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41. Stella has involved, responsive parents who support her in her choices as long as she adheres to certain basic rules that they have set for her, like keeping up her grades and coming home in time for dinner with her family on weeknights. Thus, Stella’s relationship with her parents is characterized by a high level of trust, acceptance, and quality. Research indicates that Stella would:
a. voluntarily disclose less about her activities to her parents.
b. be concerned about parental disapproval and thus more likely to lie to her parents.
c. be likely to share information about her whereabouts, friends, and activities.
d. be likely to experience problems in adolescent adjustment.
42. Conflicts arise between parents and adolescents because:
a. few parents anticipate how strongly their adolescent will push for autonomy and responsibility.
b. while parents want autonomy, adolescents want a connection.
c. parents want their adolescents to push the boundaries, while adolescents want to maintain the status quo.
d. parents want to relinquish all of their control over their adolescent.
43. Which of the following statements about autonomy-granting in adolescence is true?
a. Boys are given more independence than girls.
b. Girls and boys are given equal autonomy during adolescence.
c. Girls are given more independence than boys.
d. Girls and boys are hardly given any autonomy during adolescence.
44. Joseph Allen and his colleagues found that adolescents who were securely attached to their parents at 14 years of age were more likely at 21 years of age to report:
a. feeling uncomfortable in other intimate relationships.
b. continuing financial dependence on their parents.
c. relationship competence and fewer problematic behaviors.
d. a conflicted relationship with their parents.
45. Reggie, 16, gets into a lot of arguments with his parents. Going by what is generally observed about parent-adolescent conflict, it is likely that most of the arguments center around:
a. whether Reggie uses drugs.
b. Reggie’s delinquent behavior.
c. Reggie’s alcoholism.
d. everyday events of family life.
46. Conflict with parents often escalates during:
a. early adolescence.
b. middle adolescence.
c. late adolescence.
d. the college years.
47. The old model of parent-adolescent relationships suggested that:
a. the everyday negotiations and minor disputes can serve the positive developmental function of helping the adolescent make the transition from childhood dependency to adult independence.
b. in most families parent-adolescent conflict is moderate rather than severe.
c. parents serve as important attachment figures and support systems while adolescents explore a wider, more complex social world.
d. as adolescents mature they detach themselves from parents and move into a world of autonomy apart from parents.
48. According to the old model of parent-adolescent relationships:
a. parent-adolescent conflict is intense and stressful throughout adolescence.
b. in most families parent-adolescent conflict is moderate rather than severe.
c. parents serve as important support systems while adolescents explore a wider, more complex social world.
d. the everyday negotiations and minor disputes are normal.
49. The new model of parent-adolescent relationships emphasizes that:
a. parents should take an authoritarian approach to controlling the lives of adolescents.
b. parent-adolescent conflict is intense and stressful throughout adolescence.
c. in most families parent-adolescent conflict is moderate rather than severe.
d. even minor parent-adolescent conflicts are not normal and should be avoided as far as possible.
50. Which of the following statements does the new model of parent-adolescent relationships emphasize?
a. Parents serve as important attachment figures and support systems during adolescence.
b. Parent-adolescent conflict is intense and stressful throughout adolescence.
c. The everyday conflicts that characterize parent-adolescent relationships have a detrimental effect on adolescent development.
d. As adolescents mature, they move into a world of autonomy apart from parents.
