Problems and Resilience

Question 1

Externalizing Problems

Answer 1

• Affect person’s external world.

* Behaviours that can disrupt or endanger self or others.

Question 2

Internalizing Problems

Answer 2

• Affect person’s internal world.

* Often concealed, not always noticeable to others.

Question 3

Problem Behaviours

Answer 3

Behaviours viewed by adults as problematic.

Question 4

Risk Behaviours

Answer 4

Behaviours that involve risk of negative outcomes.

Question 5

What are the two sources of externalizing problems?

Answer 5

Individual factors (e.g. gender, ethnicity, aggressiveness, impulse control).

Socialization sources (e.g. family structure, friends, school, media, legal system).

Question 6

Delinquency

Answer 6

Crime committed by juveniles.

Question 7

Juvenile

Answer 7

Legally younger than adult status.

Question 8

Adolescence-Limited Delinquency

Answer 8

No signs of problems in infancy/childhood. Typically minor crimes. No signs of problems in adulthood. Occasional criminal activity between 12-25.

Question 9

Life-Course-Persistent Delinquency

Answer 9

Early pattern of problems from birth. Raised in high-risk environment. Continued criminal activity in adulthood.

Question 10

Depressed Mood

Answer 10

Enduring sadness. Most common (1/3 adolescents). Peaks in mid-adolescence.

Question 11

Major Depressive Disorder

Answer 11

Psychological diagnosis. 4+ other symptoms. Less common (approx. 3 to 7% of adolescents).