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81.School-based programs that are interactive and address the issue of teenage alcohol use
a.can be effective in teaching the facts about drinking and strategies for resisting peer pressure to drink.
b.tend to be ignored by a vast majority of students who attend them.
c.have been shown to actually increase drinking behavior in teenagers.
d.have been phased out as government funds have become unavailable and as parents have argued that such lessons are not appropriate for schools to teach.
82.Approximately _________ of American teenagers experiment with cigarette smoking at some point during their teenage years.
a.one-quarterc.one-half
b.one-thirdd.sixty percent
83.School-based prevention programs designed to reduce the number of teenagers who smoke cigarettes are most effective when they include all but which of the following components?
a.having a no-smoking policy for students, staff, and school visitors
b.teaching strategies for resisting peer pressure to smoke
c.teaching the health and social consequences of smoking
d.providing no-cost health screenings for students who have already begun smoking
84.When suffering from ________, adolescents have pervasive feelings of sadness, are irritable, have low self-esteem, sleep poorly, and are unable to concentrate.
a.anxietyc.a drug addiction
b.depressiond.an eating disorder
85.________ are more likely to suffer from depression than ________, probably because they are more greatly affected by social challenges during this age period.
a.Adolescent boys; adolescent girlsc.Adolescent girls; adolescent boys
b.Early adolescents; late adolescentsd.Late adolescents, early adolescents
86.Why is it that adolescent girls are more frequently affected by the symptoms of depression than adolescent boys?
a.Because teachers tend to be more encouraging of positive behaviors in boys than they are of girls during junior and senior high school years.
b.Because parents tend to be much more supportive of boys than girls during adolescence.
c.Because research has found that girls are genetically more likely to suffer from depression during these formative years than are boys.
d.Because the social challenges of adolescence are often greater for girls than for boys.
87.Some teenagers experience negative life events and do not become depressed. Which of the following teenagers is LEAST LIKELY to become depressed when she experiences a negative life event?
a.Crystal, who does not regulate her emotions effectively
b.Cameron, who tends to blame herself when things go wrong
c.Celia, whose parents are distant and uninvolved with her
d.Carmine, who has high levels of certain neurotransmitters
88.A common non-drug intervention that is used to help adolescents who suffer from depression is
a.therapy that emphasizes certain cognitive and social skills.
b.therapy that emphasizes the acceptance of “existential solitude,” so that adolescents learn to stop struggling against the disappointments of life.
c.therapy that emphasizes teaching the adolescent to separate their self-concept from that of their parents.
d.encouraging more devotion to academics, so that successes in school can translate to successes at home.
89.Of the following adolescents, which of them has the greatest statistical likelihood of committing suicide?
a.Erik, who is an Asian American teenager
b.Mackenzie, who is a European American teenager
c.Darla, who is a Latin American teenager
d.Arlen, who is a Native American teenager
90.Many people believe that a person who is serious about committing suicide will not talk about it before attempting to kill themselves. Based on the information presented in your textbook, which of the following is true regarding this issue?
a.The research finds that male adolescents who are suicidal are likely to give warnings, but females adolescents with the same struggles will keep it to themselves.
b.Teens who show signs of depression and suicidal thoughts should not be responded to, because they are usually seeking attention and giving it to them can reinforce these behaviors. q q
c.Few suicides are truly spontaneous, and in most cases there are warning signals.
d.People who are going to commit suicide rarely give any indication of their plan ahead of time, but usually leave a note to be found after their death.
