Susan Is 13 Years Old but She Looks a Lot

question 27

Multiple Choice

Susan is 13 years old but she looks a lot like her new 16-year-old friends. She has a boyfriend and attends high school events with her older friends. Susan's parents are concerned about her because ______.

• A) she is experiencing late maturation
• B) abusing drugs causes girls to experience menarche sooner
• C) late-maturing girls experience higher rates of anxiety and depression
• D) relative to other girls her age she has a higher risk for problematic drinking

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Definitions:

Relatedness Needs

The human need to form and maintain strong, stable interpersonal relationships.

Social Needs

Human requirements for companionship, belonging, and acceptance within society or specific social groups.

Maslow's Hierarchy

A psychological theory proposed by Abraham Maslow, which presents a hierarchy of human needs in the form of a pyramid, starting from basic physiological needs to the need for self-actualization.

ERG Theory

A motivational theory developed by Clayton Alderfer that categorizes human needs into existence, relatedness, and growth needs.