An Important Health-Promotion Strategy for Parents of Adolescents Is to Help

question 29

Multiple Choice

An important health-promotion strategy for parents of adolescents is to help them understand that:

• A) chronological age and social and emotional development should be considered in determining autonomy for adolescents.
• B) chronological age is the best indicator of adolescent maturity and the ability to make decisions.
• C) physical maturation takes precedence over emotional development in determining maturity.
• D) social and emotional development are more important than chronological age in determining adolescent maturity.

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Definitions:

Ecological Validity

The extent to which behavior studied in one environment (such as a psychological test) is characteristic of behavior exhibited by the same person in a range of other environments.

Research Design

The overall plan that describes how a study is put together; it is developed before conducting research.

Cohort Differences

Variations in characteristics or experiences between different groups of people typically born and living during the same period.

Cross-Sectional

A type of study or analysis that examines a population or a specific outcome at a single point in time.