Deck 9: Adolescence: Thirteen- to Nineteen-Year-Olds

Question 1

Seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds are becoming more accepting of their parents' advice.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Adolescents experience a renewed drive to become autonomous.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Adolescent males experience the highest death rate due to motor vehicle accidents.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds are able to successfully juggle school, jobs, and extracurricular activities because they need less sleep than when they were younger.

Question 5

Fifteen- and sixteen-year-olds prefer to spend free time with friends or alone in their room.

Question 6

According to Piaget, adolescents are in the ____ stage of cognitive development.

A) preoperational
B) concrete operational
C) formal operational
D) sensorimotor

Question 7

An adolescent's concept of gender identity is usually well-established by age:

A) 13-14 years
B) 15-16 years
C) 17-18 years
D) 19-20 years

Question 8

Structural changes in the adolescent brain affect the centers responsible for:

A) speech and language production
B) personality
C) decision-making and emotional control
D) motor skills

Question 9

Thirteen- and fourteen-year-old girls are quicker and more agile than boys of the same age.

Question 10

Fifteen- and sixteen-year-olds continue to struggle with self-identity concerns.

Question 11

Although adolescents frequently question and reject authority, it is important that parents:

A) punish adolescents whenever they act out or disobey
B) let teens know that you care about them and are willing to listen
C) take away a desired privilege, such as driving or spending time online
D) stop monitoring the teen's behavior and let him or her learn from their experiences

Question 12

Thirteen- and fourteen-year-olds are interested in serious romantic relationships.

Question 13

Adolescents begin to take serious interest in the opposite gender around age:

A) 12-13 years
B) 13-14 years
C) 15-16 years
D) 17 years and older

Question 14

Eating disorders are prevalent among male and female adolescents.

Question 15

Which of the following is not likely to empower and improve the adolescent's resilience?

A) physical endurance
B) communication skills
C) problem-solving abilities
D) self-confidence

Question 16

Adolescents often make irrational decisions even though they understand right from wrong.

Question 17

Your teenage son typically heads to his room after dinner, listens to his iPod, and remains there until bedtime.His behavior could be characterized as:

A) disruptive
B) unusual
C) inconsiderate
D) normal or typical

Question 18

The adolescent's brain has reached full size and maturity.

Question 19

"He ran like a streak of lightening on the track today." This statement is an illustration of:

A) egocentrism
B) figurative language
C) analytical thinking
D) deductive reasoning

Question 20

Thirteen- and fourteen-year-olds continue to exhibit concrete operational thinking.

Question 21

Sixteen-year-olds can be described as having regained much of their earlier self- __________________.

Question 22

Match each term with the correct definition.
Sets personal goals that are more focused and realistic

A)Dating safety
B)Logical consequences
C)Peer acceptance
D)Puberty
E)Girls
F)Egocentrism
G)Adolescence
H)Culture, family values, social and economic status
I)Scientific reasoning
J)Seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds

Question 23

Lack of interest in activities that were once fun, loss of appetite, change in sleep habits, or other behavioral changes may be signs of ____________________.

Question 24

Adolescents are able to understand and solve advanced mathematical problems because they have developed analytical and ____________________ reasoning abilities.

Question 25

Depression in teens:

A) is extremely rare
B) indicates a psychological weakness
C) typically peaks during early adolescence
D) is closely linked to socioeconomic status

Question 26

Match each term with the correct definition.
Privileges taken away when an agreement is broken

A)Dating safety
B)Logical consequences
C)Peer acceptance
D)Puberty
E)Girls
F)Egocentrism
G)Adolescence
H)Culture, family values, social and economic status
I)Scientific reasoning
J)Seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds

Question 27

Match each term with the correct definition.
Factors that influence and shape self-identity

A)Dating safety
B)Logical consequences
C)Peer acceptance
D)Puberty
E)Girls
F)Egocentrism
G)Adolescence
H)Culture, family values, social and economic status
I)Scientific reasoning
J)Seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds

Question 28

Agonizing over the appearance of facial blemishes or whether an outfit is the right color to wear today is an example of ________ ____________.

Question 29

Match each term with the correct definition.
Uses knowledge, experience, and logic to determine a solution

A)Dating safety
B)Logical consequences
C)Peer acceptance
D)Puberty
E)Girls
F)Egocentrism
G)Adolescence
H)Culture, family values, social and economic status
I)Scientific reasoning
J)Seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds

Question 30

Match each term with the correct definition.
Period marked by transitions, new challenges, and uncertainty

A)Dating safety
B)Logical consequences
C)Peer acceptance
D)Puberty
E)Girls
F)Egocentrism
G)Adolescence
H)Culture, family values, social and economic status
I)Scientific reasoning
J)Seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds

Question 31

Sixteen-year-olds are able to consider the outcome of alternative choices before making a decision.This ability is called:

A) imaginary audience
B) conscientious thought
C) intuition
D) deductive reasoning

Question 32

It is developmentally ____________________ for thirteen- and fourteen-year-olds to be fairly moody at times.

Question 33

Indifferent, rebellious, and antagonistic toward authority are terms often used to describe typically developing ____________________-year-olds.

Question 34

A major developmental task facing seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds is ____________________.

Question 35

Fifteen- and sixteen-year-olds continue to experience periods of ____________________ movements during times when they are growing rapidly.

Question 36

Match each term with the correct definition.
Believing in your own self-importance

A)Dating safety
B)Logical consequences
C)Peer acceptance
D)Puberty
E)Girls
F)Egocentrism
G)Adolescence
H)Culture, family values, social and economic status
I)Scientific reasoning
J)Seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds

Question 37

Match each term with the correct definition.
Breast development, deepening voice, blemishes, body odor, facial hair

A)Dating safety
B)Logical consequences
C)Peer acceptance
D)Puberty
E)Girls
F)Egocentrism
G)Adolescence
H)Culture, family values, social and economic status
I)Scientific reasoning
J)Seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds

Question 38

Thirteen- and fourteen-year-olds have a strong need for ____________________ acceptance.

Question 39

Match each term with the correct definition.
Often score higher on verbal ability

A)Dating safety
B)Logical consequences
C)Peer acceptance
D)Puberty
E)Girls
F)Egocentrism
G)Adolescence
H)Culture, family values, social and economic status
I)Scientific reasoning
J)Seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds

Question 40

Adolescents complete most of their physical changes and growth by the age of ____________________.

Question 41

What safety issues are especially important for parents of thirteen- and fourteen-year-olds to discuss with their children?

Question 42

Match each term with the correct definition.
Desire to fit in and socialize

A)Dating safety
B)Logical consequences
C)Peer acceptance
D)Puberty
E)Girls
F)Egocentrism
G)Adolescence
H)Culture, family values, social and economic status
I)Scientific reasoning
J)Seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds

Question 43

At what age does sexual orientation become apparent, and how do homosexual tendencies affect the adolescent's sexual identity concept?

Question 44

Explain why adolescents seem to engage in impulsive behaviors and make poor decisions.

Question 45

Match each term with the correct definition.
Educating teens about warning signs and steps to take if in an abusive relationship

A)Dating safety
B)Logical consequences
C)Peer acceptance
D)Puberty
E)Girls
F)Egocentrism
G)Adolescence
H)Culture, family values, social and economic status
I)Scientific reasoning
J)Seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds

Question 46

What strategies would you recommend to the frustrated parent of a fifteen-year-old who repeatedly argues with his or her parents about curfews?

Question 47

Why are social media so appealing to adolescents?

Question 48

Why do thirteen-year-olds typically experience a loss of self-confidence?