Chapter 11 Study Questions

The years between childhood and adulthood make up the period of development called_______________.

The period of time from 11 to 14 years of age is referred to as________________.

The period of time from 14 to 16 years of age is referred to as________________.

The period of time from 16 to 19 years of age is referred to as________________.

Adolescence is a rather gray period in American culture and society because we have not nationally recognized ___________________________.

__________________ is the most notable feature of adolescence.

The pituitary gland functions to do all of the following except:

(a)  activates other glands

(b)  acts as the master gland of the body

(c)  controls growth hormones

(d)  manufactures adrenalin

T/F  When growth spurts occur growth is orderly and follows the same pattern for all adolescents.

T/F  Growth spurts come earlier for girls than for boys.

The maturity gap between girls and boys begins to narrow during ______________.

Psychological effects of differentiated growth rates between boys and girls depend on 2 factors:

(a)  early or late maturation

(b)  arrival at foreclosure or moratorium

(c)  identity or alienation

(d)  development of conventional or postconventional moral reasoning

Differences between boys and girls in the level of physical maturation are greatest and most obvious in what stage of adolescence_______________________.

One problem that seems to go along with both early and late maturation is increased

(a)  conflict with peers

(b)  conflict with siblings

(c)  conflict at school

(d)  conflict with parents

T/F  For both early and late maturers., advantages and disadvantages do not seem to last into adult life.

Two types of eating disorders are _____________ and __________________.

T/F  A person who is at a normal weight can have an eating disorder.

T/F Bulimia is regarded as an eating disorder when a person’s weight falls below 25% of the normal body weight.

T/F Anorexia is also known as the “binge-and-purge syndrome”.

T/F  Low self-esteem is a major factor in predicting who is most likely to develop an eating disorder of some kind.

T/F  Bulimia and anorexia can damage organ systems beyond repair.

Two crucial psychological issues during adolescence are _______________ and ____________.

Name 3 ways in which cliques and gangs are similar.

Name 1 way in which cliques and gangs are different.

The need to conform is strongest during what period of adolescence?

Erikson felt support from _______________ was necessary for exploring individual identity.

Some people refer to early adolescence as a time of ____________________.

Erikson emphasized the importance of forming an ______________ in his theory of personality development.

Developing a sense of yourself as an individual means achieving ______________.

Never reaching and achieving identity results in ___________________.

Delaying the usual commitments of adulthood to find one’s self identity is called _________________.

Gaining a sense of identity involves a number of specific tasks except:

(a)  developing a clear and unique definition of self

(b)  acceptance of one’s self

(c)  making sure that one recognizes identity diffusion

(d)  making a commitment to goals and values

T/F  Foreclosure is when an individual makes a commitment to values, beliefs, and goals but does so without an “soul searching”.

____________________is when an individual has made a commitment but is still searching and exploring.

Piaget’s stage of ______________________    equates with

Kohlberg’s   _______________________ stage  and

Erikson’s ________________________stage.  

Know Marcia's 4 processes that further address Erikson's identity development stage.  Be able to explain each process in terms of the graph that I put on the Board today.