A 14-year-old girl decides to quit attending Girl Scouts and joins a co-ed youth social group instead. According to Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory, the girl's psychological development is:
a. expected for normal progression from early adolescence to true adolescence
b. regression from true adolescence to preadolescence
c. early-onset progression from juvenile to late adolescence, skipping preadolescence
d. delayed progression from juvenile to early adolescence
A
In Sullivan's view, true adolescence begins with the development and psychosocial management of overt sexual impulses. The girl's movement from Girl Scouts to a co-ed youth social group indicates that she is beginning to experience sexual impulses.
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