Name and define the two broad categories of adolescent problems and provide an example of each
What will be an ideal response?
Internalizing disorders are physical and psychological problems that are turned inward and primarily affect only
the adolescent in question; they include such problems as depression, anxiety, and phobias. Externalizing disorders
are problems that are directed outward, toward others, and typically are displayed as behavioral problems such as
aggression, fighting, destructiveness, and truancy.
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A. identity foreclosure. B. psychosocial moratorium. C. identity confusion. D. negative identity.
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A. Similarity B. His physical attractiveness C. The mere exposure effect D. An in-group bias