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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When Hamlet rejects Ophelia for being obedient to her father what happens to her?
(a) She immediately drowns
(b) She leaves by running away
(c) She reverts to her pre-adolescence personality
(d) She goes insane

5. What do many teens do after a divorce?
(a) They run away from home
(b) They seek out a connection with one of the parents
(c) They reject their parents' authority
(d) The reject their peers

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Dr. Pipher describe today's fathers in relation to having the necessary skills to develop healthy relationships with their daughters?

3. Which of the following is the best definition of vibrancy as described by Miller?

4. Which of the following themes does not appear to be rooted in cultural ideals rather than personality development according to Dr. Pipher?

5. From which category are many daughters raised who are more apt to like men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the conflicting messages that adolescent girls are faced with?

2. Describe Miller's definition of vibrancy and provide an example of how it can be overcome?

3. Why does Dr. Pipher believe that adolescents are most impacted by divorce?

4. What does Dr. Pipher indicate is the problem as it relates to young girls with fairy tales?

5. How does Fay feel about her daughter's announcement that she is a lesbian?

6. What do surface behaviors camouflage and what does this make difficult and why is this the case?

7. According to Dr. Pipher, which is better for children: an unhappy marriage or a divorce? Why does she feel the way she does?

8. How do teenagers view their parents' divorces and what happens to the authority of the parents after a divorce?

9. According to Miller, what do patients do to fit in better?

10. Why does Dr. Pipher describe adolescent girls as female impersonators?

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