In a study of moods in adolescence, researchers found that adolescents can be moody and they transition from one mood to the next over a period of several hours.

In a study of moods in adolescence, researchers found that

 

• adolescents can be moody and they transition from one mood to the next over a period of several hours.

 

• adolescents can have extreme mood swings from happiness to sadness within 45 minutes.

 

• when adolescents get into bad moods they have a difficult time transitioning to good moods.

 

• adolescents are quite emotionally stable.

 

Which of the following is NOT a major strategy for enhancing adolescents’ self-concepts?

 

• Expressing anger

 

• Promoting competencies in specific areas

 

• Developing coping skills

 

• Encouraging achievement

 

Identity development can be more complex for adolescents of color because

 

• they become increasingly aware of their differences.

 

• they typically reject the majority culture and must develop a positive image as part of being members of an ethnic group.

 

• they must reconcile their lives from two contrasting cultural systems.

 

• None of the above.

 

Egocentrism is

 

the internalizing disorder well known in adolescence.

 

the belief that others are preoccupied with the adolescent’s behavior.

 

the adolescent’s sense that they are indestructible and unique.

 

a type of thought that is characterized by preoccupation with one’s behavior, feeling, or thoughts in a self-conscious manner.

 

Parent-adolescent conflict is best viewed as

 

• disagreements that are a normal part of the transition to adolescence.

 

• a period of storm and stress.

 

• the result of a generation gap.

 

• rebellion against parents.

 

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According to Piaget, young adulthood is a time when a person should attain

 

• preoperational thought.

 

• formal operational thought.

 

• concrete operational thought.

 

• sensori-operational thought.

 

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Instrumental communication

 

• focuses on identifying goals and finding solutions.

 

• is a style of communication associated with women and their desire to communicate in great detail.

 

• is the type of communication that is vital at the beginning of a marriage to decrease conflict.

 

• expresses emotions in a sensitive fashion.

 

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According to Erikson, a major psychosocial task of young adulthood is the development of

 

 

 

 

 

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Which of the following characterizes Levinson’s stage for young adulthood (ages 22-28)?

 

• Change in life structure, moderate change or stressful crisis

 

• Initial choices in love, occupation, friendship, values, life-style

 

• Life structure comes into question

 

• Establish a niche in society, progress on a time table in family and career accomplishments

 

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about Crisis Theory and answer the question.

According to Naomi Golan (1978), there are five components of the “crisis situation”. What is the following state of crisis situation?

This state describes the individual’s immediate and longer-term response to
the hazardous event. Common distressing reactions include anxiety, depression,
mourning, shame, guilt, anger, and cognitive or perceptual confusion, as well as
potentially positive feelings of hope, challenge, and excitement.

 

• The Precipitating Factor

 

• The Hazardous Event

 

• The Vulnerable State

 

• The state of active crisis