| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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| 1 Development of the Body, Brain, and Mind |
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1 Adolescence ends at 18 years old |
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2 Girls are universally experiencing puberty sooner in recent years |
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16 | (8) |
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3 The teen brain is fully developed by age 18 |
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24 | (9) |
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4 Anorexia treatment usually requires teens to be separated from their parents |
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33 | (5) |
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5 Technology has made teens better at multitasking |
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Mini myths for development of the body, brain, and mind |
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6 Pubertal "early bloomers" fare better than "late bloomers" |
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46 | (2) |
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7 Teens can study better while listening to music |
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48 | (2) |
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8 The "Freshman 15": College students gain 15 pounds their freshman year |
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50 | (1) |
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9 Horses are helpful in the treatment of eating disorders, autism spectrum, and more |
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10 The onset of puberty is very upsetting to most teens |
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52 | (2) |
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11 Male teens are much less likely than females to be preoccupied with their physical appearance |
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54 | (1) |
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12 Most teens hardly ever engage in leisure reading these days |
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55 | (1) |
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13 Greek life has a negative effect on college students academically |
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56 | (1) |
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14 Paying for prep courses is the best way to make large gains on the SAT |
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57 | (2) |
| 2 Development of the Self |
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15 Significant mood disruptions in adolescence are inevitable |
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16 Teens should have a job in high school to build character |
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17 Risky behavior in adolescence is inevitable |
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68 | (4) |
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18 Taking care of an infant simulator doll increases abstinence from sexual activity |
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72 | (5) |
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19 College placement tests are useless at predicting academic success in college |
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77 | (5) |
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Mini myths for development of the self |
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82 | (1) |
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20 College students' lives are full of random hook-ups |
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82 | (2) |
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21 Teaching teens about contraception makes them more likely to engage in sexual activity |
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84 | (1) |
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22 Abstinence-only sex education programs are effective at keeping teens abstinent |
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85 | (1) |
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23 The HPV vaccine increases teen sex |
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86 | (1) |
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24 The millennial generation is lazy |
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87 | (1) |
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25 High school football players are more likely to become seriously injured than cheerleaders |
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88 | (2) |
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26 Offenders hide sexual interest when using the internet to initiate sex offenses against teens |
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27 Conversion therapy effectively turns homosexual teens into straight teens |
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28 Teens underestimate the consequences of risky behavior and adults do not |
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| 3 The Social Environment |
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29 More quality time with teens can make up for less quantity of time |
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30 Successful transition from adolescence to adulthood is achieved through detachment from parents |
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31 Popular teens are usually mean |
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107 | (5) |
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32 Peer pressure only causes teens to make bad decisions |
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112 | (5) |
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33 Boys only use sticks and stones to hurt while girls use words instead |
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117 | (4) |
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Mini myths for the social environment |
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34 Most teens have a strained relationship with their parents |
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35 Asking teens if they have thought about suicide "plants a seed" and makes them more likely to actually attempt suicide |
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36 Teens only listen to their peers |
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125 | (1) |
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37 When girls are sexually assaulted it is usually by a stranger |
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125 | (1) |
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38 Most college students graduate in 4 years |
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126 | (1) |
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39 College is the happiest time of one's life |
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127 | (3) |
| 4 Problems in Modern Society |
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40 Teens these days are worse behaved than those of previous generations |
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130 | (9) |
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41 School violence is on the rise |
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139 | (10) |
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42 Boot camps get teens "on the right path" |
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149 | (5) |
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43 Most teens party with drugs or alcohol on weekends |
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154 | (4) |
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44 DARE programs prevent teen drug use |
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45 Listening to heavy metal or rap music makes teens more likely to defy authority |
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| 5 Mini myths for problems in modern society |
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173 | (7) |
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46 Teens have the highest suicide rate |
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173 | (1) |
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47 Goggles mimicking drunkenness help prevent impaired driving |
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174 | (2) |
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48 Teens can be "scared straight" |
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176 | (1) |
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49 Sexting is only a teen problem |
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177 | (1) |
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50 Traditional High School Driver education courses have a strong record of making teens safe drivers |
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178 | (2) |
| Index |
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