Which is the most commonly diagnosed specific learning disorder that influences reading achievement?

What impact does peer victimization have on mental health in adolescents?

______ is the process whereby adolescents see their parents as fallible and imperfect rather than all-knowing.

Penny often bullies other students in school. She does so both physically and verbally. She enjoys initiating fights with both boys and girls. Her family dog is afraid of her as she has hit him several times as well. She is often truant from school and shoplifts from the local store. Penny is demonstrating criteria for ______.

Most adolescents show improved adjustment within 2 years after a divorce.

Tim sits at the edge of the cafeteria most days by himself. He is afraid to reach out to anyone to make friends. He feels lonely most days until he can get home and play his video games. No one at school ever tries to talk with him either. They just pass him by as if he isn’t even there. He doesn’t really understand how to talk to people in person. His behavior at school only serves to separate him more from the other students. Tim is exemplifying ______.

Katie’s mother never explains why the rules are the way they are, instead she just forbids certain activities without any discussion. Katie is not allowed to sleep over at her friends, has to come home right after school, and cannot even have friends over to her house. Because of this, Katie is having a hard time in school often feeling very anxious and depressed. She tends to have very low self-esteem. Katie’s mother is most likely a(n) ______.

Jude, a junior in high school, has never been out on a date one-on-one before. He has texted girls and interacted on social media but not on an official date. He goes to the dances and the parties with everyone from school and is very well liked. He likes to video chat with one girl in particular, but they have not been alone together face to face. Jude’s lack of dating may be due to an increase in ______.

Omar is doing very well in school. He is well-liked and has a good sense of who he is. His parents make sure to ask him about his day and help support the decisions that he is making in preparation for college and his life. When he does bend the rules, like his curfew, his parents explain why the rules are there and enforce them with right amount of punishment. Omar knows that he can discuss the rules and the reasons for them with his parents, so he feels that he has a say in how the household adapts to his increasing autonomy. Omar’s parents are most likely ______.

Connor plays baseball for his high school. They are practicing every day after school so that they can be ready for the season. Some days the girls track team is out practicing at the same time. Even though they are not looking at Connor, he seems to try and make more daring plays on those days than the others. This risky behavior is most likely due to Connor’s ______.