Question 1

The head of a local youth group in your community has asked you to talk to teens and their parents about "the evolution of romance during adolescence," and to include in your talk how this process may differ for heterosexual girls and boys and also for sexual-minority (LGBT) youth. What will you tell them?

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Question 2

Provide at least two reasons why the nature of an individual's early attachment relationships during infancy continues to have an influence on the capacity to form satisfying intimate relationships during adolescence and adulthood. Give examples of each.

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Question 3

The closeness that intimacy brings to friendships also increases the likelihood of conflict in those relationships. Address the differences between close and casual friendships in the types of conflicts experienced in both forms of friendship, differences in conflict resolution, and differences between boys' and girls' conflicts with their friends.

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Question 4

As the older sibling of a 13-year-old sister, you want to help her enjoy her adolescent years, and particularly the adventure of romance that is likely to unfold for her. Having read about the development of romantic relationships during adolescence, you now feel you are in a better position to talk to her about some potential issues, such as the effects of early dating and the increase of violence in dating relationships. What will you tell her?

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Question 5

Describe the extent to which intimacy with peers replaces intimacy with parents over the course of adolescence. Does it completely replace intimacy with parents, or does it supplement this kind of intimacy? What about intimacy with a romantic partner? Does it replace intimacy with peers?

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Quiz 10: Intimacy

Provide at least two reasons why the nature of an individual's early attachment relationships during infancy continues to have an influence on the capacity to form satisfying intimate relationships during adolescence and adulthood. Give examples of each.

Describe the extent to which intimacy with peers replaces intimacy with parents over the course of adolescence. Does it completely replace intimacy with parents, or does it supplement this kind of intimacy? What about intimacy with a romantic partner? Does it replace intimacy with peers?