ch. 16

Question 1

hormonal changes from puberty that are so intense that it makes people feel out of control of their emotions

Answer 1

emotional volatility

Question 2

true or false: feeling of happiness decreased by 50% in adolescents

Answer 2

true

Question 3

when is self-esteem the lowest

Answer 3

adolescence

Question 4

temporary feeling of sadness

Answer 4

depressed mood

Question 5

thinking about suicide

Answer 5

suicide ideation

Question 6

attempt at suicide

Answer 6

para suicide

Question 7

a group of suicides within the same community which are triggered by other suicides

Answer 7

cluster suicides

Question 8

delinquency rises over adolescence

Answer 8

delinquent behaviors

Question 9

12-17 year olds account for 9% of police reports

Answer 9

juvenile delinquents

Question 10

factors leading to delinquency

Answer 10

difficult temperament, low intelligence, poor school performance, peer rejection, association with antisocial peers, experience parenting low in warmth and high in conflict

Question 11

having autonomy to discover for ourselves who we are

Answer 11

identity

Question 12

influences on coming out

Answer 12

individual’s family support, social environment, support from each environment

Question 13

neither exploring nor making a commitment

Answer 13

diffusion

Question 14

they are exploring but are not committed

Answer 14

moratorium

Question 15

they are not exploring but they have committed

Answer 15

foreclosure

Question 16

have explored and committed

Answer 16

achievement

Question 17

reason for autonomy

Answer 17

since they can make decisions for themselves as a result of cognitive improvements

Question 18

reason for boundaries

Answer 18

underdeveloped prefrontal cortex, cannot logically think through decisions effectively