Optimal Social Development During Adolescence Most Likely Requires Healthy Relationships

question 36

Multiple Choice

Optimal social development during adolescence most likely requires healthy relationships with:

• A) parents.
• B) peers.
• C) important non-parental adults.
• D) Both A and B are correct.

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Definitions:

Midbrain

A central part of the brainstem involved in vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, arousal, and temperature regulation.

Mesobrain

Another term for the midbrain, which is a portion of the brainstem involved in vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, arousal, and temperature regulation.

Somatic Nervous System

Part of the peripheral nervous system that handles voluntary control of body movements through control of skeletal muscles.

Autonomic Nervous System

The part of the nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes.