Describe the comprehensive framework of adolescent development presented in your book
What will be an ideal response?
According to adolescent experts, adolescents undergo 3 fundamental changes:
biological, social, and cognitive. There are 5 adolescent psychosocial outcomes:
autonomy, achievement, intimacy, identity, and sexuality. The relationship between the
fundamental changes and these outcomes is dependent on contexts, such as the family,
peer group, schools, and part-time work experiences.
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Nate is a clinical psychologist and is trying to determine if Jennifer has schizophrenia. In what way will he make this determination?
a. making observations of Jennifer's behavior and her descriptions of personal experience b. heredity c. studying the concentration of schizophrenia in Jennifer's geographic area d. blood tests
What is the most likely shape for a distribution with a mean of 40 and a mode of 45?
a. Symmetrical c. Negatively skewed b. Positively skewed d. Either positively or negatively skewed
Kevin is in the exhaustion stage of Selye's general adaptation syndrome. Which of the following is most likely to occur?
A) His heart and respiration rates slow down and his muscles become fatigued. B) His endocrine and sympathetic activity is higher than in the alarm stage. C) His hypothalamus secretes corticotrophin-releasing hormones, which in turn causes his pituitary gland to secrete cortisol. D) His body is activated and he experiences a fight-or-flight reaction.
Which of the following describes the trends of U.S. adolescent substance use from the last three decades?
a. Use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana has declined. b. Use of alcohol has declined, but use of cigarettes and marijuana has increased. c. Use of alcohol and marijuana has increased but use of cigarettes has declined. d. Use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana has all increased.