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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. Who do many of the adolescent girls turn to for support?

2. Why does Fay bring her daughter into therapy?

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

4. How does Pipher define authenticity?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems to be the reason that Jessica is rebelling and how does her mother react to this rebellion?

2. What suggestions does Dr. Pipher make to Franchesca and how does Franchesca change based on the suggestions?

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

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

5. What contradiction does Dr. Pipher describe between who gets credit for raising a strong daughter and who is more typically responsible?

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

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

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

9. What seems to be the underlying issue between Jessica and her mother?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about sexual assaults on women. Why do you believe they are so prevalent? What factors do you believe play into the high number of sexual assaults on women?

Essay Topic 2

How has the traditional family changed over the decades? Do you believe these changes are for the better or the worse? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How has adolescent culture changed from previous generations? What are the problems as you see them for the twenty-first century adolescent girls? Do you think they have changed from those of the 1990s? Why or why not?

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