Principles of Autonomy MCQs

Principles of Autonomy MCQs

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1: What is emotional autonomy?

A.   The ability to feel emotions

B.   The ability to read others' emotions

C.   The ability to communicate emotions

D.   The ability to control one's emotions

2: What is behavioral autonomy?

A.   The capacity to make independent decisions and to follow through with them

B.   The capacity to make dependent decisions

C.   The capacity to make independent decisions and follow through with them but not make independent decisions

D.   The capacity to make independent decisions but not follow through with them

3: What is cognitive autonomy?

A.   The establishment of an independent set of values, opinions, or beliefs.

B.   A mental illness

C.   A type of cognitive dissonance

D.   The study of how people think

4: Why is autonomy an important psychosocial issue in adolescence?

A.   Because of the physical, cognitive, and social changes during the period.

B.   Because of the increased pressure to succeed.

C.   Because it is a time of major transition.

D.   Because of peer pressure.

5: What is the process through which adolescents sever emotional attachment to their parents or other authority figures?

A.   Detachment

B.   Object constancy

C.   Individuation

D.   Enmeshment

6: What is individuation?

A.   The act or process of individuating

B.   A social process by which distinctive physical characteristics arise

C.   The transfer of an individual from one group to another

D.   The progressive sharpening of an individual's sense of being an autonomous, independent person

7: What is psychological control?

A.   Parenting that attempts to control the adolescent's emotions and opinions

B.   Parenting that attempts to control the adolescent's opinions but not their emotions

C.   Parenting that does not attempt to control the adolescent's emotions or opinions

D.   Parenting that attempts to control the adolescent's emotions but not their opinions

8: What is the main focus of Buddhism?

A.   Nirvana

B.   Suffering

C.   Detachment

D.   Gradual process of individuation

9: What is the first sign of individuation?

A.   Lack of trust

B.   Doubt

C.   De-idealization of his or her parents.

D.   Fear of abandonment

10: What are healthy individuation characteristics?

A.   Family relationships that are distant and uninvolved

B.   Adolescents encouraged to suppress their individuality

C.   Family relationships that are intense and suffocating

D.   Close, not distant family relationships, with adolescents encouraged to develop and assert their individuality

11: What family type allows a fully developed sense of emotional autonomy?

A.   Authoritative

B.   Neglectful

C.   Permissive

D.   Authoritarian

12: What does it mean when a teenager looks more mature?

A.   They may be given less responsibility.

B.   They may be given more responsibility.

C.   They may be ignored.

D.   They may be treated as an adult.

13: Why do adolescents become less emotional dependent on parents?

A.   Adolescents are not emotional.

B.   Parents are not all knowing and all powerful.

C.   They develop attachments to people outside the family.

D.   They don't rush to parents when upset.

14: What did Freud believe?

A.   Physical changes of puberty cause substantial disruption and conflict inside the family system

B.   The family is the most important unit in society

C.   The family is the source of all social ills

D.   The family is the only source of love and support

15: What are the findings on detachment?

A.   Parents need to detach from their adolescents to allow them to grow up.

B.   Detachment is necessary for the development of a healthy relationship between parents and adolescents.

C.   The relationship of parents and adolescents can stay close during transition.

D.   Adolescents need to detach from their parents to become independent.

16: At what age are adolescents likely to deidealize their parents?

A.   15 years old

B.   20 years old

C.   10 years old

D.   5 years old

17: Which of the following is true?

A.   Living far away from one's parents is psychologically healthier.

B.   Having a lot of siblings is psychologically healthier.

C.   It is better to be an only child.

D.   Those with close relationships with their parents are psychologically healthier.

18: When do adolescents believe autonomy should be granted?

A.   Earlier

B.   Never

C.   Later

D.   At the same time

19: What is the main effect of divorce on children?

A.   Increased dependency and idealization of parents

B.   Slower autonomy and deidealization of parents

C.   No effect on autonomy or deidealization of parents

D.   Faster autonomy and deidealization of parents

20: What can overprotective parents do?

A.   Impede individuation

B.   Foster individuation

C.   Provide protection

D.   Prevent individuation

21: Which of the following is true about permissive parenting?

A.   Permissive parents are always lenient with their children.

B.   Permissive parents may become stricter during adolescence.

C.   Adolescents with permissive parents tend to be more well-behaved.

D.   Permissive parents never argue with their children.

22: What does an adolescent think when making a decision?

A.   They think more of the immediate outcome.

B.   They think more of the future.

C.   They don't think

D.   They think more of the present.

23: During which stage of adolescence is conformity to peers highest?

A.   Never

B.   Early

C.   Late

D.   Middle

24: Which term describes the front of the body?

A.   Lateral

B.   Medial

C.   Anterior

D.   Posterior

25: What does external mean?

A.   Large

B.   On or near the surface of the body

C.   Small

D.   Important

26: What does the word "medial" mean?

A.   Equally distant from the midline

B.   Close to the surface

C.   Farthest from the midline

D.   Toward the midline

27: What does the word "palmar" mean?

A.   Arm

B.   Foot

C.   Leg

D.   Palm of hand

28: What does "proximal" mean?

A.   Closest to the center

B.   Furthest from the point of attachment

C.   Nearest the point of attachment

D.   In the middle of

29: What does "superficial" mean?

A.   Not real

B.   Near the surface

C.   Not important

D.   Deep

30: What does the word "superior" mean?

A.   Higher or above or toward the head

B.   Greater in quantity or amount

C.   Inferior or lower in rank

D.   Lower or beneath or toward the feet

31: Which of the following is true about the posterior (dorsal) of the body?

A.   It is the right side of the body.

B.   It is the left side of the body.

C.   It is the front of the body.

D.   It is the back of the body.

32: What does the word "internal" mean?

A.   External

B.   On the surface

C.   Visible

D.   Within or near the center of the body

33: What does the word "distal" mean?

A.   Relating to the end of a body part

B.   Closest to the center of the body, origin, or point of attachment

C.   Farthest from the center of the body, origin, or point of attachment

D.   Opposite of proximal

34: Which of the following is true about the location of the deep muscles?

A.   Far below the surface of the body

B.   Near the surface of the body

C.   On the surface of the body

D.   In the middle of the body

35: What does the word "caudal" mean?

A.   Beneath or lower or away from the head

B.   Interior

C.   Ahead

D.   Outward

36: What is the definition of metabolism?

A.   Metabolism is the process of breaking down food into energy

B.   Metabolism is the set of reactions that occur in the body to maintain homeostasis

C.   Metabolism is the process of anabolic reactions in the body

D.   Metabolism is the physical and chemical reactions necessary to sustain life

37: What are the two primary processes of metabolism?

A.   Metabolism and Decomposition

B.   Catabolism and anabolism

C.   Anabolism and Decomposition

D.   Catabolism and decomposition

38: What is the definition of catabolism?

A.   The buildup of molecules in the body to store energy

B.   The breakdown of molecules in the body to store energy

C.   The buildup of molecules in the body to release energy

D.   The breakdown of molecules in the body to release energy

39: What is the definition of Anabolism?

A.   The study of the structure and function of the cell

B.   The study of cellular activity

C.   The study of how the cell uses energy

D.   Body converts simple compounds into complex substances needed to carry out the cellular activities

40: What are the six main levels of body organization?

A.   Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and the entire body.

B.   Chemicals, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and the entire body.

C.   Chemicals, cells, tissues, organs, and the entire body.

D.   Chemicals, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.

41: What does living matter start with?

A.   Soil

B.   Minerals

C.   Chemicals

D.   Rocks

42: What is the basic structure unit of all life?

A.   Tissues

B.   Genes

C.   Organs

D.   Cells

43: What is the plasma membrane?

A.   Outer layer that encloses the cell and regulates what moves in and out of it

B.   The part of the cell that contains the nucleus and other organelles

C.   The part of the cell that contains the cytoplasm

D.   The part of the cell that is responsible for cell division

44: What is the function of Microvilli?

A.   Regulate cell membrane permeability

B.   Increase surface area for absorption

C.   Protect the cell from infection

D.   Store excess nutrients

45: What is the cytoplasm?

A.   Cell composed of fluid

B.   Site of numerous cellular activities

C.   Cellular activities

D.   Cell wall

46: What are organelles?

A.   Structures within the cytoplasm

B.   Locations where cell respiration occurs

C.   Part of the cell wall

D.   The membrane that covers the cell

47: What is the full name for DNA?

A.   Dihydrogen monoxide

B.   Deoxyribonucleic acid

C.   Diphenhydramine

D.   Dimethyl sulfoxide

48: What is the main function of Necleolus?

A.   Makes Ribosomes

B.   Regulates Gene Expression

C.   Stores DNA

D.   Makes Proteins

49: What is the primary function of a centriole?

A.   Regulate cell metabolism

B.   Assist chromosome separation during cell division

C.   Store nutrients for the cell

D.   Produce energy for the cell

50: What does the Endoplasmic Reticulum do?

A.   Attaches ribosomes

B.   Smooth, rough tubular membranes

C.   It is the site of cell division

D.   It is where energy is stored in cells