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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not used to describe the values of yesterday described in this chapter?

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

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

4. What does Dr. Pipher indicate that most teens are not mature enough to understand?

5. Which of the following best describes how girls perceive distant fathers as compared to mothers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what ways does Pipher compare families of the 1990s with those in previous years of history?

4. What is the second dimension and the two extremes which make it up as described by Pipher?

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

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

7. Describe why Pete is concerned about his relationship with his daughter and what Dr. Pipher does about this relationship.

8. Describe the double standard that Dr. Pipher describes as related to the expectations that Americans have?

9. What is dysfunctional, according to Dr. Pipher, and what does this mean for parents?

10. Describe young girls' emotional systems and how this can affect them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a complete explanation about the state of psychological health called vibrancy. How has this term affected your life? Provide specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Dr. Pipher believe that beauty is the defining characteristic for American women? Do you agree with her reasons? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the causes and impacts of depression on the lives of young girls. What factors can cause depression? How do most young girls deal with depression?

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