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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a descriptor of a healthy adult according to Broverman's study?
(a) Active
(b) Dependent
(c) Independent
(d) Logical

2. What concerns Dr. Pipher about many of the children of divorce?
(a) It makes them turn to sexual promiscuity
(b) They end up in single parent homes
(c) It causes them to struggle to meet appropriate expectations
(d) It makes them use drugs and alcohols

3. Which of the following is not an example of surface structure?
(a) Energy
(b) Moodiness
(c) Awkwardness
(d) Internal struggle to find oneself

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

5. Which of the following is not an accurate description of how divorce makes adolescents feel?
(a) Angry
(b) Self-absorbed
(c) Embarrassed
(d) Abandoned

6. Why does Fay bring her daughter into therapy?
(a) Her daughter has asked to be emancipated
(b) Her daughter has asked to move out
(c) Her daughter has requested the opportunity to go to therapy
(d) Her daughter claims to be a lesbian

7. What does Dr. Pipher compare girls of divorce to?
(a) Thunderstorms booming loudly
(b) Rip currents pulling people under
(c) Hurricanes hitting the shore
(d) Saplings in a storm

8. Who or what does Miller hold responsible for the split between child and adult during adolescence?
(a) Culture
(b) Males
(c) Parents
(d) Hormones

9. How does Dr. Pipher describe adolescent girls?
(a) Unrealistic girls
(b) Adult-haters
(c) Unpleasing souls
(d) Female impersonators

10. What contradiction does Pipher describe in relation to what parents share with their children?
(a) Parents' values contradict media's messages
(b) Parents' ideals contradict society norms
(c) Parents' values contradict ideals
(d) Parents' values contradict cultural stereotypes

11. What does Miller believe elevates a child's "false" self?
(a) Withdrawal from himself
(b) A sense of dissatisfaction
(c) Denying his true self
(d) Denouncing others' values

12. What do psychologists study to determine the best parenting techniques?
(a) Research studies
(b) Families
(c) Adults
(d) Teens

13. What does Dr. Pipher indicate that most teens are not mature enough to understand?
(a) Parents involved in divorce still love them
(b) Parents involved in divorce are happier and have less pressure
(c) Parents involved in divorce are suffering too
(d) Parents involved in divorce are not punishing the teens

14. Which of the following is not how daughters describe their supportive fathers?
(a) Fun to be with
(b) Companionable
(c) Difficult to talk to
(d) Deeply involved

15. What does Dr. Pipher define the change to traditional teasing in today's modern society?
(a) Abuse
(b) Mean-spirited
(c) Sexual harassment
(d) Torture

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dr. Pipher believe that bright, sensitive girls are more at risk for problems?

2. What kind of standard does Dr. Pipher believe Americans have in relation to values and beliefs?

3. Which of the following finishes the following conflicting messages: Girls should be independent but _____________.

4. Which girls does Dr. Pipher indicate handle divorce the best?

5. With what does Dr. Pipher believe adolescent girls have an enormous preoccupation in their own lives?

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