171. Melanie has recently disclosed that she is a lesbian. If she is typical of most teens, she first disclosed her sexual orientation to a. her friends. b. her mother. c. her father. d. a teacher. 172. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE regarding GLB youth? a. GLB youth have a higher rate of suicide attempts than their peers. b. “Coming out†to their parents can put some GLB youth at risk of being ordered out of the house, cut off financially, and isolated from sources of emotional support. c. Some experts believe that stereotypes of the “suffering gay adolescent†are overblown because so many GLB youth do not experience significant problems with harassment or depression. d. All of these statements are true. 173. Collectively, crimes committed by children and adolescents are called _______, and the criminals are called _________. a. victimless crimes; conduct disordered b. crimes against property; conduct disordered c. delinquency; juvenile delinquents d. gang-related violence; antisocial personality disordered 174. Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding delinquency? a. Most adolescents have committed at least one criminal offense. b. Arrest rates for assault and robbery increase steeply from age 10 until late adolescence or early adulthood. c. Individuals under age 18 account for 49 percent of all arson arrests. d. All of these statements are true. 175. In a longitudinal study by Shedler and Block (1990), three groups of 18-year-olds were involved: abstainers (who had never tried marijuana or any other drug), experimenters (who had used marijuana only occasionally and had tried no more than one other drug), and frequent users (who used marijuana once a week or more and had tried at least one other drug). Which of following was/were the finding(s) from this study? a. The abstainers were fearful but self-reliant at age 11and were the most psychologically healthy of the three groups at age 18. b. The frequent users were clearly maladjusted and lacked self-control at both age 11 and age 18. c. Although the experimenters were the healthiest group at age 11, they showed higher levels of depression at age 18 than the abstainers. d. All of these were findings of this study. 176. In a longitudinal study by Shedler and Block (1990), three groups of 18-year-olds were involved: abstainers (who had never tried marijuana or any other drug), experimenters (who had used marijuana only occasionally and had tried no more than one other drug), and frequent users (who used marijuana once a week or more and had tried at least one other drug). Which of following was/were the finding(s) from this study? a. The abstainers were fearful and anxious at age 11 and at age 18. b. The frequent users were clearly maladjusted and lacked self-control at both age 11 and age 18. c. The experimenters were the healthiest group at age 11 and at age 18.. d. All of these were findings of this study. 177. The two types of delinquents are a. adolescence-limited delinquents and life-course persistent delinquents. b. conduct disordered and antisocial personality disordered. c. extroverted, sociable delinquents and introverted, solitary delinquents. d. exogenous delinquents; endogenous delinquents. 178. ___________ delinquents show no particular pattern of risk factors before adolescence, do not begin engaging in frequent or serious illegal behavior until adolescent, tend to commit crimes with peers, and usually stop their illegal behavior once they are older. a. Adolescence-limited b. Conduct disordered c. Extroverted, sociable d. Life-course persistent 179. Sixteen-year-old Sam and his friends were arrested for vandalizing several mailboxes one weekend. When the police ran a check on the boys, they found that two had outstanding speeding tickets and one of the boys had shoplifted a small item a couple of years ago. These boys would most likely be classified as a. adolescence-limited delinquents. b. conduct disordered delinquents. c. extroverted, sociable delinquents. d. life-course persistent delinquents. 180. ___________ delinquents often have difficult temperaments, attentional problems, and learning difficulties as children; a history of engaging in solitary antisocial behavior, family risk factors; and, as adolescents, are more likely to commit serious crimes with the criminal behavior continuing into adulthood. a. Adolescence-limited b. Exogenous c. Psychopathically-prone d. Life-course persistent