ABSC 160 Unit 4 Practice Questions and
Correct Answers
Positive youth development ✅an approach to finding ways to help all young people
reach their full potential
Deficit model of youth development ✅the assumption that problems are caused by
something lacking in the child or teen that needs to be fixed
Developmental assets ✅common sense positive experiences and qualities that help
young people become caring, responsible adults
Mentor ✅a constructed relationship or a naturally occurring one in which a non
parental adult provides a range of functions to a younger person
Multitasking ✅doing several different activities at the same time, often involving
several forms of media
Thin ideal ✅the idea promoted by media images that it is best for girls and women to
be thin
Orienting response ✅the tendency to pay attention automatically to novel, moving,
meaningful, or surprising stimuli
Self-complexity ✅the number of different ways in which an individual defines herself
Media literacy ✅the skills to understand the underlying purposes and messages of
media
Stress ✅anything that places excessive demands on our ability to cope
Fight or flight response ✅our bodies physiological response to threat
Normative stress ✅stress that is predictable and that most children go through, and
which requires a moderate and relatively brief response
Non-normative stress ✅the experience of unusual and unexpected distressing events,
which can be tolerated with the help of a supportive adult
Toxic stress ✅non-normative stress that is prolonged and intense, resulting in negative
developmental outcomes
, Coping ✅efforts made to master, tolerate, or reduce stress
Problem-focused strategies ✅coping strategies that focus on changing or improving a
stressful situation
Emotion-focused strategies ✅coping strategies that are designed to reduce or manage
emotional stress
Pediatric psychologists ✅child psychologists who provide therapeutic interventions for
children with medical disorders
Child life specialists ✅experts in child development who promote optional development
in children in medical settings
Asthma ✅the most common chronic illness in childhood, child's airways constrict
making it difficult to breathe
Traumatic stress ✅stress that results from witnessing or experiencing an event that is
perceived as extremely threatening
Posttraumatic stress disorder ✅re-experiencing a traumatic effect through intrusive
thoughts, distressing dreams, flashbacks, or extreme reactions in situations similar to
the original trauma
Maltreatment ✅physical abuse
Emotional abuse
Psychological maltreatment
Neglect
Mandatory reporters ✅individuals who work with children who are required by law to
report suspicions of child maltreatment to authorities
Racism ✅a pervasive system of advantage and disadvantage based on race
Stereotype ✅conclusions made about someone based solely on the group with which
he or she is identified
Prejudices ✅negative attitudes toward individuals based on their race, ethnicity,
religion, or other factors
Discrimination ✅negative behavior directed at people on the basis of their race,
ethnicity, religion or other factors, prejudices acted upon
Correct Answers
Positive youth development ✅an approach to finding ways to help all young people
reach their full potential
Deficit model of youth development ✅the assumption that problems are caused by
something lacking in the child or teen that needs to be fixed
Developmental assets ✅common sense positive experiences and qualities that help
young people become caring, responsible adults
Mentor ✅a constructed relationship or a naturally occurring one in which a non
parental adult provides a range of functions to a younger person
Multitasking ✅doing several different activities at the same time, often involving
several forms of media
Thin ideal ✅the idea promoted by media images that it is best for girls and women to
be thin
Orienting response ✅the tendency to pay attention automatically to novel, moving,
meaningful, or surprising stimuli
Self-complexity ✅the number of different ways in which an individual defines herself
Media literacy ✅the skills to understand the underlying purposes and messages of
media
Stress ✅anything that places excessive demands on our ability to cope
Fight or flight response ✅our bodies physiological response to threat
Normative stress ✅stress that is predictable and that most children go through, and
which requires a moderate and relatively brief response
Non-normative stress ✅the experience of unusual and unexpected distressing events,
which can be tolerated with the help of a supportive adult
Toxic stress ✅non-normative stress that is prolonged and intense, resulting in negative
developmental outcomes
, Coping ✅efforts made to master, tolerate, or reduce stress
Problem-focused strategies ✅coping strategies that focus on changing or improving a
stressful situation
Emotion-focused strategies ✅coping strategies that are designed to reduce or manage
emotional stress
Pediatric psychologists ✅child psychologists who provide therapeutic interventions for
children with medical disorders
Child life specialists ✅experts in child development who promote optional development
in children in medical settings
Asthma ✅the most common chronic illness in childhood, child's airways constrict
making it difficult to breathe
Traumatic stress ✅stress that results from witnessing or experiencing an event that is
perceived as extremely threatening
Posttraumatic stress disorder ✅re-experiencing a traumatic effect through intrusive
thoughts, distressing dreams, flashbacks, or extreme reactions in situations similar to
the original trauma
Maltreatment ✅physical abuse
Emotional abuse
Psychological maltreatment
Neglect
Mandatory reporters ✅individuals who work with children who are required by law to
report suspicions of child maltreatment to authorities
Racism ✅a pervasive system of advantage and disadvantage based on race
Stereotype ✅conclusions made about someone based solely on the group with which
he or she is identified
Prejudices ✅negative attitudes toward individuals based on their race, ethnicity,
religion, or other factors
Discrimination ✅negative behavior directed at people on the basis of their race,
ethnicity, religion or other factors, prejudices acted upon
