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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Mothers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what ages would Freud consider the latency period for girls?
(a) About 6 - puberty
(b) About 10- puberty
(c) About 3 - puberty
(d) About 8 - puberty

2. How does Dr. Pipher define imaginary audience syndrome?
(a) Emotional over-reactions to situations
(b) Acting as if you are on a stage all the time
(c) Thinking people are always scrutinizing your every move
(d) Instead of living, acting as if you are performing life

3. Why does Dr. Pipher believe that Jessica continues to rebel even more?
(a) Too much independence
(b) Her mother understands her behavior
(c) Sexual harassment
(d) Parental smothering

4. With what does Dr. Pipher believe adolescent girls have an enormous preoccupation in their own lives?
(a) Their peers
(b) Their cultural norms
(c) Their bodies
(d) Their parents

5. Which of the following is the best definition of vibrancy as described by Miller?
(a) When adults shield their children from painful feelings
(b) When adults experience all feelings in a honest way
(c) When adults provide children with love
(d) When adults cushion feelings to spare others

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition for the term androgynous?

2. Who or what does Pipher hold responsible for the split between child and adult during adolescence?

3. When Hamlet rejects Ophelia for being obedient to her father what happens to her?

4. Which of the following skills does Dr. Pipher stress girls, in particular, need to be encouraged to do?

5. What contradiction does Pipher describe in relation to what parents share with their children?

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