DEP 2004 Exam 3 Questions And Answers With 100% Correct Answers
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DEP 2004
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DEP 2004
Adolescent egocentrism - Adolescents are overly concerned with their own thoughts and feelings.
Defining characteristics of anorexia nervosa - Disorder marked by a persistent refusal to eat and
an irrational fear of being overweight.
Individuals with anorexia nervosa have a grossly distorted ima...
DEP 2004 Exam 3
Adolescent egocentrism - Adolescents are overly concerned with their own thoughts and feelings.
Defining characteristics of anorexia nervosa - Disorder marked by a persistent refusal to eat and
an irrational fear of being overweight.
Individuals with anorexia nervosa have a grossly distorted image of their body and claim to be
overweight despite being painfully thin.
Anorexia is a serious disorder that, left untreated, can result in death
Achievement (Marcia) - The Individual has explored alternatives and has deliberately chosen a
specific identity.
Example: Throughout middle school, Efrat wanted to play in the WNBA. During 9th and 10th grades, she
thought it would be cool to be a physician. In 11th grade, she took a computing course and everything
finally "clicked"—she'd found her niche. She knew that she wanted to study computer science in college.
Example: When Levi's grandmother died unexpectedly, Levi was preoccupied with how the funeral
would affect his weekend plans and ignored how upset his mother was by her own mother's death.
AIDS - - Young adults—those in their 20s—account for roughly one-third of all new cases of AIDS
in the United States and many contracted the disease during adolescence
- Risk factors: Teenagers and young adults are more likely than older adults to engage in unprotected sex
and to use intravenous drugs, which are common pathways for the transmission of AIDS.
Are there any consequences for late maturing boys? - Late-maturing boys are at somewhat
greater risk for depression
Are there any consequences for late maturing girls? - Late-maturing girls fare well
Artistic (Holland) - Individuals enjoy expressing themselves through unstructured tasks.
, Careers: Poet, musician, actor
Characteristics of Adolescents thinking - - adolescent egocentrism
- imaginary audience
- personal fable
- illusion of invulnerability
Characteristics of depression in adolescence - -Occurs in 5-10% of adolescents, and is more
common in girls
- Pervasive feelings of sadness, emptiness, irritability, anger, poor sleep, low self-esteem, and inability to
concentrate
- Feeling lonely; believing family, classmates, and friends to be unfriendly
About what percent of adolescents are overweight? - 1 out of every 5 teens is overweight (20%)
Characteristics of parents that is going to lead to child developing the different identity statuses. -
- When parents encourage discussion and recognize children's autonomy, their children are more
likely to reach the achievement status. Apparently these youth feel encouraged to undertake the
personal experimentation that leads to identity.
- When parents set rules with little justification and enforce them without explanation, children are more
likely to remain in the foreclosure status. These teens are discouraged from experimenting personally;
instead, their parents simply tell them what identity to adopt.
Overall, adolescents are most likely to establish a well-defined identity in a family atmosphere where
parents encourage children to explore alternatives on their own but do not pressure or provide explicit
direction
Chlamydia - - Bacterial
- 3.3% of adolescent females and 0.7% of adolescent males U. S. frequency
75% of women and 50% of men have no symptoms; sometimes abnormal discharge of pus from the
vagina or penis or pain while urinating.
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