Rebel with a Cause

According to the article, what are the main reasons why teenagers rebel?

• Teenagers rebel as a means to assert independence and individual identity.

• Teenagers use rebellion to push boundaries.

• Teenagers use rebellion as a way to get back at their parents.

• Teenagers rebel mostly for attention, like younger children compete for parental attention with older siblings.

In which section of the text would a reader most likely find information about adolescents in elementary and middle school and their struggles with rebellion? 

• Rebellion in Mid Adolescence (13-15)

• The introduction

• Rebellion in Trial Independence (18-23)

• Rebellion in Late Adolescence (15-18)

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  Rebellion in Early Adolescence (9-13)

Which of the following DOES NOT support the idea that parents usually dislike adolescent rebellion? 

• Rebellion can cause young people to engage in self-defeating and self-destructive behavior — refusing to do school work or even physically hurting themselves.

• Rebellion can cause young people to rebel against their own self-interests — rejecting childhood interests, activities, and relationships that often support self-esteem.

• The antidote for rebellion is the true independence offered by creating and accepting a challenge — the young person deciding to do something hard with themselves for themselves in order to grow themselves.

• Rebellion can cause young people to experiment with high-risk excitement — accepting dares that as children they would have refused.

Which of the following best describes the organizational pattern of the article? 

• Description then Chronological Order

• Problem-Solution then Chronological Order

• Description then Problem-Solution

• Problem-Solution then Description

How does the organization of the article support Dr. Pickhardt’s concept of adolescent rebellion?

• Dr. Pickhardt’s concept of adolescent rebellion is broken down into stages, and the article reflects these stages in its structural design.

• Dr. Pickhardt’s concept of adolescent rebellion is broken down into types of rebellion, and the article reflects these types in its structural design.

• Dr. Pickhardt’s concept of adolescent rebellion consists of four perspectives, just as the article includes four different perspectives on the subject: author, psychologist, parent, and child.

• Dr. Pickhardt’s concept of adolescent rebellion follows a precise order, meaning every teenager experiences every stage.

What does the term "latitude" most closely mean as used in paragraph 13? 

To what degree a young person needs to rebel varies widely. In his fascinating book, Born to Rebel (1997), Frank Sulloway posits that later born children tend to rebel more than first born. Some of his reasoning is because they identify less with parents, do not want to be clones of the older child or children who went before, and give themselves more latitude to grow in nontraditional ways. So, parents may find later born children to be more rebellious.

• orientation

• restriction

• leeway

• boundaries

According to the article, what stage of adolescent rebellion is most associated with dangerous risk-taking? 

• Rebellion in late adolescence

• Rebellion in early adolescence

• Rebellion in mid adolescence

• Trial Independence Rebellion

Which of the following is an accurate example of Dr. Pickhardt’s advice to parents when responding to adolescent rebellion?

• He advises parents to give their children stricter boundaries and harsher punishments.

• He advises parents to talk to their children and keep lines of communication open

• He advises parents to allow their children to do whatever they want and be prepared to cover all consequences of those actions.

• He advises parents to make life easy for their children and give them no responsibilities.

How does the author’s advice for parents change as teenagers progress through the later stages of rebellion?

• As teenagers get older, parents should help them avoid more serious negative consequences.

• As teenagers get older, the parents should exert more and more control.

• As teenagers get older, parents should let natural consequences occur.

• As teenagers get older, parents should publicly correct their behavior so they will not do it again.

What does Dr. Pickhardt want parents to understand about adolescent rebellion? Choose two valid options. 

• While adolescent rebellion causes many conflicts with parents, most teenagers are simply asserting their independence in a healthy way.

• Rebellion is a normal and necessary process for many teenagers.

• Rebellion can result in serious consequences, so parents should step in frequently to intervene.

• Adolescent rebellion usually appears in one of four stages, and if handled correctly is limited to that one stage.

• Rebellion can result in serious harm so limits are important.