Deck 57: Sexuality

Question 1

Brooks-Gunn and Paikoff proposed that adolescent sexual well-being is an integration of __________.

A) physical, social, cognitive, and emotional factors
B) geographic, environmental, and political factors
C) scientific and unscientific factors
D) positive and negative influences

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Data from the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey indicate that approximately what percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 have had sexual intercourse at some time?

A) 10%
B) 24%
C) 47%
D) 720%

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the four developmental challenges identified by Brooks-Gunn and Paikoff?

A) The onset of puberty
B) Avoiding risk of pregnancy
C) Managing sexual aggression
D) Sexual behavior

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Body image is not influenced by cultural norms.
B) Girls who develop late and boys who develop early are most unhappy with their bodies.
C) American boys are not concerned about body image.
D) American girls are particularly self-conscious about their weight.

Question 5

__________ refers to sexual interactions with the opposite sex, which range from hand holding to intercourse.

A) Heterosexual behavior
B) Homosexual behavior
C) Sexual arousal
D) Sexually explicit behavior

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT considered a risk factor for earlier sexual activity?

A) Families that are disorganized and/or in which communication between parents and children is not optimal
B) Physical fitness and body image
C) Lack of future planning on behalf of the adolescent
D) Norms among one's peers and community

Question 7

_________ percent of young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20.

A) Five
B) Twelve
C) Twenty-one
D) Thirty-one

Question 8

During adolescence, physical and social factors influence the development of a sexual identity.

Question 9

When considering the data we can generally rely on adolescents to reliably report on their sexual behavior.

Question 10

The use of condoms increases with age.

Question 11

The United States has the lowest rates of teenage pregnancy and births in the Western industrialized world.