Across
- 5. The influence one receives (both positive and negative) from members of their group.
- 7. Usually some sort of symbolic moment in time that signify a new phase of life is beginning.
- 9. Type of drug that brings someone into contact with worse and more addictive drugs and behaviors.
- 12. Group of colonists that many of our sexual and cultural norms come from historically.
- 13. Adolescence didn't become a significant life stage until after the __________ _______.
- 15. The physical maturing of the body that makes it more capable of sexual reproduction.
- 19. "_____________ education"--mandated education that extends the adolescent time period.
- 20. Type of suicide in which someone kills themselves because they feel that they are trapped and have no other pathway out of whatever troubles they are suffering.
- 21. The degree of attachment people have to a social group within society.
- 23. Online abuse of another person through social media.
- 24. Statistically speaking _________ are more likely to commit suicide.
- 25. Learning the rights, obligations, and expectations of a role you believe you will fill in the future.
- 26. Time period between childhood and adulthood.
Down
- 1. "____________ event"--when something traumatic will lead to a suicide attempt.
- 2. The intent to become as intoxicated as possible in a very short period of time.
- 3. A regulatory substance in the body that stimulates certain bodily actions; increased production of these substances during adolescence.
- 4. 1960s time period that led to a change in teenage sexual behavior.
- 6. Teen mothers are more likely to give birth to children with lower a ________ __________ than older adult women.
- 8. Type of suicide in which someone with tight ties to the community begin to lose those bonds--common among the elderly.
- 10. Any substance that changes the mood, behavior, attitudes, or state of consciousness.
- 11. Sociologist that studied and created the first sociological study called "Suicide".
- 14. Type of suicide in which there is drastic societal change in a short period of time and it causes anomie, or social confusion.
- 15. Survey that many teens across the state take to identify key risk behaviors.
- 16. Type of behavior that can lead to a decreased likelihood of physical and emotional maturity.
- 17. Copycat suicide attempts--when someone attempts suicide because someone they look up to committed suicide.
- 18. Type of suicide in which one kills themselves because they believe it will help someone.
- 22. Along with a family's income level and religious participation the __________ ________ of parents in a home is a major factor that helps to influence adolescent sexual behavior.