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a new way of thinking about oneself that emerges in adolescence

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identity

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What believed that identity can be viewed as a structure of beliefs, abilities, and past experiences regarding the self

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James Marcia

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Marcia defined Eriksons work and said what

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  • a sexual orientation
  • a set of values and ideals
  • a vocational direction
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What is Marcias four difference identity statuses

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  • diffusion
  • foreclosure
  • moratorium
  • acheivment
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confusion and little progress

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diffusion

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status determined by adults not by personal exploration

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foreclosure

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exploring alternatives but not yet found one that is satisfactory

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moratorium

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has deliberately chosen identity

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achievement

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developing a feeling of belonging and learning the customs and culture of ones ethnic group

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ethnic identity

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What are the ethnic identity phases

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  • have not examined their ethnic roots
  • beginning to explore the personal impact of their ethnic heritage
  • development of a distinct ethnic self-identity
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What may lesson as each generation becomes more acculturated

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identification with ethnic culture

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Who may have more challenges

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adolescents from parents who come from mixed cultures racial or ethnic groups may have more challenges

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What are the influences on adolescents self esteem

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  • parental discipline
  • school experiences
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What are parents factors that increase self esteem

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  • parents who set rules but are willing to discuss
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What are school factors that are correlated with higher self esteem

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  • avoidance of discipline problems
  • working hard
  • getting along with peers
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What insinuate that adolescence is a time of storm and stress

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  • movies and books
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research actually finds that most adolescents do what

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  • admire and love their parents
  • rely on parents advice
  • embrace many of their parents values
  • feel loved by their parents
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about how many 15 year olds and how many 18 year olds had romantic relationships in the past one and a half years

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  • 50% 15 year olds
    -70% 18 year olds
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What may relationships provide

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companionship and sexual exploration or support

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What is associated with problems in adolescents

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early dating with many partners

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What may be related to less satisfying romantic relationships in adulthood

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early dating

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What does the first step toward romantic relationships consist of

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activities involving mixed groups of boys and girls

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What is the second step toward romantic relationships

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several pairs of boys and several girls go out together as a group

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What are the stages of relationships

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first initially involve companionship and later trust and support

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Do cultural factors affect dating patterns
yes
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When are adolescents less likely to engage in sex
when they have close relationships with parents who discourage sex and monitor their activities
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When are adolescents more likely to have sex
when their peers approve and they believe their friends are having sex
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Most adolescents have experienced se by what age but with only one partnes
19
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boys are more likely to describe their first partner as what
a casual date
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girls report what for their first partner
stronger feelings of love
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Boys have what types of feelings for their first experiences
positive
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How are girls likely to experience what types of feelings after their first experience
feelings of guilt and fear
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Why do girls usually have guilt and shame after their first time
society
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How much do young adults account for of all aids cases in the US
15%
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When do people most likely attract aids
in their adolescents
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teenagers and young adults are more likely to engage in what
unprotected sex and intravenous drugs
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roughly how many US teenage girls become pregnant
1 in 11
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What are the factors that contribute to not using contraceptives
- ignorance- lack of information about conception - illusion of invulnerability - lack of motivation- becoming pregnant may seem attractive for some teenagers - lack of access- not knowing where or how to obtain contraceptives
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About how many teens go through a period of emotional and sexual attraction to same sex friends
15%
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around how many teens identify themselves as gay or lesbian
5%
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Do sons become gay when raised by a domineering mother and a weak father
no
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Do girls become lesbians when their father is their primary role model
no
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Do children raised by gay or lesbian parents adopt their parents' orientation
no
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Are gay and lesbian adults seduced by an older person of their sex
no
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It is possible that hormones affect temperament which may in turn affect what
behavior and feelings of being different
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When did the official criteria manual for mental disorder drop homosexuality as abnormal
1973
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Does the attraction of same sex develop first in males or females
males
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In females when does same sex attraction usually take place
late adolescence or middle or old age
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Lesbians often develop what first and later what
first strong feelings for a specific woman and later for other women
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females being forced to have sex with someone they know
date rape or acquaintance rape
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What are the factors of date rape
- alcohol impaired judgement - wrong signals - the fact that the couples have had sex before
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What are the factors related to boys committing acts of violence
- abused as children or witnessed domestic violence - belief that violence is a normal part of romantic relationships
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What are the guidelines for sex communication
- know your sexual policies - communicate openly and clearly - avoid being alone with a person until you have discussed these policies - avoid use of alcohol and drugs when alone with someone whom you do not want to be intimate - make you objectives known

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