Deck 5: Developmental Crises and Special Issues of Adolescence Bullying, pregnancy, runaways and Eating Disorders

Question 1

What is a need of most adolescents that often is thwarted and leads to acting out through self-destructive behaviors?

Answer 1

no answer

Question 2

Which need best describes why an adolescent might "act out?"

A)Autonomy
B)Nurturance
C)Independence
D)All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Discuss the developmental stages and possible intervention strategies to deal with a crisis for each stage.

Answer 3

no answer

Question 4

What are the characteristics of teens with eating disorders?

Question 5

What is bullying and how should we intervene?

Question 6

During which stage of development might a crisis worker teach parents how to deal with power struggles?

A)Toddlerhood
B)Adolescence
C)Maturity
D)Both A and B
E)None of the above

Question 7

Many elderly struggle with issues of:

A)integrity vs.despair.
B)intimacy vs.isolation.
C)generativity vs.stagnation.
D)none of the above.

Question 8

Which statement is most true about teen pregnancy?

A)About 400,000 teenagers give birth in the U.S.per year.
B)About 5 million teenagers give birth in the U.S.per year.
C)It is rare and not a problem in the U.S.
D)None of the above

Question 9

During middle childhood,the major role changes going on for the child deal with:

A)bonding.
B)stagnation.
C)success and failures.
D)all of the above.

Question 10

Cyberbullying may include:

A)slapping in the face in front of other students.
B)stealing lunch money.
C)placing embarrassing photos on Facebook.
D)all of the above.

Question 11

An eating disorder in which a person starves him or herself and refuses to maintain adequate nutrition is called:

A)bulimia nervosa.
B)anorexia nervosa.
C)food abstinence syndrome.
D)none of the above.

Question 12

A major emotional cause of teen runaways is:

A)to live with friends
B)due to feelings of abandonment by parents
C)due to the glamour of the streets
D)all of the above

Question 13

The empty nest syndrome is part of the crisis of which stage?

A)Infancy
B)Middle adult
C)Childhood
D)Toddlerhood
E)None of the above