Question 1

Mary Carskadon and her colleagues' research on adolescent sleep patterns found that

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A)   when given the opportunity, adolescents will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night.
B)   adolescents' biological clocks undergo a shift as they get older so that older adolescents start to feel sleepy an hour earlier than younger adolescents.
C)   younger adolescents tend to be sleepier during the day than older adolescents.
D)   increased sleepiness in adolescents during the day was primarily due to academic work or social pressures.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Identify a strategy that can help prevent students from dropping out of school.

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A)   enrolling the students only in a community-based education and reducing parental monitoring
B)   providing early intervention for reading problems, tutoring, counseling, and mentoring
C)   facilitating and emphasizing peer learning
D)   using rotation model for the students in high schoolE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following is a more accurate vision of adolescence?

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A)   For most individuals, adolescence is a time of evaluation, decision making, commitment, and carving out a place in the world.
B)   For most individuals, adolescence is a time of rebellion, crisis, pathology, and deviance.
C)   Most adolescents have a brush with juvenile delinquency.
D)   Few adolescents contribute positively to their communities and make a successful transition through adolescence.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Jackie, a 15-year-old girl, has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. It is most likely that Jackie

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A)   sets very low standards for herself.
B)   is not very concerned about how others perceive her.
C)   is competitive and high-achieving.
D)   is an African American from a low-income family.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

What is the term for an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation?

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Question 6

Donna is concerned about her adolescent daughter's tendency to flare-up at the mildest provocations. Donna says that her daughter refuses to see reason sometimes and is unable to exercise much self-control. As a specialist in the development of adolescents, you would tell Donna that her daughter's behavior could partly be explained by the biological reason that

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A)   the prefrontal cortex-involved in reasoning and self-control-has developed fully by early adolescence.
B)   the corpus callosum, where fibers connect the brain's left and right hemispheres, thickens in adolescence.
C)   by the end of adolescence, individuals have fewer, less selective, and less effective neuronal connections than they did as children.
D)   the amygdala-the seat of emotions such as anger-matures earlier than the prefrontal cortex in adolescents.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Anorexia nervosa is a(n)

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A)   eating disorder that involves a binge-and-purge sequence on a regular basis.
B)   anxiety disorder whose chief symptom is an unrealistic fear of food.
C)   drug-induced reaction that produces tremors and vomiting.
D)   eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

The ________ is the part of adolescent egocentrism involving a sense of uniqueness and invincibility.

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A)   personal fable
B)   self-fulfilling prophecy
C)   imaginary audience
D)   collective mythE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Since the 1950s, the adolescent suicide rate has

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A)   stayed the same.
B)   decreased.
C)   doubled.
D)   tripled.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

According to David Elkind, personal fable and imaginary audience are parts of adolescent

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A)   co-rumination.
B)   expression.
C)   egocentrism.
D)   solipsism.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

A study by Paus and others (2007)  found that the prefrontal cortex thickened and more brain connections formed when adolescents

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A)   struggled for early independence.
B)   matured early.
C)   conformed to the ideal body image.
D)   resisted peer pressure.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Katie weighs less than 85 percent of what is considered normal for her age and height. Yet, she sees herself as too fat and starves to become thinner. Katie most likely suffers from

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A)   anorexia nervosa.
B)   bulimia nervosa.
C)   binge eating disorder.
D)   body dysmorphic disorder.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Bill wants to know how he can prevent his adolescent son from becoming a drug addict. You would suggest that Bill

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A)   have family dinners most nights of the week.
B)   discourage his son from making more friends at school.
C)   engage in less parental monitoring and control.
D)   cease to emphasize educational success.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teenage girl has a ________ percent risk of getting HIV.

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A)   1
B)   10
C)   25
D)   50E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is a school-related reason for leaving school?

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A)   poor economic condition
B)   pregnancy
C)   being expelled
D)   marriageE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The majority of unintentional injuries in adolescence involve

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A)   motor vehicle accidents.
B)   firearms.
C)   homicide.
D)   sports-related injuries.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

During the beginning of the ________ stage, when assimilation dominates, an adolescent's thoughts are full of idealism and possibilities.

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A)   formal operational
B)   preconventional reasoning
C)   concrete operational
D)   conventional reasoningE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Fifteen-year-old Juanita wants to skip school because she is having a bad hair day and is convinced that everybody will notice and think badly of her. Which aspect of adolescent egocentrism is Juanita experiencing?

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A)   the personal fable
B)   the imaginary audience
C)   the fight-or-flight response
D)   the top-dog phenomenonE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

The Carnegie Council evaluated U.S. middle schools and recommended that

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A)   smaller "communities" or "houses" should be developed to lessen the impersonal nature of large middle schools.
B)   schools should increase the use of technology, computers, and skills that will be needed in the 21st century.
C)   schools should add more grade levels to encompass a wider age range to reflect differences in adolescent development.
D)   middle schools should be integrated with high schools so that younger adolescents can take advantage of having older adolescents as role models.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

________ refers to a lack of menstruation in girls who have reached puberty.

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A)   Amenorrhea
B)   Anemia
C)   Menarche
D)   AnorexiaE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Jackie, a 15-year-old girl, has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. It is most likely that Jackie

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Which of the following is a more accurate vision of adolescence?

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Identify a strategy that can help prevent students from dropping out of school.

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The ________ is the part of adolescent egocentrism involving a sense of uniqueness and invincibility.

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According to David Elkind, personal fable and imaginary audience are parts of adolescent

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What is the term for an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation?

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Fifteen-year-old Juanita wants to skip school because she is having a bad hair day and is convinced that everybody will notice and think badly of her. Which aspect of adolescent egocentrism is Juanita experiencing?

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________ refers to a lack of menstruation in girls who have reached puberty.

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In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teenage girl has a ________ percent risk of getting HIV.

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Mary Carskadon and her colleagues' research on adolescent sleep patterns found that

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Since the 1950s, the adolescent suicide rate has

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Anorexia nervosa is a(n)

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Katie weighs less than 85 percent of what is considered normal for her age and height. Yet, she sees herself as too fat and starves to become thinner. Katie most likely suffers from

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Bill wants to know how he can prevent his adolescent son from becoming a drug addict. You would suggest that Bill

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The Carnegie Council evaluated U.S. middle schools and recommended that

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The majority of unintentional injuries in adolescence involve

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A study by Paus and others (2007) found that the prefrontal cortex thickened and more brain connections formed when adolescents

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During the beginning of the ________ stage, when assimilation dominates, an adolescent's thoughts are full of idealism and possibilities.

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Which of the following is a school-related reason for leaving school?

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Jackie, a 15-year-old girl, has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. It is most likely that Jackie

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Which of the following is a more accurate vision of adolescence?

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The ________ is the part of adolescent egocentrism involving a sense of uniqueness and invincibility.

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________ refers to a lack of menstruation in girls who have reached puberty.

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In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teenage girl has a ________ percent risk of getting HIV.

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Mary Carskadon and her colleagues' research on adolescent sleep patterns found that

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Since the 1950s, the adolescent suicide rate has

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Anorexia nervosa is a(n)

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Katie weighs less than 85 percent of what is considered normal for her age and height. Yet, she sees herself as too fat and starves to become thinner. Katie most likely suffers from

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