Deck 10: Parenting Early Adolescents

Question 1

Latino/Latina youth are more likely to explore their __________.

Answer 1

ethnic identity

Question 2

Because early teens lack __________,parents have to step in and supply them.

Answer 2

strong internal brakes

Question 3

Attraction to high-intensity emotional experiences is related to early teens' ______ status not their age.

Answer 3

pubertal

Question 4

Despite all the pressures,early adolescents retain an interest in their school work,and their grades do not decline.

Question 5

In early adolescence teens' attitudes about gender roles grow more __________.

Question 6

Children accept parents' basic moral and social values and the need for safety and rules.

Question 7

Students who learn the brain is like a __________ have a greater interest in learning and work harder to learn.

Question 8

__________ is the ability Reed Larson believes early teens need to develop,so they are motivated from within to work and achieve challenging goals.

Question 9

Aggressive children have accurate perceptions of others' motivations.

Question 10

When early teens perceive discrimination,over time they show feelings of __________.

Question 11

Pruning decreases efficiency in early teens' brain functioning.

Question 12

Early adolescent sexual maturation begins with __________ changes.

Question 13

In early adolescence,there is a mismatch between teens' __________ emotional system and __________ that regulates behavior.

Question 14

When neighborhoods are stable and contain a high percentage of people from the same ethnic group,then early teens are likely to __________ their ethnic identity.

Question 15

Most of the conflicts between parents and children end because __________ follow __________ wishes.

Question 16

Early adolescents' premature commitment to values without exploration is termed __________.

Question 17

Harsh parenting and stress from low income are related to girls' __________ menarche.

Question 18

Early adolescents argue with parents to get their own way about: Name two: __________.

Question 19

Chinese American early adolescents report fewer family stressors than early teens of European American or Latino/a background.

Question 20

When parents __________,early adolescents feel emotionally insecure.

Question 21

The European American cultural milieu has little impact on the beliefs and values of early adolescents from other ethnic groups.

Question 22

The brain matures by late adolescence so teens have the capacity to regulate their behavior at the time the law considers them adults.

Question 23

Sensation-seeking behavior may serve an adaptive function as it leads young adults to explore new areas in creative ways that benefit society.

Question 24

Marcia describes four paths to arriving at a sense of identity.These include all of the following EXCEPT

A) identity foreclosure.
B) moratorium.
C) identity suppression.
D) identity diffusions.

Question 25

To help children develop their abilities,parents are advised to do all of the following EXCEPT

A) help children find out what really interests and motivates them.
B) teach children to tolerate frustration.
C) encourage children to be cautious and avoid risks.
D) help children learn to ask questions and get answers.

Question 26

Reed Larson believes that voluntary school activities are beneficial for students because students

A) gain time away from stressed environment of schools.
B) learn the behavior of active agents who accomplish goals.
C) learn from copying the behaviors of the adult leaders.
D) A and C

Question 27

To become problem-solvers,Myrna Shure believes children must be able to do all of the following EXCEPT

A) understand others' feelings.
B) generate new solutions.
C) ignore possible negative consequence.
D) plan actions in advance.

Question 28

Parents who experience discrimination are able to control their emotional reactions to it so discrimination does not impact their parenting.

Question 29

When neighborhoods are poor and subject to chaotic events,youth are more likely to affirm their ethnic identity.

Question 30

In this age period,there is a decline in good feelings and an increase in negative feelings and

A) these changes are relative.
B) the decline in good feelings is a steep one.
C) teens have many more good feelings in a day than negative ones.
D) A and C

Question 31

Early adolescents in other countries around the world value different qualities in their relationships with their parents than the ones valued in the United States.

Question 32

The moods of early adolescents are as positive as those of younger children.

Question 33

Early teens report all of the following EXCEPT

A) more anxiety and nervousness at school.
B) more anxiety and nervousness with friends.
C) more positive feelings at home with family.
D) more positive feelings with friends.

Question 34

Early teens of different ethnic backgrounds feel equally close to parents,but closeness is expressed in different ways.

Question 35

William Damon's Youth Charter program is a way for parents to

A) organize the community to support parents' goals.
B) allow youth to determine rules.
C) connect their children to community activities.
D) A and C

Question 36

Just when early adolescents need more security and support,schools provide less.

Question 37

Boys who rank high in identity exploration come from families in which they

A) can express their opinions.
B) receive support for disputed opinions.
C) are encouraged to stay connected to family members.
D) all of these

Question 38

Even though not rated popular by peers,thirteen-year-olds who considered themselves accepted and liked,a year later had as many friends and were as sought after socially as children rated popular.

Question 39

Girls who rate high in identity exploration come from families in which parents

A) argue with each other.
B) support girls' independent opinions.
C) challenge girls and give little support for their opinions.
D) A and C

Question 40

Stressful school events like doing poorly on an exam,

A) increase conflict at home.
B) are unrelated to conflict at home.
C) have no long-term consequences.
D) increase conflicts with friends.

Question 41

Parents of teenagers sometimes envy

A) teens' growing freedom and new opportunities.
B) teens' possessions.
C) teens' styles of dress.
D) teens' friends.

Question 42

Describe three ways sibling relationships influence the actions and behavior of the younger siblings.

Question 43

While early adolescents disagree openly with parents,the disagreements result in angry relationships with parents in about ________ percent of families.

A) under 5
B) 5-20
C) 25-40
D) 45-60

Question 44

Describe the three characteristics of effective parents of early adolescents found in countries around the world and give at least one benefit of each characteristic.

Question 45

Stephen Hinshaw states one of the three demands that society places on girls is that they

A) achieve perfection and please everyone.
B) develop special talent at the gifted level.
C) develop individuality that is not influenced by others.
D) focus on their own needs.

Question 46

A longitudinal study of bullying and harassment in middle school found that

A) in sixth grade more than half the students were sometimes or frequently bullied.
B) in eighth grade about 30 percent of the students were sometimes or frequently bullied.
C) in sixth grade, boys and girls were equally likely to be bullied but by eighth grade, boys were more frequently bullied than girls.
D) all of these

Question 47

Siblings can be close at this period because

A) they no longer tease each other.
B) each understands the emotional ups and downs the other feels.
C) they are dependent on each other.
D) they leave each other's possessions alone.

Question 48

Positive experiences provide an "arena of comfort" that buffers early adolescents from worries and this arena is provided primarily by

A) close relationships with friends and family.
B) activities that provide satisfactions and self-esteem.
C) opportunities for independent decision-making that leads to confidence.
D) all of the above.

Question 49

Describe five ways parents help early adolescents develop their full potential.

Question 50

In the development of ethnic identity,teens who have achieved an ethnic identity may

A) cycle back for further exploration.
B) avoid any consideration of the topic.
C) reevaluate ethnic identity in the light of new information.
D) A and C

Question 51

Describe three ways parents can get behind the masks that boys have developed to hide their feelings.

Question 52

Describe the triple bind that Stephen Hinshaw believes society places on girls,three effects of the bind,and remedies parents can encourage.

Question 53

A program teaching parents to help children develop ethnic pride included all of the following EXCEPT

A) sending daily messages of children's importance and self-worth.
B) focusing on ways to deal with barriers and discrimination.
C) waiting until the child raises the topic of discrimination before saying anything.
D) focusing on ways to achieve success in activities.

Question 54

Witnessing bullying of others

A) has little impact on the observer.
B) makes the observer feel angry and humiliated.
C) leads observes to take action and stop it.
D) makes the observer feel secretly grateful that he or she is not the one being bullied.

Question 55

Socially anxious teens

A) find self-disclosure over the Internet harder than in person.
B) use the Internet less than socially confident teens.
C) when they do use it, they use it less than non-socially anxious teens.
D) A and C

Question 56

Parents' knowledge of children's activities is frequently the result,not of parents' close tracking,but of

A) good communication between parent and child.
B) teens trusting parents.
C) family closeness.
D) all of these

Question 57

When parents and teens disagree,parents follow teens' wishes in about ______________ percent of the conflicts.

A) 5-10
B) 15-20
C) 25-30
D) 35-40

Question 58

In countries around the world,parental knowledge and monitoring of early teens were related to low levels of

A) substance abuse.
B) teen independence.
C) parents' overprotection.
D) compliance.

Question 59

Early maturing girls are more likely than later maturing girls

A) to have conflicts with parents.
B) to spend time alone.
C) to be prone to depression.
D) A and C

Question 60

Early adolescents believe lying to parents is wrong so they

A) always tell the truth.
B) lie even though they believe it is wrong.
C) omit details and avoid topics that would arouse parental disapproval.
D) keep silent about all their activities.