Social Work with Adolescents
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Social Work with Adolescents explores the unique developmental, social, and emotional challenges faced by young people during adolescence. The course examines critical theories and frameworks relevant to adolescent growth, with a focus on diversity, identity formation, mental health, peer relationships, and family dynamics. Students learn to assess the needs of adolescents and apply effective intervention strategies within various settings, such as schools, communities, and social service agencies. Emphasis is placed on culturally competent practice, ethical considerations, and collaboration with families and multidisciplinary teams to support positive youth development and well-being.
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The Adolescent Development Relationships and Culture 13th Edition by Kim Gale Dolgin
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Chapter 1: The Social Context of Adolescence
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Q1) Since 1960,the number of students who have completed four or more years of college has:
A) stayed the same.
B) doubled.
C) tripled.
D) quadrupled.
Answer: C
Q2) On average,how many hours/week do American 15- to 17-year-olds work during the school year?
A) 6
B) 11
C) 17
D) 26
Answer: C
Q3) In what year was the first personal computer (PC)introduced?
A) 1968
B) 1974
C) 1980
D) 1988
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Adolescents in Theoretical Context
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Q1) Roger is a rebellious,angry teenager who does what he wants,no matter how much he hurts others.According to Freud,which of the following is being exhibited?
A) Identification
B) Ego
C) Id
D) Superego
Answer: C
Q2) Jill learns that a monarch is a kind of butterfly,not a bird as she had first thought.This complete change in her concept of a monarch illustrates Piaget's idea of:
A) accommodation.
B) assimilation.
C) equilibrium.
D) conservation.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Adolescent Diversity: Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity
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Q1) Which of the following is generally a value of Native American culture,but not of White American culture?
A) A future orientation
B) Competition
C) Harmony with nature
D) Individualism
Answer: C
Q2) John has a devoted set of uncles,aunts,and cousins.He and his parents are also emotionally close.This illustrates:
A) familialism.
B) marianism.
C) resiliency.
D) fatalism.
Answer: A
Q3) Matrilineal means:
A) mothers have the power in the family.
B) family descent is through the mother's line.
C) grandmothers pass on family traditions and stories.
D) mothers have financial control of the household.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Body Issues Physical Growth and
Health-Related Behaviors
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Q1) A medium,athletic body build is a(n):
A) ectomorph.
B) endomorph.
C) mesomorph.
D) polymorph.
Q2) Semenarche refers to:
A) the release of testosterone from adrenal glands.
B) the release of testosterone from the testes.
C) a boy's first ejaculation.
D) a boy's increase in penis and testes size.
Q3) All of the following factors are likely responsible for the secular trend toward earlier menarche EXCEPT:
A) better health care.
B) better nutrition.
C) increased body fat.
D) more vigorous exercise.
Q4) Describe three kinds of skin glands and the problems they cause for adolescents.
Q5) Describe the typical sequence and development of the male secondary sex characteristics.
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Chapter 5: Cognitive Development: Improvements in Thinking, Reasoning, and Decision Making
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Q1) Piaget's first stage of cognitive development,which extends from birth to about two years of age,is:
A) concrete operational.
B) formal operational.
C) preoperational.
D) sensorimotor.
Q2) According to Elkind,young adolescents may seem to be hypocrites because they are:
A) likely to approach problems at too complex a level.
B) much too idealistic.
C) pressured to conform to society.
D) unable to relate general theory to specific practice.
Q3) Nathan is given a task to see how he performs.He then is coached by a tutor.After that he is asked to perform the task again on his own.This illustrates:
A) the performance subtest of the WAIS.
B) dynamic testing.
C) the Raven Progressive Matrix Test.
D) a measure of practical ability.
Q4) Explain the three-stage model of memory.
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Chapter 6: Self-Concept, Identity, Ethnicity, and Gender
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Q1) More recently,Phinney and Devich-Navarro revised the concept of integration into two types.They are:
A) blended fusion and alternating assimilation.
B) bicultural separation and alternating fusion.
C) bicultural blending and bicultural fusion.
D) blended biculturalism and alternating biculturalism.
Q2) Parental identification refers to:
A) internalizing parental values, attitudes, and characteristics.
B) being able to differentiate one sex from the other.
C) determining which gender one is by watching parents.
D) parents realizing what gender-related behaviors their children prefer.
Q3) What has past research found concerning the relationship between self-esteem and delinquency? What has recent research found that sheds some light on the inconsistency of past findings?
Q4) According to Marcia,adolescents in moratorium are those who have experienced:
A) a crisis and have become committed to an identity.
B) a crisis, but are uncommitted to an identity.
C) no crisis and are uncommitted to an identity.
D) no crisis, but are committed to an identity.
Q5) Explain Tse's four-stage model of ethnic identity development.
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Chapter 7: The Development of Moral Values
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Q1) Which of the following statements about Kohlberg's theory is TRUE?
A) He felt that a high level of cognitive development is sufficient for a high level of moral reasoning.
B) There is a positive correlation between cognitive level and moral reasoning level.
C) Most children and adolescents are preconventional reasoners.
D) all of the above
Q2) List and describe the basis for children's moral judgments according to each of Kohlberg's three levels of moral development.
Q3) In terms of watching violent media,cognitive priming is best described as
A) the activation of neural pathways with long-term exposure to aggressive media.
B) necessary for aggressive images to have a negative impact on viewers.
C) the activation of neural pathways so that ambiguous stimuli are perceived as similar to what was previously seen.
D) the understanding and reasoning that often is lacking when adolescent view aggressive stimuli.
Q4) Discuss the relationships between religion and specific adolescent behaviors.
Q5) How does television contribute to American adolescents' materialism?
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Chapter 8: Relationships with Family Members
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Q1) In Jillian's family no one really knows what others in the family are doing are thinking.This indicates that Jillian's family is likely:
A) enmeshed.
B) separated-individuated.
C) disengaged.
D) permissive.
Q2) Orin is cold and hostile.He is expressing:
A) adhesion.
B) behavioral autonomy.
C) negative affect.
D) emotional autonomy.
Q3) Which of the following statements about parenting is FALSE?
A) Adolescents tend to be closer to their mothers than their fathers.
B) Parents tend to perceive themselves better at parenting than their adolescents perceive them to be.
C) Parents spend less time with their adolescents as their adolescents get older.
D) Youngest children have the closest, warmest relationships with their parents during adolescence.
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Chapter 9: Different Family Patterns
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Q1) Approximately what percent of American adolescents below the age of 19 live with at least one of their biological parents?
A) 95
B) 80
C) 70
D) 55
Q2) Custody of children after a divorce is comprised of two issues,which are:
A) decisional custody and joint custody.
B) residential custody and decisional custody.
C) joint custody and legal custody.
D) legal custody and residential custody.
Q3) After a divorce a woman's standard of living tends to:
A) increase 13%.
B) stay about the same as before the divorce.
C) decrease 36%.
D) decrease between 10% and 15%.
Q4) Discuss the different forms of custody arrangements for children of divorced parents,including which arrangements are the most common in the U.S.and which are most beneficial.
Q5) Explain the differences between open adoptions and closed adoptions.
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Chapter 10: Being a Member of the Adolescent Subculture:
Activities and Interactions with Peers
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Q1) The body of norms,values,and practices shared by teenagers is called adolescent: A) culture.
B) SES.
C) society.
D) subculture.
Q2) Research has indicated that young adolescents,unlike older adolescents,prefer to disclose their emotions to their:
A) friends.
B) siblings.
C) boyfriend or girlfriend.
D) parents.
Q3) Which of the following tends to be the greatest obstacle to the success of teenage marriages?
A) Immaturity
B) Lack of commitment
C) Lack of sexual knowledge
D) Parental interference
Q4) What are the characteristics of bullies and of their victims?
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Q5) List and describe Miller's three stages of psychosocial development.
Q6) Discuss some of the findings concerning dating violence in adolescents.
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Chapter 11: Sexual Behaviors
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Q1) Which of the following statements about possible biological influences on homosexuality is FALSE?
A) Identical twins are more likely than fraternal twins to have the same sexual orientation.
B) Several parts of the hypothalamus are larger in heterosexual men than in homosexual men.
C) The suprachiasmic nucleus in gay men is similar in shape to that in women.
D) Part of the corpus callosum is larger in gay men than in straight men, and is larger in women than in men.
Q2) Approximately what percent of American high school students report having been hit of physically hurt by their boyfriend or girlfriend during the pervious year?
A) 2
B) 9
C)18
D) 27
Q3) Compare and contrast adolescent heterosexual behavior and attitudes in the U.S and in preindustrial cultures.
Q4) What is AIDS and how is it treated?
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Chapter 12: Education and School
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Q1) When students can't see any connection between their school subjects and their future roles in society,which of the dimensions of alienation becomes stronger?
A) Selflessness
B) Meaninglessness
C) Normlessness
D) Powerlessness
Q2) According to Rice and Dolgin,an important aspect of having a school atmosphere of learning is that:
A) students are invested in their own learning.
B) students are held responsible for their own learning.
C) students enjoy seeing their friends there.
D) all of the above
Q3) Traditionalists have argued that the purpose of education is to teach the basics including all of the following EXCEPT:
A) foreign languages.
B) history.
C) mathematics.
D) vocational education.
Q4) How does school stress relate to dropping out?
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Chapter 13: Work and Vocation
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Q1) Structural barriers against women refer to:
A) the fact that women are emotionally different from men.
B) women's socialization.
C) gender discrimination.
D) biological differences between women and men.
Q2) Which of the following statements about gender differences in adolescent employment is FALSE?
A) Boys are more likely than girls to work freelance.
B) Girls are more likely than boys to be employed by private individuals rather than companies.
C) Boys are more likely than girls to work in landscaping.
D) Girls are less likely than boys to work during the school year.
Q3) The highest unemployment rate for American youths is among:
A) African American teens who are not in school.
B) African American teens, whether they are in school or not.
C) Hispanic American teens who are not in school.
D) Hispanic American teens, whether they are in school or not.
Q4) What are some of the likely reasons for the negative outcomes of adolescent employment?
Q5) Discuss the pros and cons of adolescent employment.What has research found?
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Chapter 14: Adolescent Stress and Alienation
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Q1) What was the U.S.Supreme Court ruling in the 1967 Gerald Gault case?
A) Juvenile court and adult court are two separate, independent court systems.
B) Juveniles who are arrested are entitled to the same due process rights that adults receive.
C) Juveniles cannot be sentenced to more than five years in a detention center.
D) all of the above
Q2) The two best predictors of suicide are:
A) drug abuse and clinical depression.
B) dysfunctional family and psychological disorders.
C) clinical depression and a previous suicide attempt.
D) previous suicide attempt and dysfunctional family.
Q3) Explain the Gerald Gault case and how it changed the juvenile court.
Q4) Anorexia nervosa is associated with all of the following health problems EXCEPT: A) abdominal stress.
B) constipation.
C) electrolyte abnormalities.
D) hyperthermia.
Q5) Describe bulimia,some of the social and psychological situations associated with the disease,and the characteristics of an effective treatment program.
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Chapter 15: Substance Abuse,Addiction,and Dependency
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Q1) GHB and Rohypnol are types of:
A) sedatives.
B) date rape drugs.
C) club drugs.
D) all of the above
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of inhalants discussed in the text?
A) Solvents
B) Gases
C) Sulphites
D) Nitrites
Q3) Ecstasy is:
A) a stimulant.
B) derived from methamphetamine.
C) a hallucinogen.
D) all of the above
Q4) Describe the physical and cognitive consequences of heavy chronic alcohol use.In particular,how does heavy alcohol use affect the brain?
Q5) Explain the differences between psychological dependency and physical addiction.
Q6) Explain what stimulants do.What are some of the most commonly used ones?
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