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Theories of Adolescence

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who believed in the "stress and storm" theory?

a)

Margaret Mead

b)

G. Stanley Hall

c)

Robert Havighurst

d)

Mrs. Poore

2.

What is the definition of adolescence?

a)

Transition period between childhood to adulthood

b)

Transition period between childhood into teenage years

c)

the teenage years as a whole

d)

transition from a baby to a child

3.

Who believed that the adolescent years are a highly enjoyable time of life?

a)

Robert Havighurst

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Margaret Mead

d)

G. Stanley Hall

4.

Who created the nine tasks of adolescence?

a)

Margaret Mead

b)

G. Stanley Hall

c)

You

d)

Robert Havighurst

5.

Define Initiation Rites

a)

A party to celebrate mothers day

b)

A ceremony or ritual to give someone a new status/ position

c)

a ceremony for easter

d)

a ceremony to graduate a child to an adult

6.

Who compared the an adolescent to a "caged animal"?

a)

Margaret Mead

b)

Robert Havighurst

c)

Stephen King

d)

G. Stanley Hall

7.

What percent of adolescents encounter serious difficulties in the transition

a)

11%

b)

32%

c)

57%

d)

25%

8.

What percent of adolescents have a sporadic problem

a)

10%

b)

22%

c)

32%

d)

44%

9.

What percent of adolescents have an enjoyable, healthy life

a)

47%

b)

37%

c)

57%

d)

21%

10.

What affects the transition

a)

School grades

b)

How much the child eats

c)

Adjustment in childhood

d)

adjustment in 3rd grade

11.

Who said that culture plays a role in the transition

a)

Robert Havighurst

b)

G. Stanley Hall

c)

Mr. Hardy

d)

Margaret Mead

12.

Which is a task that Robert created

a)

Make coffee every morning

b)

able to drive before 18 years old

c)

emotionally independent from parents

d)

emotionally independent from house pets