adolescent-parent relationships have historically been considered times of:

A) Storm and Stress
B) Storming and Norming
C) Stress and Strength
D) Harmony

Question 25

It is _____________ for parents and adolescents in traditional cultures to engage in the kind of frequent bickering typical of parent-adolescent relationships in the American majority culture.

A) just as common
B) slightly less common
C) much more common
D) rare

Question 26

From which three negative responses to racism does parental racial socialization protect ethnic minority adolescents?

Question 27

What are three correlates of early onset of sexual intercourse by age 15 or before)?

Question 28

Provide three statements that describe the identity quest of adolescents in ethnic minority

Question 29

Which of the following is a factor associated with adolescent anorexia or bulimia?

A) Insufficient availability of food
B) Low income
C) Overweight parents
D) Highly controlling parents

Question 30

Adolescents and their parents tend to disagree on issues such as:

A) the value of education.
B) the importance of hard work.
C) the desirability of being honest and trustworthy.
D) the adolescent's choice of clothes and music

Question 31

Which of the following describes how ineffective parent-adolescent conflict resolution styles are related to delinquency?

A) Ineffective conflict resolution styles of fathers and adolescents have different effects on delinquency than do those of mothers and adolescents.
B) Ineffective conflict resolution styles of mothers and adolescents and fathers and adolescents are similar.
C) In mother-adolescent ineffective conflicts, the demand-withdraw pattern is related to delinquency.
D) In father-adolescent ineffective conflict, mutual hostility is associated with delinquency.

Question 32

Current empirical evidence indicates which of the following?

A) Adolescents and their parents are likely to agree on the most important aspects of their lives.
B) Adolescents and their parents are likely to disagree on the most important aspects of their lives.
C) Adolescents and their parents are likely to agree on the minor issues such as curfew.
D) Adolescents and their parents are not likely to discuss the most important aspects of their lives.

Question 33

In comparison to other adolescents, what are four negative outcomes for adolescents who perceive inconsistency between their parents?

Question 34

What are two common sources of parent-adolescent conflict?