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Adolescence MODULE 11 191guiding principle in their lives, and 80 percent rated family relationships as %u201cimportant.%u201d 52 This is good because a growing number of children will remain at least partially dependent on their parents for financial support and housing until their mid-twenties, a phase called emerging adulthood, which we will explore in the next module. 53 %u2013 55 50%403020100Percentagereporting%u201chigh-qualityrelationship%u201dwith parentsYear in schoolGr.6 Gr.7 Gr.8 Gr.9 Gr.10MaleFemaleFIGURE 11.3 Changes in Parent%u2013Child Relationships Over Time A large survey of Canadian families shows that there is less warmth, and presumably more distance, in parent%u2013child interactions as children grow older. (Data from Pepler & Craig, 2012.) A few decades ago, young people needed to find jobs as soon as they finished schooling to ensure that they had health insurance. But if your parents have health insurance, you now can remain on their health care plan until the age of 26. That gives teens and young adults more time to figure things out. 1. What would Erik Erikson most likely say about a teen who chooses clothing that their parents don%u2019t like or approve of?a. The teen is trying to establish their own identity through appropriate experimentation. b. The teen does not understand the moral implications of their choices and lacks postconventional reasoning. c. The teen is experiencing hormonal changes that affect their fashion choices. d. The teen can%u2019t reason abstractly or understand how they look to other people. 2. Erikson%u2019s theory explains that many adolescents seem overly focused on themselves becausea. they haven%u2019t developed the postconventional skills they need. b. they are going through neurological changes that affect frontal lobe development. c. their hypothetical reasoning skills are just beginning to develop. d. they are searching for their sense of personal identity. 3. ____________ ____________ describes a period when children remain partially dependent on their parents for support into their twenties. MAKE IT STICK! %u00a9 Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. For review purposes only. Do not distribute.