Parenting
Question 11 pts
Adolescence is a time of great change with no specific beginning or end.
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Question 21 pts
Teen girls begin and end their growth spurt before teen boys.
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Question 31 pts
Participation in sports encourages self-confidence and self-esteem, promotes physical health, and relieves stress.
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Question 41 pts
Biological features that directly involve reproduction are most visible in the teen years.
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Question 51 pts
As soon as a teen reaches menarche or spermarche, he or she can reproduce.
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Question 61 pts
Gender roles are less complex today than for past generations.
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Question 71 pts
Active teens need more food energy, but fewer nutrients to support growth and physical changes during puberty.
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Question 81 pts
Poor body image may cause teens to develop eating disorders or take anabolic steriods.
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Question 91 pts
In the formal operations stage, teens are tied to the real world in their thinking abilities.
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Question 101 pts
Dating practices are often culturally defined.
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Question 111 pts
Forming an identity in adolescence is critical as a foundation for the way teens live the rest of their lives.
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Question 121 pts
With support from family and friends, teens can be resilient even when they face personal stress and family problems.
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Question 131 pts
Teens who never complete their high school education often lack essential skills that lead to earning a good income.
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Question 141 pts
Puberty begins with a _____.
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a surge of hormones
growth spurt
physical sexual maturation
all of the above
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Question 151 pts
Each of the following is a common teen reaction to puberty except ____.
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welcoming of peer acceptance
frustration and confusion about menarche and spermarche
moodiness and tension
loss of some self-confidence
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Question 161 pts
As a whole, teens are not preoccupied with body image due to _____.
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health concerns
media images
peer acceptance
insensitive comments
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Question 171 pts
Severe fasting is characteristic of _____.
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anorexia nervosa
bulimia nervosa
binge-eating disorder
combination eating disorders
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Question 181 pts
Language development of teens includes
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all of the above
vocabulary growth in technical and specialized areas
use of complex sentences that express thoughts in logical order
understanding of language abstractions
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Question 191 pts
Teens need to be most careful of _______.
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peer pressure
time spent with friends
the stereotyping labels given to groups, such as nerds lab
peers conflicts
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Question 201 pts
The search for identity ends when an older teen ______.
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is autonomous with a chosen direction in life
experiments with various roles
explores values and beliefs
adopts value system of parents or peers
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Question 211 pts
Inability to take risks and make decisions or commitments is an example of identity ______.
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diffusion
confusion
foreclosure
moratorium
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Question 221 pts
Serious emotional disturbances in the teen years do not include ______.
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stress
anxiety
rage
depression
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Question 231 pts
If parents _______, their teens will more likely continue to engage in high-risk behaviors.
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overreact emotionally
provide information
reduce spending money
talk openly about issues