The most effective preventative efforts for STIs involve _________________________.
a. better education of teens about STIs
b. increased family communication
c. more informed attitudes among the peer network
d. simultaneous interventions at all three levels
Question 2Problems such as substance abuse, depression, and suicide attempts are more common among sexual-minority youth _____________________________
.
a. who have been rejected by their families
b. who have clearly identified with a lesbian, gay, or bisexual identity
c. who belong to gay-straight alliances
d. who have changed their orientation from gay to straight
Question 3It has been a surprise to many researchers to find that the most common profile among sexual-minority youth at the age of 23 is __________________________.
a. mostly or completely homosexual
b. mostly heterosexual or bisexual
c. a shifting pattern that is hard to label
d. reversion to a heterosexual preference
Question 4Henry is 17 and has a girlfriend of about six months. Henrys friends have all claimed that they are no longer virgins and that they have had oral sex. According to research on the power of peer groups in relation to sexual activity, Henry is more likely than the average teen to ________________.
a. beg his girlfriend to have sex
b. hook up with a random person at a party if the opportunity presents itself
c. engage in oral sex
d. all of the options are true
Question 5All of the following are trends in sexual activity among contemporary adolescents since the 1990s except ___________.
a. waiting longer to have sex
b. a greater frequency of oral sex
c. an increase in same-sex sexual activity
d. an increase in the use of contraceptives