Adolescence Social and Emotional Development - Final Flashcards
What are some of the ‘new’ roles that dating serves now-a-days?
A.) Is an end in itself, not a practice that leads to marriage
B.) Parents less available to control & monitor dating
C.) Less structured, less formal, & focused on leisure-time
D.) Means for sexual experimentation
E.) all of the above
E - all of the above
True or False:
On average girls begin dating between 12 and 13 years of age, and boys begin a year or so later
True
True or False:
During early adolescence, dating partners generally are chosen on the basis of membership in specific peer groups
True
True or False:
Young adolescents learn about love, life, and emotions through dating, and they report that problems with boyfriends or girlfriends create more stress than family-related events do
True
True or False:
During early adolescence, sexuality revolves around the adolescent’s own body, particularly masturbation
True
True or False:
The earlier the onset of sexual intercourse, the greater the discrepancy between physical development and cognitive and emotional development.
True
True or False:
Most adolescents begin having sex during their late teens, and the likelihood of being sexually active increases steadily with age
True
True or False:
A common misconception asserts that most adolescents are promiscuous, only 14 percent of high school studentds have had four or more sexual partners
True
True or False:
Teens are more likely to have early and frequent sex if they live in disadvantaged communities, have low occupational and educational aspirations, and perform poorly in school
True
True or False:
Teens whose parents are overly controlling and authoritarian, are more likely to rebel by engaging in early sexual activity
True
True or False:
Peers may have more influence than the family on a teen’s initial sexual experience and rate of sexual activity
True
True or False:
Adolecent females have sex with older males
True
True or False:
Boys tend to view early sexual experiences in terms of sexual conquest, peer status, and recreation rather than intimate relationships
True
Depressed adolescents have symptoms such as:
dysphoria, social withdrawal, fatigue, apathy, impaired school performance, feelings of hopelessness, sleep disturbances, eating disorders, concentration difficulties, and self-destructive impulses
True or False:
Depression is more common when adolescents are experiencing stressful transitions–changing schools, beginning to date, facing disruptions in family relationships
True
